Joshua Andrew Gilliland, 40 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away August 25, 2020. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, August 29, 2020 from 11am - 1pm at Mullinax Funeral Home - Drexel Chapel (660-679-0009) in Drexel, Missouri. There will be no memorial service. Messages and memories for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Josh was our brother, son, uncle, and friend. He was also our teacher, our protector, and our chauffeur.
Josh was super intelligent, from his ability to solve any math problem quicker than you could even type into a calculator, a propensity to use words that most had to look up in the dictionary, and the ability to continue any conversation right where it left off whether it be a minute, a week or a month later.
He loved his nieces and nephews more than anything where visits regularly included a ride around the house in his chair.
He had a lifelong love for sports with his K-State Wildcats, Royals, and Chiefs, which meant never missing a play no matter the situation or what was going on around him.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and a good game of poker along with spending time with his friends and family.
He will be missed by the many him impacted along the way.
Josh was preceded in death by his father Gerald Robert Gilliland, Paternal Grandparents Bob and Freida Gilliland, and Maternal Grandparents Andrew and Ora Jameson. He will be forever remembered by his mother, Andrea Gilliland, six siblings: Marc Gilliland (Jill and family), Michelle Gilliland and family, Todd Karr (Lori and family), Brooke Gilliland and family, Tyler Gilliland (Amy and family), Geremiah Gilliland (Kristin and family), as well as many nieces and nephews that loved him dearly.
