How to get rid of iCloud but save contacts (iPhone4)?

I want to get rid of iCloud for good.  However, on my iPhone 4, if I turn off "contacts" under the iCloud settings, all of my contacts disappear, which makes perfect sense.
So, how do I *save* these contacts, separately from iCloud?
And on a related note, but probably a separate post:  How do I merge these saved iPhone contacts with my Gmail contacts?
iPhone4
OS 5.1.1  (I don't have space for OS6)

I you just want to do contacts open settings>icloud and turn contacts off, you will be asked if you want to keep copies on your phone when you do.
Alternatively you can use the delete account button, it will let you know that it is going to delete any icloud related content, after you tap delete you will be asked if you want to keep a copy of your info on your device.

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