James R. “Jim” Gillim, 82, of Hartford, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at the Ohio County Hospital. Jim was born March 2, 1932, in Ohio County, son of the late Ortrie D. and Lillian Rae Norris Gillim.
Jim was a timber buyer for Dunaway Timber Co. for 30 years, a Kentucky Colonel, loved fox hunting, horseback riding and timber walking.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Wilbia Midkiff Gillim; daughter Barbara Brewer, of Hartford, four grandchildren, Christa (Marty) Bevil, of Oneida, Ky., Matt (Kim) Gilstrap, of Beaver Dam, Lisa (Armando) Charles, of Beaver Dam, and Ashley Brewer, of Owensboro, nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Damon (Muriel) Gillim, of Owensboro.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m., at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Bro. Kenny Sapp officiating. Burial will follow in Midkiff Cemetery near Dundee.
Friends may visit with the family Thursday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to: bevilbrosfuneralhomes.com.