Grace B. Gilliland, 94, of Savoy passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at the Carle Arbours, Savoy.
She was born in rural Champaign County to Henry and Daisy Brown Lemke. She married Walter A. Gilliland on July 18, 1935 in Michigan. He passed away in April 1988.
Survivors include a son, Robert (Clara) Gilliland; a daughter, Beverly (Ray) Evans; five grandchildren, Dwayne (Jodi) Gilliland, Maria Vassar, Andrew (Kelly) Evans, Joshua (Leslie) Evans and Deborah (Dustin) Cantrell and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Gerald; three brothers; three sisters and a daughter-in-law, Wanda Gilliland.
Grace was a homemaker and a member of Savoy United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her home at Carle Arbours and its activities for the last eight years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, October 3, 2009
She was born in rural Champaign County to Henry and Daisy Brown Lemke. She married Walter A. Gilliland on July 18, 1935 in Michigan. He passed away in April 1988.
Survivors include a son, Robert (Clara) Gilliland; a daughter, Beverly (Ray) Evans; five grandchildren, Dwayne (Jodi) Gilliland, Maria Vassar, Andrew (Kelly) Evans, Joshua (Leslie) Evans and Deborah (Dustin) Cantrell and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Gerald; three brothers; three sisters and a daughter-in-law, Wanda Gilliland.
Grace was a homemaker and a member of Savoy United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her home at Carle Arbours and its activities for the last eight years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, October 3, 2009
Grace B. Gilliland, 94, of Savoy passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at the Carle Arbours, Savoy.
She was born in rural Champaign County to Henry and Daisy Brown Lemke. She married Walter A. Gilliland on July 18, 1935 in Michigan. He passed away in April 1988.
Survivors include a son, Robert (Clara) Gilliland; a daughter, Beverly (Ray) Evans; five grandchildren, Dwayne (Jodi) Gilliland, Maria Vassar, Andrew (Kelly) Evans, Joshua (Leslie) Evans and Deborah (Dustin) Cantrell and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Gerald; three brothers; three sisters and a daughter-in-law, Wanda Gilliland.
Grace was a homemaker and a member of Savoy United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her home at Carle Arbours and its activities for the last eight years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, October 3, 2009
She was born in rural Champaign County to Henry and Daisy Brown Lemke. She married Walter A. Gilliland on July 18, 1935 in Michigan. He passed away in April 1988.
Survivors include a son, Robert (Clara) Gilliland; a daughter, Beverly (Ray) Evans; five grandchildren, Dwayne (Jodi) Gilliland, Maria Vassar, Andrew (Kelly) Evans, Joshua (Leslie) Evans and Deborah (Dustin) Cantrell and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Gerald; three brothers; three sisters and a daughter-in-law, Wanda Gilliland.
Grace was a homemaker and a member of Savoy United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her home at Carle Arbours and its activities for the last eight years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, October 3, 2009
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