Mill Spring, NC - Bonnie Jackson Gilbert, 88, formerly of McGuinn Road, Mill Spring, NC, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in Care Bridge Assisted Living, Mount Pleasant, NC. Born in Henderson Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Bessie Justice Jackson. She was preceded in death by a son, Wayne. She was the widow of Thelmet Gilbert who died in l981. Bonnie was a homemaker and member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rutherfordton, NC.Surviving are: her son, Mitchell Gilbert (Betty) of Concord, NC; three grandchildren, Tammy Gilbert, Dawn Martin (Daniel) and Stephanie Hamm (Joe) and 6 great-grandchildren Paige, Aaron, Isaac, Elijah, Desirae and Elisabeth; one brother, Grady Jackson of Mill Spring, NC; one sister, Ruth Hoots of Hendersonville, NC.Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 31, 2013 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, NC with Rev. Warren Elliott officiating.Burial will be in Cane Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Mill Spring, NC.Family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Thursday just prior to the service in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, NC.
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