Shirley Ann Smith Vanderford, age 77, of Cross Hill, SC, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born in Union, SC, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Clara Alexander Smith.
Mrs. Vanderford was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Mill, Roses 10 Cent Store, and Laurens Shirt Plant.
She was a member of Lydia Church of God and as a ministers wife she shared and supported her husband as he pastored several churches.
She also was a member of the Ladies Bowling League at Palmetto Lanes.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Rev. J.B. Vanderford; her daughters, Sheila Calvert (Dale) and Darlene Sherfield (Tommy); her grandchildren, James Hurley, Janice Price (Dave), Tonya Marshall (Jeremy), Laman Hurley (Tina) and T.J. Sherfield (Dee); her great-grandchildren, Summer Avinger, Autumn Hurley, Emily Kellum, Madison Hurley, Tabbatha Bull, Lee Vanderford, D.J. Eaton, M.J. Gaffney, Harley Hurley, Kaitlin Hurley, Bella Hurley, Kamryn Hurley, Taylor Sherfield and Halie Cook; her great-great-grandchildren, Jaden Davis, Landon Davis, Kayde Vanderford, Kexin Eaton, Khloe Gaffney, Carson Cunningham; her step-grandchildren, Mitchell Frazier, Lisa Higginbotham (Kevin), John Epting (Petra) and Robin Epting; her step-great-grandchildren, John Epting, Sitara Epting, Leo Epting, and Aaliyah Cruz; her sister, Louise Callahan Guyton; her sister in laws, Eva Jo Crawford and Juanita Vanderford; and many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her siblings; Maude Black and Dora Scoggins of Union, Pearl Hunt of NC, Sam Smith of Spartanburg, and David Smith of NC; and one grandbaby, Lacon Eaton.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Lydia Church of God with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the Alzheimer's Association , 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601 or American Lung Association , 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Gray Funeral Home
Clinton, SC
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from May 12 to May 13, 2015
Born in Union, SC, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Clara Alexander Smith.
Mrs. Vanderford was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Mill, Roses 10 Cent Store, and Laurens Shirt Plant.
She was a member of Lydia Church of God and as a ministers wife she shared and supported her husband as he pastored several churches.
She also was a member of the Ladies Bowling League at Palmetto Lanes.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Rev. J.B. Vanderford; her daughters, Sheila Calvert (Dale) and Darlene Sherfield (Tommy); her grandchildren, James Hurley, Janice Price (Dave), Tonya Marshall (Jeremy), Laman Hurley (Tina) and T.J. Sherfield (Dee); her great-grandchildren, Summer Avinger, Autumn Hurley, Emily Kellum, Madison Hurley, Tabbatha Bull, Lee Vanderford, D.J. Eaton, M.J. Gaffney, Harley Hurley, Kaitlin Hurley, Bella Hurley, Kamryn Hurley, Taylor Sherfield and Halie Cook; her great-great-grandchildren, Jaden Davis, Landon Davis, Kayde Vanderford, Kexin Eaton, Khloe Gaffney, Carson Cunningham; her step-grandchildren, Mitchell Frazier, Lisa Higginbotham (Kevin), John Epting (Petra) and Robin Epting; her step-great-grandchildren, John Epting, Sitara Epting, Leo Epting, and Aaliyah Cruz; her sister, Louise Callahan Guyton; her sister in laws, Eva Jo Crawford and Juanita Vanderford; and many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her siblings; Maude Black and Dora Scoggins of Union, Pearl Hunt of NC, Sam Smith of Spartanburg, and David Smith of NC; and one grandbaby, Lacon Eaton.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Lydia Church of God with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the Alzheimer's Association , 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601 or American Lung Association , 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Gray Funeral Home
Clinton, SC
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from May 12 to May 13, 2015
Shirley Ann Smith Vanderford, age 77, of Cross Hill, SC, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born in Union, SC, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Clara Alexander Smith.
Mrs. Vanderford was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Mill, Roses 10 Cent Store, and Laurens Shirt Plant.
She was a member of Lydia Church of God and as a ministers wife she shared and supported her husband as he pastored several churches.
She also was a member of the Ladies Bowling League at Palmetto Lanes.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Rev. J.B. Vanderford; her daughters, Sheila Calvert (Dale) and Darlene Sherfield (Tommy); her grandchildren, James Hurley, Janice Price (Dave), Tonya Marshall (Jeremy), Laman Hurley (Tina) and T.J. Sherfield (Dee); her great-grandchildren, Summer Avinger, Autumn Hurley, Emily Kellum, Madison Hurley, Tabbatha Bull, Lee Vanderford, D.J. Eaton, M.J. Gaffney, Harley Hurley, Kaitlin Hurley, Bella Hurley, Kamryn Hurley, Taylor Sherfield and Halie Cook; her great-great-grandchildren, Jaden Davis, Landon Davis, Kayde Vanderford, Kexin Eaton, Khloe Gaffney, Carson Cunningham; her step-grandchildren, Mitchell Frazier, Lisa Higginbotham (Kevin), John Epting (Petra) and Robin Epting; her step-great-grandchildren, John Epting, Sitara Epting, Leo Epting, and Aaliyah Cruz; her sister, Louise Callahan Guyton; her sister in laws, Eva Jo Crawford and Juanita Vanderford; and many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her siblings; Maude Black and Dora Scoggins of Union, Pearl Hunt of NC, Sam Smith of Spartanburg, and David Smith of NC; and one grandbaby, Lacon Eaton.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Lydia Church of God with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the Alzheimer's Association , 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601 or American Lung Association , 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Gray Funeral Home
Clinton, SC
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from May 12 to May 13, 2015
Born in Union, SC, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Clara Alexander Smith.
Mrs. Vanderford was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Mill, Roses 10 Cent Store, and Laurens Shirt Plant.
She was a member of Lydia Church of God and as a ministers wife she shared and supported her husband as he pastored several churches.
She also was a member of the Ladies Bowling League at Palmetto Lanes.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Rev. J.B. Vanderford; her daughters, Sheila Calvert (Dale) and Darlene Sherfield (Tommy); her grandchildren, James Hurley, Janice Price (Dave), Tonya Marshall (Jeremy), Laman Hurley (Tina) and T.J. Sherfield (Dee); her great-grandchildren, Summer Avinger, Autumn Hurley, Emily Kellum, Madison Hurley, Tabbatha Bull, Lee Vanderford, D.J. Eaton, M.J. Gaffney, Harley Hurley, Kaitlin Hurley, Bella Hurley, Kamryn Hurley, Taylor Sherfield and Halie Cook; her great-great-grandchildren, Jaden Davis, Landon Davis, Kayde Vanderford, Kexin Eaton, Khloe Gaffney, Carson Cunningham; her step-grandchildren, Mitchell Frazier, Lisa Higginbotham (Kevin), John Epting (Petra) and Robin Epting; her step-great-grandchildren, John Epting, Sitara Epting, Leo Epting, and Aaliyah Cruz; her sister, Louise Callahan Guyton; her sister in laws, Eva Jo Crawford and Juanita Vanderford; and many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her siblings; Maude Black and Dora Scoggins of Union, Pearl Hunt of NC, Sam Smith of Spartanburg, and David Smith of NC; and one grandbaby, Lacon Eaton.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Lydia Church of God with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials could be made to the Alzheimer's Association , 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601 or American Lung Association , 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Gray Funeral Home
Clinton, SC
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from May 12 to May 13, 2015
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