1911
Elizabeth
2006
Elizabeth K. Mckelvey
July 3, 1911 — January 19, 2006
Sudie McKelvey
- Easley, SC
Elizabeth "Sudie" Drennan Kirkpatrick McKelvey, of 111 McBee Avenue, wife of the late Bufort B. "B.B." McKelvey, died Thursday, January 19, 2006, at the Hospice of the Upstate.
Born on January 3, 1911, Richburg, SC, Mrs. McKelvey was a daughter of the late George W. and Sarah Drennan Kirkpatrick.
She graduated from Lander College with a B.A. in education and did further study at Furman University and the University of South Carolina. While at Lander, she was President of the Student Body (Government Association), Vice President of the Pan-Hellenic Council and the Lander College Christian Association, and was awarded a gold medal as the Best All Around Athlete.
Mrs. McKelvey taught eighth grade English for thirty-six years at Easley Junior High School, Fountain Inn Elementary and Hickory Grove Elementary. She was loved and respected by her students, fellow teachers and the Easley community.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church Easley, the Wesley Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Women. Mrs. McKelvey was a past President of the Alpha Delta Kappa and the Easley Garden Club.
Mrs. McKelvey was the last surviving member of her immediate family. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by three sisters, Louise K. Caskey, Mozell Kirkpatrick and Maude K. Carter; by four brothers, Gaither, Haskell, Luther and Neely Kirkpatrick; a nephew, Charles Caskey, Jr., and two nieces, Kathryn Mosteller and Betty Ann Adams.
She is survived by five nieces, Sarah Baker, Carolyn Mahaffy, Margaret Beckham, Barbara Muller and Sandra Howe; four nephews, Bill Kirkpatrick, Jr. Mack Kirkpatric, Haskell Kirkpatrick, Jr. and George W. Kirkpatrick, and numerous great nieces, great nephews and many, many friends.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mac Kinnett and Rev. George Strait officiating. Entombment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church.
Pallbearers will be Curt Sidden, Dr. James Brice, Elliott Strait, John Cutchin, Bucky Crane, Dr. Larry Stroud, Dr. Buddy Thompson and James Oliver Richey.
Honorary Escort will be members of the Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class and members of Alpha Delta Kappa.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the B.B. and Sudie Scholarship Fund. c/o First United Methodist Church, P.O.Box 582, Easley, SC 29641, or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
The body is at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown and will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown is assisting the family with arrangements.
- Easley, SC
Elizabeth "Sudie" Drennan Kirkpatrick McKelvey, of 111 McBee Avenue, wife of the late Bufort B. "B.B." McKelvey, died Thursday, January 19, 2006, at the Hospice of the Upstate.
Born on January 3, 1911, Richburg, SC, Mrs. McKelvey was a daughter of the late George W. and Sarah Drennan Kirkpatrick.
She graduated from Lander College with a B.A. in education and did further study at Furman University and the University of South Carolina. While at Lander, she was President of the Student Body (Government Association), Vice President of the Pan-Hellenic Council and the Lander College Christian Association, and was awarded a gold medal as the Best All Around Athlete.
Mrs. McKelvey taught eighth grade English for thirty-six years at Easley Junior High School, Fountain Inn Elementary and Hickory Grove Elementary. She was loved and respected by her students, fellow teachers and the Easley community.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church Easley, the Wesley Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Women. Mrs. McKelvey was a past President of the Alpha Delta Kappa and the Easley Garden Club.
Mrs. McKelvey was the last surviving member of her immediate family. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by three sisters, Louise K. Caskey, Mozell Kirkpatrick and Maude K. Carter; by four brothers, Gaither, Haskell, Luther and Neely Kirkpatrick; a nephew, Charles Caskey, Jr., and two nieces, Kathryn Mosteller and Betty Ann Adams.
She is survived by five nieces, Sarah Baker, Carolyn Mahaffy, Margaret Beckham, Barbara Muller and Sandra Howe; four nephews, Bill Kirkpatrick, Jr. Mack Kirkpatric, Haskell Kirkpatrick, Jr. and George W. Kirkpatrick, and numerous great nieces, great nephews and many, many friends.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mac Kinnett and Rev. George Strait officiating. Entombment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church.
Pallbearers will be Curt Sidden, Dr. James Brice, Elliott Strait, John Cutchin, Bucky Crane, Dr. Larry Stroud, Dr. Buddy Thompson and James Oliver Richey.
Honorary Escort will be members of the Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class and members of Alpha Delta Kappa.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the B.B. and Sudie Scholarship Fund. c/o First United Methodist Church, P.O.Box 582, Easley, SC 29641, or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
The body is at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown and will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown is assisting the family with arrangements.
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