HORSE BRANCH, Ky. — Cordie “Beatrice” Gilstrap, 80, of Horse Branch, went to her heavenly home on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born June 15, 1941, in Ohio County, Kentucky, to the late James Olon Arnold and Mary Bell Shultz Arnold.
Beatrice was a homemaker and a member of Horse Branch General Baptist Church. She loved her family and enjoyed sewing, reading, puzzles, watching television, and listening to music.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Gilstrap; two daughters, Tammy Gilstrap, and Martine Wells; son, Gene Gilstrap; son-in-law, Robert “Bob” Hurt; grandson, Daniel Gilstrap; great-grandson, Rayden Smith; and several brothers and sisters.
Beatrice leaves behind to cherish her memory, three sons, Ray Gilstrap, of Horse Branch, Leonard Harold Gilstrap, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, and Robert Scott Gilstrap, of Horse Branch; three daughters, Sandra Kay Baize, of Beaver Dam, Lisa Hurt, of Hardinsburg, Kentucky, and Penny (Paul) Denardi, of Horse Branch; son-in-law, Ben Wells, of Hartford, Kentucky; daughter-in-law, Amanda Gilstrap, of Horse Branch; 25 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren; brother, Russell Arnold, of Hartford; sister, Dorothy Colburn, of Hartford; caregiver, Courtney Cook, of Beaver Dam; and her fur baby, Tiny.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Rev. John David Morris and Rev. Terry Tarrance officiating. Burial will follow in Rosine Cemetery in Rosine. Friends may visit with Beatrice’s family from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.