Annie Ruth Kirby Snipes

Annie Ruth Kirby Snipes Florence, SC Annie Ruth Kirby Snipes, 83, of Florence, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 in a local hospital. Mrs. Snipes was born in Darlington, a daughter of the late Leland and Eva Mae Welch Kirby. She was a sewing machine operator with Florence Manufacturing Company for over 26 years. Mrs. Snipes attended Truth Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Snipes is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Everett Preston Snipes, who was founder and owner of Snipes Used Cars; an infant son, Alton Everett Snipes; and a brother, Robert Kirby. Mrs. Snipes is survived by two daughters, Linda S. (Glen) Dubose of Scranton, and Marilyn Hanna of Florence; a brother, Fred (Nibia) Kirby of Darlington; two sisters, Marie Streett of Florence, and Betty Sturkie of Darlington; a grandson, Kris Dubose; a granddaughter, Jodie Moore; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Moore, Jordan Moore, and Logan Moore; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012 in the chapel of Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. The family wishes to thank the staff of Florence Dialysis Center for their care of Mrs. Snipes during her three years of kidney dialysis. Please sign the online guest registry for Mrs. Snipes in the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com