Cochran County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Gilliam, Francis Wayne September 5, 2013
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal on September 7, 2013 
Church services for Francis Wayne Gilliam, 82, of Morton are scheduled for 3 
p.m. today, Sept. 7, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Morton with Bro. 
Clay Coursey of Morton officiating. Burial will be at Morton Memorial 
Cemetery. Mr. Gilliam died Sept. 5, 2013 in Morton, Texas. He was born on Nov. 
2, 1930 in Lynn County, Texas to Emory Clinton and Lena (Scillian) Gilliam. He 
married Betty Massey in Clovis, N.M. on Oct. 3, 1954. He was in the Army 
during the Korean War and moved to the Enochs Community in 1954. Mr. Gilliam 
drilled water wells for 52 years. He enjoyed playing the piano and watching 
sports, particularly the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys. He loved 
coaching his kids in sports as they were growing up. He cherished spending 
time with his family, especially his grandkids and great-grandkids. He was 
preceded in death by his parents and four brothers; Jimmy, Jerry, Lester and 
Dean. Survivors include his lovely wife, Betty; sons, Michael Wayne Gilliam 
and wife Ila of Cross Plains, Texas, Marvin Tod Gilliam and wife Kimberly of 
Brownwood, Texas, and Dub Allen Gilliam of Morton; daughter, RaDonna Kay 
Lambert and husband Larry of Tuscola, Texas; sister, Linda Butler of Marble 
Falls, Texas; brothers, Gilbert Gilliam of Farwell, Texas, Carlton Gilliam of 
Arkansas, and Vester Gilliam of Morton, Texas; grandchildren, Cole Gilliam, 
Jeremy Gilliam, Brandon Gilliam, Lance Gilliam, Ky Gilliam, Tara Cole, Larrisa 
Lambert, Courtnie Robinson and Nick Lambert; ten great-grandchildren. 
Memorials are suggested to the Odyssey Hospice, 1717 Norfolk, 4th Floor, 
Carillon House, Lubbock, Texas 79416. 



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