Gladys Stokes Powell, age 99, of Greer, SC, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her home.
A native of Greenville County, SC; daughter of late James Alexander "Jim" Stokes (1885–1979) and Rebecca Jand Babb Stokes (1888–1970); wife of Elzie Glenn Powell (1909–1994).
A retired employee of J.P. Stevens, Victor Plant, and a member of Apalache Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Lonita (Powell) Vaughn; granddaughter, Janice Vaughn-DeVito; brother, Arnold Stokes; and sister, Virginia Heath.
Also predeceased by a brother, Louie James Stokes (1910–1976), Woodroe Harold Stokes (1917–2010), Cecil Alexander Stokes (1918–1994), Willie Boyd Stokes (1922–1924), and Arnold Thomas Stokes (1924-2020); and sisters, Cora Lee Stokes Dill (1905–2008), Etta Mae Stokes Wooten (1908–2003), Martha Ann Stokes (1926–1927), and Colleen Stokes Banks1928–2011.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2012, at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Eddie Cooper; the burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation was held 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, May 11, 2012 at The Wood Mortuary.
Memorials could be made to Apalache Baptist Church, Greer, SC, Greer Community Ministries, Greer, SC, or to Caris Hospice, Greenville, SC.
The Wood Mortuary
Greer, South Carolina
A native of Greenville County, SC; daughter of late James Alexander "Jim" Stokes (1885–1979) and Rebecca Jand Babb Stokes (1888–1970); wife of Elzie Glenn Powell (1909–1994).
A retired employee of J.P. Stevens, Victor Plant, and a member of Apalache Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Lonita (Powell) Vaughn; granddaughter, Janice Vaughn-DeVito; brother, Arnold Stokes; and sister, Virginia Heath.
Also predeceased by a brother, Louie James Stokes (1910–1976), Woodroe Harold Stokes (1917–2010), Cecil Alexander Stokes (1918–1994), Willie Boyd Stokes (1922–1924), and Arnold Thomas Stokes (1924-2020); and sisters, Cora Lee Stokes Dill (1905–2008), Etta Mae Stokes Wooten (1908–2003), Martha Ann Stokes (1926–1927), and Colleen Stokes Banks1928–2011.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2012, at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Eddie Cooper; the burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation was held 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, May 11, 2012 at The Wood Mortuary.
Memorials could be made to Apalache Baptist Church, Greer, SC, Greer Community Ministries, Greer, SC, or to Caris Hospice, Greenville, SC.
The Wood Mortuary
Greer, South Carolina
Gladys Stokes Powell, age 99, of Greer, SC, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her home.
A native of Greenville County, SC; daughter of late James Alexander "Jim" Stokes (1885–1979) and Rebecca Jand Babb Stokes (1888–1970); wife of Elzie Glenn Powell (1909–1994).
A retired employee of J.P. Stevens, Victor Plant, and a member of Apalache Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Lonita (Powell) Vaughn; granddaughter, Janice Vaughn-DeVito; brother, Arnold Stokes; and sister, Virginia Heath.
Also predeceased by a brother, Louie James Stokes (1910–1976), Woodroe Harold Stokes (1917–2010), Cecil Alexander Stokes (1918–1994), Willie Boyd Stokes (1922–1924), and Arnold Thomas Stokes (1924-2020); and sisters, Cora Lee Stokes Dill (1905–2008), Etta Mae Stokes Wooten (1908–2003), Martha Ann Stokes (1926–1927), and Colleen Stokes Banks1928–2011.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2012, at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Eddie Cooper; the burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation was held 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, May 11, 2012 at The Wood Mortuary.
Memorials could be made to Apalache Baptist Church, Greer, SC, Greer Community Ministries, Greer, SC, or to Caris Hospice, Greenville, SC.
The Wood Mortuary
Greer, South Carolina
A native of Greenville County, SC; daughter of late James Alexander "Jim" Stokes (1885–1979) and Rebecca Jand Babb Stokes (1888–1970); wife of Elzie Glenn Powell (1909–1994).
A retired employee of J.P. Stevens, Victor Plant, and a member of Apalache Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Lonita (Powell) Vaughn; granddaughter, Janice Vaughn-DeVito; brother, Arnold Stokes; and sister, Virginia Heath.
Also predeceased by a brother, Louie James Stokes (1910–1976), Woodroe Harold Stokes (1917–2010), Cecil Alexander Stokes (1918–1994), Willie Boyd Stokes (1922–1924), and Arnold Thomas Stokes (1924-2020); and sisters, Cora Lee Stokes Dill (1905–2008), Etta Mae Stokes Wooten (1908–2003), Martha Ann Stokes (1926–1927), and Colleen Stokes Banks1928–2011.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2012, at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Eddie Cooper; the burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation was held 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, May 11, 2012 at The Wood Mortuary.
Memorials could be made to Apalache Baptist Church, Greer, SC, Greer Community Ministries, Greer, SC, or to Caris Hospice, Greenville, SC.
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