Barry-Gillespie-Obituary

Barry Moore Gillespie

Memphis, Tennessee

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Barry Moore GillespieMemphis, tnBarry Moore Gillespie, 93, of Memphis, TN went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 8, 2018. Mr. Gillespie was preceded in death by his late wife, Ellen Martin Gillespie and his sister, Nancy Gillespie Owens. He is survived by his five children: Lauren Ditto(John),...

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I am so sorry to hear this. Barry Moore and my mama (Diane) were cousins. My mama passed away in 2016 and stayed in touch with him until her death. I go to the cemetery in Oakland every year, just as your daddy, aunt Nancy and mama did for soooo many years to make sure that there were red poinsettias on the Moore plots. I kept in touch with him after mama passing and loved to hear the stories he told. I am heartbroken and pray for your family and that somehow you will get this message.

Barry and Francis were great friends to Dorothy and Winston, Sr. at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis. Dorothy still watches the home video of the wedding spoof the "Young at Heart" group performed. Barry was the preacher and carried the "Book of Life". Barry has been so faithful to call Dorothy after they moved up here to East Tennessee to live with us. He was always a ray of sunshine. Even at his recent call when he told us it would be his last call he was a sunbeam to us. We...

Blessings and sympathies to the family. Prayers for strength and peace.

Bette Miller

So sorry for your loss.