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Cecil Gill, Jr.

1/12/1926 - 11/18/2001


Obituary


Cecil Gill, Jr., 75, of Britt, Iowa passed away Sunday, November 18, 2001, at his home in Britt.

Cecil, the son of Cecil Lee and Loraine Mary St. Mars Gill, was born January 12, 1926, in Deer Lodge, Montana.

Cecil was united in marriage with Blanche Gayken on September 3, 1946 in Vancouver, Washington.  The couple made their home in Eugene, Oregon until 1990 when they moved to their new home in Britt.

Cecil served proudly with the Marine Corp. during WWII, and received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in the battle of Iwo Jima.  He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W.

Cecil is survived by his wife Blanche of Britt; daughter Juliann Greene of Twin Falls, Idaho; three grandchildren Jennifer Smith of Molalla, Oregon, Gill Lancaster and Jed Lancaster of Oregon City, Oregon; two great-granddaughters Kara Lee and Miranda Ann Smith of Molalla, Oregon; and two sisters: Jacqueline McLaughlin and Sandra McCann of Eugene, Oregon.

He was preceded in death by his son Michael Lee Gill; his parents, Cecil L. Gill, Sr. and Loraine M. Rubeirt; his step-father, Jack Rubeirt; and sister Wanda McLean.