Mary Elizabeth Carnes Fant, widow of Patrick Cleburne Fant, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005.
Born in Hartsville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ernest Edward and Mary Elizabeth Howle Carnes.
A graduate of Winthrop College, Mrs. Fant was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a son, Patrick C. Fant Jr. and his wife, Audrey, of Greenville; three grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Hodges Sparks of Greensboro, N.C., James F. Hodges and his wife, Heidi, of Charleston, S.C., and Patrick C. Fant III and his wife, Jennifer, of Greenville; seven great-grandchildren, Ian and Christina Sparks, Savannah and Paisley Hodges, and Cleburne, Lillian and James Fant; and her devoted caregivers, Mary Beth Evans, Lois Seaborn and Barbara. Mrs. Fant was preceded in death by a daughter, Susanne F. Hodges; a grandson, Edward G. Fant; a sister; and a brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Edward Gower Fant Memorial Fund, Christ Church Episcopal, 10 N. Church St., Greenville, SC 29601; or to the charity of one's choice.
Services will be held today, Dec. 3, 2005, at 2 p.m. in Harper Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, with a visitation one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. The committal will be private.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown.
Published in The Greenville News on Dec. 3, 2005
Born in Hartsville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ernest Edward and Mary Elizabeth Howle Carnes.
A graduate of Winthrop College, Mrs. Fant was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a son, Patrick C. Fant Jr. and his wife, Audrey, of Greenville; three grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Hodges Sparks of Greensboro, N.C., James F. Hodges and his wife, Heidi, of Charleston, S.C., and Patrick C. Fant III and his wife, Jennifer, of Greenville; seven great-grandchildren, Ian and Christina Sparks, Savannah and Paisley Hodges, and Cleburne, Lillian and James Fant; and her devoted caregivers, Mary Beth Evans, Lois Seaborn and Barbara. Mrs. Fant was preceded in death by a daughter, Susanne F. Hodges; a grandson, Edward G. Fant; a sister; and a brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Edward Gower Fant Memorial Fund, Christ Church Episcopal, 10 N. Church St., Greenville, SC 29601; or to the charity of one's choice.
Services will be held today, Dec. 3, 2005, at 2 p.m. in Harper Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, with a visitation one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. The committal will be private.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown.
Published in The Greenville News on Dec. 3, 2005
Mary Elizabeth Carnes Fant, widow of Patrick Cleburne Fant, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005.
Born in Hartsville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ernest Edward and Mary Elizabeth Howle Carnes.
A graduate of Winthrop College, Mrs. Fant was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a son, Patrick C. Fant Jr. and his wife, Audrey, of Greenville; three grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Hodges Sparks of Greensboro, N.C., James F. Hodges and his wife, Heidi, of Charleston, S.C., and Patrick C. Fant III and his wife, Jennifer, of Greenville; seven great-grandchildren, Ian and Christina Sparks, Savannah and Paisley Hodges, and Cleburne, Lillian and James Fant; and her devoted caregivers, Mary Beth Evans, Lois Seaborn and Barbara. Mrs. Fant was preceded in death by a daughter, Susanne F. Hodges; a grandson, Edward G. Fant; a sister; and a brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Edward Gower Fant Memorial Fund, Christ Church Episcopal, 10 N. Church St., Greenville, SC 29601; or to the charity of one's choice.
Services will be held today, Dec. 3, 2005, at 2 p.m. in Harper Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, with a visitation one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. The committal will be private.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown.
Published in The Greenville News on Dec. 3, 2005
Born in Hartsville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ernest Edward and Mary Elizabeth Howle Carnes.
A graduate of Winthrop College, Mrs. Fant was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a son, Patrick C. Fant Jr. and his wife, Audrey, of Greenville; three grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Hodges Sparks of Greensboro, N.C., James F. Hodges and his wife, Heidi, of Charleston, S.C., and Patrick C. Fant III and his wife, Jennifer, of Greenville; seven great-grandchildren, Ian and Christina Sparks, Savannah and Paisley Hodges, and Cleburne, Lillian and James Fant; and her devoted caregivers, Mary Beth Evans, Lois Seaborn and Barbara. Mrs. Fant was preceded in death by a daughter, Susanne F. Hodges; a grandson, Edward G. Fant; a sister; and a brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Edward Gower Fant Memorial Fund, Christ Church Episcopal, 10 N. Church St., Greenville, SC 29601; or to the charity of one's choice.
Services will be held today, Dec. 3, 2005, at 2 p.m. in Harper Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, with a visitation one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. The committal will be private.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown.
Published in The Greenville News on Dec. 3, 2005
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