Sandra Faye Gillman

Sandra “Sandy” Faye Gartin Gillman, age 67, of Elizabeth City, NC, died at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center on Thursday, April 23, 2026. She was born in Logan, WV, on November 22, 1958, to the late Thomas Gartin and Betty Ireson Gartin, and was the wife of Darrel Gillman. Sandy was very family-oriented, enjoying attending the children’s ball games, traveling, and camping. She loved the beach and was an avid bingo player.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Jonathan Gillman (Brooke) of Roanoke, VA; a stepdaughter, Nikki; a sister, Debra Browning (David) of Elizabeth City, NC; and three brothers, Thomas Gartin, Jr. (Annette) of Logan, WV, Eddie Walsh of OH, and Tommy Gartin of WV. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews that she loved and treated as her own children and called her babies: Cassandra Browning, Amy Wise Browning, Breanna Hughes, Marissa Norman, Lanna Wise, Blake Wise, and Olivia Mouck. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2026 at Akers-James Funeral Home, Logan, WV. Burial will follow in Lenore Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left at www.jamesfh.com

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Akers-James Funeral Home, Logan, WV.