1914
Gentis
2011
Gentis Pilgrim Whitmire
September 5, 1914 — April 5, 2011
Gentis P. Whitmire -
Six Mile
Mrs. Gentis Pilgrim Whitmire, 96, of 231 Lusk Road, wife of the late Col. Asa Palmer Whitmire, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Cannon Memorial Hospital.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Bolding Pilgrim, Mrs. Whitmire was a homemaker and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Gentis was an avid bowler and had a love for gardening.
Surviving are a daughter, Doris Carl and her husband Leland of Magnolia, TX; a sister, Beulah Chappell of Pickens; four grandchildren, Leland and Brian Carl and Jeffrey and Keri Whitmire; and four great-grandchildren, Camden and Kenzie Carl and Asa and Jaxson Whitmire. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Whitmire was predeceased by a son, Gary Palmer Whitmire; four brothers, Coy, Hoyt, Calvin and Carl Pilgrim; and three sisters, Lena Murphree, Dessie Dodson and Olive Riggins.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Mountain View Baptist Church, Six Mile, with Rev. Rick Hayes officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 12:30 until 2:00 PM Saturday at the church, prior to the service.
The family is at the residence.
Memorials may be made to Mountain View Baptist Church, 336 Mountain View Church Road, Six Mile, SC 29682.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
Six Mile
Mrs. Gentis Pilgrim Whitmire, 96, of 231 Lusk Road, wife of the late Col. Asa Palmer Whitmire, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Cannon Memorial Hospital.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Bolding Pilgrim, Mrs. Whitmire was a homemaker and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Gentis was an avid bowler and had a love for gardening.
Surviving are a daughter, Doris Carl and her husband Leland of Magnolia, TX; a sister, Beulah Chappell of Pickens; four grandchildren, Leland and Brian Carl and Jeffrey and Keri Whitmire; and four great-grandchildren, Camden and Kenzie Carl and Asa and Jaxson Whitmire. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Whitmire was predeceased by a son, Gary Palmer Whitmire; four brothers, Coy, Hoyt, Calvin and Carl Pilgrim; and three sisters, Lena Murphree, Dessie Dodson and Olive Riggins.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Mountain View Baptist Church, Six Mile, with Rev. Rick Hayes officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 12:30 until 2:00 PM Saturday at the church, prior to the service.
The family is at the residence.
Memorials may be made to Mountain View Baptist Church, 336 Mountain View Church Road, Six Mile, SC 29682.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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