Published in The Greenville News: 07-18-2009
Wilson (Max) Gosnell
Greenville
Wilson (Max) MacGowan Gosnell, 86, of 8 Ray Street, widower of Betty Myers Gosnell, died July 16, 2009 at McCall Hospice House.
A native of Greer, son of the late Bartus C. and Mae Westmoreland Gosnell, he was a 1942 graduate of Greer High School and was captain of the football team. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he participated in two invasions in Italy, Sicily, and Southern France. He was a self-employed paint contractor, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are three stepsons, Marion (B.J.) Pittman of Columbia, Gary Pittman of Greenville, and Daniel Gosnell of Greenville; three sisters, Charlotte Hamby of Greenville, Wilma Gosnell of Greer, and Louise Gullette of Greer; and five grandchildren.
Mr. Gosnell was predeceased by one stepson, Josh Pittman; three brothers, Wallace Gosnell, Clem Gosnell and Nelson Gosnell; and one sister, Louise Stewart.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Cemetery conducted by Father Stuart Miller with military rites.
Visitation will be held after the service at the gravesite.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice House, 1836 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680 or American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
Wilson (Max) Gosnell
Greenville
Wilson (Max) MacGowan Gosnell, 86, of 8 Ray Street, widower of Betty Myers Gosnell, died July 16, 2009 at McCall Hospice House.
A native of Greer, son of the late Bartus C. and Mae Westmoreland Gosnell, he was a 1942 graduate of Greer High School and was captain of the football team. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he participated in two invasions in Italy, Sicily, and Southern France. He was a self-employed paint contractor, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are three stepsons, Marion (B.J.) Pittman of Columbia, Gary Pittman of Greenville, and Daniel Gosnell of Greenville; three sisters, Charlotte Hamby of Greenville, Wilma Gosnell of Greer, and Louise Gullette of Greer; and five grandchildren.
Mr. Gosnell was predeceased by one stepson, Josh Pittman; three brothers, Wallace Gosnell, Clem Gosnell and Nelson Gosnell; and one sister, Louise Stewart.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Cemetery conducted by Father Stuart Miller with military rites.
Visitation will be held after the service at the gravesite.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice House, 1836 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680 or American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
Published in The Greenville News: 07-18-2009
Wilson (Max) Gosnell
Greenville
Wilson (Max) MacGowan Gosnell, 86, of 8 Ray Street, widower of Betty Myers Gosnell, died July 16, 2009 at McCall Hospice House.
A native of Greer, son of the late Bartus C. and Mae Westmoreland Gosnell, he was a 1942 graduate of Greer High School and was captain of the football team. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he participated in two invasions in Italy, Sicily, and Southern France. He was a self-employed paint contractor, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are three stepsons, Marion (B.J.) Pittman of Columbia, Gary Pittman of Greenville, and Daniel Gosnell of Greenville; three sisters, Charlotte Hamby of Greenville, Wilma Gosnell of Greer, and Louise Gullette of Greer; and five grandchildren.
Mr. Gosnell was predeceased by one stepson, Josh Pittman; three brothers, Wallace Gosnell, Clem Gosnell and Nelson Gosnell; and one sister, Louise Stewart.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Cemetery conducted by Father Stuart Miller with military rites.
Visitation will be held after the service at the gravesite.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice House, 1836 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680 or American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
Wilson (Max) Gosnell
Greenville
Wilson (Max) MacGowan Gosnell, 86, of 8 Ray Street, widower of Betty Myers Gosnell, died July 16, 2009 at McCall Hospice House.
A native of Greer, son of the late Bartus C. and Mae Westmoreland Gosnell, he was a 1942 graduate of Greer High School and was captain of the football team. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he participated in two invasions in Italy, Sicily, and Southern France. He was a self-employed paint contractor, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are three stepsons, Marion (B.J.) Pittman of Columbia, Gary Pittman of Greenville, and Daniel Gosnell of Greenville; three sisters, Charlotte Hamby of Greenville, Wilma Gosnell of Greer, and Louise Gullette of Greer; and five grandchildren.
Mr. Gosnell was predeceased by one stepson, Josh Pittman; three brothers, Wallace Gosnell, Clem Gosnell and Nelson Gosnell; and one sister, Louise Stewart.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Cemetery conducted by Father Stuart Miller with military rites.
Visitation will be held after the service at the gravesite.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice House, 1836 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680 or American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
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