- Elizabeth H. Gillespie, 93, of American Fork, died Sunday evening in the Timp Nursing Home, Orem, of causes incident to age. She was born Jan. 7, 1879 [Jan. 5, 1880] in Joppa, Palestine, a daughter of Frederick F. and Elizabeth B. Keil Raily [Raile]. She married George Cable Henrie [Henry] on Feb. 28, 1900 and he died July 24, 1904. She then married Roy Gillespie in 1914 and he died Nov. 30, 1943. Mrs. Gillespie was a convert to the LDS Church. In 1887 she moved with her parents and family to Provo. She learned the tailoring trade and made dresses for many people in Provo. She taught dressmaking in Provo City schools, and in 1938 she taught the first adult education class in that field in Utah. She later taught advanced dressmaking at Brigham Young University. She was a member of the Artists Sections of the Women's Council of Provo, exhibiting her work in Provo, Springville and Salt Lake City, winning many awards. In 1967 she moved to California to live with her son. Later, she returned to Utah. Survivors include two sons, Bert K. Henrie [Henry], Oakland, Calif.; and Don F. Henrie [Henry], Pacific Palisades, Calif,; a stepson, Ralph Gillespie, Orem; six grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; two brothers and two sisters, France Raily [Raile], Salt Lake City; Theodore Raily [Raile] and Ava [Eva] Warner, both of Provo; and Rosa Reese, Los Angeles. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, Orem. Friends may call at the mortuary Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday prior to services. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
- Provo Daily Herald | Mon., 27 Aug. 1973, p. 3 | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley.
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