Pastor Gill,

GILL, Pastor James M., Jr. - Age 77, took his flight to glory, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Hurley Medical Center. Monday, October 24, 2011, Pastor Gill will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-6 p.m. Memorial Service 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at House of Prayer Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C., 1116 E. Humphrey St. Funeral Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Harris Memorial C.O.G.I.C., 4317 Lippincott Blvd. Bishop P.A. Brooks, officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Wednesday. Pastor James Monroe Gill, Jr. was heaven sent on November 13, 1933, in Winnsboro, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Monroe (Orlaver Cannon) Gill, Sr. Pastor Gill was employed as a Skilled-Trade Tool-die maker at General Motors for over 25 years, retiring in 1978. He was a proprietor of two restaurants G and G lunch on Selby St. and Gill Family Grill on Industrial Ave. Pastor Gill accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Shiloh A.M.E. Church in Winnsboro, South Carolina. He was called into holiness at New Jerusalem Church of God In Christ. Pastor James M. Gill, Jr., was a man of compassion strong faith and conviction who had a heart for the needy, the hungry, and those who were captive. Pastor Gill was also a man who was faithful to his assignments from God in spite of personal circumstances. He faithfully visited the incarcerated for over 19 years, ministering at Thumbs Correctional Facility every Saturday as the Lord allowed. Pastor Gill served his local congregation for over 40 years. He was a man of integrity who believed in helping those in need. He was united in holy matrimony on August 23, 1953 to the late Missionary Ruby Juanita (Norton) Gill and to this union the Lord blessed them with 13 children. On February 23, 2002, he later married Missionary Ella Rhea (Austin) Gill. He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Ella; ten daughters, Valerie Leslie, Janice (Tony) Murphy, Phyllis (Michael) Holbrook, Elizabeth (Pastor Willie) Hill of Falkner, MS, Lorraine Murphy, Linda (Daren) Parrish of Memphis, TN, Alta (Elder Zack, Jr.) Smith, Felicia (James) Jones of Summerville, GA, Ruby (Fred) Gill, Chawntrell (Kris) Mathis of Grand Rapids, MI; four sons, James D. (Shawn) Gill, Timothy (Delois) Gill, Mark (Susan) Gill and Chauncey (Terila) Johnson of Mesa, AZ; a mother-in law, Mother Annie Lou Austin; five sisters, Ethel Strange, Shirley (Tim) Gipson, Diana Gill, Theresa Bransford and Dyan Bulley; five brothers, Lindsey Shaw of Pittsburgh, PA, Perry (Loretta) Gill, David Gill, Edward Gill, Lindsey Gill, all of Flint; brother-in-law, Moses (Sadie) Williams; 34 grandchildren; 22 great-grand children; three aunts, Sallie Spottsville, Mamie Cannon of Arlington, VA and Bernice (Huley) Brown. As well as, a host of special friends: Pastor Eddie Parrish, Superintendent Samuel Marsh, Pastor Chester Payton, the late Pastor Purvis Givens, and the late Supt. James E. Walker. Pastor James M. Gill, Jr., was preceded in death by his first wife, Missionary Ruby Juanita (Norton) Gill; son, Anthony D. Gill; grand-daughter, Jessa Smith; parents, James Monroe and Orlaver Gill, Sr.; sister, Johnnie Mae Frye; brother, Eugene Gill; and grand-parents, Perry and Ethel (Leither) Gill; one sister-in-law, Alta Jean Taborn; one son-in-law, Tommie Leslie. The family would like to express thanks to House of Prayer Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C family, Bishop P.A Brooks, Prelate and the Historic First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Michigan, Churches of God in Christ, Superintendent Samuel Marsh and the Mount Zion District Churches of God in Christ, Hurley’s CICU staff, with a special extension of gratitude to Nurse Krista, RN and Davita Dialysis Technician Nurse Ron, RN, Pastor Robert Parrish and the Rock Ministries, Apostle Clarence Lewis and New Beginnings Ministries, Supt. Steve A. Hawkins and El Shaddai Ministries C.O.G.I.C., Bishop Brandon B. Porter, Prelate Central Tennessee Jurisdiction C.O.G.I.C., Pastor Willie Hill, Sr. and the Berea Missionary Baptist Church in Ripley, MS, Reverend Kevin Roach and New Bethel Baptist Church in Summerville, GA, and Elder Zack Smith, Sr. and Deliverance C.O.G.I.C.

Pastor Gill,

November 13, 1933 - October 18, 2011