Marion Gillespie Obituary

Dr. Marion Ray Gillespie ANDERSON, SC - Dr. Marion Ray Gillespie, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Norris, SC, he was the son of the late Jesse Davis Gillespie, Sr. and the late Lillie Mae Carpenter Gillespie. He was a graduate of Liberty High School where he played on the 1947 State Championship Football Team. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, where he earned the rank of Lt. Colonel of the Medical Corps. He graduated from Clemson University in 1953 and later from the Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston. He did his Otolaryngology residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital. He was Chief of Otolaryngology for American Forces in Europe and was stationed for four years at the 2nd General Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. He practiced at Anderson Eye & Ear Association for 30 years and was founding partner of Medicus. Dr. Gillespie was a life member of American Legion and a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Anderson where he served as Deacon and leader of the Gillespie Sunday School Class. He is survived by his children, Andrea Clare Gillespie Williford and her husband Lawrence of Macon, GA, Dr. Marion Boyd Gillespie and his wife Charlotte of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Allen Ray Gillespie and his wife Kelly of Simpsonville, SC; grandchildren, Lillian Clare, Helen Margaret and Philip Boyd Gillespie of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Edward Alexander and Allen William Gillespie of Simpsonville, SC, and Hamp and Grier Williford of Macon, GA; and brothers, Dr. Jesse Davis Gillespie, Jr. of Lexington, SC and Dr. Hal Gravely Gillespie of Spokane, WA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Myrtle Eddins Gillespie and a brother, Charles Gillespie. The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2012, at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church of Anderson with Reverend Josh Hunt officiating. Interment will be held at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery on Monday, November 26, 2012, at 10:00 am. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Gillespie Sunday School Class and the Deacons of First Baptist Church of Anderson and Dr. Dan Fleming, Dr. Phil Wilmeth, Dr. Chase Hunter, Dr. Dewey Niles and Mr. Dan Gissendanner. The family will receive friends on Friday, November 23, 2012, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at The McDougald Funeral Home. The family would like to thank the following caretakers from C3 Elder Connections for their faithful service to Dr. Gillespie: Dee Bostick, Sally Smith, Connie Dean, Becky Moran and Melanie Covington. Memorials may be made to First Baptist of Anderson, 307 South Manning Street, Anderson, SC 29624; or GAMAC, PO BOX 2365, Anderson, SC 29622; or to Rotary Club of Anderson, PO Box 434, Anderson, SC 29622. A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Anderson, SC. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston