Dr. Vernon William Gillenwater, 69, of Powder Springs, Georgia, formerly of Lincoln County, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Christmas day 2006 after a short illness.
He was a Church of God minister and had served as a missionary in Greece, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the Karibati Islands for the Church of God. He was a graduate of Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee and of the Church of God School of Theology where he earned his doctorate of theology. He was a Vietnam War Air Force veteran, retired from the U. S. Air Force and Lockheed Aircraft Corp. He was an active chaplain for the Civil Air Patrol in Atlanta and a volunteer chaplain at Well Star Cobb Hospital. He was currently employed by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency for the Department of Homeland Security. He was a 1955 graduate of Duval High School.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rex and Mildred Gillenwater.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl McCutcheon Gillenwater; five children, Anthony of Colleyville, TX, Brian of Cleveland, TN, Monica Frazer of Chandler, Arizona, Victor of Douglasville, GA, and Nicole Gillenwater of Powder Springs, GA; two sisters, Lenora Sutphin of Charles City, VA and Pam Webb of Clarksburg, WV; six grandchildren, Bethany, Kristen, Lauren, Matthew, Evan and Christina and one great granddaughter, Alexis Gillenwater. .
Services will be 2:00 PM on Friday, December 29, 2006 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, conducted by his two sons, Anthony and Brian. Burial with military graveside rites by the Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768 will be held in Lively Cemetery, Sod. Friends may call on Thursday from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.