Gay Marie Gillispie

Gay was born on June 13, 1939 at Morton General Hospital in Morton, Washington. She was the daughter of Mike and Zoma Mulligan. Gay was raised in Glenoma, Washington alongside five siblings. She had two brothers, Togue Dodrill and Mike Mulligan and three sisters, Doris Person, Mickey Kelly, and Jean McCain.

She graduated from Morton High School in 1957. Following high school on July 26, 1957 Gay was married to Donald W Gillispie in Morton, Washington. From that point on they began to grow their family. Gay had three children: two sons, Kevin (Heidi) Gillispie and Tony (Leah) Gillispie, and one daughter Kathy (Greg) Lamping. Later on, her family continued to grow and she was blessed with 12 grandchildren; Christy (BJ) Eastman, Shaun (Paige) Pelletier, Brandon (Kelsie) Gillispie, Joe (Whitney) Lamping, Jacek (Rachel) Gillispie, Cory Gillispie, Leanne Lamping, Kristopher Gillispie, Shaleesa (Nick) Westover, Jordan (Rebecca) Gillispie, Kylon (Katelyn) Gillispie, and Kade Gillispie along with 24 great grandchildren; Bryce, Rylan, Dylan, Leytan, Brecken, Hayden, Harmony, Trianna, Adrian, Liam, Laith, Kiona, Ryden, Jackson, Hadleigh, Aric, Rylee, Josie, Cora, Isaiah, Kaeston, Emerson, Bencie, and Isaiah(Zay). Gay also had numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins who kept her company during her life. Her favorite pursuits were camping and watching her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids play sports. As one can suspect, a family full of athletes brings many hungry grand children and great grandchildren. She was an amazing cook who made sure no one went hungry.

Services for Gay will be held at Family Worship Center in Randle, WA on May 22, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. A graveside will follow at Rainey Valley Cemetery at 2:30 P.M.