Madge Gill

Sept. 18, 1934 – Jan. 29, 2022

Madge Gill, 87, Crawfordsville, passed away surrounded by family and love at her home Saturday morning.

Born Sept. 18, 1934 in Metcalf, Illinois, she was the daughter of Joseph Pugh and Naomi Bartlett Pugh. 

She waited tables at the Turkey Run Inn, worked at Donnelleys and on the farm, but mostly she was a homemaker who took care of her family. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1952.

She married Dick Perry Dec. 14, 1954. They divorced. She married Joe Gill on May 31, 1975. He passed away Sept. 27, 2014.

Survivors include her children, Mike (Lori) Pugh, Rhonda (Don) Allison, Craig (Debbi) Perry, Susan Perry and Denise Conkright; step-children, Laura Jean (Greg) Gooding, Kathy (Tom Long) Page and Kenny (Debbie) Gill; grandchildren, Jacie, Sarah, Bobby, Shelby, Doug, Brent, C.J., Carli, Ashley, Jared, Kelly Jo, Dustin, Christopher, Jennifer, Stephanie, Eric, Lauran, Alli, Aerik, Lucy,Hayden, Bella, Kinzie, Lux and Mayvin; great-grandchildren, Logan, Gage, Blaine, Owen, Evee, Baylee, Maddie, Cooper, Briley, Brinkley, Peyton, Kayden, Quenten, Clayton, Aniston, Zoe, Shelby, Ben, November, Hurley, Nora Grace, Kellan and Theo; three great-great-grandchildren; caregiver and special niece, Jackie Thompson; caregiver, friend and neighbor, Martha Ruffner; ten sisters, Carla “Betsy” Knight, Mettie “Loraine” Cross, Nancy Kinkead, Nola Jane Parker, Mary Jo Farley, Janet (Ron) Lehr, Margaret “Peg” (Dave) Peebles, Carolyn Sue Thomas, Donna Poole and Candy (Greg) Gray; along with many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Joe Gill; sister, Beverly; and brother, John.

There will not be a public visitation. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, Feb 1st at 1 p.m. at the Rush Creek Cemetery in Tangier, Ind., with Pastor Tim Lueking officiating.

Donations in memory of Madge Gill may be made to the Disabled American Veterans through the Crawfordsville VFW, 117 N. Water Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 or the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County, 1104 Big Four Arch Road, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.