Gertrude Frampton Todd

Gertrude Frampton Todd, 86, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016. A native of Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joel W. and Lucille Cobia Frampton and wife, for 58 years, of the late Marion Alexander Todd, Jr., who died in 2011. She was also preceded in death by her six brothers, Joel, Henry, Walter, Charles, Lewis and Jessie Frampton and one sister, Hariette Orzula. Gertrude was a former member of Arden Presbyterian Church for 40 years and a current member of Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church. She was a retired administrative assistant with the Better Business Bureau and Steelcase. Gertrude is survived by four children, Ann Todd Redler of New Jersey, Marion Alexander Todd, III and his wife, Frances, of Wilmington, NC, Elizabeth Todd Gwennap and her husband, Tim, of Arden and David Frampton Todd and his wife, Sheri, of Fletcher. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren, Erika and Jermell Barringer, Todd and Jennifer Gwennap, Dan and Jessi Todd, Ty and Anna Gwennap, Brittany Redler, Julie Redler, Jordan Swinton, Joshua Todd, Gracie Todd, Brandi and Stephen Wolff and Erica and Toby Hinkle; and ten great grandchildren, Jack Gwennap, Madisen Barringer, Audrey Gwennap, Graysen Barringer, Raney Grace Gwennap, Addilyn Todd, Kathryn Gwennap, Millie Gwennap, Kamdyn Twitty and Eliza Hinkle. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday in the Pulliam Chapel at Givens Estates. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service and following also. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, to Four Seasons Compassion for Life, 571 S. Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731 or to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.