May 22, 1943 - September 13, 2025

Robert Joseph Gillespie, age 82, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side, on Saturday, September 13, 2025. “Bob” courageously fought a three-year battle with lung cancer.

Bob was born on May 22, 1943, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to the parents of Joseph Emory Gillespie and Alice Ruth Gillespie. Siblings include Emory Eldon Gillespie, John Emory “Jack” Gillespie (wife, Madeline and two daughters, Sheryl Tegelberg (Emery) and Gayle Graff (Dick)), and James “Jimmy” Alan Gillespie (three children, Eileen, Guy, and Christine).

Bob was married to Bonnie Jane Dohse on June 4, 1965. They had two children, Robbie Ray Gillespie (wife, Ellen) (previous wife, Dana and four children, Jake, Kassie (Tanner), Cory (Molly) and Alex), and Robyn Rochelle

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