Mary Helen Gill, 87, of Bel Air, MD died at Calvert Manor Nursing Home in Rising Sun, MD on August 3.

She was born February 10, 1935, in Kenwood Park, MD. The daughter of the late Cecil O. and Bernice K. Fink Phillips, she graduated from Bel Air High School in 1954, and was the wife of the late Roger T. Gill. The couple shared 45 years of marriage.

Mrs. Gill was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Street, MD. She also served as a foster mother for many years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed being a helpmeet to her husband as he owned and operated Gill’s Plumbing and was very active, along with her late husband, in Winston Cup Racing, serving as one of the scorers of the cars.

She is survived by three sons, Bernard C. Gill of Killeen, Texas, Kenneth M. Gill of Street, MD, and Donald J. Gill of Abingdon, MD; brother, R. Edward Phillips of Bel Air, MD; eight grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Gill was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia M. Haugh and a brother, Cecil O. Phillips, Jr.

Services will be held 12:00 p.m. August 12 at Highview Memorial Gardens in Fallston, MD with the Rev. Tracy J. Duvall officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in Highview Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, 3135 Dublin Road, Street, MD 21154.