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Richard W Gilliam
Birth: 8 Sep 1927
Death: 20 Dec 1999 (aged 72)
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA
Plot: SW New
Memorial #: 84834820
Bio: Richard W. Gilliam, 72, an active sportsman who enjoyed golf, baseball, hunting, and fishing, died Monday, Dec. 20, 1999.He is survived by his wife, Jane M. Gilliam; two sons, Randy Gilliam, and his wife, Cindy, and Dean Gilliam, and his wife, Millie; a sister, Elsie Taylor, and her husband, George; four grandchildren, Ryan, Erin, Angie and Tara Gilliam.He graduated from Matthew Whaley School and Augusta Military Academy and attended Purdue University. He was an active member of the Colonial Virginia Model A Club of America and served as a Williamsburg volunteer fireman. Mr. Gilliam was a member of the 11th Airborne Division and served as a paratrooper with the Occupational Forces in Japan during World War II. He retired in 1989 after 37 years with Colonial Williamsburg, where he was supervisor of MOM. He was also a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church.A funeral service will be conducted at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nelsen Funeral Home, 37895 Strawberry Plains Road.Memorial contributions may be made to The Leukemia Society of America Inc., Chapter 2101 Executive Drive, Hampton, VA 23666; or the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 215 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185.Arrangements by Nelsen Funeral Home.
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Jane M Gilliam 1929-Unknown
Maintained by: Find A Grave (8)
Originally Created by: Steve Centner (47261390)
Added: 11 Feb 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84834820/richard-w-gilliam
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2019), memorial page for Richard W Gilliam (8 Sep 1927?20 Dec 1999), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84834820, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
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1927 - 1999 (72 years)
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