FEBRUARY 29, 1940 – APRIL 16, 2011

TAYLORS, SC – Phyllis Ann Burriss Wingate, age 71, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 16, 2011.

Born February 29, 1940, in Anderson, SC, she was the only child of the late Harold Frank Burriss and Bobbye Hillhouse Burriss.  Mrs. Wingate was a 1958 graduate of Anderson Girl’s High School as well as a 1961 graduate of Limestone College.  She was a homemaker and had formerly been employed by the State of South Carolina as a Social Worker.  A lifelong Lutheran, she was a former member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Anderson. As long as her health permitted, Ann enjoyed volunteering for the Cancer Society and enjoying her many childhood friends in the Class of ‘58 Luncheon Club. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother.

Survivors include her husband, James Austin Wingate Jr., of the home; sons: James Austin Wingate III and wife, Carla Christian Wingate of Simpsonville, SC, and Paul Christopher Wingate of Taylors, SC; and a cherished granddaughter, Emily Ann Wingate of Simpsonville, SC.

The Funeral Service conducted by the Reverend Ray Thompson will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Mountain Creek Baptist Church, 3407 South Highway 29, Anderson, SC.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Mountain Creek Baptist Church one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cancer Society of Greenville, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.
 
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THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME, Anderson.