Ms. Tara Danette Gidney, 47, of 125 College Ave. Apt. B5 Shelby, NC passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. She was born on April 3, 1974 in Cleveland County, NC to Lizzie Mintz Gidney and Douglas Wilson Gidney.
Tara graduated from Crest High School in 1992. She loved doing hair and nails and fulfilled her dream of becoming a licensed cosmetologist when she completed her degree at Cleveland Community College in 2017.
Tara loved her family and friends dearly and loved spending time with the people she loved. Tara would help anyone if she could. She especially loved her grandchildren who called her “Mama T”.
Tara was a member of Palmer Grove Baptist Church. She loved the Lord and she loved to serve Him and do missionary work.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Charlie and Frances Mintz and Jessie Adams; her paternal grandparents, Lee and Flora Gidney; six aunts and six uncles.
Tara is survived by her parents, Douglas Wilson and Lizzie Mintz Gidney; two daughters, Kiona Michelle Gidney and Tyra D’Shay Gidney; one sister, Sondra Michelle Gidney; one brother, Timothy Douglas Davenport; a god-sister, Alexis Briscoe; close friend who was like a sister, Rebecca Becks; seven grandchildren; special nephew raised in the home, Anthony Gidney; one additional nephew, Avery Roc Stroud; two special nieces, Lizzie Williams and Shacoya Stroud and one additional niece; a special aunt, Frances Strong (Rodney); five additional aunts; two special uncles, Raymond Mintz, Sr. (Dorothy) and James Mintz; three additional uncles and many other relatives and friends including special friends, Nichelle Roseboro, Tyron Scott, Tiffany Byers and special friend who was like a mother, Rosetta Moore.
The funeral service for Ms. Gidney will be held on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at Palmer Grove Baptist Church. The service will be livestreamed starting at 11:45 AM. She can be viewed from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM at S.T. Enloe Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM until 12:00 Noon at the church. Burial will take place at the church cemetery.
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