Annie Gillis Obituary
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She was born in Brantley County to the late James N. Dowling and Caroline Hanchey Dowling. She was employed with Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation as a members records specialist for many years. She was also a longtime member of Hoboken Baptist Church. She had a love for nature in her spare time. She grew various flowers and fed numerous wildlife from her own back yard.
In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by husband, Charles Hamilton Gillis, Jr.; step-son, Charles H. Gillis III; three sisters, Mary Ruby Roberts, Eva Lyons, and Mabel Kagan; and five brothers, Cecil Dowling, Eugene Dowling, Roy Dowling, Lawton Dowling, and Willie Dowling.
She is survived by a step-son, Phillip D. Gillis of Hoboken; two step-grandchildren, Charles H. "Chuck" Gillis IV of Hayesville, NC and Andrea Gillis of Orlando, FL; a daughter-in-law, Ann Gillis of Hoboken; a special friend, Ronnie Crews (Sue) of Nahunta; two god sons, Jason Crews of Nahunta and Alan Crews (Meghan) of Waverly; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Dowling of Hoboken and Jackie Dowling of Garden City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday (September 12, 2025) at Hoboken Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Hoboken City Cemetery. The family will begin receiving friends at the church on Friday at 1 o'clock.
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