Carl F. Gibson, age 74, of Wakeman, died Tuesday, October 20 at his residence after a farming accident. He was born April 11, 1935 in Clarksfield son of the late Laurence and Louise (nee Riesen) Gibson. He graduated from Mt. Vernon Academy in 1953. After attending 1 year of accounting at Columbia Union College in Hagerstown, MD, he decided to devote his life to farming with his father and later on, with his son, Ben. He was an active member of Clarksfield Seventh Day Adventist Church and served as chairman of the school board for the Seventh Day Adventist Elementary School. He was also a former Mt. Vernon Academy board member and an avid supporter of Mt. Vernon Academy, taking a great interest in the lives of its students. He loved children, cats, politics and talking. Carl will be remembered for his kindness, generosity and willingness to help others. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Carol J. (nee Wenzel); children, Benjamin (Vanessa) Gibson of Clarksfield, Sharon (John) McKeown of TN, and Mark (Lisa) Gibson of Lebanon, Ohio; stepchildren, Barbara (Wm) Senefeld of IN, Michael Yurovich serving in the U.S. Army in Korea; Julia Sushytska (whom he loved as a daughter); 11 grandchildren: Sherrie Gibson, Rebekah Ondrizek, Carli McKeown, Jason (Holly) McKeown, Malea McKeown, Trina (Ron) Frazier, Troy Ondrizek, Ross and Beckett Gibson, Teeghan Doherty, and Liza Yurovich; his sister, Carol A. Gibson of Clarskfield; his aunt, Ruth Chapin of Dublin, Ohio. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 24 from 6-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-9 p.m.at Eastman Funeral Home, 200 W. Main St., New London. Friends and family may also call Monday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at the New London Alliance Church, 4625 State Rt. 162 W., New London with Pastor Russell Gaskill officiating. Burial will be at Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Clarksfield SDA School, 5001 Zen Road, Wakeman, OH, 44889.