Mr. Willie Lee Gillis, 79, of Aberdeen, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Walk-Through Viewing: Friday, December 1, 2023, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, McLeod Funeral Home Chapel, Southern Pines.
Funeral Service: Saturday, December 2, 2023, 1:00 PM, West Southern Pines Cultural Arts Center, 1250 West New York Avenue, Southern Pines.
Public Viewing: Saturday, December 2, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, at the Arts Center.
Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines.
Survivors, Wife, Margaret McEachin Gillis; son, Steven Gillis (Barbara); sisters, Betty Jones (Earl), Carolyn Jenkins, Sandra Jones, Stephanie Davis (Michael); brothers, James Gillis Jr. (Janet), Donnie Hines, Oliver Hines (Libby), Woodrow Hines (Clara), Leon Hines, Jerry Hines (Esther), Scottie Hines, and Johnnie Hines (Thomasina); nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four godchildren; mother-in-law, Juanita Roberts (Roosevelt); sisters-in-law, Ann McEachin and Regina Smalls (Griffin); brother-in-law, Cromwell McEachin; and a host of other relatives.
Online condolences can be made at mcleodfh.com.
