JOE MAHAFFEY

ANDERSON – Joseph Gentry Mahaffey, a resident of North Pointe Assisted Living, widow of Hazel White Mahaffey, died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Rainey Hospice House.
Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late John Allen and Alice Gentry Mahaffey. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was retired from the building supply business. Mr. Mahaffey was a member of the Knights of Pythias and was a member of North Anderson Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Candace Mahaffey of Los Angeles, CA, and Jo Anna M. Sinclair and husband, Bill of Laurinburg, NC; three grandchildren, Jennifer Byers and husband, Matt, Alyson Watson and husband, Jesse, and Melissa Sinclair; one great grandchild, Maddie Byers; one sister, Evelyn Welborn of Anderson; and special friend, Peggy Marchbanks of Anderson, and her children, Jim Marchbanks and wife, Lori, Cindy Parris and husband, Mike; granddaughters, Allison Sokol and husband, Casey, Collins Wayland and husband, Bud, and Stacey Parris; and two great granddaughters, Lillian Sokol and Ella Wayland. Joe considered Peggy and her family his extended family.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John A. Mahaffey, and sisters, Martha Mahaffey, Roberta Branyon, and Esther Pettigrew.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, Anderson. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at Laurinburg City Cemetery in Laurinburg, NC.
Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
SULLIVAN-KING MORTUARY, NORTHEAST CHAPEL
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