James L. Gilliam 1945-2020

He was born Nov. 18, 1945, in Warren, the son of Coleman and Ossie Griffith Gilliam Sr.

Mr. Gilliam was employed with Lordstown General Motors BOC for 39 years on the final line, before retiring Sept. 1, 2010. He was a 1963 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School.

He attended Friendship Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir. He belonged to UAW Local 1112, enjoyed cooking, fishing, camping, traveling, collecting Ebony Visions and toy trains and listening to jazz. He was known as a “House Husband,” had a great sense of humor and loved spending time with his grandchildren.

He served honorably in the U.S. Marines as a Lance Corporal during the Vietnam Conflict, fighting overseas, receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal, Rifle M-14 Marksman, Good Conduct Medal and Vietnamese Campaign Medal.

He married Deloris Pollard Gilliam on July 2, 1967.

Besides his loving wife of Warren, he leaves to mourn a daughter, Mrs. Carita (Mahr) Hameed I of Warren; a brother, Mr. Lawrence (Kay) Gilliam of Warren; four sisters, Mrs. Mary (Jimmy) Rush of Houston, Texas, Ms. Ossie Dixon and Ms. Patricia Gilliam, both of Warren, and Ms. Twila Gilliam of Farrell, Pa.; four grandchildren, Kendall Howard, Camara Hameed, Mahr Hameed II and Najee Hameed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Coleman Gilliam Jr. and William Gilliam; and four sisters, Ms. Shirley Gilliam, Ms. Sandra Hunter, Ms. Helen Gilliam and Ms. Vivian Dixon.

Funeral services will be noon with calling hours from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, June 22, 2020, at the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Chapel. Social distancing will be upheld. Burial will take place at Pineview Memorial Park Cemetery.

Cards and condolences may be sent to 677 Bane St. SW, Warren, OH 44485, the home of his wife, Deloris Gilliam.

Arrangements of comfort were handled by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home.

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