Virginia Fortune Gillespie Obituary

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Virginia Fortune Gillespie (Salisbury, North Carolina), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Virginia Fortune left this world on June 20, 2025 at the age of 94, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her mother Lillie Fortune; her children, John Edward Gillespie and Brenda Fortune; her granddaughter Dionne Gillespie; and her siblings, Ada Creamer, Edna Fortune and Edward Fortune.

She is survived by: her husband John Allen Gillespie; and her children, Robert Gillespie of Salisbury, James Gillespie of Salisbury, Gerald Gillespie of Salisbury, Amos Gillespie of Salisbury, Donettie Britt of Concord and Elaine Ijames (Cecil) of Cleveland.