Cynthia Ward Douglas

Cynthia Marie Walters Ward Douglas, 90, of Givhans Ferry, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016. She was born January 9, 1926 in Florence, SC. She was the third daughter of Elizabeth Olivia Jones Walters Hatchell of Cordova and Florence, SC and Reuben Shuford Walters of Society Hill and Florence, SC. Her father, a veteran of W.W. 1, was killed in March 1926 in the Florence Rail Yard while working as a receiving clerk. Later she became a step-daughter of Leslie C. Hatchell Sr. Her young years were spent on a farm in Evergreen where she finished Evergreen Grammar and Florence High School. After marriage she lived in the Charleston, SC area. She was a wonderful wife, homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She retired from the food service and sales industry. She started the Adopt-a-highway program near her homes in Berkley and Colleton counties. For many years, she volunteered at Cypress Gardens. She was a lifetime member of the Garden Club of SC and the Southern Magnolia Garden Club of Givhans, She won several accolades in Lowcountry and State flower shows obtaining many ribbons and Awards of Excellence. She also enjoyed quilting. Her quilting skills were greatly enhanced while being a member of the Gifted Hands Quilting Group in Moncks Corner for which one had to audition! She won many awards for her handmade quilts and ensured that each child and grandchild had one. She taught quilting at Givhans and Maple Cane Baptist Church near Cottageville. Her grandchildren were her greatest delights! They shared many days along the Edisto River. She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands, Otis Cleveland (Tommy) Ward Jr. and Cephus Pierce (Doug) Douglas and by her beloved son-in-law Lawrence Robert (Larry) Fox. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Virginia Walters Hyman, Mary Elizabeth Walters, and Dean H. Weaver Neal. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Marie Ward Fox (Mac Daniels) of Georgetown and her son Otis C. Ward III (Ann Howell) of Moncks Corner. She leaves six grandchildren, Suzanne Walcott Fox and Brandon Douglas Fox (Anna Pitts) of Georgetown, SC, Joanna Lynn Ward Hughes (Aaron) of Goose Creek, Rachel E. Ward of Goose Creek, Otis C. Ward IV (Jennifer Mitchum) of Givhans and L. Warren Fox (Retta Ruth) of Florence, SC. There are seven great-grandchildren, Jenna Marie and Lilly Danielle Fox of Florence, SC, Caroline Elizabeth and Cynthia Ansleigh Ward of Givhans, Bryceton Daniel Hughes, and Nathan Douglas Hughes; Emma Louise Fox of Georgetown. There are several nieces and nephew including John Hyman of Pawleys Island, Reuben Hyman of Myrtle Beach and Phyllis H. Lollis of Crestview Fla. She is also survived by siblings Carolyn H. Callicutt and Joyce A. Woodham of Greenville and L.C. Hatchell Jr. of Florence. She also leaves her best friends of later-life, Faye Hester and Ernie Owens of Givhans. Visitation will be Saturday July 16, 2016 from 11 o’clock to 12 o’clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville, SC and Celebration of Life service will be at 12 o’clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will take place at Morgan Cemetery, Springfield, SC at 4 o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Maple Cane Baptist, 213 Augusta Hwy, Cottageville, SC 29435 or First Baptist Church, 219 Cleland St. Georgetown, SC 29440. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843)873-4040.

Cynthia Ward Douglas

January 9, 1926 - July 13, 2016