Mrs. Dollie Mae Davis Thigpen

July 31, 1930 - August 29, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Dollie Mae Davis Thigpen, 88, who entered into rest on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, will be held at 3 o'clock on Sunday, September 2, 2018, in The Chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home. Pastor Gary Boykin will officiate with burial to follow in Ashwood Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, and in the Ashwood Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, immediately following the graveside service with light refreshments being served. Mrs. Thigpen was born in Lee County, SC, a daughter of the late Jasper J. and Lillie Mae Merritt Davis. Mrs. Thigpen was a devoted Christian, a proud Southern lady, a devoted mother, grandmother, wife, sister and a friend to many of her fellow South Carolinians. She grew up in the Ashwood Community during the depression. She was especially proud of being a graduate of the former Ashwood High School. She also thoroughly enjoyed gardening and reading all of her life. She retired from the former General Telephone Company. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward M. Thigpen of Sumter, SC; sons, James E. Thigpen of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Allan D. Thigpen of Sumter, SC; sister, Louise Watson of Bishopville, SC; grandchildren, Emily Ann Thigpen of Tennessee, Bobby Thigpen of Tennessee, and Jasper M. Thigpen of Sumter, SC. She was preceded in death by her son, Jeffery M. Thigpen.