Jerry Marshall Gill

November 15, 1931 - March 2, 2022

Jerry Marshall Gill, of Savannah GA passed away peacefully on March 2nd, 2022. Jerry was born Nov 16, 1931, in Bogalusa, LA. The family moved to Savannah GA with Union Bag at the early age of 5. He attended public schools where he played basketball at Commercial High School and attended Armstrong Jr. College. He was a member of the Dog CO U.S.M.C.R. and was called to active duty in 1950 where he served in the Korean War. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and many other Ministries within the church. He was a volunteer at the Georgia Heritage, Coastal Chapter and Georgia Affiliates Federal Credit Unions for over 42 years where he received the volunteer of the year, Lifetime Achievement Award and Credit Union House Hall of Leaders Award, which is displayed in Washington, DC Credit Union House. After retirement, he worked with the Georgia Affiliates Credit Union for over 12 years. He was a volunteer with the USO for 20 years and was a member of the Veterans Council League for many years. He is survived by his wife, Linda Louise Freeman Gill of 69 years; daughter, Cynthia Horne (Bobby); son, Jerry Marshall Gill Jr. (Leslie); granddaughter, Morgan Matte (Jacob); and great granddaughter, Molly Matte. The family will be receiving friends Monday, March 7, 2022 from 10:00-11:00 am at Baker McCullough Funeral Home. The funeral will be held at 11:30 in the Chapel at 7415 Hodgson Memorial Dr, Savannah, Georgia. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery, 1600 Wheaton Street, Savannah, Georgia 31404. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Samaritan’s Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/donate-online/ and/or Tunnels to Towers Foundation: https://t2t.org/donate/