Hildred Ellis Naylor

To everyone in the Naylor family --
you don't know me, but if not for your mom and dad, I would not be around! One Easter weekend during WWII, your mother invited Maureen Ferguson to go with her to Maxwell Air Force Base, where her boyfriend, Gerald, was training for B-24 flight. They had someone in mind to meet Maureen, but about the time he didn't show up in the lunch line, Bill Gill, of Henderson, NC, did...they ended up getting married on June 14, 1945, and I was born a little over 7...

Gerald and Hildred were special gifts of God to us. We remember with gratitude their gracious ministry in our lives when we lived in Jefferson City and through the ensuing years. We pray that the Lord may fill your hearts with His comfort and peace as you celebrate your mother's homegoing. Though we could not be present at the memorial service, our hearts were with you. God bless you.

"...I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me will live even if he dies, and everyone...