Charles Gillespie

A celebration of life for Charles C. Gillespie, 90, of Bandera, formerly of Ft. Worth, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 23, 2016 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Mr. Steven Carrizal will officiate. Committal will be at 4:30 P.M., Saturday, in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, at the funeral home.
Charlie Gillespie passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016. He was born April 10, 1926 in Cleburne to Clifton Porter and Dora Irene White Gillespie. He married Patsy Ruth Graham on Jan. 18, 1947 in Cleburne.
Charlie served in the United States Navy and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad as a supervisor for 28 years. He then worked as a federal railroad inspector for the United States Federal Railroad Administration for 19 years. He was a member of Altamesa Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Patsy Gillespie; daughter, Vicki Gillespie and husband Frank Hall; brother, Douglas Gillespie and wife Peggy; grandson, Colby L. Allen and wife Tanya Kellam; and great-granddaughter, Anika Kellam Allen; special cousin, Alita Pope and husband Bobby; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Robert Gillespie.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Encompass Hospice of San Antonio, 14800 San Pedro Ave. #200, San Antonio, TX 78232; Bandera Volunteer Fire Department, 503 Main Street, Bandera, TX 78003; or Bandera County EMS, P.O. Box 5, Bandera, Texas.