Grace G. Stegall
Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 9:35PM
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May 14, 1927 – April 8, 2012

Grace Griffith Stegall, age 84, of 705 E. Mauldin Street, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at NHC Healthcare of Anderson.  Born in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Henry Anderson Griffith and the late Mae Gaillard Griffith.  She was the beloved wife of the late Carl Dayton Stegall for 57 years until his death in 2007.  

A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Mrs. Stegall taught physical education and elementary education in the Greenville, Columbia and Anderson Public School Systems for 36 years.  She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and the University Women’s Club at USC.  

Survivors include daughters, Angela S. Alexander and her husband, Mark, and Anna S. Taylor and her husband, Ken, both of Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Marcus and Blake Alexander and Elijah and Michaela Taylor; brothers, Bill Griffith (Judy) of Florence, SC, and H.A. Griffith of Williamston, SC; and a sister, Emmaline G. Porter of the Piercetown Community.  

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret G. Hunter.

The funeral service celebrating the life of Mrs. Stegall will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 12:30 PM at the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home, with Rev. Alan Stegall officiating.  Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday from 6 PM until 8 PM.

Donations in memory of Grace G. Stegall may be made to the Caris Healthcare, 129 Straight Drive, Anderson, SC 29621.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. 

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