Born in Salisbury NC, he was the son of Donald Gilstrap and Patricia Buchanan Gage. He was a member of Barkers Creek Baptist Church and was a truck driver for Smith & Waters.
Surviving in addition to his loving wife of the home and Daddy of Easley are: three sons, Dakota Murphy, Logan and Ashton Gage, all of the home, three sisters, Debra (Michael) Hood of Lowndesville, Sherry Meredith and Tammy Hickey, both of Anderson.
Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wesley Taylor officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Rd, Anderson, SC 29621. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com
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