Glendon "Sonny" Lee Gillam, 63, of Sullivan, MO passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. He was born December 10, 1946 at Cherryville, Missouri to Ralph and Eula (Conaway) Gillam. In 1971 at Steelville, MO, he was united in marriage to Joan Hinch who survives of the home. Sonny worked for Cassen's Transport and retired from there after thirty years. He was a member of the Teamsters Local #604. He attended the Reedville Baptist Church of the Sullivan area. In his spare time, he always loved to fish, hunt and go bowling. He also enjoyed having a garden and woodworking. He will be sadly missed by his mother, Eula Conaway of Sullivan, MO; his wife, Joan of Sullivan, MO; one daughter, Sheryl Elfrank of Sullivan, MO; two sons, Preston Gillam of Wisconsin and Rodney Bittle of Jefferson City, MO; two grandchildren, Devin Elfrank and Nicole Ryberg; one great-grandson, Aidan Ryberg; one brother, Junior Gillam and wife Carol of Sullivan, MO; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clinton and Imogene Hinch of Sullivan, MO; one sister-in-law, Janet Hopkins of Cedar Hill, MO; one brother-in-law, Barry Hinch and wife Judy of St. Clair, MO; other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Gillam. Visitation was from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO. Funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO with Rev. Bob Knight officating. Special music of "Amazing Grace" and "I Can Only Imagine" was played and sang by Rev. Dan Calkins. Other music of "Love, Me" was also played. Two special poems were read by friend, Cindy Negretti and written by a niece, Heather Welchel and the other was read by Gwen Christopher. Committal prayer and burial were in the Freeman Cemetery at Cherryville, MO. Honored to be casket bearers were Rodney Bittle, Sonny Wildeisen, Barry Hinch, Patrick Negretti, Devin Elfrank, Daniel West and James Ransom. The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.