Merle Addy Hamby

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, 1220 Cedar Grove Road, Leesville, South Carolina for Merle Addy “Nanny” Hamby, 94. She was born in the Cedar Grove Community on October 16, 1923 to the late C.V. Addy and Rosa Hendrix Addy. She is predeceased by her husband, T C Hamby, her parents, and brother Guy H. Addy.

 Surviving are her children, Sharon (Dean) Ganis, Christine Butova, Jan (David) Giesen and son, Ted (Angela) Hamby ; six grandchildren, Andrew (Margaret) Ganis , David (Carolyn) Ganis, Melanie Butova, Kyle (Trish) Butova, Kimberly (Jon) Daniele and Amanda (Richard) Derrick and seven great-grandchildren; Autumn Ganis, Griffin Ganis, Abby Burris , Rebekah Giesen, Kinley Derrick, Ava Grace Daniele and Lea Daniele.

 Merle was a lifelong member of Cedar Grove Lutheran Church where she served our Lord as Sunday school teacher, choir member and leader in Lutheran Women/WELCA. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother. For 18 years “Nanny” worked at Lexington Kindergarten and Childcare Center prior to her retirement. The family will greet friends after the service in the church Fellowship Hall.

 In lieu of flowers donations to Cedar Grove Lutheran Church or The Heritage at Lowman Home at PO Box 444, White Rock, SC 29177 attn: J. Blevins are requested.

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