ERNEST “WILKIE” GILLENWATER, 83, OF ALUM CREEK DIED SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1999 AT BOONE HEALTH CARE AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
HE WAS RETIRED FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND A BAPTIST.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: 3 SONS: JAMES GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; DARRELL GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; KENNETH GILLENWATER OF ROBERTSBURG, WV; 4 DAUGHTERS: BETTY DUNLAP OF SUMERCO, WV; JANET JONES OF WINFIELD, WV; RUBY SANDT OF WINFIELD, WV; HELEN STEELE OF HURRICANE, WV; 1 BROTHER: ROGER GILL OF TUCSON, AZ; 4 SISTERS: MILDRED RIGNEY OF ST. ALBANS, WV; WANDA KESSEL OF SPRING HILL, WV; KATHERINE LIND OF CHARLESTON, WV; JANICE OXLEY OF HARRISON, OH; 15 GRANDCHILDREN; 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1999 OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE FRIENDS MAY CALL ON MONDAY, FUNERAL HOME. , ALUM CREEK, AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. DWIGHT MCCLURE HELD IN PINE GROVE CEMETERY, MCCORKLE. JANUARY 11, 1999 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME