Anita Beam Gillespie

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Carpenter-Porter Funeral & Cremation Services

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November 17, 2025

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Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Bess Chapel Methodist Church

6073 Flay Rd, Cherryville, NC 28021

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Funeral service

3:00 p.m.

Bess Chapel Methodist Church

6073 Flay Road, Cherryville, NC 28021

Carpenter-Porter Funeral & Cremation Services

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November 17, 2025

Anita Gillespie Obituary

Frankie “Anita” Beam Gillespie, age 77, of Cherryville, passed away November 17, 2025, unexpectedly but surrounded by family. Anita was born February 3, 1948, in Cleveland County, to the late F.L. and Edith Ellen Beam.Anita was a lifelong member... Read Anita Gillespie's Obituary