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Willie Earl Gillspie

1941 - 2025

BORN

1941

DIED

2025

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Williams Memorial Funeral Home Inc Okolona

208 Prairie St

Okolona, Mississippi

Willie Gillspie Obituary

84, passed away on Sat., Oct. 25, 2025 at NMMC in Tupelo.

Willie Earl Gillspie was born to late parents, William Henry Gillspie and Leona Buchanan in Chickasaw Co.

Willie Earl Gillspie was preceded in death by Minnie Gillspie, Annie Mae Buchanan, Pearl Lee Buchanan, Everline Randle, William Buchanan, Charlie Buchanan, Tommie Buchanan, Lonnie Jr. Buchanan, John Buchanan, Johnny B. Buchanan and Robert Gillspie.

The visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., 1 hour prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Sat. Nov.1, 2025 at Williams Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Ricky Angnew officiating. The burial will follow at Red Oak Grove cemetery.

Williams Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Daily Journal from Nov. 6 to Nov. 1, 2025.

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Cecelia Mallory Crawford

October 28, 2025

He was family to us. We thought a lot of brother. He will be missed. Cecelia Mallory Crawford

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