Graveside services for Jeanette Octavia (Gillard) Qualls, of Sperry, were held Friday, May 18, 2012 at Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Father Gary Sherman officiated. Casket bearers were Jimmie F. Qualls, Jimmie D. Qualls, Michael D. McMillan, Jeremy Lunsford, Adam Green and Wendell Williams.
Jeanette was born August 8, 1936 in Tulsa, OK to Lewis E. and Lily (Verstraten) Gillard. She passed away May 16, 2012 in Sperry, OK at the age of 75.
Jeanette was a co-owner of Qualls Electric Company and an original employee of Mac’s Barbeque in Skiatook. She was a 1954 graduate of Central High School in Tulsa. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jeanette was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Skiatook.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmie F. Qualls of Sperry; son, Jimmie D. Qualls and wife Christine of Inola; daughter, Vickie McMillan and husband Michael of Sperry; grandchildren, Casey Lunsford and husband Jeremy of Owasso, Holly Green and husband Adam of Collinsville; great-grandchildren, Lily Lunsford and Jackson Lunsford of Owasso; brother, Allen Gillard of Seattle, WA; sister Yvonne Gillard of Houston, TX; numerous nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother Lily Gillard; brothers, Lewis Gillard, Jimmy Gillard and Thomas Gillard.