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Emma Elizabeth (Gaines) Cherry

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Emma Elizabeth (Gaines) Cherry

November 14, 1947 ~ September 27, 2025 (age 77) 77 Years Old

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Emma Cherry Obituary

Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Gaines Cherry was born in Anderson, SC to the late George and Carrie Bell Moorehead Gaines. She passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Achieve Nursing Home.

She will be dearly missed by her daughters, Patricia Cherry of Anderson, SC and Lisa Walters of Aiken, SC; one sister, Georgia Burke of Tennessee; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her son-in-law, Jessie Oliver, Jr.; and a host of relatives.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Friday
October 3, 2025
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Marcus D. Brown Funeral Home, Inc.
1212 South Main Street
Anderson, SC 29624

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