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Douglas Gilliam Obituary
Former Mount Shasta resident
Douglas William Gilliam passed away October 4, 2010
at Veterans Hospital in Palo Alto.
Douglas was 81 years old.
Douglas was born February 18, 1929 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Thomas and Laura Gilliam. He shined shoes after school as he was growing up. He received his barbers certificate prior to his graduating from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles.
On June 19, 1949 he married Ruth Wisner. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge, Douglas and Ruth settled in Mount Shasta, where he was a barber for 53 years. He enjoyed fishing, but his greatest love was being with his family. He was a talker, and loved to visit.
Douglas is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruth Gilliam; two children, Karen Fauss and her husband Richard of Newman and Dale Gilliam and his wife Kerri of Mount Shasta; a brother, T.A. Gilliam; a sister, Ruth Pounds of Bedford, Indiana; six grandchildren, Nicholas Gilliam of Weed, Nathan and Natalie Gilliam of Mount Shasta, Lance Boehlke and his wife Jessyca of Redding, Amber Kirkenides and her husband Phil of Redding and Crystal Peters and her husband Louis of Sasbo, Japan; and four great grandchildren, Lydia and Madalyn Boehlke and Hailey and Ethan Peters.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the
Hope Community Church, 974 Lassen Lane, Mount Shasta.
Interment will follow at Mount Shasta Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope Community Church,
974 Lassen Lane, Mount Shasta, CA 96067.
Online condolences may be made at www.girdnerfuneralchapel.com
Girdner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Memories and Condolences
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Amber Kerkenides
October 9, 2010
I'm sure going to miss your big smile Grandpa. Whenever I would see you smile, it would warm my heart! I love you lots.... ttttsssssttt :-)
Eileen Harris-Rogers
October 6, 2010
So sorry for your loss. I remember visiting with him out in his yard. He was very kind.
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