Marie Gillespie- LaFrance
Bessie Marie Whitlock Gillespie, widow of Aaron Thomas "Tom" Gillespie, died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Hart County Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Luther and Tallie Gillespie Whitlock. She was a member of Bishop Branch Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Myrtis Posey of Pendleton; three sons, Wayne Gillespie of Liberty, Dennis and Charles Gillespie, both of Anderson; brother, Harold Whitlock of Easley; three sisters, Elizabeth Martin and Sarah Perry both of Liberty, Evelyn McAlister of Pendleton; 6 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by three brothers, two sisters and one great-grandson.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 pm at Bishop Branch Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the church's cemetery. The body is at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8pm and will be placed in the church on Wednesday at 1pm.
Memorials may be made to Bishop Branch Baptist Church, 1109 Central Road, Central, SC 29630.
The family is at the home, 20 Third St., LaFrance, SC.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, which is assisting the family.