Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRussell Leroy Gillespie 
Birth13 Mar 1939, Iredell County, NC
Death15 Aug 2006, Rowan County, NC
Burial18 Aug 2006, St Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mt Ulla, Rowan County, NC
FatherClyde Melvin Gillespie (1915-2009)
MotherKatherine Kluttz (1915-2007)
Spouses
Unmarried
ChildrenTimothy Alan
Lisa
Notes for Russell Leroy Gillespie
Russell L. Gillespie
SALISBURY - Russell L. Gillespie, 67, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at his residence.
Born March 13, 1939, in Iredell County, Mr. Gillespie was a son of Katherine Kluttz Gillespie and Clyde Melvin Gillespie of Salisbury. Educated in Rowan County schools, he was employed by Richard Burrage Grading and Hauling.
Mr. Gillespie was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and attended Trinity Wesleyan Church.
Surviving are wife Betty Coburn Gillespie; son Timothy Alan (Tammie) Gillespie of Statesville; stepsons Craig (Janet) Rufty of Rockwell and Kevin and Steve Rufty of Salisbury; daughter Lisa Gillespie (David) Eagle of Salisbury; sister Rachel (Billy) Shepherd of Salisbury; nieces Tina Jarvin of Salisbury and Sheri Styron of Pine Level; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Service: 2 p.m. Friday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Mary Louise Sitton and the Rev. Ernest Mullins officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at Lyerly Funeral Home.
Memorials: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 11020 N.C. 801, Mount Ulla, NC; or Trinity Wesleyan Church, Building Fund, 2200 Mooresville Road, Salisbury, NC; or St. Jude Hospital, Memorial Fund, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN.
Salisbury Post, 17 Aug 2006
SALISBURY - Russell L. Gillespie, 67, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at his residence.
Born March 13, 1939, in Iredell County, Mr. Gillespie was a son of Katherine Kluttz Gillespie and Clyde Melvin Gillespie of Salisbury. Educated in Rowan County schools, he was employed by Richard Burrage Grading and Hauling.
Mr. Gillespie was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and attended Trinity Wesleyan Church.
Surviving are wife Betty Coburn Gillespie; son Timothy Alan (Tammie) Gillespie of Statesville; stepsons Craig (Janet) Rufty of Rockwell and Kevin and Steve Rufty of Salisbury; daughter Lisa Gillespie (David) Eagle of Salisbury; sister Rachel (Billy) Shepherd of Salisbury; nieces Tina Jarvin of Salisbury and Sheri Styron of Pine Level; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Service: 2 p.m. Friday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Mary Louise Sitton and the Rev. Ernest Mullins officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight at Lyerly Funeral Home.
Memorials: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 11020 N.C. 801, Mount Ulla, NC; or Trinity Wesleyan Church, Building Fund, 2200 Mooresville Road, Salisbury, NC; or St. Jude Hospital, Memorial Fund, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN.
Salisbury Post, 17 Aug 2006