Gene Gabbard's Obituary
Gene Gabbard
Lakeland – Gene Gabbard, 73, passed away Aug. 14, 2016.
Gene was born in Richmond, IN on Nov. 2, 1942, to the late Roy Gabbard, Sr. and Juanita Gabbard Ingles. He has lived in the Lakeland area since the 70s, and he was self-employed in building maintenance. Gene was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Gabbard; children, Joel Gabbard, Jeanina Gabbard, Julie Bradbury (Wayne), Jenell Regis-Gentile, Jolene Gabbard and Jon Gabbard (Jen); step children, Megan Tyvser (Daniel) and Micah Jones; 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Donna Gabbard.
A memorial service will be conducted on Sat. Aug. 20th, at 11 am at Edgewood Baptist Church, 403 E. Edgewood Dr. Lakeland. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Samaritans Purse Boat Fund #013755, In Honor of Gene Gabbard, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or Victory Church’s Children Ministries, In Honor of Gene Gabbard, 1401 Griffin Rd. Lakeland, FL 33810.
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