Individual Details

Karen Jean Gillham

(17 Sep 1943 - 6 Oct 2008)

Posted at findagrave.com: Karen J. Gillham, 65, of Winchester, passed away Monday evening, Oct. 6, 2008, at Eastside Health and Rehab Center in Pittsfield. She was born Sept. 17, 1943, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Lawrence J. and Eloise Ruark Gillham.She was a 1962 graduate of Winchester High School and then Gem City Business College. She worked for over 20 years at Passavant Area Hospital. She was a member of the 1st Christian Church in Winchester, DAR, Eastern Star, Home Extension and the Jacksonville Garden Club. She loved to travel and had a great fondness for animals, especially dogs. She is survived by her twin sister, Carol J. Gillham, and her mother, Eloise Gillham, both of Winchester; and several cousins. Preceding her in death was her father, Lawrence Gillham. Services were entrusted to Coonrod Funeral Home of Winchester, Illinois.

Events

Birth17 Sep 1943Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois
Death6 Oct 2008Pittsfield, Pike Co., Illinois
BurialWinchester City Cemetery, Winchester, Scott Co., Illinois

Families

FatherLawrence Jones Gillham (1897 - 1976)
MotherEloise Carey Ruark (1914 - 2013)
SiblingCarol Jane Gillham (1943 - )

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