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Martha “Candy Lady” Gillespie

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Official Obituary of

Martha “Candy Lady” Gillespie

February 8, 1946 ~ January 1, 2025 (age 78) 78 Years Old

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Martha Gillespie Obituary

Martha “Candy Lady” Gillespie 78 of Maxton transitioned into eternal rest on January 01, 2025.

Dr. David Patterson is the pastor and will deliver the eulogy; burial will follow in church cemetery.

Survivors are: daughters: Willie Bethea, Deborah Harrington, Virginia Gillespie and Janice Gillespie; sons: Levander Bethea, Michael Gillespie and George Gillespie; brothers: James Eddie Bethea and Everette Bethea; sisters: Mandy Thomas, Francis Bethea; eighteen grandchildren, and thirty three great grandchildren.

The family is receiving friends at 4330 NC Hwy 83 Maxton, NC.

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Services

Visitation

Friday
January 10, 2025
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
S & L Funeral Home and Cremation Service
304 N. Patterson Street
Maxton, NC 28364

Celebration of Life

Saturday
January 11, 2025
1:00 PM
Southern Grove Baptist Church
2784 Townsendville Road
Maxton, NC 28364

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