In memory of
Ebb Gibson
1930
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- June 6, 1930, aged 35
Their life
Deputy Sheriff Ebb Gibson was shot and killed after arresting a man in Mayking, Kentucky. The man had stolen tools from a coal company in Sergent. After Deputy Gibson arrested the man, his son, 20, started arguing with Deputy Gibson about his father's arrest. As the argument became more heated his son grabbed a shotgun and opened fire killing Deputy Gibson. The man fled the area after shooting Deputy Gibson but was apprehended. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years.
Deputy Gibson had served with the Letcher County Sheriff's Office for several years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife and large family.
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