The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameGILLON, Earl L. 
Spouses
1McKEE, Peggy , Grandniece
, GrandnieceBirth Date19 Aug 1925
Birth PlaceGore Springs, Grenada County, Mississippi
Death Date3 Oct 2008 Age: 83
Death PlaceGore Springs, Grenada County, Mississippi
FatherMcKEE, Lonnie
MotherHOOD, Zena L. (1898-1988)
Misc. Notes
Peggy McKee Gillon, 83, passed away on Oct. 2, 2008, at her home in Gore Springs
after a lengthy illness.
She was the daughter of the late Lonnie McKee and Zena Hood Clark.
Mrs. Gillon served as the postmaster for the Gore Springs community where she
and her husband of 61 years, Earl Gillon, farmed and reared their family. She
was a charter member of Gore Springs Baptist Church where she taught Sunday
school and GA's and served as church clerk for 30 years. The church's 50th
anniversary was dedicated to Mrs. Gillon for her many years of faithful service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by twin sons; her brother,
Kenneth McKee; sister, Martha McKee; daughter, Barbara "Babs" Nelson;
stepfather, Sherman Clark; and stepmother, Margie McKee.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her brother, Leo McKee (Kathy) of
Alma, Ark.; children, Martha Hutson (Jerrell) of Clinton, Peggy Vanwagoner
(Bruce) of Barrington Hills, Ill., and Bill Gillon (Adrienne) of Germantown,
Tenn.; son-in-law, Gerald Nelson of Starkville; seven grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
after a lengthy illness.
She was the daughter of the late Lonnie McKee and Zena Hood Clark.
Mrs. Gillon served as the postmaster for the Gore Springs community where she
and her husband of 61 years, Earl Gillon, farmed and reared their family. She
was a charter member of Gore Springs Baptist Church where she taught Sunday
school and GA's and served as church clerk for 30 years. The church's 50th
anniversary was dedicated to Mrs. Gillon for her many years of faithful service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by twin sons; her brother,
Kenneth McKee; sister, Martha McKee; daughter, Barbara "Babs" Nelson;
stepfather, Sherman Clark; and stepmother, Margie McKee.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her brother, Leo McKee (Kathy) of
Alma, Ark.; children, Martha Hutson (Jerrell) of Clinton, Peggy Vanwagoner
(Bruce) of Barrington Hills, Ill., and Bill Gillon (Adrienne) of Germantown,
Tenn.; son-in-law, Gerald Nelson of Starkville; seven grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
ChildrenBarbara (1951-2007)