In Memory

Larry Gifford

NEWARK: A funeral service for Larry J. Gifford, 62, of Newark, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009 at Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home, 985 North 21st Street, Newark with Pastor Kristen Santiago presiding. Entombment and a dove release will follow at Newark Memorial Gardens with military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance.
Larry passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 29, 2009 at Licking Memorial Hospital. He was born June 19, 1947, in Newark, to his late parents, John W. and Edith M. (Morgan) Gifford.
Larry graduated from Newark High School in 1965. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from The Ohio State University. Larry was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, having served in the United States Navy. He was a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service in Newark for 30 years and was a steward in the American Postal Workers Union.
He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth (Greg) Gardner of Hebron; son, John C. (Cathy Gochenouer) Gifford of Newark; daughter, Catherine (Broc) Thompson of Pleasantville; grandson, Evan Gardner; uncle, Don Hay of Newark; and the mother of his children, Nancy Gifford of Newark.







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