Mrs. Mildred W. Gillespie

Mildred W Gillespie, formerly of Albany, died on April 23, 2015 in Daphne, AL. A private funeral service will be held Monday at Crown Hill Cemetery.. The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern Sunday April 26, from 5 PM to 7 PM. . She was born in Boone County, IN and grew up on the family farm along with 5 brothers and 1 sister. After high school she moved to Indianapolis, IN where she worked as a hair stylist for several years before opening and operating her own salon. She married Charles R Gillespie in 1938 and they relocated to Albany, GA soon thereafter when the Army assigned Charlie to Turner Field. She remained an Albanian at heart even after moving to Key Biscayne, FL late in life. Millie was active in a number of Albany groups such as the Women’s Club, Garden Club and PTA. She also volunteered for civic activities such as the hospital auxiliary, elections monitor and Girl Scouts. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed bowling and ballroom dancing. Millie was a homemaker for 40 years and then became a business woman, operating the family business for several years after Charlie died in 1980. Millie had a strong will as well as a delightful sense of adventure and fun. She had an open attitude about life which was displayed by allowing her children to own such diverse pets as horses, dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, hamsters, birds, turtles, and even a tiny alligator. She was physically active her entire life and especially enjoyed a long early morning stroll on the beach to the Key Biscayne lighthouse. Millie outlived all of her siblings. She is survived by her son Charles R Gillespie, Jr (Marilyn) of Naples, FL and Berryville, VA and her daughters Maureen (Mike) Doyal of Albany, GA, Carole (Bob) Fomby of Lexington, SC and Charlene (Robert) Lee of Fairhope, AL, 8 grandchildren; Jason Driver (Sandi), Matthew Fomby (Susanna), Michael Fomby (Angela), Brian Fomby (Natalie), Jonathan Fomby (Mary), Jennifer Fomby Titus (Morgan), Stanton Lee and Kelsey Lee; 10 great grandchildren also survive. For those desiring memorials may be made to Albany Community Hospice, c/o Phoebe Foundation, P.O.B. 3770 Albany, GA. 31706 You may sign the online guest book by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s website at www.kimbrellstern.com