Will Roger Gillen

1935 - 2012  (76 years)

• Name	Will Roger Gillen  [1, 2]
  Residence	1935	Precinct 9, Columbia, Florida, USA   [1]
  Birth	16 Feb 1935	Columbia, Florida, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Feb 2012	Lulu, Columbia, Florida, USA   [2]
  	Will "Roger" Gillen (February 16, 1935 - February 5, 2012) Mr. Will “Roger” Gillen, 76, of Lulu, Florida, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Lulu, Mr. Gillen was the son of the late Clarence & Helen Waldron Gillen. Mr. Gillen worked as a county road supervisor for Columbia County for several years and then went to work as a road grader operator for Ellington Construction in Lake Butler as a rock finisher specializing in road construction until retiring. In his spare time Mr. Gillen enjoyed fishing, camping and spending time with his family. Mr. Gillen was a faithful member of the Lulu Advent Christian Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Damon Gillen; a daughter, Darlene Gillen; a grandson, Kenny Griffis; two sisters, Gwen Morrow and Jackie Cribbs and a brother, Carl Gillen. Mr. Gillen is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Dena Gillen; a son, Tim Gillen of Lulu; two daughters, Linda Avery of Inglis, Florida; and Angie Green (Greg) of Lulu; a brother, Roland Gillen of Lulu and sisters, Catherine Smith of Lake City and Marsha Woishwell of Key Largo, Florida. His six grandchildren, Heather, Kristen, Shad, Brandon, Lance and Tyler and six great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Gillen will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the Lulu Advent Christian Church with Pastor Miles “Butch” Nelson officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery (located on Hwy 100) in Lake City. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at the church. Published by Lake City Reporter on Feb. 7, 2012. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lakecityreporter/name/will-gillen-obituary?id=19692884
  Burial	Bethlehem Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I28652	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Clarence Elma Gillen,   b. 2 Jul 1900, Florida, USA d. 14 Oct 1963, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Waldron,   b. 28 Jul 1901, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 14 Feb 1995, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F9734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Stanton Damon Gillen,   b. 5 Jan 1967, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 13 Jul 1988, Alachua, Florida, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F12383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S351] Ancestry.com, Florida State Census, 1867-1945, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Census Year: 1935; Locality: Precinct 9; County: Columbia; Page: 8; Line: 1; Archive Series #: S5, Roll 4 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FloridaStateCen1867&h=2675158&indiv=try [ View Florida Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FloridaStateCen1867&h=2675158&indiv=try [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85557544/will-gillen. Record for Will Gillen http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=40468677&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=40468677&indiv=try