Sarah Helen Jones was born in Cherokee County, SC on May 25, 1933 to Sam and Mary Russell McGill.

The widow of J.B. Jones, Sarah was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.

She was called to eternity on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, SC.

She was preceded in death by her husband, a sister, Mabel O’Neal, and a brother, Isaac Russell. Left to cherish loving memories are: a daughter, Sharon H. Camp (George); 4 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017, at 1 p.m. in the Gilmore Mortuary Chapel. She will lie in state from 12 p.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery in Gaffney, SC.

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, 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