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J. B. Gilliam

June 24, 1928 - December 22, 2017
Visitation
Wiley Funeral Home Chapel in Granbury
400 Hwy. 377 East
Granbury, TX 76048
817-573-3000 |
Friday 12/29, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Service
Wiley Funeral Home Chapel in Granbury
400 Hwy. 377 East
Granbury, TX 76048
817-573-3000 |
Friday 12/29, 2:00 pm
Cemetery
Fall Creek Cemetery
Hood County, Texas
Friday 12/29

J. B. Gilliam, 89, of Granbury, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 in Granbury.
Service: 2 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury.
Interment: Fall Creek Cemetery.
Visitation: 1 p.m. until service time Friday, December 29, 2017 at the funeral home.

J.B. was born June 24, 1928 in Alvarado to John William and Lorena Thetford Gilliam. He married Juanita Wilkerson on January 24, 1958 in Cleburne. He spent two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean situation and retired from Brazos River Authority as a maintenance worker. J.B. was a lifelong peanut farmer and a member of Waples Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gladys Allison and husband Eldon; son, Tolbert Gilliam; and infant sons, Marvin Ray and Gerry Gilliam.

Survivors: Loving wife of 59 years and 11 months, Nita Gilliam; daughters, Julia Brown and husband Philip, Melany Bramlett and husband Bobby and Lisa Robertson and husband James; son, Robert Gilliam; nine grandchildren; brother, Jimmy Gilliam and wife Barbara; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Visitation
Wiley Funeral Home Chapel in Granbury
400 Hwy. 377 East
Granbury, TX 76048
817-573-3000 | Map
Friday 12/29, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Service
Wiley Funeral Home Chapel in Granbury
400 Hwy. 377 East
Granbury, TX 76048
817-573-3000 | Map
Friday 12/29, 2:00 pm
Cemetery
Fall Creek Cemetery
Hood County, Texas
Map
Friday 12/29

J. B. Gilliam, 89, of Granbury, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 in Granbury. Service: 2 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury. Interment: Fall Creek Cemetery. Visitation: 1 p.m. until service time Friday, December 29, 2017 at the funeral home. J.B. was born June 24, 1928 in Alvarado to John WilliamContinue Reading

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Nona Blackwell left a message on December 26, 2017:
I remember J.B. with a smile on his face all the time. He was a gentle, nice person. He and Nita were always among my favorite people.
Wiley Funeral Home left a message:
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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