John H. Gillespie

Published 12:00 am Sunday, November 15, 2009

John H. Gillespie, 79, of Park City, died Nov. 13, 2009, at his residence.

The Washington County native was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran, retired from Kellwood Clothing Factory and a member of Union Light Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Paul Gillespie and Dorothy Mae Lankford Gillespie. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Kersey Gillespie; and a son, Paul Gillespie.

Funeral is at 1 p.m. Monday at Patton Funeral Home, Brownsville chapel, with burial in Ollie Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Survivors include a daughter, Julie Ann Decker and her husband, Ronnie, of Park City; a brother, David Alan Gillespie and his wife, Kathy, of Huntington, Ind.; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Ann Decker, of Glasgow.