Category Archives: 2015

Annette Mitchem Tate

March 13, 201503 March 2015, 2015, ObituariesWebmasterJB

25p1 Annette Mitchem Tate, 72, of Gaffney, was called to eternal rest on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care.

She was the widow of Rev. L.T. Tate and was born in Cherokee County. She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Geneva Huskey Mitchem.

Annette was a 1962 graduate of Granard High School and a retired employee of Milliken. She was a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church and former First Lady of Shiloh Baptist Church in Pauline.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Carolyn, Ossie and Lorena Mitchem.

Surviving are a son, André Tate (Tawanna) of Gaffney; two brothers, Herbert Mitchem Jr. (Cynthia) of Charlotte, N.C., and Cleve Mitchem (Rebecca); two sisters, Mamie Holmes (Chris) of Gaffney and Donna Faye Gerald (Ed) of Taylors; and two grandsons, Isaac Drevon and Isaiah Dreshaun Tate, both of Gaffney.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m.at Mount Sinai Baptist Church with the Rev. C.A. Wallace officiating. Interment will be in Opal Memorial Gardens.

The family is at the home of her son at 416 Northgate Road, Gaffney.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Odell Jeter

February 9, 201501 January 2015, 2015, ObituariesWebmasterJB

Odell Jeter, 68, of 513 Hetty Hill St., entered eternal rest on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Brookview Healthcare Center.

Husband of Etta Pearson Jeter, he was born in Gaffney and was a son of the late Willie Mae Gregory Jeter and the late Glasgow Falls. Odell was a 1966 graduate of Granard High School. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where he served as a former trustee and member of the Gospel Chorus. He was owner of Odell Jeter’s Tile and Cement Company.

Odell was preceded in death by a son, Derrick Dawkins, and a brother, Luther Jeter.

Surviving are his wife, Etta Jeter of the home; seven daughters, Juanita Davis (Jerome) of Gaffney, Chanel Jeter-Norman (Clarence) of Inman, Nicole Twitty (Arnie) of Polk County, N.C., Shawn Robbs of Boiling Springs, S.C., Tonya Robbs, Makayla Sharee Craig (Charles), all of Gaffney, Shanaka Jeter-Green, of Spartanburg; one brother, Joe Stevenson (Pondrienna) of Gaffney; four sisters, Sarah Frances “Pat” Tate, Corles Jeter-Smith, Gerald Jeter-Sims and Anna Watkins, all of Gaffney; 13 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews, including Bishop Lance Jeter of Florence.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. James Sanders Jr., Bishop Lance Jeter, Bishop Alfred Williams and Bishop Marvin McMillan. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 7-8 p.m. at The Gilmore Mortuary. He will be in state in the church Thursday at 1 p.m.

Mrs. Emma Mae Smith Steen

January 20, 201501 January 2015, 2015WebmasterJB

The earthly life of Mrs. Emma Mae Smith Steen, age 90, came to a close at 5:35 a.m. on January 16, 2015, in the Brookview Healthcare Center.

Daughter of the late Foster and Mary Tiger Smith, she was born on June 6, 1924 in Spartanburg County.
She was the widow of Russell Steen and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Minister Mary Ann Steen Smith.

Emma was a member of Limestone Baptist Church where she served as a member of the Senior Choir. She was a retired employee of Limestone College.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: a daughter, Mrs. Fannie (Rev. Eugene) Sykes of Bayonne, NJ; four grandchildren, Ms. Lynn Sykes of Plainfield, NJ, Ms. Tonya Sykes of Charlotte, NC, Bishop Kirkland (Gloria) Smith of Gaffney, and John Christopher Sykes of Denpasar, Indonesia; 3 great-grandchildren, Kristin Smith of Columbia, SC, Brandi Douglass and Leann Smith, both of Gaffney; a brother, Robert (Lisa) Smith of Ahoskie, NC; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services will be Friday, January 23rd, 11:00 a.m., in Limestone Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Golden officiating and her grandson, Bishop Kirkland Smith delivering the eulogy. Interment will follow in Gaffney Memorial Park.

She may be viewed at The Gilmore Mortuary Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. She will be in state in the church Friday at 10:00 a.m.