Monthly Archives: December 2019

Roland Camp, Jr.

Roland “Eightball” Galloway Camp Jr., 65, of 210 W. Carolina Street, Blacksburg, passed away Sunday, December 15th, in his home.

 He was born in Cherokee County and was a son of the late Roland Camp and Clarissa Conner Camp.

Roland was a graduate of Blacksburg High School and was inducted in the school’s Hall of Fame in 2003. He joined Concord Baptist Church at an early age. He was a former employee of Hoechst Celanese and McAbee Mail Construction Company.

Surviving are: a son, Rolland Galloway (Christi) of Rock Hill, SC; step-son, Jeremiah Johnson; fiancé, Tammie Johnson, of Blacksburg; two brothers, John Camp and Charles Camp of Blacksburg, SC; two sisters, Patricia Hull and Brenda Brown both of Blacksburg, SC; sister in-law, Jessie Camp, of Cowpens, SC; five grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Funeral Service will be Saturday, at 1:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with the Reverend S.L. Ford officiating. Interment will follow in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery

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Reverend Hallie Leach

The Reverend Hallie Leach, 98, of Woodbridge, NJ; passed away Wednesday, December 11th, in his home.

Widower of Essie Ruth Geter Leach, he was born in Cherokee County, SC, and was a son of the late Sam and Mamie Leach.

He was the founder and pastor of Little Rock Holiness Church in Elizabeth, NJ where he served faithfully for over fifty years. He was a former truck driver and retired as custodian at Westfield Board of Education.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by siblings: Herbert, Lloyd, Fletcher, A.W. and Edward Leach, Daisy Blackwell, Beatrice Tuff, Bertha Fawcett, and Jessie Leach; grandson, Avery Leach; granddaughter, Cyreeta Williams; nephew, Bishop Geanette Leach.

He leaves to cherish loving memories: two daughters, Mary Green, of Hopelawn, NJ and Sonovia Rohrmoser (Marc) of Elizabeth, NJ; four sons, Ronald Leach (Ivette), of E. Windsor, NJ, Hassan Leach (Jesseca), Jihaad Leach, of Indiana, and David Wesley (Geneva), of Rahway, NJ; host of grandchildren; great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Funeral Service will be Saturday, December 21st, in Zion Temple First Pentecost Church, Linden, NJ.

Smith Funeral Home, 455 N. Broad Street; Elizabeth, NJ; 07208

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Terrance Gamar Jefferies, Jr.

Terrance G. “Tee Rock” Jefferies, 25, was born to Terrance Jefferies, Sr., and Tammy Phillips in Cherokee County, South Carolina on May 22, 1994. He entered eternal rest on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Terrance graduated high school in Anchorage, Alaska and furthered his education at the University of Salt Lake City. He was an entrepreneur and made his mark on life.

“Tee Rock” was a dedicated father, son, brother, and uncle. He loved his family and friends. Those left to celebrate his life and honor his memory are: his children, Ja’Dereon Barnes, Secret Goode, and Ga’mya Jefferies; mother, Tammy Phillips; father, Terrance Jefferies (Terica); a brothers, Terrance Jefferies, II, Terrance Jefferies, III, and Terran Jefferies, IV; sisters, Phantajia Smith and Gamaria Jefferies; grandparents, Darlene Phillips and Ulyesse Edwards, George and Brenda Patterson; uncles, Anthoney Phillips, Anthony Jefferies, and Clarence Davis; aunts, Renata Phillips, April Jefferies, Sherry Phillips, Sharlie Davis, Tarsha Jiles, and Letitia Mulligan; a host of other relatives and friends.

A Private Funeral Service will be Monday, December 16, at 1:00 p.m. in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel. A balloon release and candlelight vigil will be held after at the home of his grandmother.

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