Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray

Colyer, Gail Joy

Female 1931 - 2017  (85 years)


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  1. 1.  Colyer, Gail Joy was born on 22 Dec 1931 in Albion, Edwards County, Illinois; died on 21 Apr 2017 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: COLY.G001
    • _FGRAVE: 178715265

    Notes:

    Gail Joy Rusk, age 85, of Olney, passed away at 5:40 PM on Friday, April 21, 2017 at her residence in Olney.

    Services are pending at this time. Cremation Rites were accorded. Pastor Gary Wachtel will be officiating. Burial will be at Noble Prairie Cemetery in Noble.

    Gail was born on December 22, 1931, in Albion, the daughter of Wallace and Louella (Walker) Colyer.

    She later married Don D. Rusk in Mississippi. He preceded her in death.

    She worked as a Floor Lady at the Shoe Factory in Olney and at AMF. She also worked in the shoe department at Wal-Mart in Olney. She enjoyed being outdoors gardening and planting flowers. She was a people person. She will be sadly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.

    Gail is survived by her brother Dale Colyer and wife Norma of St. Louis; sister Lois Skelton of Olney and several nieces and nephews.

    She is preceded in death by her husband Don D. Rusk, parents Wallace and Louella Colyer, 3 brothers, Henry, Wallace Jr. and Donald Colyer, 3 sisters, Mary Shaw, Eva Lambert, Helen Duke-Rinehart and several nieces and nephews.

    Family/Spouse: Rusk, Don D.. Don (son of Rusk, Roy M. and Vaughn, Beatrice M.) was born on 18 Aug 1925; died on 25 Dec 2010; was buried in Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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