Katherine Gilley

April 9, 1946 - July 26, 2016

Katherine Gilley, 70 of Fadette Community, Slocomb, AL, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016. A celebration of her life will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Revs. Don Haddan, Larry Newton and Chester Padgett officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery with James & Lipford Funeral Home in Graceville directing. Family will receive friends at the church 9 a.m. until time of service. Ms. Katherine was born April 9, 1946 in Columbus, Georgia. An Alumni of Poplar Springs High School, Ms. Katherine retired as a payroll clerk in textile. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her father Clarence McDonald, her mother Fannie Mae Register McDonald Ham, her dad Homer Ham, two brothers Buddy McDonald and Franklin McDonald. Survived by her husband of 53 years Bo Gilley, Fadette, two sons Mike Gilley, Fadette, Glenn Gilley (Sukie), Pearl, MS; three brothers Phillip Ham, Fadette, Mike McDonald, Sevierville, TN, Bobby Kintchen, Vero Beach, FL; three sisters Mamie Hamilton, Tupelo, MS, Rita Jo Dion, Sanford, NC, Jackie Vasquez, Sevierville, TN; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews.