Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameCharles Richardson GILLESPIE Sr. [58465], [58469], [58470]
BirthFeb 15, 1923, Virginia [58469]
DeathDec 25, 1992, Franklin County, Virginia [58469]
BurialFranklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia [58469]
Spouses
BirthMay 7, 1926, Bland County, Virginia [58465], [58468]
DeathMar 10, 2009, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia [58465], [58468]
BurialFranklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia [58465]
FatherArthur Brown HAGER (1907-1969)
MotherAlice Cleo FRENCH (1907-1984)
MarriageJul 14, 1942, Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia [58468]
Obituary Online notes for Charles Richardson GILLESPIE Sr.
Charles Married Julia Faye Hager, she was born May 1927

Surviving are his children, Sarah Hardy, Robert Gillespie, Dorothy Heckman and husband, William, of Colorado, Jean Hanks and husband, George, Debbie and husband, Clint Sharp, Ronnie Gillespie and wife, Patty, and Tony Gillespie and wife, Cynthia Slocum Gillespie;
Several grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren;
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Obituary Online notes for Julia Faye (Spouse 1)
Julia Faye Gillespie, 82, of Rocky Mount, Va., died Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

She worked hard as a wife and mother raising her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Gillespie Sr.; son, Charles R. Gillespie Jr.; parents, Arthur and Cleo Hager; grandchildren, Robert Gillespie Jr., Jeremy Unger; greatgrandchild, Chelsea Gillespie; and sisters, Jean Ward and Katherine Wagstaff.

Surviving are her children, Sarah Hardy, Robert Gillespie, Dorothy Heckman and husband, William, of Colorado, Jean Hanks and husband, George, Debbie and husband, Clint Sharp, Ronnie Gillespie and wife, Patty, and Tony Gillespie and wife, Cindy; 22 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren; and one sister, Annie Holliday.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2009, from Flora Funeral Chapel.

Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park.
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Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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