Claudette Matthews Stokes

October 8, 1931 - November 24, 2021

Claudette Matthews Stokes, 90, of Florence, passed away on Wednesday, November, 24, 2021. Mrs. Stokes was born in Olanta, SC a daughter of the late John Wesley Matthews and Leola Welch Matthews. She was a charter member of Grace Baptist Church where she served as Treasurer and a Sunday School teacher. She was the Secretary and Treasurer of Stokes Oil Company, Inc., Distributors of Esso/Exxon Products, and was a member of the SC Oil Jobbers Association until her retirement in 2018. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie William Stokes, Sr.; brothers, Tommy Matthews, James Matthews, Ralph Matthews, and Rod Matthews; sisters, Shirley Matthews Moore and Johnette Matthews Coker. Surviving are her son, Bennie William “Billy” (Marie) Stokes, Jr.; daughter, Barbara Stokes Revell of Myrtle Beach, SC; grandchildren, Brandi Stokes (Brandon) Bumgarner and Kerri Marie Stokes, both of Florence, Ryan Austin (Marsha) Revell of Columbia, SC, and Courtney Claire (Josh) Smith of Charleston, SC; great-grandchildren, William David Westmoreland and Brailon Owens Bumgarner, both of Florence, Jackson Noah Smith and Pippa Claire Smith, both of Charleston, SC, and Blake Austin Revell of Columbia, SC; sister, Carolyn Matthews Gibbs of Abingdon, VA. Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502, www.mcleodfoundation.org., or to Grace Baptist Church Building Fund, 2400 Third Loop Road, Florence, SC 29501. The family will receive friends from 12 – 1 pm Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Grace Baptist Church with the service to be held at 1:00 pm in the Family Life Center. Entombment will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to the staff of McLeod Hospice, including, Cheryl, RN; Andrea; Debi; and Scott, Chaplain. Please send messages to the family at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.