Ruth Gillis Obituary
In loving memory of Ruth Gillis (Republic, Pennsylvania), who departed this world on April 12, 2026 at the age of 91. Ruth leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Ruth 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 Ruth 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, Arthur Elias and Sara Elizabeth Ruffcorn Lilley; her husband Robert Lloyd Gillis, Sr.; and her siblings, Arthur II, Ronald, Donald, Lloyd and Lama.
She is survived by: her sons, Nelson D. Gillis (Deborah) of Allison and Robert L. Gillis, Jr. of Scottdale; her grandson Robert Lee Gillis of West Virginia; and her sister Mildred Davis.
