Mekonah Caleb Gregory, 37,  passed away May 21, 2020  in Colorado Springs.

Caleb was born March 25, 1983 to loving parents Grover and Mae Gregory of Blacksburg, SC.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Grover Guest of Shelby, NC and John Gregory (Tabitha) of Aurora, Colorado; four sisters, Nickey Guest of Shelby, NC, Queen Ponder (Jerome) of Shelby, NC, Shecaniah Allen (the late Bruce) of Greenville, SC, and Ashleigh Gregory of Charlotte, NC. One of the things Caleb was most proud of was being an uncle to 7 nephews: Jeremy, Keisean, Jerome, Justin, Samuel, Gabriel, and Cainaan. Six nieces: Alexis, Tyshawnessy, Ebonee, Quendasia, Shania, and Jenasis; one great nephew Kobe and one great niece Kodie.

Caleb was predeceased by paternal grandparents, William Gregory and Katie Lou Gregory; maternal grandparents, Kirby Wilson and Marion Wilson; two brothers Orlando Wilson and Antonio “Tone” Gregory I.

Graveside Service will be Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., June 3rd, at Fairview AME Zion Church cemetery in Earl, NC with Rev. Peay officiating. Family is receiving friends at 1:00 p.m. till the time of service.

The family is at the home of his parents, 161 Byers Circle, Blacksburg, SC.

Laura Moore was born April 20, 1926 in Pactolus, North Carolina, a descendant of African Americans that settled in the Mid-Atlantic coast in early 1800’s as farmers, seasonal workers, bricklayers, and small business owners. Her parents were Rosa Lee Carney and Edward Henry Ward. Edward Henry Ward was born October 19, 1894 and died October 24, 1970, and his parents were Stephen Ward and Dora Daniel. He served in the military during WWI. He was also a farmer, and small dry goods store owner. Rosa Lee Carney was born April 18, 1902 and passed April 1961. Her parents were Ernest Carney and Maggie Carney Hopkins. Rosa Carney was a stay at home mother. The extended family tree included the Carneys, Wards, Perkins, Moore, Littles, Jernigan, Keyes, Wilsons, Daniels, and Rosses, Laura Moore had three siblings, Ruth, Virginia, and Stephen Ward. Ruth married George Jernigan and parented two children, JoAnne, and Garry. Virginia married Roy Ross parented seven children, Reginald, Roy, Gloria, Alvin, Bonnie, Ann, and Annette. Stephen married Lillie Perkins and parented thirteen children, Bobby, Desiree, Levone, Debbie, Ann, June, Maurice, Phillip, Edward, Darnay, Rosa, Joseph, and Joyce. Laura was actively involved in the lives of her siblings and their children over the years. And she was instrumental in helping Virginia Ross relocating her family from the South to New York City in 1960s. Laura Moore raised two children, Michael, and Terri. Both had successful professional careers. Michael was drafted by the NBA New York Knicks, played professional basketball in Europe, was selected first team All Canadian, and acquired professional credentials (MBA, CPA, CIA, CISA, CGMA, and CFE) that allowed him to work for the largest Accounting Firms in the USA (KPMG and EY), and several Fortune 200 Corporations (e.g. Honeywell, Johnson and Johnson, Mitsubishi Chemical, Tyco International, Syngenta AG, etc.) as a global audit manager. Terri graduated from Hunter College, and satisfied academic and experience requirements to become a registered nurse practicing in New York. Laura graduated from Greenville, NC Eppes Industrial High School and departed Greenville, NC to attend Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia, in 1943 and 1944. After two years she accepted a
secretarial position with the Navy, specifically the department of Chief of Naval Operations for four years. She moved to NYC in 1949 where she met and married my father, William Moore. She worked in several administrative assistant and secretarial positions for Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Institute of International Education, and the City University of New York (Juvenile Delinquency Evaluation Project, Hunter College, and Medgar Evers), in addition to the Port Authority of NY/NJ Legal department. Laura returned to College to complete her undergraduate education, graduating from Brooklyn College, CUNY, in 1982 with a B.A. degree (business administration and psychology). My mother enjoyed physical fitness, family reunions, social events, church activities, providing support to her many nieces and nephews, and traveling internationally, particularly to the Caribbean and Asia.

A Graveside Service will be Friday, May 29th, 11:00 a.m., in Mountain View Cemetery in Blacksburg with Rev. Dr. Timothy L. Hunter officiating.

Mrs. Wilma Jefferies Lindsay, 95, of Gaffney, passed away Thursday, May 14th, in Brookview Healthcare Center.

Widow of Grady Lindsay, Sr., she was a daughter of the late Perry and Freelove Jefferies.

She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and a retired employee of Limestone College’s Housekeeping Department.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by: her children, Sandra Manning, Alice Reid, Evelyn, Perry, Sr., Aaron, Sr., and Grady Lindsay, Jr.; siblings, Ida Jefferies, Carrie Byrd, Annie Lee Ellis, Almentha Jefferies, Elmer Sr., Ira, and Jones Jefferies; grandchildren, Corey Lindsay, Johnny Lee and Thomas Reid, Aaron Lindsay, Jr., Marie Lindsay, Catherine Smith, and Roger Linsay.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: a son, Jones Lindsay, of Gaffney; grandchildren, Tena Lindsay, Perry Lindsay, Jr., Laymon Manning, Jr. (Trena), Charlene Foster (Charles), Clarinda Robinson, Kerry Rice, Denise Crosby (Mark), Joyce Reid, Earnest Lindsay (raised as a son), Doris Jean Lindsay, Sara Lee Lindsay, and Domino Lindsay; a sister, Elizabeth Jefferies; daughter in-law, Renee Lindsay; sister in-law, Katherine F. Jefferies, Ka’Lisha Whyte (Ahsen), Latoya Davenport (Brian), and Laxivyion Manning; a host of great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 23rd, 1:00 p.m., with Brother Earl Buckson officiating, via Zoom. Meeting ID – 6169470766

The family is at the home of Laymond Manning, Jr., 116 Olee Rd. Gaffney, SC.

We would like to show our gratitude and extend thanks to each of you for your comforting words, kind deeds, visits, phone calls, and prayer during this very difficult time. – The Family.