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Litchia Bo Gillespie, 84, of Yards Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2025 at her home.
Born on February 9, 1941 in Tazewell, VA, she was a daughter of the late Coy and Nannie May Compton Pickett. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harman Perry Gillespie, Sr. and a son, Harman Perry Gillespie, Jr.
Survivors include her daughters, Michele Brewster, of Bluefield, WV and Melissa Lafritz of Bluefield WV; son, Harold Gillespie of Bland, VA; grandchildren, Aaron and Amber Gillespie, Joseph A. Brewster, Jr.; Sara Beth Stafford and John Brewster; and Courtney Scott and Jacob Lafritz; great grandchildren, Everleigh Brewster, Lilly Brewster, Izabella Sander, Bella Green, Braxton Green, Remington Lafritz, Maleigha Lafritz, and a great-great granddaughter, Addie Frost; and a brother, Oliver Pickett of North Ridgeville, OH.
Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield, VA with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
Friends may call prior to services on Tuesday, from 1:00-2:00 PM, at the funeral home.
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3431 Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, WV 24701
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3431 Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, WV 24701
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