Rosie Gilchriest, 82, passed away March 5, 2010. She was born on July 16, 1927, in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, at the quotold Spikes Settlementquot around the Bancroft area. She moved to Texas as a young woman and was soon working as a quotdispatcherquot for a taxi cab company in Orange, Texas, where she met her husband to be, Omer Burl Gilchriest, a returning World War II Pacific quotHeroquot driving a cab.Thus began a lifelong 48 years love affair. Rosie worked along side her husband in several businesses, mostly insurance. quotAunt Rosiequot, to many nieces and nephews, was a very well read and wise woman, generous with her wisdom but meek when that better served the purpose.Preceded in death by her husband, Omer Gilchriest her mother, Pearlie quotBroxsonquot Spikes father, Webb A. Spikes sister Ruby Whittenberg of Alaska brothers, Roy Spikes of Louisiana and Ray Spikes of California.She is survived by sistersinlaws, Patty Sue Spikes of South Carolina, Linda Byrd Hale of Sour Lake, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews.Pallbearers are Wilbert Bragg, William H. Bragg, Terry Buckley, James Boyette, Duane Buckley, and Dwayne Buckley.Services are being conducted by Heritage Funeral Home in Nederland. Visitation is 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 17th. And the funeral is 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 18th at Heritage. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.Donations may be made to the Alzheimer39s Assn.