Bessie Irene Crane

Bessie L. Crane, 96, of 21 Blue Mountain Drive, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, November 11, 2006. Born in Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Lula Emerson Land, and the wife of the late Kytle Crane. She was a member of West Greenville Baptist Church. Mrs. Crane retired from Kendall Mills, Pelzer. Surviving are a daughter, Merle C. Porterfield and husband Robert, of Greenville; a sister, Minnie L. Cox, of Greenville; three grandchildren, Danny Porterfield and wife Kris, of Dayton, OH, Scott Porterfield, of Asheville, NC, and Tracy Cassell and husband Russell, of Sunset; seven great-grandchildren, Andy, Tony, Chris, Matt, Christie, Casey and Makenzie, and Henry Gillespie, whom she helped raise from the time he was a toddler. She was predeceased by nine brothers and sisters. Services will be held on Tuesday at 12 noon at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, with visitation from 10:45 to 11:45 am prior to the service. Burial will be at Greenville Memorial Gardens. The family is at the residence. Memorials may be made to West Greenville Baptist Church, 551 Perry Avenue, Greenville SC 29611.