Obituaries
Ruth Elizabeth Carpenter Gillenwater
( March 14, 1926 - June 5, 2017 )
Ruth Elizabeth Carpenter Gillenwater, age 91, of Fielding Road in Charlotte, died on Monday, June 5, 2017.
Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Victory Grove Tabernacle with Rev. Luis Blanco officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 2:45 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Mrs. Gillenwater was born March 14, 1926, in Lincoln County, to the late Samuel Thomas Carpenter and Emma Elizabeth Rhyne Carpenter. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Mann Gillenwater; a son, Bruce Thomas Gillenwater; seven brothers; and three sisters. She was a charter member of Victory Grove Tabernacle and played the organ for approximately 60 years.
She is survived by her children, Tim Gillenwater of Charlotte, Beth Walker, and husband Billy, of Raleigh, Rad Gillenwater, and fiancé Gail, of Stanley, Tammy Blanco, and husband Luis, of Pikeville; eight grandchildren, Jamey and Jodey Gillenwater, Cale and Casey Walker, Chad Gillenwater, Danielle Pipkin, Drew and Nicolas Blanco; a sister, Audrey Smith of Salisbury; a brother, John Carpenter of Lincolnton; and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Victory Grove Tabernacle, 457 Victory Grove Church Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Victory Grove Tabernacle with Rev. Luis Blanco officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 2:45 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Mrs. Gillenwater was born March 14, 1926, in Lincoln County, to the late Samuel Thomas Carpenter and Emma Elizabeth Rhyne Carpenter. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Mann Gillenwater; a son, Bruce Thomas Gillenwater; seven brothers; and three sisters. She was a charter member of Victory Grove Tabernacle and played the organ for approximately 60 years.
She is survived by her children, Tim Gillenwater of Charlotte, Beth Walker, and husband Billy, of Raleigh, Rad Gillenwater, and fiancé Gail, of Stanley, Tammy Blanco, and husband Luis, of Pikeville; eight grandchildren, Jamey and Jodey Gillenwater, Cale and Casey Walker, Chad Gillenwater, Danielle Pipkin, Drew and Nicolas Blanco; a sister, Audrey Smith of Salisbury; a brother, John Carpenter of Lincolnton; and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Victory Grove Tabernacle, 457 Victory Grove Church Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Posted on 06 Jun 2017
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