Category Archives: 11 November 2017

Sharon Bates Hamilton

11 November 2017, 2017, Obituaries

Mrs. Sharon Bates Hamilton, 71, of 128 Bates Road, passed away Sunday, October 29, in Gaffney.

Wife of Wade Hamilton, Sr., she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Jessie and Clora Sizemore Bates.

Sharon was a graduate of Granard High School and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Phillip Bates. Surviving are: her husband, Wade, of the home; 2 sons, Wade Hamilton, Jr. of Texas and Timothy Hamilton of Gaffney; a daughter, Charlene Prysock of Gaffney; brother-in-law, Lindbergh Hamilton, Sr. (Ella Mae); sisters-in-law, Faye Littlejohn (Freddie) and Artis Means (Ralph) of Gaffney and Betty Wilkins of Denver, CO; 8 grandchildren, including Savon Dukes, reared in the home as a son; 8 great-grandchildren.

Memorial Services will be held Saturday, 3 p.m., in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses with Brother Earl Buckson officiating.

The family is at the home of her daughter, Charlene, 116 Bates Road.

The Gilmore Mortuary www.gilmoresmortuary.com

Published in The Gaffney Ledger on Nov. 1, 2017

Dennis Wayne Davis

11 November 2017, 2017, Obituaries

Dennis Wayne Davis, 61, of 1610 Beech Street, passed away October 22, in Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

He was born in Gaffney and was a son of the late Dewitt and Margaret Linder Davis.

Surviving are: a daughter, Shaneetra Davis of New York, NY; 2 sons, Jermaine and Cornell Davis, all of New York, NY; sisters, Brenda Cunningham (Johnny) and Lisa Williams (David) of Gaffney; brothers, Erven Davis of Brooklyn, NY, Daryl Cole of Tennessee, David Cole of Pennsylvania, Dewitt Ferguson and Dewitt Davis, Jr., of New York, NY.

Memorial Services will be Saturday, 12 noon, in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Mills McHam officiating.

The family is at the home of Brenda and Johnny Cunningham, 410 Chatham Avenue.

The Gilmore Mortuary www.gilmoresmortuary.com

Published in The Gaffney Ledger on Nov. 1, 2017

Lillian L. Camp

11 November 2017, 2017, Obituaries

Lillian L. Camp, age 68, of Gaffney, South Carolina, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday afternoon, October 27, 2017, at Mary Black Hospital, Spartanburg, SC.

She was the daughter of Elix Livsey, Sr. and Serphe Webb Livsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Elix Livsey, Jr.

She is survived by husband, Tracy Littlejohn, Jr. of the home; daughter, Chineta Camp Allison of Spartanburg, SC; granddaughter Toni “Elle” Allison of Spartanburg, SC; former husband, Luther Camp, Jr. of Shelby, NC; two sisters, Teresa Morrow (Charles “Bo” Dawkins) and Wyvonnie Curry (Daniel, deceased), both of Gaffney, SC; two brothers, Alvin Livsey of Gaffney, SC and Alex Brooks (Lorraine) of Shelby, NC; aunt, Lillie Jones of Gaffney, SC; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, and she retired from Cherokee County Department of Social Services.

Viewing and visitation will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 4:30-7 p.m. at Gilmore Mortuary in Gaffney, SC. Funeral service will be held on Friday, November 3, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Gaffney, SC. She will lie in state from 12 p.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow at Frederick Memorial Gardens in Gaffney, SC.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister Teresa Morrow, 108 York Drive, Gaffney, SC from 12-7 p.m.

All cards and flowers are to be sent to Gilmore Mortuary, 305 W. Rutledge Ave., Gaffney SC, who is serving the family.

The Gilmore Mortuary www.gilmoresmortuary.com

Published in The Gaffney Ledger on Nov. 1, 2017