During the late 1920's and into 1930, Farmer, Ohio, had the Gibb's Sunshine Band. It was a popular band, called on throughout the surrounding area for entertainment - the Stryker Homecoming, Memorial Day services, Marysdale Church chicken supper, Blakeslee Homecoming and Fourth of July celebrations, to name some.
The Defiance Crescent News of June 5, 1928 named the members of the band at the time, (here in alphabetical order):
Emelia Beerbower
Esther Beerbower
Carl Billow
Mona Blair
Opal Blosser
Richard Blosser
Lamarr Connelly
Lavon Connelly
Doris Goller
Audree Hatfield
Russel Hehr
Frances Heisler
Russell Heisler
Margaret Lee
Kenneth Lee
Edmund Lord
Joe Mason
Lowell Mason
Naomi Mason
Oren Mason
Stanley Mason
Hugh Ridenour
Layel Ridenour
Eloise Rinkle
Walter Schwartzbek
Claude Shettle
Lucille Stuckman
Alma Vollmer
Wilma Vollmer
The members were from the rural areas around Farmer and the Edgerton area.
On May 13, 1929, the Crescent News reported:
"Professor Gibbs and his Sunshine Band of 18 young people have new blue uniforms trimmed in gold braid. They will play for Memorial Day and have several invitations for the summer.
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| Possible Gibbs Sunshine Band uniform - (Rice family) |
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