Longtime Hazard City Commissioner and Doctor Passes Away

Longtime Hazard City Commissioner Dr. John Fitzhugh Gilbert, Jr. has passed away at the age of 87.

Gilbert served the city from 1990 to 2013 with a one-term break in the middle and also served as a Mayor Pro-Tem when the Mayor traveled.

He was also a well-known local doctor, the third generation in his family to do so.

A date for a Celebration of Life is to be announced under the care of the Maggard Funeral Home.