Cowpens)  Elvena Jefferies Hollis, 87, of 130 Huff Road, Cowpens, passed away on Friday, July 30, in SpartanburgRegional Medical Center. 

Widow of Roosevelt J. Hollis, she was born in Cherokee County and was the daughter of the late Iola Jefferies. 

She was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church in Cowpenswhere she served as an usher, member of the Victory Choir, Gospel Choir, Senior Missionaries, and Sunday School Adult Class. She was a retired employee of Hamricks Industries.

In addition to her parents and husband, Elvena was predeceased two daughters, Angela and Gloria Hollis; two siblings, J.C. Jefferies and Horace Dover.  Surviving are a daughter, Sarah Hollis, of Cowpens, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. 

The family will receive friends on Friday, August 6, 2021 at TheGilmore Mortuary, Gaffney, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. 

The Funeral Service will be held Saturday, August 7^th, 1:00 p.m. in Island Creek Baptist Church with The Reverend Dr. Timothy L. Hunter, officiating. Interment will be in Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family is at the home of her daughter at 257 Battleground Road, Cowpens, SC, 29330.

Miss Veronique Camp Hughes, age 49, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Cleveland.

She was a daughter of Mrs. Lucy Jones Camp and the late Milas Rayford Camp.

She is predeceased by her father and a sister, Marlo Camp.

In addition to her mother she leaves to cherish loving memories: three sons, Edward Devonte Rayford Hughes and Devoen Hughes, both of Gaffney, SC, Donte Hughes of South Carolina; husband, Edward “Lil Man” Hughes; her grandmother; Mary Jones, of Kentucky; a sister; Inger Camp Johnson, of Shelby, NC; three nieces, Porchia Daniels, Lexus Johnson, and Delorean Johnson; five grandchildren, Jeremiah, Sha’miyah, Devonte, Devoen, Jr., and Milo Hughes; a host of other relatives and friends.

The Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel, with The Reverend Dr. Timothy L. Hunter officiating.

The family is receiving friends at the home of, 2308 Mason Street, Shelby NC.

Evangelist Almaree Hardin Elmore, age 90, of 107 Hill Street, Gaffney, passed away Sunday, July 18, in Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Widow of John W. “Bus” Elmore, she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Samuel and Daisy Hardin Weathers.

She was a member of The Divine True Holiness Church of God where she was honored as “Mother of the Church.” She was a retired employee of Stouffer’s, a former employee of Little Moo Restaurant, and Tastee Freeze.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by two siblings, Clifton and Winfred Lee Weathers.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: a daughter, Shirley Littlejohn (Chris), of Gaffney; five sons, Johnny Elmore (Rev. Dollie), of Gaffney, Lancaster Elmore (Julia), of the home, Lewis Elmore of Cowpens, Robert Elmore (Deborah) of Enoree, and Bucoe Elmore of Gastonia, NC; a sister, Mrs. Alzenia Lockhart (Overseer Theodore), of Blacksburg; two brothers, Roy Weathers of Blacksburg and Robert Wadell Weathers of Jersey City, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; a host of great-great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.

The Funeral Service will be Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., in Encounter Church with Reverend Pierre Salmon officiating. Burial will follow in The Divine True Holiness Church of God Cemetery in Blacksburg.