Claude William Gilbert - age 75, of Picher Oklahoma, died at NEO Healthcare Center, Miami. Born Oct 28, 1926, at Treece Kansas. He lived in the Picher area all of his life. Veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Married Geraldine Merrill in 1975. She preceded him in death in 1992. Paul Thomas funeral home, Picher. Burial in Greenlawn cemetery, Kansas.