Born November 20, 1929 in Jonesville, VA, he was the son of Wentz and Ora (Glass) Gilley and was a graduate of Greencastle High School “Class of 1948”.
Charles was a veteran having served in the United States Army and was a life time member of the V.F.W.
He retired from IBM in 1987, where he had worked for over 30 years. He was a member of the Fillmore United Methodist Church.
Charles is survived by his wife of 69 years, Betty J. (Rumley) Gilley; children, Marvin Gilley, Kevin Gilley, Steven (Heather) Gilley, and Brenda (Darrin) Wells; a brother, Bob (Kay) Gilley; grandchildren, Kevin Gilley, JR, Shelby (Max) Lowe, Averi Gilley, Grace Gilley, Eli Gilley, Trevor Moore, and Seth Coning; and great grandchildren Dylan Gilley, Easton Lowe, Kai Coning, Addison Coning, and Bryer Carter.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Fred and Bill Gilley and a sister, Margaret Alexander.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will following at the Forest Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM on Saturday until time of service at the funeral home.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family c/o www.Hopkins-Rector.com
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