Hue D. Gilchriest

Hue D. Gilchriest obituary, Kirbyville, TX

Hue D. Gilchriest

Hue Gilchriest Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Adam E.E. Stringer Funeral Home - Buna from Nov. 17 to Nov. 18, 2025.

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Hue D. (Dickie) Gilchriest, 84, of Buna died Friday, November 14, 2025 at St. Lukes The Woodlands Hospital.
Funeral service will be 10:00 am Friday, November 21, at Buna United Pentecostal Church with burial at Antioch Cemetery under the direction of Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Buna. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
A native of Bessmay, Texas, he resided in Lumberton before retiring to Lake Livingston. He was a retired broilermaker/welder for North Star Steel.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Gilchriest; children, Chris Gilchriest and Karen of Jasper; Scottie Gilchriest and Veronica of Buna; Greg Gilchriest of Buna; Pamela Sterling of Buna; Jana Davidson and Gerald of Cleveland; Jamie Smith and Margie of Lumberton; and Ynette Shultz of Colorado; brothers, David Gilchriest of Jasper; Keith Gilchriest of Buna; and Dale Wayne Gilchriest of Kirbyville; 16 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Otis Gilchriest, Jr. and Ida Marie (Bryant) Gilchriest; brother, Doylin Gilchriest; sisters, Diane Gray, Sherry Carrell, Linda Barbre, Gayle Curtis, Monica "Penny" Petty; and a son-in-law, Dennis Shutlz.
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