ANDERSON – Nell Templeton MacKay, 82,of Holly Ridge Drive, formerly of Orangeburg and Barnwell, widow of Elston L. MacKay, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at her residence.
Born in Blackville, she was the daughter of the late John Doyle Templeton, Sr. and Lillian Hutto Templeton. She was a graduate of Orangeburg Regional Hospital School of Nursing and also attended Boston College in Boston, MA. Mrs. MacKay worked as a Registered Nurse at Orangeburg Regional Hospital, Barnwell Nursing Home, and as a Plant Nurse for Barnwell Woolen Mills, Shuron Corporation of Barnwell, and Revco Industries of Williston, SC. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Anderson and the Seekers Class.
Survivors include three sons, John W. (Woody) MacKay and wife, Angie, of Guyton, GA, David W. MacKay and wife, Mary Lou, of Water View, VA, and Raymond E. MacKay and wife, Margaret, of Anderson; eight grandchildren; two step grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister, Jewell Rebman of Greenville; and two brothers, John Doyle Templeton, Jr. of Columbia and Wendell Templeton of Gaston.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Oswald Templeton, and a sister, Leola Barr.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Anderson conducted by Dr. Dennis Tedder and Rev. Jack Anderson. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Graveside services will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Barnwell County Memory Gardens in Barnwell.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 302 West Whitner Street, Anderson, SC 29624 or to the charity of choice.