Obituary of Rachel Virginia Gilbert
~~Rachel Gilbert, age 89, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Thursday, August 24, 2017. She was a member of Mt. Della Church of Christ. She retired from Bledsoe Regional Correctional Facility.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Eugene Gilbert; parents, Kenneth and Cora Fisher; brother, Buddy Fisher; and sister, Edith Underwood.
She is survived by her children, Isaac Gilbert, Jr. of Crossville, TN, David (Sheila) Gilbert of McMinnville, TN and Ronald D. (Carolyn) Gilbert of Cookeville, TN; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; sister, Alice Blackburn of Pikeville, TN; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Walling Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com. The arrangements are by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. CDT and Saturday from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m..
In Loving Memory
Rachel Gilbert
1928 - 2017
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