Obituary of Arthur David Hatfield

Mayesville, SC Mattie Lucile Newman Ivey, 88, widow of Walter Thomas Ivey, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Florence. Born in Mayesville, S.C. on November 30, 1926 she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hampton Newman and Lucile McLeod Newman. Mrs. Ivey was a lifelong member of Mayesville Presbyterian Church. She worked for nearly 40 years at the Sumter County Library serving as the Children’s Librarian until her retirement in 1988. Surviving are one son, Tommy (LuAnn) Ivey of Elmira, N.Y. and one daughter, Libby (Steve) Cooper of Florence; two grandchildren, Sean Ivey and Connor Ivey; one great-grandson, Keller Ivey. She was predeceased by a brother, Thomas Hampton Newman, Jr. Graveside Services will be 11 AM Tuesday in the Mayesville Black River Cemetery with the Rev. Brian Peake officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside services at the Mayesville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Memorials may be made to Mayesville Presbyterian Church, PO Box 141, Mayesville, S.C. 29104. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St. is in charge of the arrangements. 803-775-9386.