Edith Laura Mills Hathcock

Edith Laura Mills Hathcock went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at McLeod Hospice House, attended by her family. Born April 16, 1929, at home in Marshville, North Carolina, she was the youngest child of eleven who survived infancy born to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mills. She had been the faithful wife of Robert Alexander Hathcock since their marriage in 1955. She leaves a legacy of love, laughter, and devotion to her family, her students, her community, her Lord, and her church family. Mrs. Hathcock is survived by her husband, Bob Hathcock, as well as her son and daughter-in-law, Mike and DeLys Hathcock. She was preceded in death by her two sons, Daniel Guy and Robert Jeffrey. She was beloved grandmother to three grandchildren: Michael Benjamin (Emily) Hathcock; Mary Rebekah (Alec) Sutton; Joseph Allen (Rachel) Hathcock; and eight great-grandchildren: Audrey Marquis, Rhett Hathcock, Pearl Hathcock, Molly Hathcock, Asher Sutton, Jackson Sutton, Judah Sutton, and Xander Sutton. She was beloved Aunt Edie to dozens of nieces and nephews, as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews. Aunt Edie and Uncle Bob were the first to arrive at family reunions and other family events, and usually the last to leave. The first thing to disappear from the pot luck table was her family favorite multi-layered caramel cake. At her last reunion, she brought two so everyone could have a piece. Mrs. Hathcock attended Wingate Junior College and graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College. She taught for a total of forty-four years, thirty-seven of those as a kindergarten teacher at Mizpah Baptist Church in Florence, SC. The family will be receiving visitors at Mizpah Baptist Church, 233 North Price Road, at 1:00 on Saturday, July 17, followed by her homegoing service at 2:00.Entombment will take place at Mount Hope Mausoleum. Donations in her memory may be made to McLeod Hospice House, P. O. Box 100551, Florence, SC, 29506, or Mizpah Baptist Church, 233 N. Price Road, Florence, SC29506. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home of Florence is assisting the family. Please sign the tribute wall for the family at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.