Anna Mae Gillespie

Anna Mae Gillespie, 78, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Millsboro. Anna Mae was born on January 19, 1944 in Milford, DE to the late Howard A. and Edith (Carroll) Walls. Anna Mae was a faithful member of the Church of God in Milford. She was also a member of the Ellendale Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. She worked to LD Caulk for many years before retiring. She then began working for Milford Schools in the cafeteria. In addition to her parents, Anna Mae is preceded in death by her son, Howard Gillespie; her daughter, Mary Wothers; her sister, Ruth Ann Rust; her grandson, Donnie Jones; and her great granddaughter, Hollie Faith Seal. Anna Mae will be greatly missed by her husband of 62 years, Wilson Vinyard Gillespie, Sr.; her children, Anna Marie Hamblin (Bob), Wilson Gillespie, Jr. (Karen), and Sarah Jones (Norman); as well as ten grandchildren, twenty-five great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren on the way. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 1:00 at Ellendale Fire Hall, 302 Main St. Ellendale, DE 19941. A time of visitation will begin at 12:00. Interment will follow at Slaughter Neck Cemetery in Milford, DE. Arrangements are in the care of Berry-Short Funeral Home, Milford. Online condolences may be sent to shortfuneralservicesandcremation.com. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to be made to the Milford Church of God, 500 N. Walnut St., Milford, DE 19963.