Frances Bailey Gill

GILL, Frances Bailey, of Richmond, died August 15, 2008. Frances was born on March 2, 1920, in Starkville, Mississippi. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Harvey Strachan Gill Jr.; and by her son, Harvey Strachan Gill III. Frances is survived by two daughters, Frances Gill Creekmur and husband, William, of Richmond and Ann Bailey Gill, also of Richmond; one son, John Strachan Gill and wife, Catherine, of Moon, Va; and by her grandchildren, William Rodgers Creekmur Jr., William Duke Nelms Creekmur, Molly Bailey Granatino Gill, Joan Frances Granatino Gill, Anna Strachan Gill and Mathew Bailey Gill; a sister, Lloyd Bailey Gill, of Norfolk, Va.; and a brother, John Wendell Bailey Jr., and wife, Sherry, of Door County, Wis. and Naples, Fla. Frances moved to Richmond early in life and graduated from Westhampton College in 1940. She married Harvey in the waning days of World War II, and worked with him in the course of their long and loving marriage. They summered on Gwynn's Island, and Mathews County, where Frances died, was always in her heart. She was loved by all who knew her and is remembered with great love and affection by her family. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Va. on Wednesday August 20. A reception in Frances' honor will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on August 20 at The Hermitage at Cedarfield, where Frances resided for the past 10 years, 2300 Cedarfield Parkway, Richmond, Va. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your favorite charity. Woody Funeral Home, Parham Chapel, Richmond, is in charge of arrangements.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.