May 5, 1922 – July 19, 2010
ANDERSON, SC - Mary Ella Gwinn Cleveland, age 88, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at AnMed Medical Health Center.
Born in Cross Anchor, SC, on May 7, 1922, Mrs. Cleveland was the daughter of the late Paul Julian Gwinn, Sr. and Helen Holms Weaver. She worked at Abney Mills for many years. She was a member of Order of The Eastern Star and a member of Orrville Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter Faye Fletcher Pierce and her husband James of Anderson; brother, Paul J. Gwinn, Jr., and wife, Millie of Pascagoula, MS; grandchildren, Mel Fletcher and his wife, Lynne, Mikal Mitchell and husband, Zale, Beverly Hankins, great-grand children, Jake Fletcher, John Michael Zerbonia and his wife Nikki, Clinton Hankins, Preslee Hankins, Mitch Mitchell and Evan Brown.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Marcus “Buck” Beverly Cleveland; two sisters, Rachel G. Stone and her husband James and Betty Jo Winn; a son in law, Melvin E. Fletcher.
A Graveside Service will be held at 11:30 am on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park officiated by Dr. Wendell Bannister. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service.
The family will be at the home of her daughter, Faye Pierce, 105 Gregory Court, Anderson, SC.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 4124 Clemson Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621.
A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME is in charge of the arrangements.