Mrs. Ida Mae Bacote

Mrs. Ida Mae Bacote obituary, North Charleston, SC

Mrs. Ida Mae Bacote

Ida Bacote Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by W.M. Smith-McNeal Funeral Home, Inc. - Awendaw on Oct. 9, 2025.

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Mrs. Ida M. Bacote,89, from the Buckhall section of McClellanville, SC, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
She leaves to cherish her memories her children:Valjean Jeanette Alston (Ray Anthony), Carl Persell Bacote Jr., Persephone Denise Bacote and Orrin Travis Bacote; siblings: Carolyn P. Smalls, Marjoria Williams, Frances Pinkney (Richard), Bernett Sanders, Bobbygene Sanders and Floyd Sanders (Sandra); sister-in-law: Andera Bacote. She was preceded in death by her spouse: Carl Persell Bacote Sr.; parents: Andrew Sanders Sr. and Alfair Green Sanders; siblings: Victoria Powell, Asalee Simmons, Bertha Reid, Andrew Sanders Jr., Derrick Sanders and William Sanders.
The family will receive friends beginning October 22, 2025 at 8621 Hwy 17 North, McClellanville, SC 29458.
Public Viewing
Friday, October 24, 2025
4:00 PM -7:00 PM
The Rev. Bryan McNeal Sr. Memorial Chapel
4129 Hwy 17 N., Awendaw, SC 29429
Celebration of Life Service
Saturday, October 25, 2025
11:00 AM
Mt. Nebo AME Church
5600 Hwy 17 N., Awendaw, SC 29429
Interment
Old Board Cemetery
7 Mile Rd, McClellanville 29458 (South Santee Rd)

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