- LINCOLN, IL - Robert "Bob" Gill, 79, of Lincoln, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, also at the funeral home with Pastor Rob Roy officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pulaski Cemetery.
Bob was born Sept. 3, 1935, in Mt. Pulaski, Ill., the son of Glenn Gill and Helen Ida Elizabeth (Harden) Gill. He married Esther Goodman on Aug. 11, 1957, in Mt. Pulaski, Ill. He worked for Caterpillar as a Machinist for 25 years. Bob enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Surviving are his wife, Esther Gill of Lincoln, Ill.; children: Sharon (Roger) Mote, William Robert Gill, Harold Wayne Gill, and Kenneth Dwayne (Martha) Gill, all of Lincoln, Ill.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his siblings: Betty Hulva of East Peoria, Ill., Dorothy Dambacher of Lincoln, Ill., Georgia Horchem of Lincoln, Ill., Ruth Stiles of Lincoln, Ill., Roger Gill of Lincoln, Ill., and Rex Gill of Lincoln, Ill. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings: Wanda Cross, Shirley Dambacher, Glenn Gill, Marilyn McCray and Virginia Shreve.
Memorial donations may be made to the organization of the donor's choice and will be accepted at the funeral home.
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1935 - 2015 (79 years)
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