Funeral for Retired Lt. Colonel Wimpy Gillespie, 88, of Hillsboro will be Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Parkway Funeral Home, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Derrick Stewart and Rev. Daniel Gray officiating. Entombment will be in Midway Memorial Gardens with military honors. Visitation will be two hours before the service at the funeral home. Lt. Colonel Gillespie, who died Thursday, October 3, 2019, was born, November 8, 1930, to Percy Wade Gillespie and Lucy Mae Rutherford Gillespie. He Retired from the United States Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers – Flint Gillespie and Howard (Hambone) Gillespie, 2 sisters – Myrtle Ruth Bell and Opal Gillespie
Survivors include:
Wife – Unita Gillespie
2 daughters – Doreatha Gillespie and Candace Stewart
2 brothers – Billy Gillespie and James Gillespie
3 sisters – Christine Guarisco, Peggy Shelton and Mary Ann Myers
5 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Bryce Stewart, Brody Stewart, Christopher Terry, Mark Gillespie, Stanley Gillespie, Dwayne Hutto.
Honorary pallbearers will be Todd Shelton, Scott Shelton, Keith Shelton, Flint Gillespie, Jr., Victor Guarisco, Don Gillespie, Daniel Gillespie, Kenny Gillespie, Craig Gillespie, Michael Gillespie, Chad Griggs, Dylan Dyess, Dustin Dyess.
