Ada "Granny" Smith Gillespie
Greenville
Ada "Granny" Smith Gillespie, 92, of Greenville, loving wife of the late James William Gillespie for 66 years, died February 18, 2010.
Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Janie Rigdon Smith.
Mrs. Gillespie was a homemaker and a member of Bible Heritage Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She devoted her life to loving and caring for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara O'Bryant and husband, Horace, of Easley, S.C., and Carolyn Charping and husband, Gene, of Greenville, S.C.; a special granddaughter, Pamela Cisson of the home; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Mary Ann Smith, who loved and cared for her during her last few years.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Patricia Hunt; and son-in-law, Robert Hunt.
The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010, in the chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, with burial following at Graceland Cemetery, West.
Visitation will be prior to the service from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.
The family will be at 4 Ross Street-Brandon, Greenville, S.C.
Published in The Greenville News: 02-19-2010
Greenville
Ada "Granny" Smith Gillespie, 92, of Greenville, loving wife of the late James William Gillespie for 66 years, died February 18, 2010.
Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Janie Rigdon Smith.
Mrs. Gillespie was a homemaker and a member of Bible Heritage Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She devoted her life to loving and caring for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara O'Bryant and husband, Horace, of Easley, S.C., and Carolyn Charping and husband, Gene, of Greenville, S.C.; a special granddaughter, Pamela Cisson of the home; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Mary Ann Smith, who loved and cared for her during her last few years.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Patricia Hunt; and son-in-law, Robert Hunt.
The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010, in the chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, with burial following at Graceland Cemetery, West.
Visitation will be prior to the service from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.
The family will be at 4 Ross Street-Brandon, Greenville, S.C.
Published in The Greenville News: 02-19-2010
Ada "Granny" Smith Gillespie
Greenville
Ada "Granny" Smith Gillespie, 92, of Greenville, loving wife of the late James William Gillespie for 66 years, died February 18, 2010.
Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Janie Rigdon Smith.
Mrs. Gillespie was a homemaker and a member of Bible Heritage Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She devoted her life to loving and caring for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara O'Bryant and husband, Horace, of Easley, S.C., and Carolyn Charping and husband, Gene, of Greenville, S.C.; a special granddaughter, Pamela Cisson of the home; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Mary Ann Smith, who loved and cared for her during her last few years.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Patricia Hunt; and son-in-law, Robert Hunt.
The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010, in the chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, with burial following at Graceland Cemetery, West.
Visitation will be prior to the service from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.
The family will be at 4 Ross Street-Brandon, Greenville, S.C.
Published in The Greenville News: 02-19-2010
Greenville
Ada "Granny" Smith Gillespie, 92, of Greenville, loving wife of the late James William Gillespie for 66 years, died February 18, 2010.
Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Janie Rigdon Smith.
Mrs. Gillespie was a homemaker and a member of Bible Heritage Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She devoted her life to loving and caring for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara O'Bryant and husband, Horace, of Easley, S.C., and Carolyn Charping and husband, Gene, of Greenville, S.C.; a special granddaughter, Pamela Cisson of the home; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Mary Ann Smith, who loved and cared for her during her last few years.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Patricia Hunt; and son-in-law, Robert Hunt.
The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010, in the chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, with burial following at Graceland Cemetery, West.
Visitation will be prior to the service from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.
The family will be at 4 Ross Street-Brandon, Greenville, S.C.
Published in The Greenville News: 02-19-2010
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