Georgetown: Mary Elizabeth Fielder Ferdon, 82, died Friday, May 16, 2014, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mrs. Ferdon was born in Spartanburg on September 27, 1931, a daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Fielder and Elvira Jackson Fielder. She graduated from Spartanburg High School and Limestone College, Cum Laude in 1952. While at Limestone, Mrs. Ferdon was a member of the Honor Society, Who's Who, and a Senior Superlative. She served as May Queen and was on both the Student and Legislative Councils. Mrs. Ferdon was a charter member of Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church, where she served as a trustee, on the Alter Guild, and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She was a founding member of both the Georgetown Watercolor Society and the Georgetown County Cultural Council, and was an active member of the South Carolina Watercolor Society for many years. Mrs. Ferdon enjoyed fishing at North Inlet with her husband and working in her yard. Surviving are: her husband, Richard James Ferdon, Jr. of Georgetown, whom she married on May 30, 1953 in First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg; three sons, Richard Fielder Ferdon (Joyce) and James H. Ferdon (Kelli), both of Georgetown, and Robert Jackson Ferdon of Conway; two daughters, Mary Beth Ferdon Kornahrens (Glenn) and Anne Ferdon Moore, both of Pawleys Island; six grandchildren, Richie Ferdon, Rangeley Ferdon Laney (Edward), Steve Kornahrens, Maggie Kornahrens O'Briant, Jackson Ferdon, and Lizzie Moore; and two great-grandchildren, Mikey and Danny O'Briant. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ferdon was predeceased by two sisters, Eleanor Craig Phillips and Rose Lake Fielder. Memorial services will be held at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2014, at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Marie Knuckles. Inurnment will be private in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church Family Life Center from one-thirty until two-thirty. Sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to: Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church, 84 Forest Ave., Georgetown, SC 29440, or to Tidelands Community Hospice, 2591 N. Fraser St., Georgetown, SC 29440, or to SC Alzheimer's Assoc. Chapter, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Ste. L, Anderson, SC 29621. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440