Ms. Dollie Gale Pearson, 78, of 205 Peachtree St., passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 in Greer Rehabilitation Healthcare.

She was born in Cherokee County, South Carolina on April 12, 1942 to Guywion and Mary Burris Pearson.

She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church and retiree of Super 8 housekeeping .

Dollie was predeceased by her parents, Guywion Pearson and Mary Burris Pearson; three siblings, Mattie Pearson, Willie Jean Pearson and John Henry Burris.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: three sons, Jermaine Fletcher Pearson (Pamela), Jamie Jerome Pearson and Bryant O’Neal Pearson (Brandi) all of Gaffney; four brothers, Guy Junior Pearson (Ann) of Atlanta, Herbert Burris, Sammie Lee Pearson, and Charles Pearson all of Gaffney; four sisters, Lula Mae Cureton of Forest City, Sarah P. Keeter, Louise Pearson and Amy Pearson all of Gaffney; 7 grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, November 20, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., in Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Lee Byers officiating. She will lie in state at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

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Mrs. Gwendolette Halsey Dawkins passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 in her residence.

Wife of Elywin Dawkins, she was born October 15, 1950 in Cherokee County, SC. to Lula and Robert Halsey.

Gwendolette was a 1968 graduate of Granard High School, a graduate of Claflin College, and a retiree of the Cherokee County Department of Social Services. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Grace Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Halsey; mother, Lula Gaffney Oglesby; and step-father Frank Homer Oglesby.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: her husband, Elywin Dawkins; three sons, Roderick Oglesby, Sr. (Joyce) and Cedric Dowdle both of Gaffney, Elywin Dawkins, Jr. (Martisha) of Prosper, TX; a daughter; Kamika Dawkins of Boiling Spring, SC; two brothers, Sammy Halsey and Robert Halsey, Jr. of Chester, SC; a sister, Renee Starks of Chester; 7 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service will be held Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. in Grace Baptist Church with Pastor Allen Peeler and Rev. Dr. Michael A. Bridges. Military Rites and Entombment will follow in Fredrick Memorial Park at 3:30 p.m.

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Sheila Lavern Robbs Miller, 63, of 269 Beltline Rd., Gaffney, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 19, 1957 in Cherokee County, SC, and was a daughter of Phillip Eugene Robbs and Martha Jean Hoey Robbs Jefferies.

Sheila was a faithful member of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church where she served as a member of the Missionary, Choir, YWA’s, and Kitchen Committee. She was a retiree at Nestle.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: two sons, Vida Robbs (Aeysha) of Moore, SC and RaShawn Miller of Gaffney; two brothers, Steven Robbs (Cynthia) and Ricky Robbs of Gaffney; seven sisters, Brenda Watkins (Rev. John Watkins) of Shelby, Ethel Lynn Ratchford (Andrew), Minister Michelle Robbs, Gayle Carnell, Eartha Anderson (Steven), Lori Jefferies and Nadiah Jefferies all of Gaffney; 8 grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Public Viewing will be Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, 2:00 p.m., in Limestone Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Golden officiating. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery.