September 11, 1924 - September 21, 2011
IVA, SC - Frances Elizabeth Newby McMahan, age 87, of 512 Barnes Station Road, wife of the late Reese McMahan, Jr., went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, September 21, 2011.
Born in Iva, SC on September 11, 1924, Mrs. McMahan was a daughter of the late Jeptha Monroe Newby and Dewey Juanita White Newby. She attended Union Baptist Church but was a member of Good Hope Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the Ladies Circle. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her children: Ronnie McMahan and his wife, Brenda and Michael McMahan and his wife, Lynn of Iva; daughters, Cathy Smith and her husband, Glenn of Anderson and Cindy Watson and her husband, Arthur of Iva; brother, David Newby; sisters, Martha Holbrook and Dixie Campbell all of Iva; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by brothers, Doug and Lindsay Newby and sisters, Iris and Mary Alice Newby.
The Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 2:30 pm at Union Baptist Church officiated by the Reverends Mike McMillion, Curt Eidson and Annette Graham. Interment will follow in Iva City Cemetery.
The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Mrs. McMahan will be placed in the church at 1:30 pm on Sunday.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com