Velsie Jeanette Wingate

Velsie Jeanette Ellis Crane Wingate ("Bee-Bee"), 94, died Friday, November 8, 2013, at Aston Park HCC. Mrs. Wingate was born in Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Tobe and Nettie Whetstine Ellis. She was married to the late Dewey L. Crane and the late William L. Wingate, and she was also preceded in death by her siblings, Sam, Maude, Edna, Blance and Dorthy. She was a member of Davis Chapel United Methodist Church, Candler. She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Rhodes (Bob), granddaughters, Sharon Whisenhunt (Murray), and Nancy Lankford (Smith), sisters, Christine Black and Polly Hart, two great-grandchildren, Elissa and Cora, and several nieces and nephews. Private interment will be at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. The family expresses their sincere appreciation to the staff of Aston Park for the loving care they provided for Mrs. Wingate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Project Hope Foundation, PMB 358, Suite 2100, 2131 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607, or to Davis Chapel United Methodist Church, 36 Piney Mountain Church Road, Candler, NC 28715. grocefuneralhome.com.