Ruth
Ruth Ellen Gilbert
d. March 28, 2009
Ruth Ellen Gilbert
Wellford, SC---Ruth Ellen Shipman Gilbert, 80 of 1195 Little Mountain Road, Wellford died March 28, 2009 after a long illness.
A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Stafford Grady Shipman and Minnie Loftis Shipman. She was the widow of Walter Harvey Gilbert, Sr. She was a member of Lake Bowen Baptist Church.
Surviving are sons, Rev. Ronald (Carolyn) Gilbert of Abington, VA, Donald Gilbert of Spartanburg, Gary (Brenda) Gilbert of Campobello, Walter Gilbert Jr. of Spartanburg, Alvin (Glenda) Gilbert of Inman, and Robert Gilbert, Darryl (Edna) Gilbert, Joseph Gilbert of Wellford, daughters, Gwendolyn (Joey) Ogburn and Ellen (Carroll) Guffey of Inman, and Amy Gilbert of Wellford; sixteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Also survived by three aunts Winnie Moore of Spartanburg, Iris Loftis of Inman, and Bernice Davis of Campobello.
Funeral services will be held at Liberty Baptist Church in Inman on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 11:00 am conducted by Rev. Ronald Gilbert, Rev. Monte Guffey Jr., and Dr. David Duncan. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the church. Burial will follow the service at Lake Bowen Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Animal Allies, 1097 Asheville Hwy, Spartanburg, and Gideons International, PO Box 160471 Boiling Springs, SC 29316.
Friends are invited to visit the family anytime at the home of Carroll and Ellen Guffey at 332 Calvery Road, Inman.
Seawright Funeral Home and Crematory
Wellford, SC---Ruth Ellen Shipman Gilbert, 80 of 1195 Little Mountain Road, Wellford died March 28, 2009 after a long illness.
A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Stafford Grady Shipman and Minnie Loftis Shipman. She was the widow of Walter Harvey Gilbert, Sr. She was a member of Lake Bowen Baptist Church.
Surviving are sons, Rev. Ronald (Carolyn) Gilbert of Abington, VA, Donald Gilbert of Spartanburg, Gary (Brenda) Gilbert of Campobello, Walter Gilbert Jr. of Spartanburg, Alvin (Glenda) Gilbert of Inman, and Robert Gilbert, Darryl (Edna) Gilbert, Joseph Gilbert of Wellford, daughters, Gwendolyn (Joey) Ogburn and Ellen (Carroll) Guffey of Inman, and Amy Gilbert of Wellford; sixteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Also survived by three aunts Winnie Moore of Spartanburg, Iris Loftis of Inman, and Bernice Davis of Campobello.
Funeral services will be held at Liberty Baptist Church in Inman on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 11:00 am conducted by Rev. Ronald Gilbert, Rev. Monte Guffey Jr., and Dr. David Duncan. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the church. Burial will follow the service at Lake Bowen Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Animal Allies, 1097 Asheville Hwy, Spartanburg, and Gideons International, PO Box 160471 Boiling Springs, SC 29316.
Friends are invited to visit the family anytime at the home of Carroll and Ellen Guffey at 332 Calvery Road, Inman.
Seawright Funeral Home and Crematory
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