Mary Louise Cox Gillis,87, of Dover, North Carolina was called to rest Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Service arrangements are pending at Oscar's Memorial Chapel 1700 Oscar Drive, New Bern.

She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Spicer of the home and Phyllis Perry, New Bern; one brother, Wade Lee Cox, Henderson, NC; two sisters, Gloria Sykes, Winston, Salem, NC and Tina Wilkes, Brooklyn, NY; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.