Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
A history of many families.
1924 - 2016 (92 years)| Name | Lena Motelle “Motelle” GAMBRELL | |
| Birth | 10 Jan 1924 | Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | LENA G. EPTING Posted Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:00 am Lena Motelle Gambrell Epting, 92, widow of Robert D. Epting, peacefully slipped away to be with the Lord on Aug. 15, 2016. A longtime resident of Gilbert, she had been residing in Sumter for the past eight years. Born on Jan. 10, 1924, in Laurens, she was a daughter of Ottis and Althea Foster and Floyd Gambrell. Motelle retired from General Electric and North American Phillips, where she and her husband were both employed. She enjoyed her family, tending her flowers, crocheting, her cat, and First Calvary Baptist Church before being overtaken by Alzheimer's disease. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; grandson, James Robert Epting; sisters, Ruth Evelyn Davis, Margaret Blumer and Ruby Nell Basden; and brothers, Carl Gambrell and Jack Gambrell. She is survived by her son, Phillip Martin Epting (Geannie) of Sumter; and daughter, Sandra Phyllis Smith (Jesse) of Gilbert; grandchildren, Jennifer Epting Mitchell (Sean), Elizabeth Epting MacDonald (James), Amy Keller-Smith and Scott Wyman Smith; great-grandchildren, Rebekah and Michelle Woods, Victoria, Jacob, Owen and Abbigail Mitchell, Mary Ruth Duncan, and Lachlan and Sawyer MacDonald; brother, William "Bill" Gambrell; nieces, nephews and extended family members. The family would like to thank her wonderful caretakers at McElveen Manor Residential Care Facility and Beacon Hospice for their care and compassion over the years. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Calvary Baptist Church, Leesville, followed by burial in the church cemetery. There will be a visitation with family in the First Calvary Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.net [1] | |
| HIST | LENA G. EPTING Posted Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:00 am Lena Motelle Gambrell Epting, 92, widow of Robert D. Epting, peacefully slipped away to be with the Lord on Aug. 15, 2016. A longtime resident of Gilbert, she had been residing in Sumter for the past eight years. Born on Jan. 10, 1924, in Laurens, she was a daughter of Ottis and Althea Foster and Floyd Gambrell. Motelle retired from General Electric and North American Phillips, where she and her husband were both employed. She enjoyed her family, tending her flowers, crocheting, her cat, and First Calvary Baptist Church before being overtaken by Alzheimer's disease. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; grandson, James Robert Epting; sisters, Ruth Evelyn Davis, Margaret Blumer and Ruby Nell Basden; and brothers, Carl Gambrell and Jack Gambrell. She is survived by her son, Phillip Martin Epting (Geannie) of Sumter; and daughter, Sandra Phyllis Smith (Jesse) of Gilbert; grandchildren, Jennifer Epting Mitchell (Sean), Elizabeth Epting MacDonald (James), Amy Keller-Smith and Scott Wyman Smith; great-grandchildren, Rebekah and Michelle Woods, Victoria, Jacob, Owen and Abbigail Mitchell, Mary Ruth Duncan, and Lachlan and Sawyer MacDonald; brother, William "Bill" Gambrell; nieces, nephews and extended family members. The family would like to thank her wonderful caretakers at McElveen Manor Residential Care Facility and Beacon Hospice for their care and compassion over the years. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Calvary Baptist Church, Leesville, followed by burial in the church cemetery. There will be a visitation with family in the First Calvary Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.net | |
| _UID | 2CB4333441384B18B172199588C107296DB3 | |
| _UID | 2CB4333441384B18B172199588C107296DB3 | |
| Burial | 10 Aug 2016 | First Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Leesville, South Carolina [1] |
|
||
| Death | 15 Aug 2016 | |
| Person ID | I309302 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 24 Nov 2022 | |
| Father | Ottis GAMBRELL d. Bef 15 Aug 2016 | |
| Mother | Althea FOSTER d. Bef 15 Aug 2016 | |
| _UID | C0C80596F90A4A36818B0DA0DA093189FC31 | |
| _UID | C0C80596F90A4A36818B0DA0DA093189FC31 | |
| Family ID | F207222 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Robert D. EPTING d. Bef 15 Aug 2016 | |||||
| _UID | CDFE3A56984148999EDD5C7D8602DA3C07FA | |||||
| _UID | CDFE3A56984148999EDD5C7D8602DA3C07FA | |||||
| Children |
|
|||||
| Family ID | F207221 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 19 Aug 2016 | |||||
| Sources |
