Gretchen Westphal-Gills Obituary
In loving memory of Gretchen Westphal-Gills of Sylvester, Georgia, who departed this world on February 11, 2026 at the age of 65. Gretchen leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Gretchen farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Gretchen is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Wayne Westphal and Mary Lou Fegley Westphal; and her siblings, Ludwig "Duke" Westphal, Hazel Whiffing and Mary Francis Peters.
She is survived by: her husband Peter Gills; her daughters, Rebecca Philpott (Bradley) and Christi Calloway (Brad); and her siblings, Wayne Westphal, Patricia Burke and Donna Westphal. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.
