Edward Guy “Ed” GIBBONS, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1962 - 2009  (46 years)

• Name	Edward Guy “Ed” GIBBONS  [3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	18 Mar 1962	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	at death- he had additional nieces and nephews- Corey, Chase and Summer Corbett and Thomas Stoia- who are their parents? jkh of Manning, South Carolina Date Published: February 3, 2009 EDWARD G. GIBBONS Jr. MANNING – Edward Guy "Ed" Gibbons Jr., 46, husband of Lisa Liscio Gibbons, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. Born March 18, 1962, in Sumter, he was a son of Edward Guy "Slick" and Kay McFaddin Gibbons. He was a businessman, owner of Ed Gibbons Enterprise and Action Auto and Boat Sales, worked in the family business (Clarendon Auto Parts), and was owner of Ed Gibbons Racing. Ed had been racing for more than 30 years and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of Manning; parents of Manning; two sons, Edward Guy "Gib" Gibbons III of Orlando, Fla., and Kerry Lynn Gibbons of Manning; a sister, Gina Wilson and her husband, Joe, of Manning; nieces and nephews, Celia, Olivia, Macey and Joe Wilson, Corey, Chase and Summer Corbett and Thomas Stoia. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Clarendon Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Debra Quilling Smith officiating. Pallbearers will be Mickey Plowden, Shawn Whittle, Billy Cagle, Paul Newman, Robbie Lane, Curt Lee, Dee Haddock and Mike Thomas. Memorials may be made to the Free Will Baptist Home For Children, P.O. Box 229, Turbeville, SC 29162 or to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memorials, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Date Published: February 3, 2009 Popular dirt-track racer dies Gibbons partially ejected in single-car wreck Photo provided Ed Gibbons Jr. signs a helmet worn by Nick Linn at the Sumter Speedway in 2005. Gibbons, a popular dirt-track racer, was killed in a single-car wreck early Sunday. By JASON WERMERS Item Staff Writer jwermers@theitem.com SUMMERTON — The Manning area and the dirt-track racing community across the Southeast is mourning Edward G. Gibbons Jr., a popular dirt-track racer, who died early Sunday in a single-vehicle wreck. Gibbons, 46, of Manning, was the well-liked driver of the No. 07 car in the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series and was affectionately known as “Lil Ed.” He won the series in 2001 and finished third in the points standings last year. “He was one of the most popular drivers in the Carolinas and Georgia on the dirt-track circuit,” said Larry Long, a longtime friend of Gibbons and Carolina Clash spokesman. “He’s going to be missed not only by his boys and his family, but by the entire Southeastern dirt-track racing community.” Clarendon County Coroner Hayes Samuels said Gibbons was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck. It happened at 6:16 a.m. on Wash Davis Road, about 2.9 miles west of Summerton, Lance Cpl. Joseph Robinson of the Highway Patrol said. Gibbons was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Wash Davis when he ended up running off the road at a curve. Gibbons over-corrected to the left, then over-corrected to the right, which caused the vehicle to overturn, Robinson said. Gibbons, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was partially ejected when the pickup truck overturned, Robinson said. Toxicology tests are pending. Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett was a lifelong friend of Gibbons’ and his father, Edward G. “Slick” Gibbons, who owns Clarendon Auto Parts in Manning and also raced on dirt tracks in younger years. “He always had a smile and something nice to say,” Garrett said. “I had lunch with him this past weekend. Two weeks ago, he had a fish fry. He invited me, and we had a good old time.” Announcements of the wreck that claimed Gibbons’ life were made in Sunday church services throughout the tri-county region and as far away as Fayetteville, N.C. It was widely believed that Gibbons was on the way to go fishing, another passion of his, Long said. The fish fry was the catch from a recent deep-sea fishing trip, Garrett said. An article on carolinaclash.com, the racing series’ official Web site, mentioned Gibbons’ only series win in 2008 and his third-place points finish. “Ed Gibbons only captured one victory in 2008, but it was a big one as the popular Manning, S.C., resident scored the $9,000 ‘3rd Annual Clash Bash’ win at Fayetteville Motor Speedway,” the article says. “That win vaulted him into third place in the final point standings.” Gibbons was also well-known among local racing fans. Perhaps his biggest moment at Sumter Speedway came in November 2006, when he beat out Nextel Cup series racer Ken Schrader to win the Late Model Series after-Thanksgiving race. “In Sumter, everyone said you had to outrun Ed Gibbons and his 07 car,” Long said. “He was a very talented driver.” Because of his demanding law-enforcement career, Garrett didn’t have much of a chance to see Gibbons race. But the sheriff still clearly remembers one of Gibbons’ first dirt-track races, in Athens, Ga. “Slick could drive a race car, but Ed is better than his daddy,” Garrett recalled saying after the trip. “It was an awesome sight to watch the race. That’s another part of him that touched me. I’ll never forget it. That young man could drive a race car, you could tell. He was enthusiastic about it.” Long said he had known Gibbons for more than 30 years, since he first got his start in racing. “He always went out not looking for second place, but always looking for that checkered flag,” Long said. “That’s the way he raced. He didn’t like to follow the leader. He liked to be the pacesetter.” Another longtime friend, Ibra Mathis, said Gibbons was determined and focused on his racing and everything else he did, yet he remained approachable. “He was a successful businessman who worked hard and smart, but he had a way of making everyone feel comfortable around him regardless of your social or financial standing,” Mathis said. “Ed loved to cut up, and he would catch you in a joke even though you knew it was coming.” Gibbons’ competitiveness was not confined to the race track. “He once blew his engine on his boat trying to beat another guy back to the marina,” Mathis said. Long last saw Gibbons on Jan. 10, during the Carolina Clash’s awards banquet at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. “I was sitting at his table,” Long said. “We talked and had a good time, him and all his crew members. ... I’m going to miss him. I can’t hardly believe I sat with him at the banquet at Lowe’s, and now he’s gone.” Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Contact Staff Writer Jason Wermers at jwermers@theitem.com or (803) 774-1295. Date Published: February 2, 2009 Well-known dirt-track racer dies in wreck Photo provided Ed Gibbons of Manning, right, the 2001 Carolina Clash points champion, signs a helmet worn by Nick Linn at the Sumter Speedway during an April 2005 event for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. By JASON WERMERS Item Staff Writer jwermers@theitem.com SUMMERTON -- Ed Gibbons, a popular dirt track race-car driver from Manning, died early Sunday when his pickup truck ran off Wash Davis Road, and he was partially ejected while it rolled over, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Gibbons, 46, of Manning, was the well-liked driver of the No. 07 car in the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series. He won the series in 2001 and finished third in the points standings last year. "He was one of the most popular drivers in the Carolinas and Georgia on the dirt-track circuit," said Larry Long, a longtime friend of Gibbons and Carolina Clash spokesman. "He's going to be missed not only by his boys and his family, but by the entire Southeastern dirt-track racking community." Clarendon County Coroner Hayes Samuels said Gibbons was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck. It happened at 6:16 a.m. on Wash Davis, about 2.9 miles west of Summerton, Lance Cpl. Joseph Robinson of t he Highway Patrol said. Gibbons was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Wash Davis when he ended up running off the road at a curve. Gibbons over-corrected to the left, then over-corrected to the right, which caused the vehicle to overturn, Robinson said. Gibbons, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was partially ejected when the pickup truck overturned, Robinson said. Toxicology tests are pending. Announcements of the wreck that claimed Gibbons' life were made in churches throughout the tri-county region and as far away as Fayetteville, N.C. It was widely believed that Gibbons was on the way to go fishing, another passion of his, Long said. "He was just a likeable person," Long said. "He took time with his family, and he was very supportive of the Carolina Clash racing series." An article on carolinaclash.com, the racing series' official Web site, mentioned Gibbons' only series win in 2008 and his third-place points finish. "Ed Gibbons only captured one victory in 2008, but it was a big one as the popular Manning, S.C. resident scored the $9,000 '3rd Annual Clash Bash' win at Fayetteville Motor Speedway," the article says. "That win vaulted him into third place in the final point standings." Gibbons was also well-known among local racing fans. Perhaps his biggest moment at Sumter Speedway came in November 2006, when he beat out Nextel Cup series racer Ken Schrader to win the Late Model Series after-Thanksgiving race. "In Sumter, everyone said you had to outrun Ed Gibbons and his 07 car," Long said. "He was a very talented driver." Long said he had known Gibbons for more than 30 years, since he first got his start in racing. "He always went out not looking for second place, but always looking for that checkered flag," Long said. "Taht's the way he raced. He didn't like to follow the leader. He liked to be the pacesetter." Long last saw Gibbons Jan. 10, during the Carolina Clash's awards banquet at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. "I was sitting at his table," Long said. "We talked and had a good time, him and all his crew members. ... I'm going to miss him. I can't hardly believe I sat with him at the banquet at Lowe's, and now he's gone."  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  HIST	at death- he had additional nieces and nephews- Corey, Chase and Summer Corbett and Thomas Stoia- who are their parents? jkh of Manning, South Carolina Date Published: February 3, 2009 EDWARD G. GIBBONS Jr. MANNING – Edward Guy "Ed" Gibbons Jr., 46, husband of Lisa Liscio Gibbons, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. Born March 18, 1962, in Sumter, he was a son of Edward Guy "Slick" and Kay McFaddin Gibbons. He was a businessman, owner of Ed Gibbons Enterprise and Action Auto and Boat Sales, worked in the family business (Clarendon Auto Parts), and was owner of Ed Gibbons Racing. Ed had been racing for more than 30 years and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of Manning; parents of Manning; two sons, Edward Guy "Gib" Gibbons III of Orlando, Fla., and Kerry Lynn Gibbons of Manning; a sister, Gina Wilson and her husband, Joe, of Manning; nieces and nephews, Celia, Olivia, Macey and Joe Wilson, Corey, Chase and Summer Corbett and Thomas Stoia. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Clarendon Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Debra Quilling Smith officiating. Pallbearers will be Mickey Plowden, Shawn Whittle, Billy Cagle, Paul Newman, Robbie Lane, Curt Lee, Dee Haddock and Mike Thomas. Memorials may be made to the Free Will Baptist Home For Children, P.O. Box 229, Turbeville, SC 29162 or to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memorials, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Date Published: February 3, 2009 Popular dirt-track racer dies Gibbons partially ejected in single-car wreck Photo provided Ed Gibbons Jr. signs a helmet worn by Nick Linn at the Sumter Speedway in 2005. Gibbons, a popular dirt-track racer, was killed in a single-car wreck early Sunday. By JASON WERMERS Item Staff Writer jwermers@theitem.com SUMMERTON — The Manning area and the dirt-track racing community across the Southeast is mourning Edward G. Gibbons Jr., a popular dirt-track racer, who died early Sunday in a single-vehicle wreck. Gibbons, 46, of Manning, was the well-liked driver of the No. 07 car in the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series and was affectionately known as “Lil Ed.” He won the series in 2001 and finished third in the points standings last year. “He was one of the most popular drivers in the Carolinas and Georgia on the dirt-track circuit,” said Larry Long, a longtime friend of Gibbons and Carolina Clash spokesman. “He’s going to be missed not only by his boys and his family, but by the entire Southeastern dirt-track racing community.” Clarendon County Coroner Hayes Samuels said Gibbons was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck. It happened at 6:16 a.m. on Wash Davis Road, about 2.9 miles west of Summerton, Lance Cpl. Joseph Robinson of the Highway Patrol said. Gibbons was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Wash Davis when he ended up running off the road at a curve. Gibbons over-corrected to the left, then over-corrected to the right, which caused the vehicle to overturn, Robinson said. Gibbons, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was partially ejected when the pickup truck overturned, Robinson said. Toxicology tests are pending. Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett was a lifelong friend of Gibbons’ and his father, Edward G. “Slick” Gibbons, who owns Clarendon Auto Parts in Manning and also raced on dirt tracks in younger years. “He always had a smile and something nice to say,” Garrett said. “I had lunch with him this past weekend. Two weeks ago, he had a fish fry. He invited me, and we had a good old time.” Announcements of the wreck that claimed Gibbons’ life were made in Sunday church services throughout the tri-county region and as far away as Fayetteville, N.C. It was widely believed that Gibbons was on the way to go fishing, another passion of his, Long said. The fish fry was the catch from a recent deep-sea fishing trip, Garrett said. An article on carolinaclash.com, the racing series’ official Web site, mentioned Gibbons’ only series win in 2008 and his third-place points finish. “Ed Gibbons only captured one victory in 2008, but it was a big one as the popular Manning, S.C., resident scored the $9,000 ‘3rd Annual Clash Bash’ win at Fayetteville Motor Speedway,” the article says. “That win vaulted him into third place in the final point standings.” Gibbons was also well-known among local racing fans. Perhaps his biggest moment at Sumter Speedway came in November 2006, when he beat out Nextel Cup series racer Ken Schrader to win the Late Model Series after-Thanksgiving race. “In Sumter, everyone said you had to outrun Ed Gibbons and his 07 car,” Long said. “He was a very talented driver.” Because of his demanding law-enforcement career, Garrett didn’t have much of a chance to see Gibbons race. But the sheriff still clearly remembers one of Gibbons’ first dirt-track races, in Athens, Ga. “Slick could drive a race car, but Ed is better than his daddy,” Garrett recalled saying after the trip. “It was an awesome sight to watch the race. That’s another part of him that touched me. I’ll never forget it. That young man could drive a race car, you could tell. He was enthusiastic about it.” Long said he had known Gibbons for more than 30 years, since he first got his start in racing. “He always went out not looking for second place, but always looking for that checkered flag,” Long said. “That’s the way he raced. He didn’t like to follow the leader. He liked to be the pacesetter.” Another longtime friend, Ibra Mathis, said Gibbons was determined and focused on his racing and everything else he did, yet he remained approachable. “He was a successful businessman who worked hard and smart, but he had a way of making everyone feel comfortable around him regardless of your social or financial standing,” Mathis said. “Ed loved to cut up, and he would catch you in a joke even though you knew it was coming.” Gibbons’ competitiveness was not confined to the race track. “He once blew his engine on his boat trying to beat another guy back to the marina,” Mathis said. Long last saw Gibbons on Jan. 10, during the Carolina Clash’s awards banquet at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. “I was sitting at his table,” Long said. “We talked and had a good time, him and all his crew members. ... I’m going to miss him. I can’t hardly believe I sat with him at the banquet at Lowe’s, and now he’s gone.” Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Contact Staff Writer Jason Wermers at jwermers@theitem.com or (803) 774-1295. Date Published: February 2, 2009 Well-known dirt-track racer dies in wreck Photo provided Ed Gibbons of Manning, right, the 2001 Carolina Clash points champion, signs a helmet worn by Nick Linn at the Sumter Speedway during an April 2005 event for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. By JASON WERMERS Item Staff Writer jwermers@theitem.com SUMMERTON -- Ed Gibbons, a popular dirt track race-car driver from Manning, died early Sunday when his pickup truck ran off Wash Davis Road, and he was partially ejected while it rolled over, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Gibbons, 46, of Manning, was the well-liked driver of the No. 07 car in the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series. He won the series in 2001 and finished third in the points standings last year. "He was one of the most popular drivers in the Carolinas and Georgia on the dirt-track circuit," said Larry Long, a longtime friend of Gibbons and Carolina Clash spokesman. "He's going to be missed not only by his boys and his family, but by the entire Southeastern dirt-track racking community." Clarendon County Coroner Hayes Samuels said Gibbons was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck. It happened at 6:16 a.m. on Wash Davis, about 2.9 miles west of Summerton, Lance Cpl. Joseph Robinson of t he Highway Patrol said. Gibbons was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Wash Davis when he ended up running off the road at a curve. Gibbons over-corrected to the left, then over-corrected to the right, which caused the vehicle to overturn, Robinson said. Gibbons, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was partially ejected when the pickup truck overturned, Robinson said. Toxicology tests are pending. Announcements of the wreck that claimed Gibbons' life were made in churches throughout the tri-county region and as far away as Fayetteville, N.C. It was widely believed that Gibbons was on the way to go fishing, another passion of his, Long said. "He was just a likeable person," Long said. "He took time with his family, and he was very supportive of the Carolina Clash racing series." An article on carolinaclash.com, the racing series' official Web site, mentioned Gibbons' only series win in 2008 and his third-place points finish. "Ed Gibbons only captured one victory in 2008, but it was a big one as the popular Manning, S.C. resident scored the $9,000 '3rd Annual Clash Bash' win at Fayetteville Motor Speedway," the article says. "That win vaulted him into third place in the final point standings." Gibbons was also well-known among local racing fans. Perhaps his biggest moment at Sumter Speedway came in November 2006, when he beat out Nextel Cup series racer Ken Schrader to win the Late Model Series after-Thanksgiving race. "In Sumter, everyone said you had to outrun Ed Gibbons and his 07 car," Long said. "He was a very talented driver." Long said he had known Gibbons for more than 30 years, since he first got his start in racing. "He always went out not looking for second place, but always looking for that checkered flag," Long said. "Taht's the way he raced. He didn't like to follow the leader. He liked to be the pacesetter." Long last saw Gibbons Jan. 10, during the Carolina Clash's awards banquet at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. "I was sitting at his table," Long said. "We talked and had a good time, him and all his crew members. ... I'm going to miss him. I can't hardly believe I sat with him at the banquet at Lowe's, and now he's gone."
  Occupation	he was a businessman, owner of Ed Gibbons Enterprise and Action Auto and Boat Sales, worked in the family business (Clarendon Auto Parts), and was owner of Ed Gibbons Racing
  Occupation	he was a businessman, owner of Ed Gibbons Enterprise and Action Auto and Boat Sales, worked in the family business (Clarendon Auto Parts), and was owner of Ed Gibbons Racing
  Religion	he was a member of Second Baptist Church, Manning, South Carolina  [3]
  Religion	he was a member of Second Baptist Church, Manning, South Carolina  [3]
  _UID	1479F7FD2A424D32A962F5E1FECD9AA15391
  _UID	1479F7FD2A424D32A962F5E1FECD9AA15391
  Death	1 Feb 2009	single-vehicle wreck, on Wash Davis Road, about 2.9 miles west of Summerton, South Carolina
  Burial	3 Feb 2009	Clarendon Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [3, 4]
  	Stephens Funeral home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina Stephens Funeral home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I234432	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Edward Guy “Slick” GIBBONS, Sr.,   b. 11 Dec 1942, Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. 18 Jul 2020, McLeod Health Clarendon Hospital, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Kay McFADDIN
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  _UID	CC1B48BD1F1843E4A048C284B63409BE2958
  Family ID	F115173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lisa LISCIO
  _UID	AA6A3CF69459486D92F7577F61ACF992DFE6
  _UID	AA6A3CF69459486D92F7577F61ACF992DFE6
  Children	1. Edward Guy “Gib” GIBBONS, III   2. Kerry Lynn GIBBONS
  Family ID	F158308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2020

  
  

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