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Glenn Gaines Obituary
Born in Gladewater, Texas, he was the son of the late Samuel Forest and Corine Glenn Gaines.
Mr. Gaines was retired from Unisys and a member of Lee Road Baptist Church. He was a United States Army veteran.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Butch Decker of Pelzer; seven grandchildren, Clayton Murphey, Nick Decker, Jonathan and Jason Gaines, Maggie and Katie Heaton, and Shane McGuire; a daughter-in-law, Cheryl Gaines of Greenville; a sister, Ida Lois Russell of Gilmer, Texas; mother-in-law, Teresa Emerson of Taylors; a stepdaughter, Laura Heaton and her husband, Larry, of Seneca; a stepson, Scott Meade and his wife, Cheryl, of Boone, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Ann Gaines and a son, Glenn Dale Gaines, Jr.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Visitation will be held Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, with services to follow at 1:30 p.m. in the downtown chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com.
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