Robert E. "Bob" Gibson

April 11, 1941 - November 25, 2020

Robert E. “Bob” Gibson passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in Bonita Springs, Florida. He was 79. Bob was born in Greenville, Indiana and graduated from New Albany High School in 1959. Mr. Gibson then served in the United States Army. Bob retired from Colgate Palmolive in Jeffersonville, Indiana, where he was a machinist. He was an avid Chevrolet Corvette collector – restoring and repairing them for people across the country. His many hobbies included golf and playing music. Bob lived in the Greenville area most of his life but in the later years became a “snowbird” and divided his time between Bonita Springs, Florida and Galen, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie “Mutt” Gibson and Dorothy Gibson (Hasenstab); wife, Janice (Jones); and sister, Joyce Marr (Hodges). Bob is survived by his fiancé, Marsha Crafton; his children, Mark Gibson and Traci Cotton Hensley; brothers, Dennis and Ray Gibson; step brother, Mike Hasenstab; step sisters, Judy Howerton, Carolyn McAdams; grandchildren; nieces; and nephews. Memorial services and celebration of Bob’s life will be announced at a later date. Those who bring sunshine into he lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. (James M. Barrie) Arrangements are being handled by Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home, Family Owned Since 1978.