Patricia Ann Gillespie, affectionately known as "Bird" or "Nana" was born on November

29, 1960, to the late Mary Maggieline Jones in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Patricia answered his

call on November 4, 2022, at her residence in Dillon, South Carolina. She was a graduated of

Dillon High School class of 1980.

Bird" loved everyone and never met a stranger. She loved church, cooking, cleaning, singing,

shopping, and having a good time with family and friends. She attended Tabernacle of God

Church in Dillon, South Carolina. She did a lot of housekeeping and community services for

many years. She was the neighborhood "mama" everywhere she went and welcomed anybody in

her home. When she met your child, she made them as one of her own and didn't won't to give

them back. Bird loved her dog Scooby. Scooby was everything and more to her. Everyone knew

that you couldn't do nothing to Scooby, and she knew about it.

Bird was preceded in death by her mother Mary Maggieline Jones. Bird leaves to cherish fond

memories a special friend Joe P. Graves; four daughters: Sandra Gillespie, Latrice (Leroy)

Blount, Latosha Gillespie, Lastarsha Gillespie; five sons: Joey (Nickie) Gillespie, Montrice

Gillespie, Christopher Gillespie, Montrail Gillespie, and Geonary Gillespie. One sister: Marlene

Gillespie; two brothers: Theodore (Ricky) Hamilton and Terrance (Tony) Hamilton; twenty-five

grandchildren: Al 'tyreke, Jasmine, Damien, Xavier, Jayceon, Nigel, Cameron, La'braya,

Zymere, Drayzeon, Nyearah, Sha'Kyra, Maliah, Naadiya, Zi'asia, Zina, Zy'lasia, Laila, Paisley,

A' Shai, Braylen, Kameron, Montoya, Kerona and Angel; five great grands: Adaya, Kacey,

Jayden, Michael and Makel; five additional daughters; Kelsey Dudley, Jessica Anderson,

Diamond Hailey, Jamaica Huggins and Jessica Stewart; one additional son: Ricky Fuller; four

close friends: Sonja Jackson, Kathy Williams, Renee Owens and Janice Myers and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.