Barbara’s intense and life long love of teaching, guiding, instructing, and participating led her into many directions. Following graduation from Coker college, she taught piano for 12 years, accompanied church choirs, and organized and directed the Easley Presbyterian church Bell Ringers. She also spent 7 years teaching Math (with a preference for Algebra) and then felt led to go into Guidance counseling at Easley High School, which she did for 23 years. During this time, she also finished a Master’s Degree from Clemson University and then, with a friend, opened a Cross Stitch Shop on the backside of the family’s “Ballentine Hardware Store.” She loved making beautiful cross stitch art and teaching it to everyone. She also enjoyed a good game of Bridge or Hand and Foot with friends and family. Her connections to students, friends, and everyone was sincere and long lived. She delighted in visiting people and sharing home-grown flowers and homemade Benne Seed Cookies and Banana Bread.

A member of Easley Presbyterian church, she served as organist and director of the Hand Bell Choir. As a summer resident of the Cedar Mountain Community in North Carolina, she was the organist for Faith Memorial Chapel’s summer services. In her later years she enjoyed accompanying her many musical grandchildren and the Seniors Choir at Easley First Baptist Church. And, finally, since moving to Easley Presbyterian Home, she regularly provided music for Sunday Vespers.

Barbara or “Mimi” is missed and survived by a large family and special friends headed by her beloved husband, Jim. She was a devoted Mother to two sons; James “Jim” Ballentine Stuckey Sr., who resides in Easley with his wife Nannette (Nan); and William “Bill” Carson Stuckey, who lives in Hendersonville, NC with his wife Catherine (Cathy). Mimi’s nurturing spirit extended to her role as a grandmother to twelve grandchildren; JB (Kelli), Frank, Alicia (Jason), Carson (Paige), Jarrett (Deceased) (Kasey), Christina (Jesse), Julianna (Richard), Katie, Margaret, Will (Emily), Alex, and Benjamin; and also to twenty-one great-grandchildren: Taylor, Caroline, Wyatt, Kaylee, Jace, Nadia, Cooper, Mila, Aria, Tatum, Ellie, Asher, Iain, Jude, Isaac, Mark, Paul, Ivy, Malachi, Samantha, and Joanna. As Aunt Barbara she maintained strong, unbroken relationships with her remaining nieces and nephews: Rhett, Ted, Lucy Allene, Frank, Rena, Lucy, Chandler, and Becky. She will also be missed by special friends Judy Bonham and Julie Jameson.

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She was born in Ruffin, SC, on November 21, 1928, a daughter of the late Flora Kelly Williams and Jake Witsell Williams. She was the widow of Joseph Payne Waters, Jr.

Mrs. Waters graduated from Ruffin High School and Coker College. She moved to Florence in 1949, where she taught school for 18 years in Florence District 1 as well as All Saints’ Day School.

She was an active member of her beloved church, St. John’s Anglican Church of Florence. Jean was proud to be the oldest living member of her church.

Survivors include her four children, Vicki Hebert (Don), Joe Waters, III (Connie), Kelly Lyles (Jim), and Nancy Poston (Jimmy); her special grandchildren, Chrissy Welch (Aaron), Rachel Carroll (Jonathan), Carly Moss, Benjamin Lyles, Anna Lyles, Jake Lyles, Kelsey Waters, Adrienne Waters, Trevor Waters, Witsell Poston, and Lucas Poston; and her four precious great-grandchildren, Miriam Welch, Patrick Carroll, Warren Carroll, and Marcus Lyles. Jean is also survived by a brother, Jake Williams (Dorothy), and a special nephew, Ted Speth (Sally).

Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon on Friday, March 15, 2024, at St. John’s Church with burial following at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church Parish Hall one hour prior to the funeral from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Waters-Powell Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Church, Rector’s Discretionary Fund, 252 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC 29506.

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July 29, 1928 – March 3, 2024

Ridgeland, South Carolina – Mary Caroline Graham Highsmith, 95, passed away Sunday March 3rd, 2024. She was born July 29, 1928 in Ridgeland, South Carolina to parents Leonora and Joseph Graham. She was educated at Ridgeland High School, Salem College, and Coker College where she studied voice. She later attended Armstrong Atlantic State University where she graduated cum laude with a degree in Library Science. She was employed by Thomas Heyward Academy as the school librarian for many years, and could still recall any child who failed to return a book.

Mary Caroline met her future husband Farris Highsmith when he was visiting his brother in Ridgeland after returning from WWII. They were married in 1947 and enjoyed 48 happy years until his death in 1995.

She served in many volunteer activities, including the PTA, Boy Scout Den Mother, St. Paul’s Methodist Church Choir, The Jessamine Garden Club, Jasper County Historical Society, and Meals on Wheels. She rarely missed any activity her grandchildren were involved in from rainy football games to many performances of The Nutcracker . She traveled extensively by plane, train, automobile, cruise ship, and at age 86 rode a horse down into the Grand Canyon.

Mary Caroline will be remembered for her love of children , music, books, and her kindness to all.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Farris. She is survived by her son Joe Highsmith (Mary), and daughter Anne Coakley (Jake). Her grandchildren Gray Benko (Mike), Caroline McDermott (Corey), Catherine Deutsch (Stephen), and John Coakley (Alice-Anne), and eight great grandchildren. Sister; Martha Graham Sanders, and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 12th at 11:00 am; St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 7488 West Main Street Ridgeland, South Carolina 29936.

In lieu of flowers please send donations in memory of Mary Caroline Highsmith to Ridgeland Cemetery, P. O. Box 1630, Ridgeland, SC 29936.

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At age two, her family returned to their native N.C., settling in Clarkton. Freddie played high school basketball, attended the UNC Junior Playmakers summer theatre program, was state secretary of the N.C. Beta Club, received the DAR Award before graduating as Salutatorian of her Clarkton High School class. She subsequently played basketball, soccer and was in theatre at Coker College. To her mother红桃视频檚 dismay, she married at age 19 to William (Bill) Turner of Whiteville, where they settled and built a home for their seven children, and where she continued to reside until her death.

During her early years in Whiteville, she worked first in the business office of Carolina Telephone Company and then briefly at Whiteville Elementary School before deciding to stay at home with her first child and subsequent children. Her husband, Bill Turner, died at age 32, leaving her to be a single mother of her seven children, ages 10 and under. She was very involved with her children红桃视频檚 activities: school, church, scouts, camping, little league ball games. When the youngest child entered kindergarten, Freddie began working as the secretary at Edgewood Elementary School, before later moving to become the secretary to the superintendent at Whiteville City Schools, where she worked for more than 30 years.

Freddie was a long-time, proud member of the First Presbyterian Church of Whiteville, becoming one of the first female elders, a member of the choir, a deacon, and a circle member. She was elected a board member of the committee on ministry for the Coastal Carolina Presbytery.

A very civic-minded person, Freddie served as chairman of the Whiteville Planning and Zoning Board, was a trustee at Southeastern Community College, a member of Southeastern Community College Foundation, past president of the Columbus County Arts Council, member of the Columbus County Theatre Association, received the Woman of Achievement Award from the YWCA in Wilmington, a member of the Columbus County Mental Health Association and was appointed by the N.C. Governor to the N.C. Division of Mental Health, Developmentally-Delayed and Substance Abuse Commission and served 15 years on the Area Mental Health Board. In her spare time and during her retirement years, Freddie红桃视频檚 love for theater led her to direct 10 community plays and participate in eight additional ones.

In 1998, Freddie married the love of her life, Samuel C. Stell (Sam), whom she described as 红桃视频渢he world红桃视频檚 best husband.红桃视频� Sam quoted William Wordsworth to describe Freddie: A perfect woman, Nobly plann红桃视频檇; To warn, to comfort, And command. And yet a Spirit, Still and bright With something of Angelic light.

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She is survived by her other six children and their spouses, Bill and Elizabeth Turner, Dick and Susanna Turner, Jean Turner, Craig and Chris Turner, Andy Turner and Michele and Dan Murphy; two step-children, Janet and Cam Stell; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Due to COVID-19, a memorial service will be planned at a later date.

Donations in her memory can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Whiteville.

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Born to William Thomas Phillips, Sr. and Sallie Coker Phillips on February 12, 1929, in the Cedar Swamp Community of Williamsburg County. She was a member of Cedar Swamp United Methodist Church, where she served as Sunday School teacher, Church Treasurer, Historian and member of the PPRC. Ruth attended Cedar Swamp School, was a graduate of Kingstree High School and attended Coker College. She was employed by the Exchange Bank of Kingstree and the SC Department of Social Services. She loved her church, her large family, her church family, gardening, traveling, caring for others, making lemon pies, and especially loved reading.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sisters, Mary Phillips Epps, Virginia Coker Phillips, Lula Phillips, and twin sister Naomi P. Ward and brothers, Cecil Phillips, Wilbur Phillips, Leslie Phillips, Coker Phillips, W. T. Phillips, Henry Phillips, and Jack Phillips.

Surviving are her four children, Leon (Carolyn) Grayson of Kingstree, Sarah V. Grayson of Litchfield , C. Allen Grayson of Kingstree, and Myra Grayson (Steve) Nuttall of Georgetown; four grandchildren: BetC (Grier) Copeland, Bart (Carrie) Grayson, Tish Grayson and Sean (Heather) Grayson; five great grandchildren: Grayson, Carter, and Peyton Copeland, Jonathan and Stephen Grayson; and her special niece, Doris P. Cline.

Graveside funeral services will be at 6 PM Friday, July 24, 2020 at Cedar Swamp Cemetery and will be officiated by Rev. Tommy Conway, Phil Ward, and Hank Watson. The family will receive friends after the service at the Grayson Barn. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, please wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Memorials may be made to Cedar Swamp Methodist Church, 272 Cedar Swamp Rd, Kingstree, SC;聽 红桃视频, 300 East College Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550, or the charity of your choice.

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Mrs. Stoudenmire was born June 7, 1928, in the Red Bluff Community of Marlboro County, SC, the daughter of the late Arnold M. Buckner, Sr. and Lucille Cottingham Buckner. She received her Bachelors from Coker College and her Masters from University of South Carolina of Florence. Her love for the children of the community was shown in her career in the Latta Public Schools as an English teacher and Guidance Counsellor. Mary Lou was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society and South Carolina Education Association. Mrs. Stoudenmire enjoyed being a part of a bridge club for over sixty years. Her dedicated faith in God was shown in the love for her church, Latta Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Women.

She leaves behind her husband, Seba Walton Stoudenmire, Sr. of the home; sons, Seba Walton Stoudenmire, Jr. (Debbie) of Singer Island, FL and Paul Buckner Stoudenmire (Pearl Nettles) of Abbeville, SC; daughter, Anna Gail Carter (Greg) of Sellers, SC; and grandchildren, Meredith Carter Coleman and Gregory Chase Carter.

Mrs. Stoudemire was preceded in death by her sons, David Keller Stoudenmire and James Morrison Stoudenmire; brother, Arnold M. Buckner, Jr.; and sister, Margaret Buckner Walker.

Memorials can be made to Latta Presbyterian Church at P.O. Box 5, Latta, SC 29565 or Lou B. Stoudenmire聽 School Fund, c/o First Bank, 206 East Monroe Street, Latta, SC.

You may sign the online guestbook at聽. You may also call Kannaday Funeral Home at 843-774-7641 to have a member of our staff to sign the register book on your behalf.

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After raising their children, Marion put her expertise with both music and languages to good use in various capacities including serving as the Music Librarian at ABC in New York City.聽 She continued to hone her editing skills working for such companies as Ventana Press and Oxford University Press.聽 She was a devoted cat lover and spent many happy hours creating beautiful gardens.

She was preceded in death by her son, Norman Laird, Jr., and her sister, Mary Katherine (Bonavita) Norris.聽 She is survived by her daughters Leslie (Bill) Schaefer of Durham, and Nancy (Tim) Shanahan of Boulder, Colorado and her daughter-in-law, Laura Valentine Laird as well as by grandchildren Stephanie (Scott Flint) Laird, Katie (Curtis) Vogel, Kellie Schaefer, and Conor and Brody Shanahan.

The family is truly appreciative of the many caregivers who aided her journey in recent years, especially A Helping Hand of Durham and Dignified Living of Chapel Hill.

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Lu is survived by two sons, John Redmond of Palm Harbor, Florida and Tom Redmond and his wife Kristina of San Diego, California, and her daughter Anne Fishel and her husband Rick of Denver, Colorado. Lu has six grandchildren Joe, Kate, Bill (Crissy), David (Kirsten), Jack and Grace (Trevor) who have traveled with, played with, and adored their Gran红桃视频檓a. And Lu has seven great grandchildren Jack, Mike, Nora, John, Zoe, Emma and Andy who will know of her legacy and love.
Services will be held at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, 1750 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34683. Phone 727-789-2000. CurlewHills.com
Lu will be buried at an undetermined future date at Arlington National Cemetery next to her beloved Jack.
In lieu of flowers (since there will not be a burial at this time), donations can be made to the Suncoast Hospice, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760. suncoasthospicefoundation.org/donations
The Pearl Team of her local Suncoast Hospice provided exemplary professional and personal care to both Lu and her family. It was an amazing opportunity to see life come full circle; what she assisted to create, was there to provide her care in her final journey.

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