Virginia Lucille Gillette

Lucille was born in Greene County to the late George Andrew Waddell and Jeannie Estella Ricker Waddell. She grew up in Greene County and later moved to Cleveland, OH with her husband, Frank. Lucille was an active member of the Olivet Baptist Church in Cleveland. She volunteered in the schools when her children were growing up and served as president of the PTA. Lucille and Frank moved to Greeneville in 1985. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Greeneville.

Lucille is survived by her beloved husband of 73 years, Frank Gillette; children, James (Cora) of Starke, FL, Virginia Hannah (Arthur) of Macedonia, OH and Vivian Gillette of Greeneville; 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grand-children and 5 great-great-grandchildren; and sisters, Gladys Hamilton of Mohawk, Elizabeth Horne of Greeneville, and Barbara Keasling of Midway.

She was preceded in death by her children, David Gillette and Donna Gillette; her brothers, Lloyd Waddell and Bruce Waddell; and her sisters, Ruth Grocott, and Thelma Wisecarver.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. David Green officiating.

A private interment will be in GreeneLawn Memory Gardens.