April Renee Gillespie
April Renee Gillespie passed suddenly Monday, April 4, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 17, 1974, in Washington, to Charles Zelenka and Virginia Earlywine.
She was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, Virginia and Joseph Earlywine of Mooresville, N.C.; her sister, Bernadette Bonato of Pennsylvania; and uncle, Roy Reese of Arizona.
She is survived by her loving husband, William Gillespie of Salisbury, N.C.; daughters, Ashley and Samantha Gillespie; as well as grandsons, William and Wyatt; father and stepmother, Charles and Louella Zelenka of Washington; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Kay and Oscar Foster of Salisbury; brother, David Volk of Spencer, N.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Valerie and Darrel Bowland of Cannonsburg; and many many loving aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
April attended Trinity High School in Washington and graduated from Florence High School in Arizona. She loved visiting her family in Pennsylvania, going to Kennywood, wearing Trinity Hillers hoodies, playing with her grandsons, her four boxers, and taking trips to the North Carolina mountains! She ran her own business selling Mary Kay Cosmetics and enjoyed meeting new people!
April worked for the RSSS as a nutrition specialist for Erwin Middle and West Rowan elementary schools and enjoyed every smile and hug from the children and even staff at school. April was a very loving and kind, and looked for the best in people and life. She will be forever missed!!
A celebration of life, in her honor, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the McNeely Shelter at Sloan Park in Mt. Ulla, N.C. Casual/dressy casual attire is prefered.