Bruce Edward Gilly 
M, (1922 - 16 November 2000)
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- 9th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Bruce Edward Gilly was born in 1922. He was the son of Peter Marvin Gilly and Margaret VanBeber. Bruce Edward Gilly married Ritzie Grubbs circa 1945. Bruce Edward Gilly died on 16 November 2000 at McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, at age 78 years. He was buried on 20 November 2000.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and comp., 'Obituaries - Bruce Edward Gilly, Sr.,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), p. 8.
BRUCE EDWARD GILLY SR.
BEDFORD, Va. -- Bruce Edward Gilly Sr., 78, of Bedford died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, in McGuire V.A. Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
He was the son of the late Peter Marvin and Margaret VanBebber Gilly. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II from 1942-1945 and the Reserve in Anticosta, VA, from 1945-1947. He was a member of the Teamsters Union for many years, a member of Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post No. 6975 and a member of the Moose Lodge of Rocky Mount, VA. He was a member of North Bristol Baptist Church. Mr. Gilly was preceded in death by two sons, Johnnie Gilly and Bruce Edward Gilly Jr; and one brother, James Marvin Gilly.
Survivors include his wife, Ritzie 'Rita' Grubbs Gilly; one son, Larry M. Gilly of Lynchburg, VA; four sisters, Dot Nicar of Richmond, Ann Williams and Betty Gilly, both of Bristol Virginia, and Peggy McClung and husband, Curtis McClung, of San Mateo, FL; a very dear friend, Tootsie Boggs of Bristol Virginia. Also surviving are a niece and seven nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Alan G. Moor officiating. Entombment will be in Glenwood Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. Monday prior to the service in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army in city of your choice in his memory. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Gilly.
Bristol Herald Courier -- Bristol, Bristol County, Virginia -- November 19, 2000.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and comp., 'Obituaries - Bruce Edward Gilly, Sr.,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), p. 8.
BRUCE EDWARD GILLY SR.
BEDFORD, Va. -- Bruce Edward Gilly Sr., 78, of Bedford died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, in McGuire V.A. Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
He was the son of the late Peter Marvin and Margaret VanBebber Gilly. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II from 1942-1945 and the Reserve in Anticosta, VA, from 1945-1947. He was a member of the Teamsters Union for many years, a member of Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post No. 6975 and a member of the Moose Lodge of Rocky Mount, VA. He was a member of North Bristol Baptist Church. Mr. Gilly was preceded in death by two sons, Johnnie Gilly and Bruce Edward Gilly Jr; and one brother, James Marvin Gilly.
Survivors include his wife, Ritzie 'Rita' Grubbs Gilly; one son, Larry M. Gilly of Lynchburg, VA; four sisters, Dot Nicar of Richmond, Ann Williams and Betty Gilly, both of Bristol Virginia, and Peggy McClung and husband, Curtis McClung, of San Mateo, FL; a very dear friend, Tootsie Boggs of Bristol Virginia. Also surviving are a niece and seven nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Alan G. Moor officiating. Entombment will be in Glenwood Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. Monday prior to the service in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army in city of your choice in his memory. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Gilly.
Bristol Herald Courier -- Bristol, Bristol County, Virginia -- November 19, 2000.
Children of Bruce Edward Gilly and Ritzie Grubbs
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