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- [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Jun 1968.
Gibson, James Roger 19 b. 10-9-48 TN d. 6-24-68 Nashvillelaborer f. Dewey Gibson m. Hazel Hall Shiloh Cem Survivors: f. R6 Maryville g-mother Mary Boring widow Jo Ann Gibson R6 Maryville 1 son James fugitive's body found special to the journal Maryville. The body of a youth believed to be a state prison fugitive, James Roger Gibson, was recovered from the Cumberland River in NashvilleThursday. Nashvillepolice said the victim was clothed in a prison uniform which carried Gibson's identification number. Gibson, 19, escaped from a minimum security area earlier this this week and guards, using dogs, tracked him to the river. Blount County officers said Gibson was sentenced in April to 1-3 years for burglary.
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