Gail Terrell Harris1,2,3

F, b. September 5, 1943, d. August 23, 2015
FatherJohn Carrington Harris Jr.4,3 b. September 12, 1920, d. May 29, 1988
MotherJosephine Ellis Smith4,3 b. April 6, 1921, d. January 29, 2007
     Her married name was Wilmer.3 Gail Terrell Harris Gail Terrell Wilmer, 71, of Lynchburg, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015. She was the loving wife of the late Lynn Sterling Wilmer. Gail was a retired Comptroller, accountant and caregiver to both her husband and mother. Born on September 5, 1943; Gail was a daughter of the late John Carrington Harris and the late Josephine Smith Harris. She was a kind and wonderful woman, who always tried to put her family first. Left behind to cherish Gail’s memory are her two sons, James Malcolm Hartless Jr., and David Adam Wilmer and his wife Kimberly Dawn Wilmer, their two children, David Carrington Wilmer and Adam Patrick Wilmer; as well as Gail’s sister Debra Harris and brothers, Mike Harris and Dan Harris.3 She married Lynn Sterling Wilmer.3 Gail Terrell Harris was born on September 5, 1943 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,2,3 As of December 9, 1961,her married name was Hartless.2 She married James Malcom Hartless on December 9, 1961 at York, York Co., South Carolina.2 Gail Terrell Harris and James Malcom Hartless were divorced on April 6, 1973 at Amherst Co., Virginia.2 Gail Terrell Harris died on August 23, 2015 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 71.3

Census Records

1950Dwelling 161, District 112-29, Lynchburg, Virginia4

Family 1

Lynn Sterling Wilmer
Marriage*Gail Terrell Harris married Lynn Sterling Wilmer.3 

Family 2

James Malcom Hartless b. December 26, 1943, d. January 4, 1999
Marriage*Gail Terrell Harris married James Malcom Hartless on December 9, 1961 at York, York Co., South Carolina.2 
Divorce* Gail Terrell Harris and James Malcom Hartless were divorced on April 6, 1973 at Amherst Co., Virginia.2 
Children
  • James Malcom Hartless Jr.5,6,3
  • David Adam Hartless5,6,3

Citations

  1. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  2. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  3. [S8701] Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, online tharpfuneralhome.com, From the Gail Terrell Wilmer obituary.
  4. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S5491] Whitten Monelison Chapel, online www.whittenmonelison.com, From the James Malcolm Hartless obituary.
  6. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.