Lola Bell (Foster) Gilchrist Settles

Lola Bell Foster Settles, 81, was born in Greenwood, SC on April 29, 1944, a daughter of the late Edward Foster and Willie Mae Parks Foster.

She was a faithful member of Springfield Baptist Church where she served on the Gospel Choir and was a former Sunday School Teacher. She retired from Cooper Power Systems in Greenwood.

She was preceded in death by her: first husband, Phillip Gilchrist; two sons, Sherman Gilchrist and Donald Gilchrist; four sisters: Marion Tolbert, Bessie Johnson, Alberta Hurley and Gladys Aiken. She later married James E. Settles who also preceded her in death.

She leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter, Patrice L. Gilchrist of Greenwood, SC; one son, Richard Gilchrist, of Greenwood, SC; one brother, Edward Foster, Jr. (Mary), of Greenwood, SC;  two grandchildren, Ian Gilchrist and Adrianna Gilchrist of Greenwood, SC;  two great-granddaughters, Taraji Gilchrist and Elani Gilchrist; one great-grandson, Jaylis Durant; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Celebration of Lola Bell Gilchrist Settles will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, at Springfield Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Knox officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Settles will lie in state from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, at the church.

Public viewing will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in the Percival-Tompkins Chapel.

The family is at the home, 109 Myrtle Drive, Greenwood, SC 29649 (Magnolia Subdivision). 

Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is honored to serve the Gilchrist-Settles family.

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