Willie Gillispie

Services for Mr. Willie Gillispie, 77, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Gillispie passed away October 15, 2016, at a Tyler hospital. He was born September 4, 1939 to William Henry & Lela Mae Copeland Gillispie. He lived most all of his life in Grand Saline. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Fruitvale and had also served 2 years in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his cousins, Doug & Kathy Smith of Grand Saline, Bobby & Duejean Garrett of California and Darlene Lackey of Grand Saline; and several other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends 10 a.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.