Obituary of MacDonald George Gilbert

MacDonald “Mac” George Gilbert, 71, of Salisbury passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his home. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, on Saturday, November 27, 2021, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Born October 4, 1950 in Corpus Christi, TX, the son of the late Rose Cecile Anderson Gilbert and Donald Dempsey Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert served as a Warrant Officer in the Vietnam War with the 101st Airborne as a helicopter pilot. He worked alongside his wife as a fresh cut floral broker, and was an avid Cobra car enthusiast. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 48 years, Carolyn Price Gilbert; children, Keith Gilbert and wife Desiree of Lebanon, TN and Sarah Shelby and husband Micah of Lebanon, TN; grandchildren, Tyler Gilbert, Brent Gilbert, Reice Naugle, Elijah Shelby and Ezra Shelby. Memorials may be made to the veteran’s organization of the donor’s choice. Sellars Funeral Home is serving the Gilbert family. Online condolences may be made at sellarsfuneralservices.com and/or www.summersettfuneralhome.com.