Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Gillespie will be 11:00 AM Monday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be at Golden Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 4:00 until 6:00 PM at the mortuary.
Christine Dodson Gillespie, 88, of 138 Rosemond Street, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Redeemer Health & Rehab. Born in Pickens she was the widow of Homer Lee Gillespie and a daughter of the late Dee and Bessie Stewart Dodson.
She retired from Ryobi, Singer Plant, and was a member of Golden Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Doris Simmons, and Brenda McKinney all of Pickens, and Marie Marshall of Liberty; four sons, Waymon and Calvin Gillespie of Pickens, Wallace Gillespie of Elberton, GA, and Tony Gillespie of Pickens; two sisters, Corene McCollum, and Inez Stewart of Pickens; 26 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren.
The family will be at the home of Brenda McKinney, 116 Schoolhouse Street, Pickens SC. Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.