Wilma Gentry Wall, age 83, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016, at the Rainey Hospice House.
Born in Iva, SC, on February 15, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Samuel "Sam" Clayton Gentry and the late Rosella Rice Gentry. She was a graduate of Iva High School and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. Wilma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She made friends easily and knew no strangers. Wilma was an inspiration to all of her Facebook friends who she counseled regularly. She was feisty and a true Southern lady. Wilma read her Bible daily and loved the Lord.
She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Melvin Wall; children, Ronald "Ronnie" Wall (Ronda), Randall "Randy" Wall, and Melanie Wall Gunnels (Steve); a sister, Elaine Hubbard; five grandchildren, Chris Gunnels, Robbie Gunnels, Kristy Wall McKellar, Summer Wall Griffith and Chase Wall; 10 great-grandchildren, Brooke Gunnels-Wilbanks, Drew Gunnels, Brayden and Lucas Gunnels, Malory and Maddox Griffith, Kaleigh Henry, Kennedy McKellar, and Logan Kirby, and Austin Kirby-Davenport,: two nieces: Jeannie Terry Dyar and Kathy Hubbard Tucker, and two nephews: Bobby Barksdale (Elaine) and Mike Gentry (Michelle).
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Kirby; one great granddaughter: Ayva Rose Gunnels; a brother, Cohen Anthony Gentry; and two sisters, Helen Gentry Barksdale and Doris Gentry Holiday.
The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016at 1:00pm in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home with Reverends Danny Hawkins and Glenn Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery. The Wall family will receive friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of her daughter Melanie Gunnels.
Flowers will be accepted and donations can be directed to: Baptist Children's Home of North Carolina, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361 or Pleasant View Baptist Church, 2511 Dobbins Bridge Road, Anderson, SC 29626.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. The McDougald Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Anderson, SC
Events
Visitation
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
6:00PM - 8:00PM
The McDougald Funeral Home
2211 North Main Street
Anderson, SC 29621
Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
Phone: (864) 224-4343
Funeral Service
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
1:00PM
The McDougald Funeral Home
2211 North Main Street
Anderson, SC 29621
Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
Phone: (864) 224-4343
Final Resting Place
M.J. 'Dolly' Cooper Veterans Cemetery
140 Inway Drive
Anderson, SC 29621