Diane Gore

Our loving mother and grandmother peacefully passed away on March 26, 2024, at the age of 75. Diane Linda Gore affectionately known as “Rat” was born March 17, 1949. She was the third of seven children born to George and Ira Grainger. Diane was blessed to be a member of a large family where the foundation of the teachings of Christ were important to her parents. The entire family attended Old Field Missionary Baptist Church every Sunday and became lifelong members. Diane was raised in Mullins, South Carolina and received her early education in the Marion County School District. She was a graduate of the Palmetto High School Class of 1966 where she was a Majorette and a member of the basketball team. After graduation she attended Benedict College for two years. Diane was married to Roosevelt Gore and to this union her son Derrick was born. She was employed at as a teacher’s aide for several years at McCormick Elementary School and North Mullins Primary School. Diane enjoyed fishing and listening to music. She told her grandson Derrick that her one of her favorite songs was Lady Soul by the Temptations. Early on she developed a passion for sewing and quickly became an exceptionally skilled seamstress. She could make anything from draperies, clothing to chair covers most time without a pattern. She often travelled around with her sewing machine and would set up shop wherever necessary, coming to Delaware on several occasions with her machine. Diane also spent a great amount of time riding along side her brother Donald in his 18-wheeler. We can only imagine what those two got into. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Ira Grainer, her sisters Willie Sue Best, Bobbie Gean Cummings and Irene Graves and her brothers James Douglas Grainger and Donald Grainger. Diane leaves to cherish her precious memories her son Derrick and daughter in law Daria of New Castle, DE; her grandchildren Derrick A; Jared A., Jayla S. and Jaden S. Gore; two sisters, Renisha Grainger and George Etta Mitchell of Mullins, SC; one brother Russell Grainger (J-Gaya) of Louisville, KY; one aunt Fleetwood Rowell of Wilmington, NC; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Lovingly Submitted, The family

Diane Gore

March 17, 1949 - March 26, 2024