Mae Dilly Valentine Surratt

11 November 2013, Obituaries

20p1Mae Dilly Valentine Surratt, 69, of 106 Blue Dawn Road, Chesnee, was called to eternal rest on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013.

Wife of Sylvester Dayton Surratt, she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Jessie Ray Valentine Sr. and the late Mattie Watkins Valentine.

She was a member of Greater Buck Shoals Ministries, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, usher, choir member, deaconess and missionary.

Mae was also preceded in death by four siblings, Katie McKinney, James Robert Valentine, Minnie Johnson and Gaither Valentine.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Donald Ray Surratt (Virginia) of Morganton, N.C., and David Reid (Cynthia) of the home; a daughter, Teresa Burris of Spartanburg; five brothers, Joe Louis Valentine (Bertina) of Inkster, MI, Rev. L.J. Valentine (Ruth) of Cowpens, J.B. Valentine (Louise) and Jessie Ray Valentine, Jr. of Chesnee, Charles E. Valentine of Gaffney; two daughters, Kathleen Hughes (William) of Inkster, Mich., and Mittie Harris of Lavonia, Mich.; five grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren.; aunts, Ezee Watkins of Jamaica, N.Y., Ozee Wood and Luella Quincy of Everett, Wash., Nora Fernanders (James) of Chesnee, Cordelia Hogue (Johnny) of Grover, N.C. and Sarah Valentine of Chesnee; and uncles, J.C. Valentine and Homer Lee Valentine of Chesnee.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at Greater Buck Shoals Ministries Church with the Rev. T.E. McDowell officiating. Interment will be in Springhill Memorial Gardens. She will lie instate in the church Monday from 1-2 p.m.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Al Franklin Wilkins

10 October 2013, Obituaries

alwilkins3Al Franklin Wilkins, 67, of 1016 E. O’Neal St., died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Husband of Josie Tate Wilkins, he was born in Cherokee County and was a son of the late Edgar and Gussie Foster Wilkins. Al was a graduate of Granard High School and a retired employee of Overnite Transportation and Miles Rubber Company. He was a former member of Mitchell Chapel F.B.H. Church, where he served as an usher. He later joined Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church and served in the Video Ministry and Sunday School.

Al was preceded in death by two sisters, Luvenia Foster and Annie Pearl Forest.

Surviving are his wife, Josie Wilkins; a daughter, Shayla Wilkins of Columbia; two sons, Vincent Wilkins of Central and Johnny Wilkins of Gaffney; a foster son, Floyd Sullivan (Rachel) of Georgia; a brother, Wash Gene Wilkins of Columbia; sisters-in-law, Brenda Tate, Dorothy Tate, Donna Tate, Louena Tate, Annette Tate and Sybil Wilkins; and brothers in-law, Howard Tate and Wallace Tate.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. C.A. Wallace officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He will lie in state from 1-2 p.m.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Serphe Webb Livsey

10 October 2013, Obituaries

Serphe LivseySerphe Webb Livsey, 83, of Gaffney, entered eternal rest on Friday, October 11, 2013, in Valley Falls Terrace Nursing Home, Spartanburg.

Widow of Elix Livsey Sr., she was born in Cherokee County and was the daughter of the late George and Jessie Crawford Webb. Mrs. Livsey was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Elix Livsey Jr., and siblings, Jerlean Wood, Olestrous Mayberry, Emma Littlejohn, Annie Hendrix, Maggie Sarratt, Minnie Smith, George Lee Webb and Savannah Webb.

Surviving are her children, Lillian L. Camp (Tracy), Wyvonnie L. Curry, Teresa L. Morrow (Charles) and Alvin Livsey, all of Gaffney; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Lillie Jones of Gaffney; and a brotherin law, Tommie Smith of Cleveland, Ohio.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 18, at 12 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. James W. Sanders Jr. officiating. Interment will be in First Baptist Church Cemetery, Earl, N.C. Mrs. Livsey will lie instate in the church Friday from 11 a.m. until the service hour.

The family is at the home of Lillian and Tracy, 519 McCluney Drive.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.