Nora Watkins Fernanders, 69, of Chesnee, SC, passed away Monday, November 8th, in her home.

Wife of James Fernanders, she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Arthur and Jessie Camp Watkins.

Nora was a graduate of Limestone College, a member of Foster Grove Baptist Church in Chesnee, and a retired clerk with AT&T Telecommunications.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: her husband, James, of the home; children, James Frenanders, Jr. of Charleston, SC, Arthur Lamar Fernanders, of Marietta, GA, and Rory Fernanders, of Chesnee; siblings, Ozee Woods, of Everette, WA, Ezee Watkins, of Hollis, NY, and Luella Quincy, of Covington WA; 5 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Public Viewing will be held Thursday, November 11, 2021 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.

A Funeral Service will be held Friday, 2:00 p.m., in Foster Grove Baptist Church with The Reverend Horace Wilson officiating. Interment will be in Buck Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery. She will be in state in the church Friday at 1:00 p.m.

Johnny Lee Smith, 71, of 107 Camelot Drive, Gaffney, SC, entered eternal rest Sunday, November 7th, in Cherokee Medical Center.

He was a son of the late Johnnie and Thelma Dawkins Smith; husband of Olivia Moye Smith, and father of Latee Smith.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, 3:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with The Reverend Milton Edwards officiating.

Shondra Antione “Dra” Camp, 45, of 566 Boiling Springs Hwy, Gaffney, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in his home.

He was born January 17, 1976 in Cherokee County and was a son of Deborah C. Blanton and the late Lester Rice.

Shondra was a member of Mikes Creek Baptist Church at an early age. He was a graduate of Gaffney High School and an employee of Gestamp in Union, SC.

In addition to his father he was predeceased by his grandparents, Deacon J.B. Camp, Helen Morris Camp, Earnestine Rice; ; uncles, John Camp, Joe Camp, Jay Camp, and Dennis Camp; an aunt, Brenda C. Foster.

He leaves to cherish fond loving memories: his mother, Deborah Camp, of the home; step-father, Donald Blanton, of North Carolina; two sisters, Hikel S. Blanton, of Gaffney and Eugenia Leary, of Boiling Springs, NC; three brothers, Jermaine Edwards, of Boiling Springs, NC, Karrel Willis, of Pittsburg, PA, Brian Edwards, of Shelby; aunts, Lois C. Oglesby, of Charlotte, NC., Rebecca C. Armstrong, of Gaffney, SC., Rachel Rice Chambers (Keith), of Gastonia, NC., and Jeannette Rice Morris, of Shelby, NC.; uncles, Howard L. Camp, of Lyman, SC., Roger Camp, of Gaffney, SC., Avery Camp (Ros), of Gaffney, SC., Robert Rice, of Gastonia, NC., and Danny Rice, of Hendersonville, NC.; other relatives and friends.

Public Viewing will be Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.

A Funeral Service will be Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., in Mikes Creek Baptist Church with The Reverend Courtney Mills, officiating. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery.