Category Archives: Obituaries

Rose Ann Dawkins Smith

10 October 2014, 2014, Obituaries

Rose Ann Dawkins Smith, 90, of New York City, died Wednesday, in her home.

Widow of Roosevelt Smith, she was born in Cleveland County, NC. She was a daughter of the late Flora Dawkins Watkins and Ashmore Davis.

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She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in New York and a former member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Gaffney.

She was preceded in death by: her parents; stepfather, Grady Watkins; son, Clarence Dawkins; siblings, Elizabeth Rodgers, Willie Mae Johnson and Willie Davis.

Surviving are: three sons, Calvin Dawkins (Betty) of Forest City, NC, Grady Dawkins (Wanda) and Johnny Ray Dawkins, all of Gaffney; two daughters, Lucy Littlejohn of Gaffney and I.V. Edwards (Nelson) of New York City; a sister, Minnie Littlejohn of Gaffney; daughter-inlaw, June Dawkins of Brooklyn, NY; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, 2 p.m., in Shiloh Baptist Church in New York City.

Courtesy of The Gilmore Mortuary

Jessie LaVerne McGill

10 October 2014, 2014, Obituaries

28p1-2Jessie LaVerne Goode McGill, 74, of 146 Drucilla Drive, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at her home.

Born in Gaffney, she was the wife of Frank McGill of the home and a daughter of the late Stella Mae Goode Evans. She was raised by her grandparents, the late James and Louise Goode. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the Senior Choir and Sunday School.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Faye McGill of Gaffney and Angela Henry of Charlotte; two sons, Frank McGill Jr. (Shirley) of Sharon and Calvin McGill (Angela) of Mauldin; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Bridges officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She will lie in state in the church Saturday from 12-1 p.m.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Daisy “Dee” Wood

09 September 2014, 2014, Obituaries

Daisy Wood

Daisy Marie “Dee” Wood, 72, of 2901 Mountain Ash Court, Raleigh, N.C., entered eternal rest on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.

Born in Gaffney, she was a daughter of the late Deacon Conn ington Wood and Jeannie Marie Huskey Wood. She was a 1958 graduate of Granard High School and obtained a B.A. degree at South Carolina State College and MBA degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

She held executive positions in major companies including Exxon Corp. in New York City and Houston; Raytheon Systems, Delta Airlines Technology, and GE Appliances & Infrastructure. At the time of her death, she was president of DMW Choice Consultants Inc. (previously D.M. Wood & Associates).

She was a former member of Bethel Baptist Church in Gaffney, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, TX, Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, DC, St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville, KY, Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Arlington, VA, Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and First Baptist Church in Raleigh.

Daisy was life member of Delta Sigma Theta Inc. and served as national president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the National Finance Committee. She served as a board member for the Black Leadership Forum, the National Inter-fraternity Foundation, Rainbow/P.U.S.H. Coalition, Order of Omega Honorary Society, and Coalition of 100 Black Women-Atlanta Chapter. She was an active member of the Black MBA Association, National Urban League, National Council of Negro Women, Women in Business, Women in Aviation, American Society for Personnel Administration and American Management Association.

One of her greatest accomplishments was cofounding of the African American Forum that enhanced her mission to strengthen African American employees at GE with professional development.

In addition to her parents, Daisy was preceded in death by three siblings, James, Shirley and Connington.

She leaves to cherish loving memories several nieces and nephews, including her “blessings,” Tosha, Mona and Jason (whom she raised as her own after the death of their mother, Shirley); other relatives and many friends.

There will be two services celebrating Daisy “Dee” Wood’s life:

Thursday, October 2, 2014
10 – 11 am Viewing (Including Omega Omega Service)
11 am Service

First Baptist Church
101 S. Wilmington St
Raleigh, NC. 27601
(919) 832-1649

and on

Saturday, October 4, 2014
10 – 11 am Viewing
11 am Service

Bethel Baptist Church
218 W Dr. Lm Rosemond Ln
Gaffney, SC. 29341
(864) 489-7515

Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery.

The family is at the home of Tosha Cothrell, 108 Yale Street. The family requests that attendees wear red and/or white. Also, in lieu of flowers, please make donations to Dee’s memorial fund at http://fundraising.stjude.org/goto/Daisy_Wood