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SC H5152
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Hosey
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AI Summary
- South Carolina House Resolution honoring Doreatha Gillis-Bishop, who passed away on January 25, 2026, at the age of 111
- Born December 20, 1914, in Aiken County's Old Ellenton, she was one of eleven children of Daniel Alexander Gillis and Lucy Ellen Davis Gillis
- Married Blake Bishop Sr. on December 5, 1936, and together they had eight children; she is survived by four children, nineteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren
- Served her community as a nurse assistant at Barnwell County Nursing Home and as the oldest member of Great Cypress Missionary Baptist Church, the St. John Benevolent Society, and Pride of Barnwell OES #77
- Known as the matriarch of Turner Street in Barnwell, she was recognized for caring for neighborhood children and was honored in February 2023 as the oldest living member of District 10, Order of the Eastern Star PHA
Legislative Description
Doreatha Gillis-Bishop, sympathy
Last Action
Introduced and adopted
2/11/2026
Full Bill Text
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