Lucia O. "Pat" Able

Lucia O. "Pat" Able, 82, formally of Pinckney St., passed away Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Harold Alexander Patterson and Eunice Caroline Fisher Patterson. Ms. Able was a graduate of Antreville High School and a 1945 graduate of Anderson Nursing School. She retired, after 40 years of service, from Abbeville County Hospital. Ms. Able worked for Dr. Dixon & Dr. Clark in Due West, SC for many years. Pat was a long time member of Upper Long Presbyterian Church, where she served as an Elder, and was an active member of the Abbeville Pilot Club and United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend and will be missed by all who knew her. Pat is survived by her daughter, Janet A. Williams and husband William E. "Bill" Williams of Abbeville, SC; two brothers, Harold "Doug" Patterson of Anderson, SC and Steve A. Patterson of Antreville, SC; a sister, Barbara McShane of Anderson, SC; and two grandsons, W. Mark Williams and Brian D. Williams. The family will receive friends from 3:30PM to 4:30PM on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Shiloh United Methodist Church. Funeral services will begin in the church at 4:30PM on Sunday. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions, in memory of Ms. Able, may be sent to the Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church, 194 Hwy 20 Abbeville, SC 29620 OR the Abbeville Relay for Life Campaign, 238 Hwy 28 S. Abbeville, SC 29620, OR Shiloh UMC, 1940 Bell Rd., Iva, SC 29655 OR to The American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Dr., Suite 311, Columbia, SC 29204. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William E. "Bill" Williams. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, of Abbeville, is assisting the Able family.