Jesse Victor Osborne, Jr.

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Jesse Victor "Dopey" Osborne, Jr., 60, resident of 299 Smith Street, husband of Leticia Ramirez "Laddie" Osborne died June 24, 2013 at his mother's home.

Born at Ft. Jackson, June 12, 1953, he was a son of Elsie Mae Gilliam Osborne and the late Jesse Victor Osborne.

Dopey was a 1972 graduate of Whitmire High School where he was a proud member of the Beta Club. He attended North Greenville College and was honored to help many friends throughout his life who were studying to receive their South Carolina GED.

He was formerly employed in commercial and residential construction and also had worked as a Mill Wright.

Dopey loved to prepare and serve BBQ, but his greatest passion was helping friends and family. His love, generosity and compassion have been shared with many and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was of the Pentecostal faith.

Surviving in addition to his wife of thirty years of the home and his mother of Whitmire are a daughter, Carly Maude Osborne; and a son, Jesse Victor "Jesus" Osborne, III, both of the home; one brother, Dan "Boone" Osborne and wife Ruth Ann of Mountain City, TN; one sister, Kelly Osborne of Whitmire; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 PM at Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church with Reverend Eddie Duncan and Reverend Tony Dickert officiating. Burial will follow in Whitmire Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jesse "Jesus" Osborne, Dan "Boone" Osborne, Chris Farmer, Bobby Senn, David "Tee" Crisp and Wayland Gilliam.

Honorary escort will be Lee "Frog" Moss, Jerry Thomas, Mike Lindler, Bubba Huntsinger and John Roche.

Jesse married Elsie Mae Gilliam. Elsie was born on 16 Aug 1936 in , Lee County, Virginia, ; died on 24 Nov 2014 in , Newberry County, South Carolina, ; was buried in Whitmire Cemetery, Newberry County, South Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elise Mae Gilliam Osborne, 78, resident of 1467 Highway 66, Whitmire, widow of Jessie Victor "Sonny" Osborne, Sr., died Monday, November 24, 2014 at her home.

Born in Lee County, VA, August 16, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Henry Wayland and Cora Elizabeth Hurd Gilliam. Mrs. Osborne was retired as a chief lot closer from Cone Mills, Carlisle Plant after forty-nine years of service. She was a devout Christian and never missed Rev. Charles Stanley on TV, always taking notes and marking passages throughout her Bible.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Osborne was preceded in death by a son, Jesse Victor "Dopey" Osborne, Jr.; three sisters, Thelma Cole, Dorothy Puckett and Sara Ruth Gilliam; and a brother, Darrell W. Gilliam.

Survivors include a son, Dan "Boone" Osborne and wife Ruth Ann of Mountain City, TN; a daughter, Kelly Osborne of Clinton; four grandchildren, Sara Elizabeth Osborne Stout and husband Billy Jack of Mt. City, TN, Adrienne Jo Osborne Hearl and husband Don of Piney Flats, TN and Carly Maude Osborne and Jesse Victor "Jesus" Osborne, III, both of Whitmire; four great-grandchildren, Trenton Caleb Winebarger of Boone, NC, Daniel Evans Hearl of Piney Flats, TN and Haeleigh Evan Thompson and Jace Marshall Stout, both of Mt. City, TN; two sisters, Laura Ethel Griffin of Hickory Tavern and Celestene "Tenny" Privett and husband Charles of Simpsonville; and a sister-in-law who was like a sister, Gloria Gilliam of Whitmire.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 PM from Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church with Reverend Eddie Duncan officiating. Burial will follow in Whitmire Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Dan Osborne, Jesse Osborne, III, Don Hearl, Billy Jack Stout, Kevin Boyter and Bobby Senn.

Evans married Maude DeLoach on 21 Sep 1929 in , Greenwood County, South Carolina, . Maude (daughter of James Chesley DeLoach and Sophie Cockrell) was born on 7 Nov 1912 in , Saluda County, South Carolina, ; died on 15 Sep 1989 in , Newberry County, South Carolina, ; was buried in Whitmire Cemetery, Newberry County, South Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Sophie Cockrell about 1897 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, . Sophie (daughter of Benjamin C. Cockrell and Annie Corley) was born on 13 May 1880 in , , South Carolina, ; died on 13 Aug 1939 in , Saluda County, South Carolina, ; was buried in Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]