Mr Terry Allen Gillan

Terry Allen Gillan, 80, passed away September 16, 2025, at Chambersburg Hospital. He was born July 24, 1945, in Chambersburg, the son of the late Helen (Sellers) and William Gillan. Terry grew up in St.Thomas, PA, and lived there most of his life. Then he and his late wife Loma resided at the Cottages in Shippensburg from 2014-2016, followed by a move to Chambersburg. Terry is survived by: daughter, Amanda Stepler and husband, Douglas, of Chambersburg, PA; son, Lance Gillan and companion, Jennifer (Jeni Vargo) Brennan, of Chambersburg, PA; granddaughter, Emily Stull; great granddaughters, Zayla Stull and Alora Stull-Starliper all of Waynesboro; step grandson, Logan Stepler; and step granddaughter, Addisyn Stepler of Fayetteville. He is preceded in death by his wife, Loma Gillan. They were married for 54 years, on April 5, 1970. Loma passed away unexpectedly on May 20, 2024; sister, Julia (Judy) Gillan; and parents. Terry retired from Franklin County Probation Department. He was previously employed at Ventura Foods, Knouse Foods, T.B. Woods and some other local businesses, prior to that he worked decades at Gillan's Orchards in St. Thomas as Manager until the family business was sold in 1989. He graduated from St. Thomas High School, class of 1963, and attended Penn State University and West Virginia University Until last year Terry would help take care of fruit trees, that was his passion. Terry was always cheering on WVU especially the Basketball and Football teams. He was proud that he was in attendance to see Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game on March 2, 1962 at the Hershey Sports Arena. We would like to thank the staff that took care of him at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and Albright Life Center. Terry also enjoyed residing for almost a year at the Towers at Falling Spring, prior to his illness. He was an organ donor to the UNITE brain bank at Boston University. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm at Sellers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The American Heart Association https://www.heart.org or the Boston University - BU CTE Center -https://bit.ly/bucte_givenow. Online condolences may be expressed at sellersfuneralhome.com.

Mr Terry Allen Gillan

July 24, 1945 - September 16, 2025