James Ward Gillespie, 71
James was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Alfred A. and Viola (Haitt) Gillespie. He most recently lived in Tempe, Ariz., and Happy Jack, Ariz.
He was a Teamster truck driver for Palo Verde and Roosevelt Dam. He was a member of Teamsters Local No. 395. In Omaha, he worked for the Red Ball Transfer Company.
James Ward Gillespie, 71, of Mesa, Ariz. Died Feb. 26, 1997, in Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Mae, of Tempe, Ariz.; two sons, Robert Gillespie of Underwood, Iowa, and James Gillespie of Scottsbluff, Neb.; three daughters, Patricia Vashon and Sherry Gunn, both of Mesa, Ariz., and Nancy Richardson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Mark Emmons of West Bloomfield, Mich.; a step-son, Ronnie Gillespie of Mesa, Ariz.; a step-daughter, Becky Nielsen of Tempe, Ariz.; two brothers, Donald Pinneo of Omaha, Nebraska and Steven Pinneo of Blair, Nebraska; two sisters, Shirley Christensen of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Lois Crane of Nora Springs, Iowa; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gary.
Services were Saturday at Green Acres Chapel of Light in Scottsdale, Ariz. Memorials may be directed to Rim County Rescue in Happy Jack, Ariz.
Green Acres Mortuary in Scottsdale in service to the family.
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Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska. Note: His birth certificate says he was born in Omaha, Nebraska; his obituary says he was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; his mother later married a Mr. Pinneo
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James was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Alfred A. and Viola (Haitt) Gillespie. He most recently lived in Tempe, Ariz., and Happy Jack, Ariz.
He was a Teamster truck driver for Palo Verde and Roosevelt Dam. He was a member of Teamsters Local No. 395. In Omaha, he worked for the Red Ball Transfer Company.
James Ward Gillespie, 71, of Mesa, Ariz. Died Feb. 26, 1997, in Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Mae, of Tempe, Ariz.; two sons, Robert Gillespie of Underwood, Iowa, and James Gillespie of Scottsbluff, Neb.; three daughters, Patricia Vashon and Sherry Gunn, both of Mesa, Ariz., and Nancy Richardson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Mark Emmons of West Bloomfield, Mich.; a step-son, Ronnie Gillespie of Mesa, Ariz.; a step-daughter, Becky Nielsen of Tempe, Ariz.; two brothers, Donald Pinneo of Omaha, Nebraska and Steven Pinneo of Blair, Nebraska; two sisters, Shirley Christensen of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Lois Crane of Nora Springs, Iowa; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gary.
Services were Saturday at Green Acres Chapel of Light in Scottsdale, Ariz. Memorials may be directed to Rim County Rescue in Happy Jack, Ariz.
Green Acres Mortuary in Scottsdale in service to the family.
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Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska. Note: His birth certificate says he was born in Omaha, Nebraska; his obituary says he was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; his mother later married a Mr. Pinneo
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James Ward Gillespie, 71
James was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Alfred A. and Viola (Haitt) Gillespie. He most recently lived in Tempe, Ariz., and Happy Jack, Ariz.
He was a Teamster truck driver for Palo Verde and Roosevelt Dam. He was a member of Teamsters Local No. 395. In Omaha, he worked for the Red Ball Transfer Company.
James Ward Gillespie, 71, of Mesa, Ariz. Died Feb. 26, 1997, in Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Mae, of Tempe, Ariz.; two sons, Robert Gillespie of Underwood, Iowa, and James Gillespie of Scottsbluff, Neb.; three daughters, Patricia Vashon and Sherry Gunn, both of Mesa, Ariz., and Nancy Richardson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Mark Emmons of West Bloomfield, Mich.; a step-son, Ronnie Gillespie of Mesa, Ariz.; a step-daughter, Becky Nielsen of Tempe, Ariz.; two brothers, Donald Pinneo of Omaha, Nebraska and Steven Pinneo of Blair, Nebraska; two sisters, Shirley Christensen of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Lois Crane of Nora Springs, Iowa; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gary.
Services were Saturday at Green Acres Chapel of Light in Scottsdale, Ariz. Memorials may be directed to Rim County Rescue in Happy Jack, Ariz.
Green Acres Mortuary in Scottsdale in service to the family.
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Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska. Note: His birth certificate says he was born in Omaha, Nebraska; his obituary says he was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; his mother later married a Mr. Pinneo
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James was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Alfred A. and Viola (Haitt) Gillespie. He most recently lived in Tempe, Ariz., and Happy Jack, Ariz.
He was a Teamster truck driver for Palo Verde and Roosevelt Dam. He was a member of Teamsters Local No. 395. In Omaha, he worked for the Red Ball Transfer Company.
James Ward Gillespie, 71, of Mesa, Ariz. Died Feb. 26, 1997, in Mesa.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Mae, of Tempe, Ariz.; two sons, Robert Gillespie of Underwood, Iowa, and James Gillespie of Scottsbluff, Neb.; three daughters, Patricia Vashon and Sherry Gunn, both of Mesa, Ariz., and Nancy Richardson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Mark Emmons of West Bloomfield, Mich.; a step-son, Ronnie Gillespie of Mesa, Ariz.; a step-daughter, Becky Nielsen of Tempe, Ariz.; two brothers, Donald Pinneo of Omaha, Nebraska and Steven Pinneo of Blair, Nebraska; two sisters, Shirley Christensen of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Lois Crane of Nora Springs, Iowa; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gary.
Services were Saturday at Green Acres Chapel of Light in Scottsdale, Ariz. Memorials may be directed to Rim County Rescue in Happy Jack, Ariz.
Green Acres Mortuary in Scottsdale in service to the family.
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Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska. Note: His birth certificate says he was born in Omaha, Nebraska; his obituary says he was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; his mother later married a Mr. Pinneo
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