Penny Sue Gilbert

Mrs. Penny Sue (Cantrill) Gilbert, 68, of Jacksonville, Florida, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 28, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center South. She was born to James and Joanne Cantrill of Fairborn, Ohio on August 19, 1952. A graduate of Fairborn High School, she was most active in her choir group, Acapella. After high school, she met and married a young member of the Air Force, Bruce Gilbert, and moved to Apopka, Florida. She would go on to live in Longwood, Florida; Fairborn, Ohio; Port Richey, Florida; and ultimately, Jacksonville, Florida. She worked her way up at Barnett Bank for many years before it eventually became part of Bank of America, and she retired as a Vice President over commercial loans, where she handled such accounts as all Blockbuster Video locations in Florida and other large corporate lending activities.

Mrs. Gilbert was a Southern Baptist and sang in the choir at Trinity Baptist Church in Apopka. She was also involved in charity organizations that touched members of her family, including St. Jude Children’s Research Center, Hospice, Paralyzed Veterans of America, etc. She enjoyed cooking, travelling with her husband and family, watching old westerns tv shows and movies, and spending time with her family and her pets at home. She will be remembered by her family and friends as a kind, generous, and loving woman as well as a fiery redhead who was strong in her beliefs and honest with her words.

Mrs. Gilbert was preceded in death by her parents, James and Joanne Cantrill, and by her father- and mother-in-law, Charlie Ray and Annette Gilbert. She is survived by her husband of over 49 years, Bruce Ray ‘Gil’ Gilbert; a sister Debby Cantrill Fields (Ken) of Fairborn, Ohio; two brothers Steve Cantrill of Huntsville, Alabama and Jim Cantrill (Mary) of Silver Springs, Maryland; a brother-in-law Edgar Wayne Gilbert of Covington, Georgia; a daughter Dawn Creamer (George, Jr.) of Tallahassee, Florida; three grandchildren Zachary, Megan and Daniel Creamer; and many beloved nieces, nephews and extended family members.

The family will celebrate her life during a private memorial service at Celebration Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, https://bigbendhospice.charityproud.org/Donate ; The American Heart Association; https://www.heart.org/?form=donate ;  The American Diabetes Association, https://www.diabetes.org/ways-to-give ;  Diabetes Research, https://www.diabetesresearch.org/Give ; The American Cancer Society, https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.html ;  St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/ ; or a church or charity of choice.