He was a graduate of Spencer Penn High School and retired from Centel-Sprint.
Previously he was a partner in Gilley & Smith TV & Appliances and the body shop foreman for Burroughs-White Chevrolet before going to Centel.
He attended Ridgeway United Methodist Church. He was a member of the A.A.C.A and the Danville Regional A.A.C.A. He was an honorary member of The Ridgeway Sportsman Club and the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department.
Mr. Gilley is survived by his wife; Peggy Warren Gilley, daughter; Karen G. Brady; grandchildren, Benton Wyatt and Zachary J. Brady; brothers, H. Clyde Gilley and Linwood A. Gilley.
Visitation will be Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at McKee Stone Chapel, 109 Broad St, Martinsville, VA. The Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at McKee-Stone Chapel with Rev. Clyde Deloach and Pastor Kenneth McFarling officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Ridgeway.
