Mr. Bobby Terriell Leach, 44, of 219 Camellia Circle, passed away Friday night in his home.

He was born in Gaffney and was the son of Mrs. Eloise Camp Leach and the late Bobbie Dean Leach.

Bobby was a member of Mikes Creek Baptist Church where he served as director of the Voices of Praise and former director of the Male Choir. He was a former member of Triumphant Praise Gospel Singers.

He was predeceased by his father and a brother, Norman Leach. Bobby leaves to cherish loving memories: his mother, Mrs. Eloise Leach, of the home; a sister, Jacqueline Leach (Minister Samuel); brothers, Calvin Louis Leach (Tammy), Richard Leach and Aundray Leach, all of Gaffney; god-son, Anthony Mayer, of Spartanburg; aunts, Geraldine Morris, Tecola Wood (Marvin), Isabell Talon, Jenelle Holmes (Louis) Linda White, and Peggy Mills; uncles, Rev. Samuel Leach (Elaine), and James C. Camp; great-aunts, Valerie Manning, Free Robinson, and Thelma Leach; other relatives and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, 2:00 p.m., in Mikes Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Courtney Mills officiating.

Mrs. Vernell Palmer Robinson of 100 Huntington Square, passed away Thursday, January 21st, in Pacifica Skyland Place, Spartanburg, SC.

Widow of Eldred Robinson, Sr., she was born in Cherokee County, July 23, 1939 to Babylon Sr. and Malinda Lou Wilkins Palmer.

Vernell was a retired custodian of the Spartanburg High School District.

The family is at 109 Riverbank Drive and request that visits to the home be made between the hours of 1:00 and 6:00 p.m.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by eight brothers, Clarence, Tom, Bo June, Jesse, Billy Dean, Johnny, Jimmy and Dennis Palmer; a sister, Elmer Cumberlander.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: two sons, Eldred Robinson, Jr. and Clarence Lee Robinson, both of Charlotte; two daughters, Jennifer Copeland (Anthony) and Nellie Ree Robinson, both of Gaffney; four sisters, Shirley Crosby, of Shelby, Louise Thomas, of Spartanburg, Helen Smith, of Washington, DC, and Lilliam Smith, of Gaffney; 7 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Graveside Services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in Mark Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Union SC, with Rev. Lewis Davis officiating.

Nancy Lucille Lipscomb was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina on July 20, 1937, to Jimmy and Emzonner Turner Lipscomb.

She passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 in her home, 105 Carver Street, Gaffney, South Carolina.

She was a faithful member of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church where she served as a member of the Senior Choir, Senior Missionary, and Kitchen Committee. Lucille was a retiree of Hamrick Mills.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Allie Serena Lipscomb; sisters, Allie Mae Vann, Irene Foster, and Jessie Mae Brown. Lucille was the second of four daughters and was the last living sibling of “Zonnie’s Girls.

She leaves to cherish precious memories: a son, Deacon Jimmy Lipscomb (Lori); a daughter, Prophetess Karen L. Tate; special and enduring life-long companion of 58 years, Deacon Willie Johnson; brother-in-law, Deacon John H. Foster; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; an aunt, Willie Lipscomb; a host of nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Public Viewing will be held Tuesday from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Funeral Service will be Wednesday, 12:00 noon, in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Michael Golden officiating. Interment will follow in Gaffney Memorial Park.

 A maximum of 70 people will be allowed to attend the service in the chapel. The family respectfully request that visits to the home be between the hours of 4-6 p.m. and limited to 10 minutes.