Charlene Sue Gillette

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Charlene Sue Gillette, 69, Independence, Missouri passed away January 17, 2017.  A memorial gathering will be held 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.

Charlene was born May 8, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to Orville & Sarah Fultz.  She was a school bus driver for Ft Osage School District for 18 years, until her retirement in 1995.  She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister.

She is preceded in death by; parents and  brothers, Junior Fultz, Claude Fultz and Johnny Fultz.  Survivors include; husband, Robert, of the home; sons & daughters in law, Robert & Rhonda Gillette, Holden, Missouri, Richard & Suzanne Gillette, Buckner, Missouri, Anthony & Andrea Gillette, Independence, Missouri; sisters, Barbara Charles, Independence, Missouri, Karen Fultz, Independence, Missouri; brothers, Billy Fultz, Kearney, Missouri, Ronnie Fultz, Smithville, Missouri and Larry Fultz, Leavenworth, Kansas; grandchildren; JJ Ontiveros, Kansas City, Missouri, Brandy (Russell) Risberg, Oak Grove, Missouri; Josh Ontiveros, Houston, TX, Jennifer Ontiveros, Independence, Missouri, James Locke Jr, Holden, Missouri, Max (Stormy) Turner, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Tyler Gillette, Independence, Missouri and Zachary (Makenzie Fast) Gillette, Kansas City, Missouri, Kacee Roth, Kansas City, Missouri, Jessie Turner, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Jayme Roth, Kansas City, Missouri; and twelve great grandchildren.

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  1. Belton on January 18, 2017 at 11:22 am

    I am sorry for your loss. She was such a wonderful person and will be deeply missed.



  2. Stephannie on January 18, 2017 at 1:25 pm

    She was the sweetest woman. To know her was to love her. She was like a mother to me when I was young and needed one. I love her and will miss her always.



  3. Holly (Landis) Phillips on January 18, 2017 at 2:22 pm

    So sorry for your lose. Charlene was my bus driver for several years. She was always a nice and friendly person.



  4. Phyllis Thompson on January 18, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    Mom Gillette was loved very much and will be terribly missed. ? ?
    So sorry for your loss and prayers for the family.



  5. Linda Fry on January 19, 2017 at 1:58 pm

    So sorry for your loss…have missed her as a neighbor. She always had a smile.



  6. Pam Harrington on January 19, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    So sorry for your loss. I knew Charlene as a neighbor, a ways back, when we were all children. Wow, Time flies. She will be missed.



  7. Karry (Fry) Schupp on January 19, 2017 at 5:50 pm

    I am very sorry for the loss of the matriarch of your family. We all become involved in our own day-to-day lives and tend to never get to know our neighbors; however, I am fortunate enough to have known the Gillette family. Were we best friends? No, but growing up, I always knew if I needed help, they would be first in line. Charlene raised 3 great boys who knew how to have fun and be respectful at the same time. I have fond memories of playing baseball and football in the street. I know they didn’t want the Fry girls to play but we had a blast! (Hopefully they had as much fun as we did!) They could tease the heck out of us but also protected us when needed. That came from the great values that Charlene instilled in them. She always made sure to wave when our paths would cross and I wish our paths would have crossed more often. I am happy my sister Cindy was able to get to know Charlene on a more personal level. The stories Cindy has told about Charlene made me realize she was even more of a sweetheart. RIP Charlene and God bless!



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