- Date Of Birth: July 24, 1921
- Date Of Death: March 30, 2016
- State: Arizona
Joseph Ray Gill, of Richmond, Missouri, born July 24, 1921, son of Laura Etta Wright Gill and Joseph Walter Gill died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Scottsdale, Arizona at age 94 after a brief illness. Ray is survived by his children, Christie White and husband Jerry of Liberty, MO and John Gill and his wife Melanie of Kansas City, MO. Other survivors include grandchildren Kenneth White and wife Hannah, Marcie White, Andrew Gill, and Emily Karr and husband Grant. Ray is also survived by four great-grandchildren. Other survivors include his sister-in-law, Shirley Middleton of Richmond, and members of his extended family. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 62 years, Lucille Gill, and two brothers, Wesley Gill and Melvin Gill. Ray was born in Hamilton, MO but spent the majority of his life in Richmond, MO. His early life was spent as the son of itinerant farmers during the depression, moving from farm to farm which resulted in Ray receiving only an 8th grade education.
