William “Ellsworth” Gillispie, 86, of Alum Creek went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 9, 2017.
He was retired from the WV Department of Highways and attended the Emmons Church of God.
Ellsworth is survived by his wife of 62 years, Loraine; son, Doug Gillispie; daughters, Rosemary Williams (Lawrence), Tammy Stone (Dave) and Brenda Gillispie (Vic) all of Emmons, Barbara Hamrick (Jimmy) and Diane Gravely (Ronnie) both of St. Albans and Robin Gillispie of Charleston; sisters, Emma Pauley of Emmons, Mae Dunlap and Betty Lacy both of Sumerco; 17 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Emmons Church of God with Pastor Pete McNeely officiating. Burial will follow at the Gillispie Cemetery in Emmons. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions toward funeral service.
My deepest sympathy. May God bring you peace.
Heaven gained a wonderful man, He was always happy and made those around Him happy. My thoughts and prayers for the family