Joseph Scott Gellings

Joseph Scott Gellings, 29, of Lawrence, died Sunday, November 2, 2014, at his home in Lawrence. He was born on April 17, 1985, in Topeka, the son of Robert Joseph Gellings and Kimberly Joe Beasley Barnett. He was a 2003 graduate of Oskaloosa high school. Joseph joined the U.S. Marine Corps in August 2004,he served with the 2/7 Weapons Co., he served in Iraq and Afghanistan, serving till August 2008, as a mortar man- CPL-E4. Joseph worked for ABC Supply Company as a sales manager, he worked for the Oskaloosa Lumber Company, and electrical work with Tracy Cross of Oskaloosa. He is survived by his parents Robert J. and wife Lela Gellings and Kimberly J. Barnett. Other survivors include one son, Hayden Joseph Gellings and Hayden’s mother Jenna M. Passio,both of Lawrence, and one brother, Cody R. Gellings, Ozawkie, Marental Grandparents, Jim and Sandy Malloy, and Paternal Grandparents, Leo Sr., and Barbara Gellings all of Ozawkie, KS. Cremation is planned. Memorial Services tentatively set for 10:00 AM, Friday, November 14,2014 at the Barnett Family Funeral Home (1220 Walnut/Hwy 59), Oskaloosa. Inurnment will follow that afternoon at the Leavenworth VA National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Hayden Educational Fund or to the Wounded Warrior Fund in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066. www.barnettfamilyfh.com