Adam Clayton Jefferies, 54, of White Oak Dr. Apt 40, Gaffney, SC, passed away Tuesday, May 24^th, in his residence.

He was born in Cherokee County and was a son of Ms. Thelma Jefferies.

Adam was a graduate of Gaffney High School. He attended Encounter Church.

He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Green and step- father, Clarence Davidson.

He leaves to cherish loving memories: his mother, Thelma J. Davidson, of Gaffney, SC; his sisters, Sharon Jamison (John) and Alice Jefferies, Stacy Jolly and Tracy Jolly, all of Gaffney, SC, Kalisha Shippy, of Greenville, SC; his brothers, Preston Jefferies (Detra), of Greenville, SC, Thomas Hardy (Erica), of Simpsonville, SC, Jeffrey Shippy, Of Spartanburg, SC; his aunts, Doris Watson, of Spartanburg, SC, Belvar Studyvance (Edmond), of Gaffney, SC, Martha Watkins and Flora Dawkins, both of Gaffney, SC, Gwedolyn Dawkins, of Spartanburg, SC; his uncles, Jack Jefferies and J.L. Jefferies, both of Gaffney, SC, Robert Jefferies (Leecie), of Charleston, SC, Eddie Dawkins (Loline), of Gaffney, SC, Everet Dawkins and Lee Wayne Dawkins, both of Spartanburg, SC; his nieces, Jonica Jefferies, Johnika Jamison, and Joylanda Jamison; his nephews, Jamil Jefferies, Joaquinn Jefferies, and Perez Hemphill; a host of other relatives and friends.

Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, May 31^st, at 12:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel, with Minister John R. Jamison and Minister Detra Jefferies.

The family is at the home of his sister, Alice Jefferies, 201 Osage Dr, Gaffney, SC.

Lynne Howard Heffner, 57, of 871 Beacon Light Rd, Spartanburg, SC, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022, in his residence. He was the son of Hillard and Betty Jo Emory Heffner. Husband of Cynthia Floyd Heffner.

Funeral Services are private!

Mariah Breshay Blackley was born on May 15, 1996 in Spartanburg, SC, and was a daughter of Kyra Pettit.

“Bre”, as she was so affectionately called,  was a graduate of Chesnee High School and later on attended Spartanburg Methodist College, where she graduated with an associate’s Degree in Accounting. Mariah was employed at Sitel as a licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent.

Mariah went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 16, 2022. She is preceded in death by her grandmother, Cathy (NaNa) Gordon.

Left to cherish Mariah “Bre’s” memory is her mother Kyra Pettit; her fiancé, Terez Kirkland, of Spartanburg, SC; her grandparents, Freddie Gordon, of Rockhill, SC and Floyd Blackley (Mary), of Chesnee, SC; two brothers, Bryson Blackley and Brandon Blackley, of Chesnee, SC; two sisters, Akeilah Blackley, and Trinity Blackley, both of Spartanburg; her God Mother, Shamia Hemphill; an aunt, Kierston Pressley (Derek), of Greer, SC; two uncles, Kristopher Pettit, of Chesnee, SC and Kyle Pettit, of Boiling Springs; her niece, Rhyan Generett, of Spartanburg, SC; her nephew, Noah Blackley, of Chesnee, SC, other relatives and many friends.

A Funeral Service will be held Friday, 2:00 p.m., in Friends in Christ United Methodist Church in Chesnee, SC, with Pastor Jimmy Lewis, Rev. Floree Copeland, and Rev. Christopher Gist. Interment will follow in Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery(1809 Old Post Rd., Gaffney, SC)