Submitted by Georgia Gill-Elkins        

South Bend Tribune Dec. 12, 2002

                                     Dec. 12, 2002

Andrew J. Gill

Feb. 5, 1919 - Dec. 9, 2002

   SOUTH BEND-Andrew Jack Gill, 83, of North Ironwood Drive, died Monday in Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a son, Lee A. of St. Joseph; and two brothers, Carlton J. and Paul, both of South Bend. Service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Alford's Mortuary, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Andrew J. Gill

Feb. 5, 1919 - Dec. 9, 2002

Mr. Andrew J. Gill, 83, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, was taken from our midst at 9:38 p.m. Monday Dec. 9, in Memorial Hospital of South Bend, IN. On Feb, 5, 1919, in Neshoba County, Miss, he was morn to the union of James and Mary (Alexander)Gill, who both preceded him in death.

    Mr. Gill helped build Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn., the national headquarter of the Church of God in Christ, where he met and married his wife. Addie Mae Gill, who preceded him in death. Coming from Memphis in 1946, Andrew and Addie Mae moved to South Bend. He worked for the Studebaker Corporation until they close. He then worked an additional 12 years until he retirement with Standard Oil. Mr. Gill was a member of Pentecostal Cathedral Church of God in Christ where he sang in the choir.

   Mr. Andrew Jack Gill leaves to cherish his memory a son, Lee Andrew (Lynne) Gill of St. Joseph, Mich; two grandchildren, Lee Andrew GillJr.,  of South Bend and Andre' Paul Gill of Ann Arbor, Mich; and two brothers, Carlton J. (Kathi) Gill and Paul (Phyllis) Gill, both of South Bend; along with a host of other relatives and friends.