Betty Huggins Rogers Brown, 68, of Lake View, South Carolina and wife of William Ray Brown, passed into her eternal home Friday morning, September 28, 2012, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina.
Born December 25, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Sam Huggins and the late Sadie Garner Huggins. Betty was a faithful member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. She retired as a vocational education teacher with the Florence County School System. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Christopher Rogers; three brothers, David, Shorty and S.J., and two sisters, Lavinia Sessions and Sara Nesbit.
Surviving are her husband, William Ray Brown; one daughter, Jerri Sanders and her husband, Robert; grandson, Zack Sanders and his wife, Kaylee; granddaughters, Brittany Graham and her husband, Dustin, Brandy Sanders and Ashley Sanders; one great-granddaughter, Raylynn Sanders; one brother, James Huggins; one sister, Linda Doyle; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, her church family and many friends, including the “Sassy Hattitudes” of Lake View and her special caregiver, Kathy Pittman.
The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in Piney Grove Baptist Church.
The funeral service was held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in Piney Grove Baptist Church conducted by The Reverend Curtis Tyler and The Reverend James Holliday. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Remembrances: Piney Grove Baptist Church – 152 Piney Grove Road, Lake View, South Carolina 29563-5412 or McLeod Hospice – Post Office Box 100551, Florence, South Carolina 29502-0551 or Epworth Children’s Home – Post Office Box 50466, Columbia, South Carolina 29250-0466.
Betty and her family would also like to thank all employees, nurses and doctors at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence, with a special thanks to her longtime family doctor, John Odom, M.D., for their care, compassion and love.
Please share your thoughts about Betty and her life at www.gamblefuneralservice.com.
Gamble Funeral Service of Savannah, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.
