Helen L. Gillaspie

Helen L. (Shain) Gillaspie, 77, of Utica died Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at the home of her daughter. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Her father, Carson Shain, her mother, Mary Shain, a brother, James E. Shain, and a sister, Irene Shain, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband of 59 years, William L. (Bill) Gillaspie; six sons, Charles Gillaspie and his wife Shirley, Robert Gillaspie and his wife Paula, Ray Gillaspie and his wife Ruth, Larry Gillaspie and his wife Teresa, Willie Gillaspie, and Jimmy Gillaspie and his wife Beverly all of Owensboro; and four daughters, Judy Hagan and her husband Barry, Julie Mitchell and her husband Bill, Nancy Bolton and her husband Bill, and Mary Cooney all of Owensboro. She also had a special person in her life who was just like a daughter, Rita Anderson. Mrs. Gillaspie is also survived by 31 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren; one sister, Zona Bandy of Owensboro; three brothers, Alton Shain of Owensboro, William (Bill) Shain of Utica and Andrew Shain of Hobart, IN; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday,at Glenn Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cates Cemetery, in Whitesville. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the American Diabetes Association or the American Kidney Foundation.