Ola P. Vess

Gaffney, SC - - Ola Porter Vess, 87, of 109 Cameron Lane, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum.

Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of the late Dennis Glenn Vess and daughter of the late Rufus Vede Porter and Isabel Wood Porter. She was a graduate of Gaffney High School, retired from Oxford Industries and attended Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church.

She loved her family, working in her yard and cooking.

Surviving is a son, David Glenn Vess (Michelle) of Gaffney; a sister, Shirley Mabry of Gaffney; two granddaughters, Neely Hamilton (Addison) and Nikki Poole (William); two great-grandchildren, Dax and Myla and one expected great-grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews.  In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Robin Denise Vess, two brothers, Sanders Porter and Don Porter and three sisters, Mae Phillips, Alma Richardson and Edna Wilson.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 22, 2024 in Frederick Memorial Gardens with Dr. Clyde Thomas officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905 or Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1449, Gaffney, SC 29342.

The family will be at their respective homes.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC