Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple.
Mrs. Gilley died Thursday, June 9, in a Temple nursing home.
She was born on Feb. 13, 1921, to Ben F. and Susan Chapman in Austin. She attended Temple Junior College and graduated in 1942 from Mary Hardin-Baylor. On June 14, 1942, she married John A. Gilley Jr. in Temple. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church for more than 60 years. She was a volunteer at King's Daughters Hospital and a member of Good Sam's RV Club. She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 11, 1999.
Survivors include a son, Richard J. Gilley of Collinsville, Okla.; a daughter, Sandra Aikins of Plano; three stepgrandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Memorial Baptist Church, 6161 S. Fifth St., Temple, TX 76502.
Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. Monday at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM.
Published: June 12, 2011.
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Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple.
Mrs. Gilley died Thursday, June 9, in a Temple nursing home.
She was born on Feb. 13, 1921, to Ben F. and Susan Chapman in Austin. She attended Temple Junior College and graduated in 1942 from Mary Hardin-Baylor. On June 14, 1942, she married John A. Gilley Jr. in Temple. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church for more than 60 years. She was a volunteer at King's Daughters Hospital and a member of Good Sam's RV Club. She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 11, 1999.
Survivors include a son, Richard J. Gilley of Collinsville, Okla.; a daughter, Sandra Aikins of Plano; three stepgrandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Memorial Baptist Church, 6161 S. Fifth St., Temple, TX 76502.
Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. Monday at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM.
Published: June 12, 2011.
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Parents suggested on 23 Feb 2023 by Ed Cartwright III; FIND A GRAVE ID 48826909
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