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Norma Jean Brand Gilliland
3 Jul 1936 – 30 Jun 2022
| Birth | 3 Jul 1936 |
| Death | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Cemetery | Rose Hill Cemetery Mount Ayr , Ringgold County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Robert White on 14 May 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253792172 |
Bio
Norma Jean Gilliland was born on July 3, 1936 to Lewis and Madge (Crittenden) Brand on the farm in Union County, Iowa. The 10th of 11 children, Jean was eagerly welcomed to a large family, full of loving brothers and sisters. Jean grew up on a farm near Mount Ayr, attended country school and eventually Mount Ayr High School, where she soon fell in love with Lyle Gilliland. After graduating high school in 1954, Jean and Lyle married on May 26, 1954. She and Lyle went on to have 4 beautiful children continuing their legacy with now 12 grandchildren, and 32 great grandchildren. Lyle and Jean farmed with Lyles father until his death in 1965. It was then they and their 4 children moved to the family farm near Lamoni, Iowa where they lived for more than 40 years. Jean happily worked alongside Lyle in all areas of the farm- raising pigs, milking cows, and bailing hay. She also served as a bank teller in both Lamoni and Kellerton for several years. Jean loved to demonstrate her love to people through cooking and people sure enjoyed being loved in this way; she was an incredible cook. Jean accepted Christ as her Savior in 1956 and her life was changed because of this relationship. Being one of the three charter families instrumental in starting the Mount Ayr Regular Baptist Church, they spent their lives faithfully serving. Lyle and Jean shared a lifetime of love and adventure together until Lyle passed away in 2010. Jean went home to heaven on June 30, 2022 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle; her parents Lewis and Madge Brand; her brothers Harold, Clyde, Earl, and Dean Brand; her sisters Lois Triggs and Margaret Brand; and her grandson Jeremy Newton. Jean is survived by two daughters and two sons; six grandsons; six granddaughters; 32 great grandchildren; two brothers; two sisters; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
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- Harold W. Brand 1921–1945
- Clyde Edgar Brand 1923–2011
- Earl Kenneth Brand 1924–2015
- Lois Marie Brand Triggs 1927–2021
- Margaret L Brand 1929–1944
- Carl Dean Brand 1930–1996
- Paul Gerald "Gabby" Brand 1931–2023
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