John Mooney Gillespie died on Thursday evening, March 11, 2010 at his home in Columbia, SC. He was 66 years old. John was born in Bluefield, WV in June of 1943. John married Susan Eloise Wallace in Pearisburg, VA in 1963 and they remained happily married all his days. John and Susan had three children, Beth, Julie and Matt and five grandchildren, Chandler, Caroline, Luke, John and Chloe. He graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, WV in 1961. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf and maintaining a beautiful yard and home. After graduating high school he entered into a career in sales, working for John Deere for nearly 30 years and most recently ACS Volvo in West Columbia, SC. John was an active member of the Elks Lodge in Beckley, WV and served as the Exalted Ruler. He was a kind, smart, sweet, good-natured, hard-working man who brightened a room with his great sense of humor and warm, engaging personality.
John is survived by his wife of 46 years, Susan, three children, Beth, Julie and Matt, son-in-laws John and Wesley, grandchildren Chandler, Caroline, Luke, John, Chloe, brothers Bo and Ted, sisters Mary, Margaret, Brenda and two beagles named Mooney and Maggie. He is predeceased by his parents, Bowen and Margaret and his sister Ann.
Visitation will be held at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home on Old Bush River Road on Sunday, March 14 from 3-5pm. Funeral Services will be held at Salem United Methodist Church in Ballentine on Monday, March 15 at 11am. John will be buried at Bush River Memorial Gardens immediately following the funeral service. Pastor Mitch Houston will conduct the services. In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorials to Salem United Methodist Church.
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