Dale Lee Gulley, 77, of Royalton, Illinois passed away at 12:20 a.m., Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis with his loving family at his side. Dale was born August 10, 1937 in Christopher, Illinois to Oscar and Mary (Wilkerson) Gulley. He married Sandra Sue Baggott December 29, 1960 in Christopher, Illinois. She survives in Royalton. Other survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gayla and Tom Jones of Royalton and Dana and Travis Stuart of Marion; three grandchildren; Josiah (Anna) Jones of Collinsville, LeeAnn Jones and Kassandra Jones both of Royalton; three step-granddaughters, Jennifer (Derek) Roby of Indianapolis, IN, Heather (Matthew) Goetsch of Jacksonville, NC, Sophia Stuart of Marion; a sister, Joanne Cockrum of Benton and brother, Richard Gulley of Bush. His parents and a grandson, Christian Jones preceded him in death. Mr. Gulley was a member and Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Royalton. He was a Royalton Fire Volunteer and currently serving as the department’s Chaplain. He was a retired coal miner who last worked at the Consol Mine in Sesser and a member of the UMWA Local Union. He served his country in the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. Funeral services for Mr. Gulley will be held at 7:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Royalton with Pastor Kirby Ownby, Brother Jim Ebbs and Brother Ron Knox officiating. Visiting hours will be after 5:00 p.m., Friday at the church prior to the services. Grave side services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Miners Cemetery east of Royalton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Gulley are suggested to the Royalton First Baptist Church, "Youth Fund" P.O. Box 295, Royalton, IL 62983. Vantrease Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.vantreasefuneralhome.com for more information and to sign the online register book.

Betty. Thanks for posting this. Dale is a second cousin, but I did not know him. Bob inal Message----- From: elvis500@frontier.com via <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> To: Franklin Co. <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 25, 2015 11:46 pm Subject: [ILFRANKL] GULLEY, Dale Lee (OBIT) Dale Lee Gulley, 77, of Royalton, Illinois passed away at 12:20 a.m., Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis with his loving family at his side. Dale was born August 10, 1937 in Christopher, Illinois to Oscar and Mary (Wilkerson) Gulley. He married Sandra Sue Baggott December 29, 1960 in Christopher, Illinois. She survives in Royalton. Other survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gayla and Tom Jones of Royalton and Dana and Travis Stuart of Marion; three grandchildren; Josiah (Anna) Jones of Collinsville, LeeAnn Jones and Kassandra Jones both of Royalton; three step-granddaughters, Jennifer (Derek) Roby of Indianapolis, IN, Heather (Matthew) Goetsch of Jacksonville, NC, Sophia Stuart of Marion; a sister, Joanne Cockrum of Benton and brother, Richard Gulley of Bush. His parents and a grandson, Christian Jones preceded him in death. Mr. Gulley was a member and Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Royalton. He was a Royalton Fire Volunteer and currently serving as the department’s Chaplain. He was a retired coal miner who last worked at the Consol Mine in Sesser and a member of the UMWA Local Union. He served his country in the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. Funeral services for Mr. Gulley will be held at 7:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Royalton with Pastor Kirby Ownby, Brother Jim Ebbs and Brother Ron Knox officiating. Visiting hours will be after 5:00 p.m., Friday at the church prior to the services. Grave side services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Miners Cemetery east of Royalton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Gulley are suggested to the Royalton First Baptist Church, "Youth Fund" P.O. Box 295, Royalton, IL 62983. Vantrease Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.vantreasefuneralhome.com for more information and to sign the online register book. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message