Category Archives: Obituaries

Vinson Edward Galmon

Vinson Edward Galmon, 54, of 413 Marion Avenue, Gaffney, passed away Wednesday, June 5th, in Spartanburg Medical Center.

He was born in Cherokee County and was a son of the late James and Ruth Butler Galmon.

Vinson was a retired employee of Stouffer’s.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two siblings, Tony Galmon and Kathy Galmon.

He leaves to cherish loving memories: four brothers, James Jr., Calvin (Gennie), Jimmy, and Maurice Galmon (Gwendolyn; aunts, Helen Camp and Helen Butler, of Gaffney, Rosa Mae Dawkins and uncle, William Dawkins, of Burlington, NC; other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in Encounter Church with The Rev. Stanley Watson. Interment will follow in Gaffney Memorial Park

John Willie Brannon, Jr.

John Willie Brannon, Jr., age 72, of406 Peeler Street, Gaffney, passed away Wednesday, May 29th, in Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his granddaughter, Desteny Nichols, 1222 North Limestone Street, Gaffney, from the hours of 3 to 5 daily.

Deacon Jay Walter Tate

Jay Walter Tate, age 85, of 105 Ashley St., of Gaffney, passed away Thursday, May 23rd, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Service will be held Sunday, May 26, 1:00 p.m. in Mt. Tabor Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrell Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is at the home of his sons’, Harold Tate, 411 W. Carlisle Street, of Gaffney.