WALLINGFORD - Eunice Munson Gilbert, born January 21, 1918, daughter of the late Chauncey & Jennie Bartholomew Munson and beloved wife of the late H. Closson Gilbert, died Thursday, January 26, 2006 at the MidState Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a loving, independent, Christian woman who lived on her own and served her community, church, friends and family until her last days.