HAROLD EUGENE GILBERT- 77 OF WINTERSVILLE, OHIO DIED THURSDAY EVENING FEB. 14, 2013 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS AT TRINITY EAST. HE WAS BORN IN CHERRY VALLEY, OHIO ON FEB. 25, 1935 THE SON OF THE LATE CHARLES BLAIR AND BERTHA SLENTZ GILBERT. HAROLD WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A GRANDSON- MATHEW AND A BROTHER DAVID GILBERT

HAROLD WAS A GRADUATE OF HOPEDALE HIGH SCHOOL. HE WORKED FOR OVER 35 YEARS AT COLUMBIA GAS CO. HE WAS AN ARMY VETERAN SERVING OVER 8 YEARS. HE WAS MARRIED TO BARBARA OHLE GILBERT FOR 45 YEARS, OF WINTERSVILLE AND IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER- SALLY (JOHN) ADAMS OF WINTERSVILLE

SON CARY GILBERT OF LANCASTER, OHIO

4 CHILDREN BY A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE- RICH, RANDY, RUTH ANN, AND TRACY GILBERT.

3 BROTHERS- CARL (VERA) GILBERT OF WISC. RALPH ( DIANE) GILBERT OF WISC. CHUCK GILBERT OF ALASKA

1 SISTER EVELYN SLATEN OF NEWNAN, GA.

4 GRANDCHILDREN- ERICA(MARC) GRANTONIC DALTON GILBERT-- JORDAN GILBERT- COURTNEY GILBERT 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN-- JOHNATHON &COLTON GRANTONIC

FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE BLACKBURN FUNERAL HOME AT 324 HIGH STREET IN HOPEDALE ON MONDAY FEB. 18TH. 2013 FROM 2-4 &7-9 PM. WITH SERVICES THERE ON TUESDAY THE 19TH. AT 2 PM. PASTOR HUBERT GRANGER WILL OFFICATE. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT THE GREENWOOD CEMETERY. BLACKBURN FUNERAL HOME 740-937-2461 WWW. BLACKBURNFUNERALHOMES.COM.