ANDERSON, SC - Mrs. Mae Barton Fretwell was born March 17, 1918, in Erie, PA, and was the daughter of the late William Harleston Barton and Willena Harper Barton. She was the wife of the late Raymond Fretwell, Jr. Mrs. Fretwell passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Easley.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Anderson where she held the rank of life membership of Presbyterian Women. She was a charter member of the Hospital Auxiliary where she also held a life membership.
Survivors include her children: son, Robert B. Fretwell and wife , Carol of Anderson; daughters, Sally Smith and husband, Ben of Anderson and Anne Peeler and husband, Jerry of Greenville; grandchildren, Mrs. Dexter (Mary Anne) Williams, Benjamin Mark Smith and Harleston Barton Smith, all of Anderson, Mrs. A.P. (Catherine Fretwell) New of Greenwood, Mrs Charlie (Susan Peeler) Boswell of Simpsonville, Mrs. Gus (Christy Fretwell) Moore of Athens, and Mrs. Jordan (Jennifer Leigh Fretwell) Marchbanks of Anderson; 17 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a grandson, Joseph J. Fretwell, IV; her brother, James Harleston Barton; and her great-grandson, Samuel Cutliff.
Following a private family committal service at Old Silver Brook Cemetery in Anderson, a Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Anderson, SC on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Dr. Dennis Tedder, Reverend Caroline Berardi and Reverend Julie Schaaf. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
The family would like to thank the staffs of Foothills Presbyterian Community and Lutheran Hospice for their loving care.
The family requests that flowers be omitted. Memorials may be made to Samuel Cutliff Mitochondria Research Fund, 114 Maria Drive, Anderson, SC 29625, Lutheran Hospice, 429 North Main Street, Suite 3, Greenville, SC 29650, First Presbyterian Church, 302 West Whitner Street, Anderson, SC 29624, or to Meals on Wheels – Anderson, PO Box 285, Anderson, SC 29622.
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