Guy H. Gillespie, 81 passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
Guy was born in Palmdale, CA on January 20,1943 to Charles and Thelma Hopkins Gillespie and was the youngest of five siblings. Guy was a native of St. George, UT and graduated from Dixie High School in 1961. He met and married his wife of 51 years, Cheryl Arbuckle Gillespie in Salt Lake City in 1964 and they were later sealed in the St. George, UT LDS Temple. Guy and Cheryl share a remarkable story in that they met and were married in a period of only six days. Guy and Cheryl moved their young family around the country in their early years with time spent living in Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, New Orleans, Boulder City, NV and finally settled in Henderson, NV.
Guy retired from Clark County, NV in 2001 and he and Cheryl relocated to Cedar City, UT to be closer to their cabin and escape the Las Vegas summers. Guy and Cheryl served for many years in the Las Vegas temple where they gained many dear friends and acquaintances. They also served a mission in the Cedar City LDS Cannery for four years and two missions on the Navajo Reservation in Kaibeto, Arizona. After Cheryl’s death in 2015 Guy married Nancy Gardner Millett Gillespie in 2016 who he and Cheryl knew from their time serving with Nancy and her late husband, Gordon in the Las Vegas temple. Guy and Nancy continued their faithful service in the Cedar City temple until shortly before his passing.
Guy is survived by his wife, Nancy, his children, Daphne Solomon (Rohn) of Thorne Bay, AK, Karalee Viau (Rich) of Castle Rock, CO, Rick Gillespie (Maggie) of Cedar City, UT, and Randy Gillespie (Terra), of Holly Springs, NC, brothers-in-law Ray Carpenter of St. George, UT and Tom Arbuckle of Gresham, OR, 21 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Guy was preceded in death by his wife Cheryl, daughters Janice Harless (Mikeal) and Polly (infant), his parents, and siblings Dixie Lee Gillespie, Delila Whitney, Donna Rae Church, and Madge Carpenter, and one great-grandchild.
As his children, we want to express our gratitude to Nancy for all of her love, care, and support of our father over these last several years. Nancy brought joy and purpose back to our father after our mother’s passing and she and her children have been a blessing to our family.
Funeral Services for Guy will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 19 at the LDS Chapel 370 N. 4050 West, Cedar City, UT. A viewing will take place beginning at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow in the Cedar City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Spilsbury Mortuary.