Arnold Hibdon, 66, Warrensburg, Mo., a former Grain Valley teacher and coach, died April 19, 1992, at the home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sweeney-Phillips Chapel, Warrensburg. Burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg.
Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Trails Regional Library, Warrensburg.
Mr. Hibdon taught science and physical education and coached football and basketball at the Grain Valley Elementary School in Jackson County for 24 years; he retired in 1980. Earlier he taught in Kingsville, Mo., and was principal of Farmer's Elementary School, north of Warrensburg. He was a graduate of Central Missouri State Teachers College and a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and received the Purple Heart and four Bronze Stars. He was a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He made and sold fishing rods, reels and flies. He was born near Climax Springs, Mo., and moved to Warrensburg in 1952.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Hibdon of the home; two sons, Craig Hibdon, Warrensburg, and Ron Hibdon, Dalton, Ga.; a daughter, Paula McGinnis, Warrensburg; two brothers, Howard Hibdon, Warrensburg, and Wendell Hibdon, Hollywood, Fla.; two sisters, Orlean Foppolli, Rodeo, Calif., and Venida Krahl, Leavenworth; and eight grandchildren.
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