Mae Ard Maker

MAE ARD MAKER WINTER HAVEN, FL MAE ARD MAKER, 86, of Winter Haven, FL, formerly of Florence, SC, died Thursday, September 30, 2010 in a Florida hospital after an illness. Mrs. Maker was born in Florence Co., SC a daughter of the late Jesse James Ard and Mattie Marie Horton Ard.She graduated with an LPN Degree and had been associated with Bruce Hospital and the Sexton Dental Clinic, both of Florence.She was a former member of the First Baptist Church of Florence and currently a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Wilbur Maker and a son, James Cecil Maker. Surviving are her sons, John Wilbur “Billy” Maker, III of Florence, SC, David Bruce Maker of Winter Haven, FL, Kenneth Jenkins (Sherrie) Maker of Summerville, SC, daughters, Marshall Maker (Calvin) Yarborough of Florence, SC and Linda Maker (Tony) Hill of Florence, SC; sister, Ruth Ard Carmon of Effingham, SC; fifteen grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Good Shepherd’s Hospice, Winter Haven, FL. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 Monday, October 4, 2010 in the Florence National Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 PM Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home, Florence, SC.