Gwendolyn A. Carraway

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Amerson Carraway, age 74, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18th at Christian Pathway Church in Lamar, with burial following at Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Belk Funeral Home in Lamar. Born May 5, 1944, Gwen is the daughter of the late Woodrow Amerson and Marie Windham Amerson. She worked in the cafeteria at Carolinas Hospital in Florence. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed gardening, going to the beach, and always looked forward to going shopping with her granddaughter Brook once a week. Gwen attended Lakeview Baptist Church in Hartsville before her illness. Surviving are her children, Brenda (Rip) Parnell, Wendy (Gordon) Windham, and Billy M. Carraway Jr., all of Lamar; grandchildren, Brook (Robbie) Thomas, Bryant (Bethany) Parnell, Kandice Windham, Brandi Windham, and Ashleigh Windham; Jessica (Brian) Dunlap, and Brandon Carraway; great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Jordan, Jayden, and Jenna Grace Thomas, Isabelle Parnell, and Brandon Dunlap. Also surviving are her siblings, Thomas (Leona) Amerson, William (Nelle) Amerson, Billy (Paula) Amerson, and Carolyn (Jakie) Calcutt; sister-in-law, Dianne Amerson; many nieces and nephews, and her good friend, Willa Mae Tarlton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy M. Carraway; daughter, Billie Jean Carraway; her brothers and sisters-in-law, C.W. and Sylvia Amerson, Albert and Monica Amerson, Kenneth Amerson; her sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ethel and Marvin Amerson. A guestbook is available online at belkfuneralhome.com.

Visitation

DEC 17. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Belk Funeral Home - Lamar 217 Main St Lamar, SC, 29069

Service

DEC 18. 2:00 PM

Christian Pathway Church Lamar, SC, 29069