Mary Gilliam Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Gilliam of Bethesda, Maryland, born in Savannah, Georgia, who passed away at the age of 76, on May 2, 2015. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Mary Gilliam or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her adoptive mother Jeanette Folson; her mother Beatrice Shellman; her husband Freddie Gilliam; and her siblings, Roger Coffey, Delores Carroll and Billy Gardner.
She is survived by: her close friend Loretta Jones; her children, Avis Johnson, Gladys Harmon, Peggy Staley, Edith Macon, Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Creative, Deanna, Vanessa Collier (Arnold), Vanetta Mingia (Yomon) and DeAnna Hayes (Alphonso); her grandchildren, Nathaniel Collier, Chloe Oxley, Yvana Mingia, Grace Oxley, Darius Oxley, Yvette Mingia, Joseph Oxley and Joshua Oxley; her sisters-in-law, Anna Berry, Loretta Jones and Mary Flowers; her cousins, Anna Williams and Beverly Mitchell; and her great grandchildren, Samiyah, Nyeisha, Anniyah, Delani and Ariel. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
