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Bertram Wesley Gillum Jr.

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[November 28, 2018]  LINCOLN - Bertram Wesley Gillum Jr., 87, formerly of Mount Pulaski, passed away on Monday November 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Visitation: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday December 2, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski

Service: Monday, December 3rd at 10 a.m. at the funeral home

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader,  Mount Pulaski

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Bertram Wesley Gillum Jr., 87, formerly of Mount Pulaski, passed away on Monday November 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Bertram was born on November 10, 1931 in Mt. Erie Township, son of Bertram Wesley and Rosalind Modena (Best) Gillum Sr. He married Obdulia Guajardo on March 7, 1954 in Houston, TX. She survives him.

Also surviving Bertram are his children: Cynthia Ann (Roger) Gill of Lincoln, Debra Jean Gardner of Fairview Heights, William Joseph (Linda Bree) Gillum of Hernando FL, Teresa Diane (James) Crider of Springfield, and Bertram Wesley Gillum III of Keller TX; his siblings: Paul W. (Fern) Gillum, Shirley J. Gill, and Theara Sue (John Michael) Werschey; sixteen grandchildren and thirty-six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: Donald W. Gillum and Jerry W. Gillum.

 

Bertram proudly served in the United States Air Force for 16 years. He retired as the Chief of Police in Mount Pulaski, and was a member of Park Meadows Baptist Church in Lincoln. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Illinois Sheriff Association, Mount Pulaski American Legion Post#447, REACT, and helped and assisted with the Special Olympics. He also loved and enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals.

Services for Bertram will be 10:00 a.m. Monday December 3, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Rev. Nick Hardy officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday December 2, 2018 also at the funeral home in Mount Pulaski. Burial at Mount Pulaski Cemetery will follow the service.

Memorials may be made in Bertram’s name to Land of Lincoln Honor Flight.

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