Mildred Gertrude Waldrop Cartee

Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Cartee will be 2:00 PM Monday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be at Liberty Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 until 8:30 PM at the mortuary.

Mildred Gertrude Waldrop Cartee, 86, of 527 Campground Road, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Easley she was a daughter of the late William Ernest and Dura Powell Waldrop.

She retired from Alice Manufacturing with 28 years of service. She was a longtime member of Rice’s Creek Baptist Church, where she was a former pianist, Sunday School Teacher and Senior Adult Leader.

Her greatest joys in life was her family and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and traveling with her husband and friends.

Surviving are her husband of 70 years, Grady F. Cartee of the home; two daughters, Brenda Cartee of Liberty, and Annie Nell “Anne” Medlin (Joe) of Southport, NC; a son, Kimper Cartee (Reba) of Clemson; 6 grandchildren, Shandi Howard, Joseph Medlin, Jeremy Price, Jennifer Earwaker, Todd Cartee, and Rebecca C. Stewart; 12 great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Massingill.

The family will be at the home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials are requested to Rice’s Creek Baptist Church, Building Fund, PO Box 597, Liberty SC 29657.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.