MARY M. MCALISTER

PENDLETON-Mary Mullikin McAlister, 82,of the Six & Twenty Community, wife of James Arnold McAlister, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at the Rainey Hospice House.

Born June 10, 1928 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Ethel Hinton Mullikin. She was a retired secretary for LaFrance Industries and a member of the Eastern Star. Mrs. McAlister was very active in her church, Sierra Baptist Church, where she attended Sunday School and was a member of the choir. She was an avid gardener.
Survivors include her husband, J. Arnold McAlister of Anderson, son, Steve McAlister and his wife, Vickie; grandchildren, Alan McAlister and his wife, Angel; Anna M. Harper and her husband, Eric all of Pendleton and Beth M. Davis and her husband, John of Anderson; great grandchildren, Will and Emilee McAlister, Morgan Harper and Harbin Davis. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by a son, James Arnold McAlister, Jr.
 
Funeral services will be held at 5PM  Friday at Sierra Baptist Church with Revs. Rex Simmons and Bill Ellison officiating. Burial will follow at Six and Twenty Baptist Church. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 until 8 PM at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, 3205 Hwy 81 N. 

The family is at the home of Steve and Vickie McAlister, 1925 Five Forks Road, Pendleton.
Flowers are optional, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson SC, 29621 or Sierra Baptist Church Building Fund, 2800 Waccamaw Trail, Anderson, SC 29621.

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