Elizabeth Wicker Mahon, formerly of W. Prentiss Ave., died April 16, 2001.
Born in Richmond, Va., she was a daughter of the late Congressman G. Heyward Mahon Jr. and Elizabeth Wicker Mahon.
She was a graduate of Randolph Macon College, a member of the Junior League of Greenville, and receive the Sustainer of the Year Award in 1998. She was a member of the Assembly, the Greenville Country Club, and a member and past President of McKissick Book Club. She was a founder of the Greenville Little Theater in 1947, and also a founder of the Rose Ball. She was a past President of the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs and the Hessie Morrah Garden Club, and served on the board of directors of the Garden Clubs of S.C. The Elizabeth Mahon orchid was named after her.
She was a member of the board of directors of the Rosewood House of Recovery, the Cancer Society of Greenville County, and First Baptist Church of Greenville. During World War II, she worked with the Red Cross.
Surviving are a nephew, William Burwell Ellis IV of Atlanta, Ga.; a niece, Elizabeth Ellis McClenaghan of Greenville; cousins, C. Heyward Morgan, Hewlett K. Sullivan Jr., Heyward Mahon Sullivan, Brown Mahon Jr. and Carol Mahon Tate, all of Greenville, Ethel Bryan Hendrix of Columbus, Ga., Dorothy Mahon Morrison and Margaret Morrison Hudgins, both of Sanford, Fla.
She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Brown Mahon Ellis.
Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Carpenter Chapel of First Baptist Church, with Dr. Baxter Wynn officiating.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Faith Fund, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601; or Cancer Society of Greenville County, 113 Mills Ave., Greenville, SC 29605.-The Mackey Mortuary, Century, Drive.
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Published in The Greenville News on April 17, 2001
Born in Richmond, Va., she was a daughter of the late Congressman G. Heyward Mahon Jr. and Elizabeth Wicker Mahon.
She was a graduate of Randolph Macon College, a member of the Junior League of Greenville, and receive the Sustainer of the Year Award in 1998. She was a member of the Assembly, the Greenville Country Club, and a member and past President of McKissick Book Club. She was a founder of the Greenville Little Theater in 1947, and also a founder of the Rose Ball. She was a past President of the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs and the Hessie Morrah Garden Club, and served on the board of directors of the Garden Clubs of S.C. The Elizabeth Mahon orchid was named after her.
She was a member of the board of directors of the Rosewood House of Recovery, the Cancer Society of Greenville County, and First Baptist Church of Greenville. During World War II, she worked with the Red Cross.
Surviving are a nephew, William Burwell Ellis IV of Atlanta, Ga.; a niece, Elizabeth Ellis McClenaghan of Greenville; cousins, C. Heyward Morgan, Hewlett K. Sullivan Jr., Heyward Mahon Sullivan, Brown Mahon Jr. and Carol Mahon Tate, all of Greenville, Ethel Bryan Hendrix of Columbus, Ga., Dorothy Mahon Morrison and Margaret Morrison Hudgins, both of Sanford, Fla.
She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Brown Mahon Ellis.
Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Carpenter Chapel of First Baptist Church, with Dr. Baxter Wynn officiating.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Faith Fund, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601; or Cancer Society of Greenville County, 113 Mills Ave., Greenville, SC 29605.-The Mackey Mortuary, Century, Drive.
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Published in The Greenville News on April 17, 2001
Elizabeth Wicker Mahon, formerly of W. Prentiss Ave., died April 16, 2001.
Born in Richmond, Va., she was a daughter of the late Congressman G. Heyward Mahon Jr. and Elizabeth Wicker Mahon.
She was a graduate of Randolph Macon College, a member of the Junior League of Greenville, and receive the Sustainer of the Year Award in 1998. She was a member of the Assembly, the Greenville Country Club, and a member and past President of McKissick Book Club. She was a founder of the Greenville Little Theater in 1947, and also a founder of the Rose Ball. She was a past President of the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs and the Hessie Morrah Garden Club, and served on the board of directors of the Garden Clubs of S.C. The Elizabeth Mahon orchid was named after her.
She was a member of the board of directors of the Rosewood House of Recovery, the Cancer Society of Greenville County, and First Baptist Church of Greenville. During World War II, she worked with the Red Cross.
Surviving are a nephew, William Burwell Ellis IV of Atlanta, Ga.; a niece, Elizabeth Ellis McClenaghan of Greenville; cousins, C. Heyward Morgan, Hewlett K. Sullivan Jr., Heyward Mahon Sullivan, Brown Mahon Jr. and Carol Mahon Tate, all of Greenville, Ethel Bryan Hendrix of Columbus, Ga., Dorothy Mahon Morrison and Margaret Morrison Hudgins, both of Sanford, Fla.
She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Brown Mahon Ellis.
Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Carpenter Chapel of First Baptist Church, with Dr. Baxter Wynn officiating.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Faith Fund, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601; or Cancer Society of Greenville County, 113 Mills Ave., Greenville, SC 29605.-The Mackey Mortuary, Century, Drive.
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Published in The Greenville News on April 17, 2001
Born in Richmond, Va., she was a daughter of the late Congressman G. Heyward Mahon Jr. and Elizabeth Wicker Mahon.
She was a graduate of Randolph Macon College, a member of the Junior League of Greenville, and receive the Sustainer of the Year Award in 1998. She was a member of the Assembly, the Greenville Country Club, and a member and past President of McKissick Book Club. She was a founder of the Greenville Little Theater in 1947, and also a founder of the Rose Ball. She was a past President of the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs and the Hessie Morrah Garden Club, and served on the board of directors of the Garden Clubs of S.C. The Elizabeth Mahon orchid was named after her.
She was a member of the board of directors of the Rosewood House of Recovery, the Cancer Society of Greenville County, and First Baptist Church of Greenville. During World War II, she worked with the Red Cross.
Surviving are a nephew, William Burwell Ellis IV of Atlanta, Ga.; a niece, Elizabeth Ellis McClenaghan of Greenville; cousins, C. Heyward Morgan, Hewlett K. Sullivan Jr., Heyward Mahon Sullivan, Brown Mahon Jr. and Carol Mahon Tate, all of Greenville, Ethel Bryan Hendrix of Columbus, Ga., Dorothy Mahon Morrison and Margaret Morrison Hudgins, both of Sanford, Fla.
She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Brown Mahon Ellis.
Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Carpenter Chapel of First Baptist Church, with Dr. Baxter Wynn officiating.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Faith Fund, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601; or Cancer Society of Greenville County, 113 Mills Ave., Greenville, SC 29605.-The Mackey Mortuary, Century, Drive.
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Published in The Greenville News on April 17, 2001
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