Kelvin Terrell Robbs, 62, of 202 Gaffney Ave., passed away Monday, July 16, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was the son of Kelly Wilson and the late Collossia Robbs McDowell and Paul McDowell.

He was a 1974 graduate of Gaffney High School and a graduate of Auto Mechanics School in Nashville, TN.

Surviving are his: 4 sons, Tyronn Wilkins of Atlanta, GA, Brandon Ellis, of Tallahassee,

FL, Carlos McSwain of Los Angeles, CA, and Ian Freeman of Rutherfordton, NC; 5 daughters, Grenisha Beatty and Chandra Hall (Marque) of Columbia, SC, Shenae Robbs of Gaffney, SC Kelda Gibson (Antoine) of Charlotte, NC, and Raven Logan of Forest City, NC; 3 brothers, Rodney McDowell of Gaffney, SC, Justin Wilson of Los Angeles, CA, and James McKinney of Oxford, AL; 4 sisters, Sebrina Dawkins of Spartanburg, SC, Audrey Oglesby (Steve) and Jeanette Jackson (Tony) of Gaffney, SC, Kia Wilson of Philadelphia, PA; and 15 loving grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, 11:00 a.m., at Concord Baptist Church with Minister Caroline Allen Jones and Dr. Michael Bridges. Interment will follow in Gaffney Memorial Park.

The family is at the home of Shenae Robbs, 109 Pineville Road, Gaffney, SC.

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Latasha Marie Jackson, 35, of 303 Fowler Rd., passed away Sunday morning in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Shelby, NC and was a daughter of Mrs. Sarah Johnson Jackson and the late James Jackson.

She was a member of Gowdeysville Baptist Church.

Surviving are: her mother, Sarah Jackson of the home; a brother, James Terrill Jackson (Dana) of Gaffney; a sister, Lydia Mitchell (Brandon) of Shelby, NC.

Funeral Services will be Thursday, 1:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Minister Verlinda Mintz and Rev. Timothy L. Hunter. Interment will follow in Gaffney Memorial Park.

The family is at the home of Lydia Mitchell, 6026 Emerald Lane, Shelby.

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Fleming J. Means, Jr., passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in Spartanburg Medical Center.

He was born in Gaffney, South Carolina on September 28, 1953 to Rev. Fleming Means, Sr. and Mrs. Queen Camp Means.

Fleming was a member and deacon of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church. He was a 1971 graduate of Gaffney High School. While at Gaffney High, he was a bus driver and member of the football team. He was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC where he was an honor student and a member of the Alpha Phi Omega-Service Organization.

He was a former employee of Cherokee County School District, Piedmont Community Actions, and Nestle. Fleming was very active with the Boy Scouts.

Surviving are: step-siblings, Ricky Fernanders (Barbara), Annie L. Fernanders, and Diane Brannon (Willie)); all of Gaffney; several cousins, including Freda Miller, his caregiver; special friends, Bobby and Betty Fernanders, caregivers; god-brothers, Roger Patterson (Jewette) of Gaffney and H. Singleton Gilmore of Greer, SC.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Limestone Missionary Baptist Church of Gaffney, SC with Rev. Michael L. Golden officiating. Interment will follow in the Gaffney Memorial Park. He will be in state in the church Saturday at 3:00pm.

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