Mary Drennan Beaty

Mary Drennan Beaty, 96, of Abbeville, wife of the late S.M. "Mack" Beaty, Jr. (founder of Beaty Oil Company) died Thursday, November 06, 2008 at Emerald Gardens Assisted Living Home in Greenwood. She was the daughter of the late John Payson Drennan and Mamie Lou McAllister Drennan. Mrs. Beaty was a 1929 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 1933 graduate of Winthrop College. She retired from the Abbeville County Public School System, after serving as a teacher for 22 years. Mrs. Beaty was a member of the Abbeville A.R.P Church. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Drennan Dean and a brother, J.P. Drennan, Jr. Surviving Mrs. Beaty is her daughter, Mary Beaty Sylvester of Fort Pierce, FL; a son, S.M. "Buz" Beaty, III and his wife Judy Stone Beaty of Abbeville; and a grandson, S.M. "Mack" Beaty, IV of Abbeville. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:30PM, Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 3:00PM on Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Randy Ruble officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Beaty, may be sent to the Abbeville A.R.P. Church, c/o Margaret Chandler, 1111 North Main St., Abbeville, SC 29620. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S.M. "Buz" Beaty, III.