Gay Marie Gillispie: 1939-2021 | The Daily Chronicle – Centralia Chronicle

Gay Marie Gillispie passed away at the age of 81, peacefully in the comfort of her home. She was born to Mike and Zoma Mulligan.
Gay graduated from Morton High School in 1957. She then married Donald Gillispie July 26, 1957. Since then, she has been a long time resident of Glenoma, where her and husband built their family and their life together of almost 64 years.
Together, Gay and Don had three children, Kevin, Tony, and Kathy. Throughout the years, she attended hundreds of sporting events, family dinners, birthdays, camping trips, and more. As a coaches wife of many years, and between her children and grandchildren, there was not hardly a ball game that she missed. Gay acquired a love for the game, but most importantly a love to watch, support, and cheer each and everyone of them on. She was our biggest fan. Gay also worked as a store clerk at Redmon’s Grocery for many years. That is where she came to know many of the community members and made a lifetime of friends.
The love and devotion that she had for her family was inevitable. Gay loved each and everyone of them dearly and they were her life.
Her devotion, generosity, encouragement, and beautiful smile will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She touched so many lives and had such a caring and giving heart. Her beauty and kindness will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone she knew, forever.
Gay is survived by her husband, Donald Gillispie; sons, Kevin (Heidi) Gillispie and Tony (Leah) Gillispie; daughter, Kathy (Greg) Lamping; 12 grandkids; and 24 great-grandkids.
Her siblings preceding her in death are Togue Dodrill, Jean McCain, Doris Person, Mickey Kelly, and Mike Mulligan.
Friends are invited to attend a potluck celebration of life for Gay at the Family Worship Center in Randle, Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 1 p.m. Graveside service will follow at the Rainey Creek Cemetery in Glenoma.