8-10-2022 Obituaries

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Ray Thurston, Ava Gillespie, Annie Fell

Annie Fell

Annie Mae Fowler Fell of Piedmont, 87, wife of the late James Robert “Jim” Fell, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Truman and Agnes James Fowler. She was a homemaker and a member of Life Church in Piedmont.

Survivors include her children, Sandra Eaton Wright of Simpsonville, Patricia Grant of Woodruff, Mike Eaton of Piedmont, and Michele Newton of Simpsonville; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Thursday, August 11, from 11:00 to 12:00 p.m. at Gray Mortuary. The funeral will follow at 12:00 p.m. in the mortuary chapel, with burial at Greenville Memorial Gardens.

   Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Life Church, P.O. Box 371, Piedmont, SC 29673.

Gray Mortuary, Pelzer

Condolences: www.graymortuary.com

Ava Gillespie

Ava Denise Gillespie of Piedmont, infant daughter of Joshua Kent Gillespie and Tanya Lee Senter, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022. 

   In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Jamar and Angela Porter of Piedmont, Jimmy Scott of Williamston, and Rodger and Tammy Senter of Greenville; and brothers, Braedan Raeshawn Bundrick and Tristan Creed Pruitt. 

   A graveside service was held,at Greenville Memorial Gardens. 

Gray Mortuary, Pelzer

Condolences: www.graymortuary.com

 

Ray Thurston

James Ray Thurston of Pelzer, 83, husband of the late Jane McCall Thurston, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Born in Piedmont, he was a son of the late James Frank and Mary Elsie Lollis Thurston. A U.S. Army veteran, he retired from McCall Glass Company and was formerly employed with BKI Industries. He was a member of Washington Baptist Church.

He is survived by daughters, Janice Lewis of Maryville, TN, Beth Byars of Anderson, and Jodi Cantrell of Pelzer; brother, Rich Thurston of Pelzer; sisters, Debbie Freeland of Seneca, Annette Epps of Iva, Nancy Baptista of Iva, and Kathy Ebright of Pelzer; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Ruth Ellen  Thurston and Debbie Thurston, both of Pelzer.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 11 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Gray Mortuary.

The funeral will be Friday, August 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Washington Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Washington Baptist Church, 208 Washington Church Road, Pelzer, SC 29669.

Gray Mortuary, Pelzer

Condolences: www.graymortuary.com