Effie Pace White GAFFNEY, SC-- Effie Pace White, 94, of 225 Beltine Road, went home to be with the Lord, April 22, 2006 at Upstate Medical Center. A native of _Gaffney_ (http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=Gaffney,_South_Carolina) , she was the wife of the late Joseph (J.E.) Ernest White and the daughter of the late John Pace and Mamie Holcomb Pace. Mrs. White was a retired textile employee and a member of Providence Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Joseph White Sr. and Tommy White Sr., both of Gaffney; five daughters, Shirley Ellis of Mooresboro, NC, Barbara Golden, Martha Durham, Betty Smith, and Sandra Allison all of Gaffney; one sister, Eula Morgan of Morganton, NC; thirty-five grandchildren, seventy-seven great-grandchildren and thirty- two great- great grandchildren. Mrs. White was preceded in death by a son, James (Ham) White; a daughter, Mary Alice White; seven sisters; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 24, 2006 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Cox officiating. Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church, 822 Providence Road, _Gaffney_ (http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=Gaffney,_South_Carolina) , SC 29341. The family will be at the residence of Sandra Allison, 231 Beltine Road. Blakely Funeral Home _Gaffney_ (http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=Gaffney,_South_Carolina) , SC Paid Funeral Notice _www.goupstate.com_ (http://www.goupstate.com) website of Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, SC