Celebration of life services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Howard Batson officiating. A private burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
He married Ruth Wilson on March 6, 1982, in Ocala, Fla. He came to Amarillo in 1996. He was owner and operator of Dean's Automotive and enjoyed woodworking, golf and helping out his neighbors. He will always be remembered for his jokes and funny stories.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, James Lewis Gilliam of Arkansas and David Michael Gilliam of Amarillo; two daughters, Barbara Gayle McGrew and husband David and Deanna Suzanne Ruff, all of Amarillo; two brothers, Doyle Gilliam of Lubbock and Bob Gilliam of Weatherford; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren.