Downtown Paxton apparel store set to close doors

PAXTON – After 54 years in business, Wilma Gibson has plans to close the doors of Laybourn's Apparel in downtown Paxton.

The store's final sale will start Oct. 1, and Gibson has hopes of closing the doors for good by Dec. 1.

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