WGMS Veterans Day celebration....I remember you with TAPS

Jacob and Chandler singing in the veterans day celebration.  Chan is in the middle bottom row and Jacob is on the top far left.

Love you dad!

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OH, BOY TIMMY you just let the cat out of the bag about the car deal I never knew that one , as long as we have been married , thats just too funny. well i guess he thought you being from the country , you should know how to drive , I think his grandpa in ohio used to let him and Ralph drive when they would spend the summers with them.Thanks that made my day.Love you all

Lorie just texted that viewing is from 4 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home and in state from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church followed by the service and lunch afterwards.

Tim and Cindy again, To David, my big Brother! Our prayers are with you and your family. God is good and is ALWAYS there for us. That is a great report, or what God has brought you through. Cindy and I just got home yesterday evening, and most of you probably don't know, we had been at the hospital for the last 24 hours, after Cindy woke up in the morning, around 2am with severe chest pains, (as she put it) on a scale of one to ten, she said her pain was 25...I could NOT convince her to let me take her to the hospital, at that time... Long story short, she finally dozed off in the recliner and her breathing relaxed, and she slept. When she woke up later in the morning and got to her feet, it started all over again, at that time, she agreed to go the the hospital... After extended prayer, both here and at the hospital, and extended tests, the conclusion was, the tests showed some heart damage, and after some nitro pills, she was feeling better and they gave her a perscription (nitro pills) and they told her she could come home. She is resting today and feeling much better. Just wanted to let you guys know. We love you and thinking about you and praying for you...And, Yes, We are going to follow up with a specialist and get the "jest" of what's going on. God is Good.

Condolences from Timmy and Cindy! Vonda, Our thoughts and prayers are of you and your family and extended family. I am remembering a quote from something in my past about the loss of a loved one. "As long as he is in our memories, he will always be with us." I think of Dad everyday, when I am going about the chores of the day! As I go about my work, especially as I get older, sometimes I think I will put something off until another day, or will start something and be too tired to finish it...I will hear DAD say, "If your not gonna do that right, then leave it alone!" It is like he is ALWAYS there, not physically, but nonetheless, ALWAYS there. I am remembering David, the first time Bobbie and I EVER had Kentucky Fried Chicken! We we on our way to Michigan, the first time either of us had ever been out of State, I think I was 12. You guys ask us, (after we had been on the road for several hours,) if we was hungry, Ahh, YEAH,,,LOL and David pulled into a KFC and got all kinds of goodies, (Bucket of Chicken, Crispy, bowl of Gravey, bowl of patatoes, bowl of green beans, and Biscuits with honey.) And I don't have to tell you how we dug in, as you may well remember... We pulled of the road, at a roadside table and had our first (Picnic) and just thought "that was the STUFF! David just sat there and grinned, like we were starving orphans that he had just rescued, and kept telling us to eat up, (like he really needed to)! And then there was the day, you guys took Bobbie and I to the lake, for an all day of fun, with Jeff and Susan, and we all got sunburned really bad because we wouldn't keep the sunblock on, cause we keep getting in the water. David said, "guess that will learn ya,,,,in so many words....and it did! And then there is the time, you guys took us to Canada, (on the 4th of July) and we watched the fireworks, that was just awesome. But most of all, and you most likely don't know this! Once when you guys were down home, David asked me to go to the store, at Dawson, with him one night, and you guys had just got a new car, (I think it was a Cadilac...anyway, when we came out of the store, David said ( YOU drive home, I am going to drink my soda.....WELL, who was I to argue with him, (I was only 13 or so....) so I got behind the wheel, and away we went, I felt like I had just got in the cockpit of a huge airplane! On the way back, on the long straight stretch, before the Old Stone Church, I dropped of the shoulder, barely being able to see the road, and David kinda just staightened up in the seat a bit and said, "Everything alright, Son" and I said, Yeah, I got this, just can't see the road...and then he showed me how to raise the seat...Ha...and then I was good to go... And he let me drive the rest of the way home...I don't remember if we ever told anyone about that. And for a 13 year old, I don't have to tell you how COOL that was. Anyway, I could go on and on, of the memories and with that, again, We LOVE you and you guys are prevalent in our hearts and minds, with all of our love. Timmy and Cindy

I talked to Vonda this morning and they are going to the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. to finalize funeral arrangements.  Calling hours will be Wednesday evening (she will post times after their meeting) at Martenson Funeral Home, 3200 West Road, Trenton, MI  48183, telephone 734-671-5400, and the funeral will be Thursday morning (she will also post the time for this) at Woodhaven Freewill Baptist Church, 26191 Allen Road, Woodhaven, MI  48183, and David will be laid out there one hour before.

Thank you all for your love and support and your prayers, Love you all.

Dennis Wayne Gillespie CRAWLEY — Dennis Wayne Gillespie, 56, of Hundley Road, went home to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, Nov. 4, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, following a long illness. Born March 13, 1956, at Richwood, W.Va., he was the son of John D. and Helen Shawver Gillespie. Dennis was an outdoorsman, and loved to hunt. He and his wife both enjoyed singing gospel music. Dennis was a truck driver for The Waggoner Trucking Co., and was a member of Lewisburg Baptist Church. He was also a U.S. Army Veteran. Survivors include his wife, Kathryne Denise Ward Gillespie of Crawley; his parents, John and Helen Gillespie of Crawley; a daughter, Heather Marie Gillespie of Maxwelton; a stepdaughter, Rachel McCoy of Lewisburg; a sister, Nina Amick of Nettie; two nephews, Johnathon Parks of Grand Junction, Colo., and Daniel Parks of Greenville, Tenn.; and a stepgranddaughter, Mya Kathryne McCoy. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Lewisburg Baptist Church in Lewisburg, with Pastor Jonathan Comer officiating. Entombment will be at Wallace Memorial Mausoleum at Clintonville. Friends may call one hour prior to the service (1 to 2 p.m. Thursday). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family for funeral expenses. Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.

Vonda and family, Blain and I are so sorry and our hearts go out to you all.

Vonda, I'm so sorry.  We are praying for you and the kids.  What else can we do?  This has been a year for loss in our family.  I never have the wisest of words to say.  I'm sure that Trish, having traveled this road already earlier this year will be able to offer wiser words that I.  I believe that Momma and Daddy will be there to welcome David home.  Know that we love you and intercede on your behalf during this time.

Vonda, Lori and family we are praying for you that God's peace will keep you during this time of sorrow.
We love you
Joe and Alice

Vonda, Lori and family....praying for you guys.  Love you  xoxo

Very sad news:  Lorie just called me to say that her dad passed away a few minutes ago.  Please keep all of the family in your prayers.

Please pray for David Thomas.  Lorie just texted me that he is not doing well.  He has not been eating and is throwing up this morning.  He is mostly sleeping when he can.

Brother David, I am so thankful that you are doing well.  God is Great!

Alice, it is great to hear that you are improving and gaining strength also.

Hey everyone, I am resting at home and chilling out. Thank you for all your prayers. I will obey the doctor's orders and Julie will make sure of that. Wanted to share these before and after pictures with you of the lower right quadrant of the heart. It was deprived of blood flow until the stent was in place. I am amazed at the difference in my breathing after the procedure. Can't wait until after they do the other two on Nov. 12. Will keep you posted. Blain we are praying for you. Love you all David

So glad you are doing better David, we are keeping you in our prayers Love you all.