On Saturday, October 18, 2014, formerly of Washington, DC, passed in Spartanburg, SC. She was a retired educator from DC Public Schools. Ms. Gilmore was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. She is survived by a host of family members and friends.
Funeral services at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Majority Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC.
Arrangements entrusted to Gilmore Mortuary, Gaffney, SC.
Rose Ann Dawkins Smith, 90, of New York City, died Wednesday, in her home.
Widow of Roosevelt Smith, she was born in Cleveland County, NC. She was a daughter of the late Flora Dawkins Watkins and Ashmore Davis.
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She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in New York and a former member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Gaffney.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; stepfather, Grady Watkins; son, Clarence Dawkins; siblings, Elizabeth Rodgers, Willie Mae Johnson and Willie Davis.
Surviving are: three sons, Calvin Dawkins (Betty) of Forest City, NC, Grady Dawkins (Wanda) and Johnny Ray Dawkins, all of Gaffney; two daughters, Lucy Littlejohn of Gaffney and I.V. Edwards (Nelson) of New York City; a sister, Minnie Littlejohn of Gaffney; daughter-inlaw, June Dawkins of Brooklyn, NY; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, 2 p.m., in Shiloh Baptist Church in New York City.
Courtesy of The Gilmore Mortuary
Jessie LaVerne Goode McGill, 74, of 146 Drucilla Drive, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at her home.
Born in Gaffney, she was the wife of Frank McGill of the home and a daughter of the late Stella Mae Goode Evans. She was raised by her grandparents, the late James and Louise Goode. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the Senior Choir and Sunday School.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Faye McGill of Gaffney and Angela Henry of Charlotte; two sons, Frank McGill Jr. (Shirley) of Sharon and Calvin McGill (Angela) of Mauldin; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Bridges officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She will lie in state in the church Saturday from 12-1 p.m.
Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.