Claude Bernard Gill

1927 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Claude Bernard Gill
  Birth	29 Oct 1927	Lawton, Fayette Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 May 2009	Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., WV   [2]
  	Cause: cancer
  Burial	22 May 2009	Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I32013	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Oscar Pemberton Gill,   b. 6 Sep 1896, Raleigh Co., WV d. 24 Jun 1974, Lanark, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ola Lue "Olie" Jones,   b. 11 May 1897, Little Sewell Mountain, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 20 Oct 1945, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1919	Spring Dale, Fayette Co., WV   [4]
  Family ID	F6159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Marie Johnston,   b. 16 Aug 1927, Lanark, Raleigh Co., WV d. 5 Jan 2011, Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1945	Lanark, Raleigh Co., WV   [5]
  Children	1. David Earl Gill,   b. Abt 1947   d. Bef 2009 (Age ~ 61 years)   2. Danny Lee Gill
  Family ID	F11758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2014

  
  

• Photos

  Gill, Claude B. (2009).jpg

  
  

• Notes

  The Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 22 May 2009 Claude B. Gill, age 81, of Crab Orchard, formerly of Piney View, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 29, 1927, at Meadow Bridge, W.Va., and was the son of the late Oscar and Lou Ola Gill, and stepmother, Verly Jeffries Gill. He was preceded in death by a son, David Gill; three brothers, Clinton, Clayton and Cleo Gill; and a sister, Mildred. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 63 years, Ester Gill, at home; son, Danny Gill; grandsons, Matthew Gill and his wife, Kim, of Oak Hill, and Danny C. Gill and his wife, Kim, of Crab Orchard; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Samuel, and Sydney Gill of Crab Orchard; and numerous friends including Wayne Jarrett who helped cared for him until his passing. A celebration of life for Mr. Gill will be 2 p.m. today, Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley with the Rev. Roger Tolliver officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to the service today for visitation.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1335] West Virginia. Raleigh County., Raleigh Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Devision of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), 12 Jul 2014, marriage register p. 298, Gill-Johnston, 1945; accessed 12 Jul 2014. (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 27 Oct 1927. [S1652] Social Security Administration, SSDI, (\i Ancestry.com\i0  (http://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), 12 Jul 2014, entry for Claude Gill, 2009, accessed 12 Jul 2014 (Reliability: 3). [S1311] West Virginia. Beckley., Beckley Register-Herald, (http://www.register-herald.com/:), 12 Jul 2014, "Obituaries, Claude B. Gill," 22 May 2009, online archives (http://www.register-herald.com/obituaries/x519114692/Obituaries-Friday-May-22-2009?zc_p=3 : accessed 12 Jul 2014). (Reliability: 3). [S1288] West Virginia. Fayette County., Fayette Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), 12 Jul 2014, marriage register, 5: 62, Gill-Jones, 1919; accessed 12 Jul 2014. (Reliability: 3). [S1335] West Virginia. Raleigh County., Raleigh Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Devision of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), 12 Jul 2014, marriage register p. 298, Gill-Johnston, 1945; accessed 12 Jul 2014. (Reliability: 3).