Byron Eugene Gamble Sr., 91, Indianapolis (formerly of Westfield), passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born on July 24, 1919 to Robert and Mary (Pinkston) Gamble in Little York, IN.
Byron retired in 1987 after 35 years with Allison Transmission, where he had worked in quality control. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving in WWII. He was a member of the Westfield Chamber of Commerce; the Westfield American Legion, where he was a former Commander; and was an adjutant member of the Westfield VFW.
He is survived by daughter, Lana (James) McElroy; son, Byron Eugene (Sara) Gamble, Jr; daughters, Jeanine (Bruce) Werke & Jeanette (Dale) Adkins; sons, Kevin E. Gamble, David Gamble & Jon Eric Gamble; stepdaughters, Joanna Pierce, Linda (Glynn) McFatridge & Gloria (Larry) Poling; brother, Robert (Shirley) Gamble; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marcella Gamble; brother, Lloyd Gamble; sisters, Irene Utley & Helen Gamble; and granddaughter, Lisa Aaron.
Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, May 27, 2011, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville. Visitation will be Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at Summit Lawn Cemetery in Westfield.