Mrs. Luella Elizabeth (Childers) Gillis was born November 7, 1922 in Akins, Oklahoma, the daughter of James "Jim" Anderson Childers and Dora (O'Neal) Childers. She married William Otis "Toby" Gillis on October 22, 1937 in Akins, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on March 8, 1996 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Mrs. Gillis passed this life on March 5, 2009 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma after having attained the age of 86 years, 3 months and 28 days.
Survivors are:
2 daughters and 1 son in law: Patsy and Joe Brooks of Vian, Ok. and Deborah Gillis of Sallisaw, Ok.
6 grandchildren: Rhonda Gentry, Donna Skaggs, Leigh Ann Fair, Jeremy Gillis, DeLoyd Gentry and Jeff Gentry
13 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren
3 sisters: Myrna Dorsey of Claremore, Ok., Zula Asbill of Amarillo, Tx., and Addie Hickman of Yuba City, Ca.
several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends
She was preceded in death by her husband: Toby Gillis, 2 sons: Baby gillis and Kenneth Gillis, her parents: Jim and Dora Childers, 1 sister: Lenna Wheeler, 5 brothers: John D., James Coleman, Elmo Richard and Charlie Childers, and 1 great grandson: Kalin Skaggs |