Winnie Jane Ross Crosby, 71, of 161 Kings Road, Gaffney, SC, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Spartanburg Medical Center.

Wife of Vincent Alonzo Crosby, she was born in Shelby, NC and was a daughter of the late Thomas Converse Rice and the late Vordia Lockhart Dawkins.
“Jane” was a member of The Divine True Holiness Church of God in Blacksburg, SC. She was a 1970 graduate of Blacksburg High School. She was a former employee TNS Mills and a retiree of Magnolia Finishing Company.

She was preceded in death by a son, Kelton Jerrard Ross.

Left to cherish loving memories are: her husband, Vincent Crosby, of the home; a son, Gaderria Leon Ross, of Enoree, SC; a brother, Lonnie Dawkins (Joyce), of Gaffney; sisters, Maudie Brown, of Shelby, NC; Detiria Hodo, of Flint, MI, Stacey Rice, of Denver, CO, Leslie Lynch (James), of Wake Forest, NC, and Nikki Rice, of Waycross, GA; two grandchildren, Alysa Wrapp, of Charlotte, NC, and Alex Ross, of Blacksburg; other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 12th, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortu-ary Chapel. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, immediately following the visitation, with The Rev. Lizzie Bridges officiating. Interment will follow in The Divine True Holiness Church of God Cemetery.

Joyce Ann Wood, 70, of 701 Littlejohn Street, Gaffney, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, in her home.

She was born in Gaffney and was a daughter of the late Peggy Hemphill and the late Billy Wood.

Joyce was a 1971 graduate of Gaffney High School. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a retiree of Gaffney Manufacturing and Nestle.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Hazel Wood Savage, and two grandchildren, Demetrius Wood and Miaja Wood.

She leaves to cherish loving memories: three daughters, Kristy Fowler (Lincoln), Casey Wood and Tori Wood, all of Gaffney; an uncle, James “Goat” Hemphill, of Gaffney; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 8th, 2:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with Minister Jennifer Hemphill officiating. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery.

Destiny Sharnae Tate, 29, of 200 Three Oaks Road, Cowpens, died Wednesday, March 29th, in Spartanburg Medical Center.

A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, April 4th, in Piney Grove Baptist Church in Cowpens with The Reverend C. Dennis Rector.