Category Archives: 2016

Nancy Ann Crosby

10 October 2016, 2016, Obituaries

Nancy CrosbyNancy Ann Crosby, 74, of 112 Martin Lane, entered eternal rest Tuesday, October 4, 2016, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Gaffney and was a daughter of the late James and Sylvelia Butler Crosby.

Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Granard High School and received a B.S. Degree from University of South Carolina Upstate.

She was previously employed at Hoechst Fibers and Nestle Corporation. Nancy was of the Catholic Faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Clifford Crosby and Gary Crosby.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: four brothers, C.S.M Willie Crosby, U.S. Army Retired (Annie Grace), Thomas Crosby (Inez) of Temple Hills, Md., Gordon Crosby (Dorothy) of Wellford, S.C., and Vincent Crosby (Jane) of Gaffney; four sisters, Laura Crosby of Gaffney, Elaine White of Spartanburg, Carrie Foster (Eddie, Sr.) and Judy Horton Belcher (Irving Ratchford) of Gaffney; a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be Friday, 11 a.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Reverend McCafferty officiating. Interment will follow in Gaffney Memorial Park.

The family is at the home of Judy Horton- Belcher, 609 Hetty Hill St.

The Gilmore Mortuary
www.gilmoresmortuary.com

Evy Inez Hull

09 September 2016, 2016, Obituaries

photo_003326_337570_1_26p1-preview_20160923-jpgxEvy Inez Hull, 78 of 252 Brugg St., Blacksburg, transitioned from earth to eternity on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in Testa Family Hospice Home, Kings Mountain, N.C.

She was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late John and Geneva Ross Hull. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.

Inez was preceded in death by siblings, Roy, Les, Sylvester, Cecil, Jimmy, Margaret Ruth Galmer, and Louise Meeks; and a granddaughter, Shuntia White.

Surviving are: 1 son, Willie E. Hull of the home; 2 daughters, Jeanette Hames (Willie) and Shirley White (Eugene), all of Blacksburg; 1 sister, Gladys Hall of Shelby; 6 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; 6 greatgreat grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be Monday, 2 p.m., in St. Peter Baptist Church, 116 Poplar Drive, Grover, N.C. with Rev. Lewis Duckett officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She will be in state in the church Monday at 1 p.m.

The Gilmore Mortuary
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Ernest “Butch” McCluney

09 September 2016, 2016, Obituaries

mccluney-2Ernest “Butch” McCluney, of 5537 Allen Road, Charlotte, NC, entered eternal rest on Sunday, September 18th, in Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.

Widower of Edna Dawkins McCluney, he was born in Cherokee County and was a son of the late Frank and Mahalia Littlejohn McCluney.

He was a Baptist, a graduate of Granard High School, veteran of the U.S. Army, and a retired brick mason.

Surviving are: 3 sons, Millard McCluney of Charlotte, NC, Franklin McCluney (Reshelda) of Alabama, and Daryl McCluney (Shirley) of Gaffney; 6 daughters, Lisa Davidson (Rev. Rodney), Tammy McCluney (Steve),Yvonne McCluney, Traci Smith, all of Gaffney; Colette McLeod Mitchell of Spartanburg, Quensinia Douglas of Charlotte; 25 grandchildren including Tonionae Littlejohn, Antronique Garrett, Tybreisha Little, Bianca McCluney, Steven McCluney, Ayana McCluney, Carleso McCluney, Raheem Littlejohn, Tommaneisha Dawkins, and Sidney Dawkins, raised in the home; several great-grandchildren; aunts, Trudy Dawkins and Lenora Camp; sisters-in-law, Virginia Hunt, Nancy Dawkins, Sadie Darlene Littlejohn, Deborah Israel (Mennesha), and Wilma Davis (Lavander); Rev. Lionel Dawkins (Carolyn), Rev. Donald Dawkins (Margaret), Milton Dawkins (Faye), and Harold Bernard Dawkins.

Funeral Services will be Friday, September 21st at 2:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Rev. James Patton, Jr., officiating.

The family is at the home of Daryl and Shirley McCluney, 128 Granite Drive.

The Gilmore Mortuary
www.gilmoresmortuary.com