Category Archives: Obituaries

Hattie Jane Lipscomb Wilkins

Hattie Jane Lipscomb Wilkins of 116 Holly Hill Drive, Gaffney, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in her home.

Widow of Ralph Bernard Wilkins, she was born in Cherokee County, SC on August 6, 1939 to Choice and Emma Posey Wilkins.

She was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church and a retiree of Limestone Mills.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Carmen Wilkins, and siblings, Elizabeth Gaines,  Choice Lipscomb and Robert Lipscomb, 

Surviving are: a son, Allen Wilkins, of the home; two daughters, Dana Wilkins and Gwendolyn Fernanders (Bryant), of Gaffney;  brothers, John Lipscomb (Cheryl) and Edward Lipscomb (Terri), of Atlanta, GA, Terry Lipscomb (Lisa) of Raleigh, NC, and Jerry Lipscomb (Sarah), of Salisbury, NC; sisters, Louise Smith and Virgia Chappell, both of Atlanta, Betty Terrell of Salisbury; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.

The Funeral Service will be Monday, September 22nd, 12 Noon., in the Island Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Tmothy L. Hunter, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

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Lenora Byers Weeks

Lenora Byers Weeks, 90, of 503 W. Robinson Street, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019, in Brookview Healthcare Center.

Wife of Samuel Weeks, she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Freeman and Marie Smith Byers.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by: a brother, Rochelle Byers, of Fayetteville, NC; a sister, Peola Wilson, of Baltimore, MD.

The Funeral Service will be Saturday, 11 a.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Rev. James Armstrong officiating. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery.

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Elaine Alexandria Ellis

Elaine Alexandria Ellis, 65, of 529 Baker Street, Kings Mountain, NC, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, in Atrium Health Center, Shelby, NC.

Wife of Randy Huskey, she was born in Hartford, CT and was a daughter of the late George and Hyacinth Joseph Ellis.

She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Smyrna, SC.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by: a brother, Charles Ellis, of Hartford, CT; two sisters, Edna Marie Ellis, of New York, NY and Paula Beninato, of Hartford; mother-in-law, Willie Huskey, of Blacksburg.

The Funeral Service will be Friday, 2 p.m., in the Gilmore Chapel with Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bell officiating.

The family is at the home of Willie Huskey, 101 Bell Street, Blacksburg.

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