1981 Oct. 28- GERTRUDE [ GERT] LAVENDER GOSSETT, 74, widow of JOHN L. GOSSETT, died after a long illness. Native of Sptbg. Co.; d/o the late ROBERT EDGAR and SALLIE LEE ALLEN LAVENDER; retired textile employee, former of Drayton Mill and Startex mill; member of Drayton United Methodist church. Surviving; sons, ROBERET G. GOSSETT, Duncan, GEORGE W. GOSSETT, Woodruff; daughter, MRS. VIRGINIA DIXON of Elk Creek, Calif; sisters, MRS. NELL FOSTER and MRS. IRENE GAULT, Drayton; 11 grandchildren. Services at Bobo Funeral Chapel, burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Grandsons will be pallbearers. ----- Oct. 28- MRS. LULA MAE HEATHERLY WILLIS, 86 of Drayton, widow of ODEL WILLIS, died at her home after a long illness. Native of Brevard; first married to the late CLARENCE C. HEATHERLY. Surviving; daughters, MRS. MARIE NIX and MRS. MATTIE MORRISON, Sptbg, MRS. RUBY MILLER, Drayton, MRS. MARGARET BISHOP, Mayo; sons, CHARLES R. and FRED HEATHERLY, Sptbg., JAMES and FURMAN HEATHERLY, Mayo; sister, MRS. NELLIE GILLISPIE of Camp Care Nursing Home; 12 grandchildren. Services at Bethany Baptist church, burial in Sunset Memorial park. ----- Oct. 26- ANNIE QUINN MEADOWS, 81, Arkwright, widow of PAUL MEADOWS, died at her home after long illness. Native of Sptbg. Co.; d/o the late JOHN and FANNIE WALKER QUINN; retired from Arkwright mill; member of Arkwright Baptist church. Surviving; daughters, MRS. MARY WOFFORD, Arkwright, MRS. BETTY LAMB, Moore, MRS. VICKIE MILLWOOD, Sptbg; son, MARSHALL MEADOWS, Woodruff; sister, MRS. EMMA BOOZER, Chicago; 17 grandchildren. Services at church, burial at Bethlehem Baptist church cemetery. Grandsons as pallbearers. Family at home of daughter, MRS. VICKIE MILLWOOD. Floyds Mortuary in charge. ----- Free post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.