Obit of William "Bill" Gilley (g400) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 27 Mar 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ====================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 1 April 2002 William "Bill" Gilley Funeral services for William L. Gilley, 79, of Chickasha, are pending with Ferguson Funeral Home. Gilley was born on Feb. 9, 1923. He died on Sunday, March 31, 2002, in Chickasha. ===================== The Chickasha Express-Star 2 April 2002 William "Bill" Gilley Funeral services for William "Bill" Gilley, 79, of Chickasha, will be held Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel. William L. Gilley was born February 9, 1923, the son of William Carl Gilley and Mabel Clay Gilley. He died Sunday March 31, 2002 in Chickasha. Bill grew up in Chickasha, where he attended Chickasha Public Schools. He joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and served during WW II and later served in Korea. Bill married Alta P. Altag in Wichita Falls, Texas on June 5, 1952. Bill made a career in the service and retired from the U.S. Army at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, on May 1, 1964. He had lived in Orlando, Florida and after retirement had been employed in the automotive department at Sears, for ten years before returning to Chickasha in the mid 1970's. Bill was a member of the Chickasha Elks Lodge and the First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother. His wife Alta also preceded him in death on March 27, 1999. Survivors include one daughter, Darlene Woolridge, of Los Angeles, California; his mother Mabel Gilley, of Chickasha and two grandsons. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.