Mr. Ronald Allen Gillespie, "P-Funk", was born in Statesville, North Carolina on April 1, 1957, and was the son of the late Aleece B. Gillespie and Franklin Roosevelt Gillespie. He departed this life on March 14, 2024, in Kissimee, Florida.

He was employed by ABT Incorporated, and William T. Burnett. He attended the Iredell County School and his hobbies included listening to Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Hendrick, and Bob Marley. P-Funk was full of life and his favorite slogans were, "Ain't nothing cute but monkeys and babies and burn the strip up.

In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Millie Bailey, and Charlie Bailey; brother,

Franklin "Dankey" Bailey.

He leaves to cherish the memory of his life, his brothers, Charles (Joni) Bailey, and Wayne (Nejla) Gillespie; sisters, Linda (Jerry) Feimster, Alice (George) Sturghill, Regina (Steve) Turner, and Cynthia (Dennis) Pemberton, nieces, Crystal (Jimmy) Steele and Candace (Deterrion) Wiley; nephews, J. T. Bailey, Jason Bailey, Travis (Angie) Williams, Chris (Hope) Gillespie, Jermel (April) Gillespie, Charles "Boss" Gillespie, Sean Gillespie, and Carl (Alisha) Williams Jr; special friend, Ricky Stovall. and Eddy Lackey

Celebration of Life Services will be conducted Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Indwelling Spirit Missionary Baptist Church at 3:00 p.m.