Tiny Louise Mcelveen

Tiny Lucille McElveen, 92, of Florence, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015. Mrs. McElveen was born in Florence County, SC, a daughter of the late Joe Douglas Lee and Edna Camilla Thornhill.She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for sixty-one years and served as Sunday School Teacher, GA Leader and WMU member.She was a charter member of Wild Rose Garden Club and served on the Historical and Scrapbook Committees and also as the corresponding secretary.Mrs. McElveen was a member of Golden Star Wives of America.She graduated from J. C. Lynch High School and earned her business degree from Florence Business College.She was a school food supervisor for Florence School District One and the State Secretary for SCSFA. Surviving are her daughter, Jerry Ballentine Forte and son-in-law, Thomas Walter Forte, Sr. of Newberry; grandchild, Thomas Walter Forte, Jr. of Myrtle Beach; great-grandchild, Thomas Dale Forte of Myrtle Beach; sister, Helen McCollugh of Salters, SC and a number of loving and loved nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husbands, Ernest W. Ballentine and A. R. McElveen; brothers W. D. Lee and Clinton J. Lee, both of Georgetown and Robert Colon Lee, of Florence; and sister, Mary Lee Wilder Bushard of Georgetown. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at Immanuel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Church. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Baptist Church, Bereavement Fund, 306 Cherokee Rd, Florence, SC 29501. The family wishes to express a special thank you to the staff and caregivers of Brookdale Assisted Living Center of Florence for their many years of loving care. Please sign the tribute wall for Mrs. McElveen at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.