Services for Charles Gillespie Jr., 86, Owner of Consulting Environmental Engineers, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 3, 2017, at St. Lukes Episcopal Church with Rev. David Pike officiating. Burial will follow with military honors at West End Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Lacy Funeral Home.

Charles was born in Grand Saline, Texas on August 19, 1931 to Charles and Carrie (Clapson) Gillespie. Charles married Ellouise Spencer on November 5, 1954 in Houston, Texas.

He was a member of St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Sons of The Republic of Texas.

He was a United States Marine Veteran, serving during the Korean conflict.

Survivors include his wife, Ellouise Gillespie of Bluff Dale, Texas; sons, Charlie Gillespie and wife, Sherri Gillespie of Bluff Dale, Texas, and Mike Gillespie and Francesca Zahrai of Bluff Dale, Texas; grandchildren, Megan Trammell, Mandi Thompson, Mathew Gillespie, and Devan Duree; brother, Robert Gillespie of Fort Worth, Texas; and five great grandchildren.