Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gilliland, Jacquelyn "Jackie" Marie September 29, 2012
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. Oct. 4, 2012

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Marie Gilliland slipped peacefully into the everlasting to 
join the love of her life, husband Tom on Sept. 29, 2012.

Jacquelyn was born Feb. 12, 1927 to Voight and Nettie (Miller) Curtis and lived 
her entire life in the Lake Odessa Area. She was a 1944 graduate of Lake Odessa 
High School.

After high school Jackie moved to Lansing where she worked as a receptionist-
typist for the Family Service Agency and took night classes at Lansing 
Secretarial School until August of 1945 when she moved back home.

Jackie married Thomas C. Gilliland on June 10, 1946. Together they raised five 
children. She worked a short time at a factory in Ionia, and then took a job 
for the Woodland Mutual Insurance Company as a typist. Soon after she became 
the company secretary and held that position until 1953 when son Terry was 
born. Jackie regarded her time as a stay-at-home mother as some of the best 
years of her life.

In 1958 Jackie began working part time for United Bank and continued until she 
returned to work for Woodland Mutual Insurance Company in 1963. In 1968 she 
began working for McCartney Agency, Inc. Jackie enjoyed working as office 
manager for McCartney Agency, being proud of the fact she had passed both her 
insurance and real estate exams without going to school. She retired in 1985 
when McCartney Agency was sold.

As a grandmother, one of Jackie's favorite traditions was decorating Christmas 
cookies with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jackie was a charter member of the Ionia County Genealogical Society and a 
member of the First Families of Ionia County Society. She was an active member 
of the Lake Odessa Historical Society, serving on the board for many years. She 
was a member of Central United Methodist Church and Alethians, as well as the 
United Methodist Women. 

She and husband Tom enjoyed many years of golf and bowling, both in Michigan 
and North Carolina, where they wintered for many years, near their youngest son 
Brian.

Jackie was preceded in death earlier this year by husband Tom, and by sister 
Jerilou Cross.

Jackie will be greatly missed by her five children: Barbara Bosworth, Thomas 
(Jane) Gilliland Jr., Terry (Jocelyne) Gilliland, Bonnie Mattson and Brian 
(Darci Rozelle) Gilliland; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Also 
surviving are sisters Joan (Lynn) Prentiss, Janis (Ed) Kenyon, brother-in-law 
Kendall Cross, and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind Scooter, who 
was her constant companion in the month following the death of husband, Tom.

Visitation will be held Sunday, Oct. 7, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Koops 
Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. Services will be held Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 at 1 
p.m. at Central United Methodist Church. Visitation will beheld one hour prior 
to service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pennock Hospice, or 
Central United Methodist Church. To share a memory of Jackie, please visit 
www.koopsfc.com.


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