Mary Louise Whitehurst

MARY LOUISE JOSEY WHITEHURST FLORENCE, SC MARY LOUISE JOSEY WHITEHURST, 91, of Florence, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 in a local health care facility. Ms. Whitehurst was born in Lynchburg, SC, a daughter of the late George Eugene and Mary Kathleen Hutto Josey.She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, serving as a Sunday School teacher.She was a Girl Scout Leader, a member of the Wisteria Garden Club, President of the Ladies Auxiliary United Transportation and Past President of Ellison Caper's Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.She was a member of theDaughters of the American Revolution, Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, a Four "H" Leader and Director of the Florence Chapter of the American Red Cross. She was preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband of sixty-six years, James Hilliard Whitehurst, Jr.; a sister, Dorothy Josey Helmley and a brother, George Eugene Josey, Jr. Ms. Whitehurst is survived by her daughters,Sterling (Levy) Sadler of Effingham, SC and Dottie Register of Florence, SC; her grandchild, Christian (Chad) Stone and her great-granddaughter, Casey McKenna Stone, both of Florence, SC; and her sister, Jean Josey Jones of Summerville, SC. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2012, graveside at Mount Hope Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire Dowling Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, P. O. Box 100551, Florence, SC29501 or to Calvary Baptist Church, 915 Cherokee Road, Florence, SC29501. Please sign the guest registry for Mrs. Whitehurst at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.