Mary Welch Dyson, 85, wife of Edward Dyson, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at her home at the lake in Manning, after an illness.
Born in Florence County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Defee and Lillie Conyers Defee. She was a former beautician, and owner of Mary’s Beauty Shop. She was a member of Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Harry L. Welch Sr., son, Harry Lemuel Welch Jr., sisters, Vivian Kennedy, Lula Mae Bailey, and Cetha Williams, brothers, H.B. Defee Theddis Defee, Troy Defee, Kelly Defee, Kenneth Defee, David Defee, Ernest Defee, S.E. Defee, and Melvin Defee.
Survivors besides her husband of Manning include a daughter, Sandra W. Knight (Phil Potter) of Turbeville, three grandchildren, Tiffany Knight Graham of Reston, Va., Jennifer Welch of Turbeville, and Harry L. “Tripp” Welch III of Olanta; and a great-grandchild, Christian Graham.
Funeral services for Mary Welch Dyson will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery directed by Floyd Funeral Home. Visitation will be held immediately after the funeral service at the fellowship hall at Horse Branch Church.
The family would like to thank Embrace Hospice caregivers Kathy Murdock, Shirley McBride and Della Pearson Lee.
Memorials may be made to Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church.
