Marvin "Gery" Gilley

Marvin Gerald “Gery” Gilley II passed from this life into the gates of Heaven on Thursday August 11th. Gery was 65 years old. Gery was born in Oklahoma City, OK on December 29th, 1950. Gery attended Watonga High School in Watonga, OK where he played football, basketball, and was a state champion hurdler. In 1969 he graduated high school and enrolled at Bethany Nazarene College in Bethany, OK where he met his wife, Debbie whom he married on August 19, 1972. He served our country for seven years as an MP of the National Guard. He was the senior driver for UPS where he worked for 43 years and received numerous distinguished service awards. He was an active member of the Church of the Nazarene his entire life. Gery never knew a stranger. He touched the life of everyone he met with his silly sense of humor and his kind and welcoming heart. He was a member of the church choir and always carried a song in his heart and on his lips. He loved music, old movies, cookbooks, and fishing; but loved God, his wife, and his family above all. He is preceded in death by his parents Marvin and Vera Gilley.  He is survived by his wife Debbie of 44 years, and his three children Andrea Ruff and husband Chad of Belton TX, Ryan Gilley of Oakland CA, and Cassidy Gilley of Temple, TX, brother Sheldon Gilley and wife Verna of San Angelo, TX, sister Renee Sugden and husband Bob of Fairbanks, AK, and father-in-law J.W. Fipps of Temple, TX. He is “Poppa” to grandchildren Allie and C.J. Ruff. A celebration of Gery’s life will be held at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home on Monday August 15th at 11:00 am with visitation at 10:00 am.  In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to Killeen Church of the Nazarene Building Fund (951 Stagecoach Rd, Killeen, TX 76542).