BARNWELL, S.C. - William B. 'Billy' Gillam, Sr., 71, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Medical University Hospital, Charleston SC. Mr. Gillam was born in Columbia SC on September 2, 1938. He was the son of the late William Marshall and Myrtle Barker Gillam. He graduated from The University of South Carolina, class of 1961, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a strong supporter of the University of South Carolina and its satellite campuses. He was a founder and former owner of Gillam and Associates Inc. He was a member of the Barnwell Presbyterian Church where he had served as a deacon and elder and was an active trustee. He was a member of the Western Carolina Higher Education Commission. He was a former member of the Presbyterian College Board of Trustees, strong supporter of Thornwell Home for Children and a board member of the Carolina Honduras Health Foundation. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Barnwell Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Turner and Dr. John Griffith officiating. Burial will follow in the Barnwell United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening at the Barnwell Presbyterian Church from 6-8 pm. Pallbearers will be Hamilton Dicks III, Allen Woods, Reid Boylston, Rodney Peeples, Miles Loadholdt and Sam Plexico. Honorary pallbearers will be officers of the church. Mole Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Barnwell Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund, PO Box 466, Barnwell, SC 29812 or the Ernestine A. and William B. Gillam Scholarship Fund at Presbyterian College, 503 S. Broad St. Clinton SC. 29325. Survivors include his wife, Ernestine Atteberry Gillam of Barnwell, sons, Bill Gillam, Jr. and his wife Cim of Columbia, Marty Gillam and his wife Ann of Aiken SC., grandchildren, Ann-Marshall Gillam, Lily Gillam and Ella Gillam, sister, Marcia May of North Augusta SC. Mole Funeral Home 803-259-3166 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle-February 9, 2010
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