Gertrude E Gathers Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gertrude E Gathers (Orange, New Jersey), born in Aiken, South Carolina, who passed away on December 27, 2025, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gertrude E Gathers to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Dandy Johnson Sr. and Genell Brown-Johnson; her husband Joseph Gathers; her siblings, Harry Johnson, Dandy Johnson Jr., Mattie Mae Drayton, Millie Josephine Williamson, Sallie Glover and Daisy Jean Sanders; her son-in-law Claxton Rabb Jr.; and her great grandchild Murahnee Johnson.
She is survived by: her children, Marvin Johnson (Maxine) of Blythewood, SC, Teresa Jones (Richard) of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Rabb of Maplewood, NJ, Gary Gathers (Kim) of Toms River, NJ and Gerald Gathers (Quamare) of Plainfield, NJ; and her siblings, Susie Brown of Columbia, SC, Mary Lee (Shelton) of Fayetteville, NC, Lee Gelman of Pensacola, FL, Judy Johnson of Aiken, SC, Loretta Johnson-Walker of Aiken, SC, James Johnson of Augusta, GA, Nelson Johnson (Judy) of Augusta, GA, Price Corley (Mary) of Cincinnati, OH, Bernard of Aiken, SC, Carl Johnson of Aiken, SC and Barbara Turner of Glenwood, GA. She is also survived by Nineteen grandchildren; Twenty-two great-grandchildren.
