Mrs. Bessie Malinda Hollifield Blackwell, 90, formerly of Inman, died Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, at Magnolia Manor. Mrs. Blackwell was born in Polk County, NC on May 2, 1920, the daughter of the late Squire and Lela Turner Gilbert.
She was the widow of Marion Blackwell and was first married to the late John W. Hollifield. She had worked at Inman Mills and was a member of Jackson Memorial Baptist Church.
Her survivors include, two sons, John J. Hollifield of Inman and Walter B. Hollifield of Charlotte; a daughter, Lois Ellen Wilson of Inman; a brother, Clarence Gilbert of Inman; a sister, Grace Ledbetter of Inman; three stepdaughters, Mildred Skinner of Campobello, Doris Wilson of Campobello, and Helen Burrell of Inman; a stepson, Glenn Blackwell of Cherokee Springs; twelve grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by three sons, Wilford Lee Hollifield, James Russell Hollifield, and Vernon Hollifield.
Funeral services will be held at Seawright Funeral Home at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 25th, 2011, conducted by Rev. Michael Owenby, Rev. Frank Bryant and Mr. Danny Hollifield.
Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Seawright Funeral Home and Crematory
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from February 24 to February 25, 2011
Mrs. Bessie Malinda Hollifield Blackwell, 90, formerly of Inman, died Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, at Magnolia Manor. Mrs. Blackwell was born in Polk County, NC on May 2, 1920, the daughter of the late Squire and Lela Turner Gilbert.
She was the widow of Marion Blackwell and was first married to the late John W. Hollifield. She had worked at Inman Mills and was a member of Jackson Memorial Baptist Church.
Her survivors include, two sons, John J. Hollifield of Inman and Walter B. Hollifield of Charlotte; a daughter, Lois Ellen Wilson of Inman; a brother, Clarence Gilbert of Inman; a sister, Grace Ledbetter of Inman; three stepdaughters, Mildred Skinner of Campobello, Doris Wilson of Campobello, and Helen Burrell of Inman; a stepson, Glenn Blackwell of Cherokee Springs; twelve grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by three sons, Wilford Lee Hollifield, James Russell Hollifield, and Vernon Hollifield.
Funeral services will be held at Seawright Funeral Home at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 25th, 2011, conducted by Rev. Michael Owenby, Rev. Frank Bryant and Mr. Danny Hollifield.
Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Seawright Funeral Home and Crematory
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from February 24 to February 25, 2011
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James Pinkney Gilbert
1910–1995
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Velda Gilbert Blanton
1913–2006
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John Henry Gilbert
1915–1972
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Squire Leroy Gilbert
1917–1980
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Nellie Jane Gilbert Banks
1922–2005
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Leila Grace Gilbert Ledbetter
1925–2013
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Walter Harvey Gilbert Sr
1927–1995
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Leona Ann Gilbert Pace
1929–1953
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Rev Clarence Richard Gilbert Sr
1930–2012
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