Sarah Oglesby Edwards

01 January 2015, 2015

19p1.previewSarah Oglesby Edwards, 85, of 808 W. Fairview Ave., entered eternal rest on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Widow of Willie Lee Edwards, she was born in Cherokee County and was the daughter of the late Rev. Nathaniel Oglesby and the late Ora Fernanders Oglesby. She was a member of True Holiness Church, where she served as a missionary and Senior Choir member.

Mrs. Edwards was a retired employee of Cherokee County schools and served for several years as a cafeteria worker at Luther Vaughn Elementary School.

She was preceded in death by nine siblings, Stacy, Paul, J.D., Joe and Johnny Oglesby, Rosa Lee Dawkins, Pearlie Tate, Robena Poole-Phillips and Barbara Smith-Tate.

Surviving are two sons, Rev. Milton Edwards and Franklin Edwards (Jamie), of Gaffney; three daughters, Linda Duncan (Rev. William “L.C.”) of Gaffney, Wanda Proctor (Hubert) and Marilyn Taylor (Ricky), of Columbia; eight grandchildren, Jasmine Edwards, Tron Thompson (Kinisha), Franklin Edwards, II, Shanelle Smith, Ashley Fisher (Rodney), Denzel Dawkins, Eris and Maya Taylor; five great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Ruby Nell Edwards and Venus Oglesby, both of Gaffney, and Lucille Edwards of Union.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Bridges, Overseer Theodore Lockhart and Rev. Milton Edwards. Interment will be in Gaffney Memorial Park.

Mrs. Edwards may be viewed at The Gilmore Mortuary on Friday, Jan. 9, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. until noon. She will lie in state in the church Saturday from 1- 2 p.m.

The family is at the home of her son, Rev. Milton Edwards, 140 Brittany Road.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

George W. Hardy

12 December 2014, 2014, Obituaries

30p1.preview-3George Washington Hardy, 87, of 615 Gardner St., entered eternal rest on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at his home.

Widower of Earlene Smith Hardy, he was born in Cherokee County on Feb. 22, 1927, to William and Lemuel McGill Hardy. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church, Concord All Male Choir and Mountain View Lodge 301.

George was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a son, Lemuel, and siblings, Converse, Fitzhugh and Thomas Hardy, Iberia Hardy and Mary Smith; and two grandchildren, Ava Mack and Quinlisha Hardy.

Surviving are two sons, George W. Hardy Jr. (Pam) and David Hardy, all of Lockport, N.Y.; four daughters, Georgia Lindo and Frances Drain, both of Lockport, Mamie Black of Columbia and Patricia Hardy of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; 25 grandchildren, including Michael Hardy, who was raised in the home as his son; 24 great-grandchildren; 65 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with Dr. Michael A. Bridges officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He will lie in state from 1-2 p.m.

The family is at his home and at the home of his niece, Mary Lipscomb, 616 Littlejohn St.

Arrangemnets by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Reverend Edgar Smith

Obituaries

goldprayinghands2The Rev. Edgar Smith, 81, of 3680 Greenbrier Mossy Dale Road, Winnsboro, entered eternal rest on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in the Dorn VA Center in Columbia.

Born in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Olivia McKissick Smith.

He was a former member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II.

Rev. Smith was preceded in death by 10 siblings: Rosa, Lawrence, Jr., Coleen, Paul, Preston, Precious, Iola and Reverends Lewis, Travis and Y.C. Smith.

Surviving are two brothers, Roosevelt Smith of Greensboro, N.C., and Silas Smith of Winston-Salem, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Thelma Smith of Gaffney and Diane Smith of Winston-Salem; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2:30 p.m. in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Mills McHam officiating. Interment will be Monday in M.J. Dolly Cooper Veteran’s Cemetery in Anderson.

The family is at the home of Thelma Smith, 1001 Clary St.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.