MARLIN GILLEY

MARLIN OWEN “BUD” GILLEY Aug 14, 1949 – Nov 12, 2026 Marlin Owen “Bud” Gilley, age 77, of Alhambra, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO. He was born on August 14, 1949, in Flora, IL, the son of the late Marlin and Nancy (nee Payne) Gilley. On July 13, 1974, he married Verna Demkey at Grantfork UCC, and she survives in Alhambra. Bud is also survived by his sons, Jeff (Tammy) Bone of Staunton and Chris (Gina) Gilley of Troy, MO; grandchildren, Kelsey Bone and Jamie (Jacob) Potthoff; 4 great grandchildren; sister, Janet Wilkin; and brothers-in-law, Bill McNelly, Vernon Demkey and Leo (Fran) Demkey. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Jason Gilley; siblings, Beverly Ann Gilley, Marilyn (Gary) Staley, Nancy McNelly; brothersin-law, Ewald (JoAnn) Demkey and Delmar Demkey; sister-in-law, Judy (Donald) Ohren; and parents-in-law, Melvin & Delma (nee Lang) Demkey. Bud graduated from Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri, in 1967.

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