Born in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of the late John R. and Marjorie K. (Kimball) Gephart.
Survived by his wife of sixty years, Marilyn Gephart; his son Robert and daughter Susan Davies (William), grandchildren Michael, Eric, and Emily Gephart, and Megan and Jaclyn Davies; great grandchildren Jayden Gephart and Gabriel Bedard-Gephart, brothers, John R. Jr. (Shirley) and Robert Gephart, and sister, Sally Killian (John), and several nieces and nephews.