FRED R. GIDEON, 82
FRED R. GIDEON, 82, died Thursday, February 12, 2004, at his Fort Wayne residence. Born August 31, 1921, in Pike County, he was a professor at Purdue University. He taught at IPFW, retiring in 1988. He received his Masters degree from Indiana University and was a World War II Navy veteran.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Peg Gideon; sons, Jack Gideon of Harlan and Jon Gideon of Paulding, Ohio; daughters, Barbee Gideon of Fort Wayne, Sam Gideon of Austin, Texas and Jill McNeal of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Service was 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 17th at Elzey Patterson Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne. Burial was at St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio.
Memorials to Fred R. Gideon Scholarship Fund.
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