Ruth Scruggs Hatchette McBrayer

CHESNEE, S.C. -Ruth Scruggs Hatchette McBrayer, 98, 1615 Highway 11 East, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.
A native of Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Beramond and Nora Etta Harris Scruggs.
She was first married to the late Vernon Eugene Hatchette, Jr. and then to the late Charles David McBrayer. She was an alumnus of Ches-nee High School and Winthrop College.
Until her retirement, she was owner and operator of Fruitful Farms and Chesnee Land Co. She taught school in the Cliffside School Sys-tem. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chesnee serving on the building committee for the present church building. She organized Daniel Morgan Rural Community Water System and was past director and chairman. She received the 2008 Pioneer Award from the S.C. Rural Water Association.
She helped organize the Cherokee National Golf Club, serving as its first Treasurer. She was the last remaining member of her immediate family.
A niece, the late Peggy Harris Marshall, and a great-nephew, the late Joseph Robert Brannon made their home with their aunt.
She is survived by two nephews; Robert Gettys Scruggs of Gaffney and Dr. Douglas Scruggs, Jr. of Aiken; three nieces, Brenda Scruggs Hyde of Atlanta, Ga., Carolyn Harris Riddick of Columbia and Elizabeth Scruggs Hollifield of Gaffney.
She was preceded in death by three brothers; Robert Dewey Scruggs, James Gettys Scruggs and Miles Douglas Scruggs, Sr.; three sis-ters, Ezia Scruggs Blanton, Ozelia Scruggs Hames and Mabel S. Harris; a nephew, Solon Douglas Scruggs; three nieces, Madge Blanton Brannon, Sybil Scruggs McBrayer and Margaretta Scruggs Abernathy.
The family would like to express a special thanks to her caregivers, Helen Scruggs and Loretta Cooper.

Funeral: Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, Chesnee
Officiated by: The Revs. Gary Grogan and Don Stanley
Burial: State Line Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in remembrance of Mrs. McBrayer to State Line Baptist Church, 1328 State Line Road, Gaffney, S.C. 29341 or Chesnee First Baptist Church, 211 S. Kentucky Avenue, Chesnee, S.C. 29323
The family will be at their respective homes.
Funeral home: Blakley Funeral Home & Crematory
Online condolences: www.blakelyfuneralhome.com