James Earl Coleman, Sr., 92, of 388 Tinsley Road, Pacolet, SC, passed away Saturday, August 19^th, in Spartanburg Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC.

He was born in Jonesville, SC and was a son of the late Andrew and Willie Smith Coleman.

“Buck,” as he was affectionately called by family and friends, was a member of Foster’s Chapel Baptist Church in Jonesville. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and a retired employee of National Rehabilitation Hospital, Alexandria, VA.

He was first married to Shirley Walker, after her death, he later married Carolyn Medley.

In addition to his parents and spouses, he was also preceded in death by: a son, James Coleman, Jr.; siblings, Andrew, Jr., William, Cleophy, and Lindsay Coleman, Hazel R.C. Vannoy and Larnice C. Smith.

He leaves to cherish loving memories: a son, Andrew Fitzgerald Coleman, of Washington, D.C.; daughters, Mamie Means (Arthur), of the home; Doris Cheatham, of Concord, NC, Margaret “Toni” Ross, of Clinton, MD, Wanda Black Jones, of Spartanburg, SC; a step-daughter, Mary Sellman, of Washington, D.C.; god-daughter, Thelia Jones; a host of nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends, including special friends, Elizabeth Smith, Julia Dehart, Krista Evans, Flora McRae, Orlando and Hattie Durham.

A Graveside Service, with Military Rites, will be held Wednesday, August 23^rd, 11:00 a.m.., in Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Pacolet, SC, with Brother Harold Littlejohn officiating.

Evangelist Frances Smith Wilkie, 74, of 1434 N. Limestone Street, Gaffney, passed away Friday, August 18^th, in the Peachtree Centre.

She was born in Gaffney and was a daughter of the late Whitworth and Ola Mae Roberts Smith.

Frances was a 1967 graduate of Granard High School and a former employee of Hardees Bojangles.  She was a member of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Leola Manning, Martha Dawkins, Rev. Nettie McCluney Camp, Thomas, John, and Horace Smith.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: a son, Darren L. Wilkie, of Pickens, SC; two daughters, Rhonda M Cleveland (Billy, “BC”), and Hanson Means, of Spartanburg; sisters, Rev. Modestine Manning and Mae Thomas; brothers, Eddie Smith (Wanda), and Willie Ellis; grandchildren, Damaris Gaffney, Frantasia Mullins, and Jeff Young, Jr.; great grandchildren, Elijah Antonio and Da’Moni Gaffney; a host of nieces; nephews; cousins; aunts; uncles; and friends.

A Funeral Service will be held Friday, August 25^th, 2:00 p.m., in Limestone Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Golden officiating.  Interment will follow in Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.

Alice Mae Tate was born in Cherokee County, South Carolina on January 19, 1969. She was a daughter of the late Walter and Alice Tate Long.

Wife of Paul Richmond Littlejohn, she was a 1987 graduate of Gaffney High School and a former employee of Brookview Nursing Home.

Alice was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, Cowpens, SC, where she served as an usher and member of the choir.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: her husband, Paul, of the home; a daughter, Lisa Tate, of Gaffney; aunts, Janie Davis and Marie Tate, both of Gaffney, Mary Dillard and Mary Long, both of Spartanburg, SC; two uncles, Dean Tate and Bill Tate, both of Gaffney; a great-aunt, Essie Bell Richardson, of Gaffney; other relatives and friends.

A Funeral Service will be held Friday, August 18th, 2:00 p.m., in Piney Grove Baptist Church, Cowpens, with the Reverend Derrick Wood and the Rev. Dr. Derrick Wood. Interment will fol-low in the church cemetery.