Mary Octavia “Ta” MOSES^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1918 - 2016  (97 years)

• Name	Mary Octavia “Ta” MOSES  [5, 6, 7]
  Birth	20 Jul 1918
  Gender	Female
  HIST	Mary Mahon (1918 - 2016) Mary Octavia Moses Mahon SUMTER - Mary Octavia Moses Mahon, affectionately known as "Ta", died peacefully at home on February 22, 2016. Ta was born in Sumter on July 20, 1918, to Charlotte Virginia Emanuel and Henry Phillips Moses. She married John Mattison Mahon in January of 1941and shared many happy years together until his death in 2002. She is survived by four children: John Mattison Mahon, Jr. (Katherine) of Columbia, Virginia Mahon Mize of Blue Ridge, Georgia, Susan Mahon Gamble (Bill) of Pawleys Island, and Richard Mattison Mahon of Spartanburg. Ta is also survived by seven grandchildren; Katherine Mahon Robinson (Frank), Lucy Mattison Mahon, Anna Wakefield Hammer (Carson), William Mattison Gamble (Megan), Virginia Gamble Taylor (Howard), Sally Gray Mahon, Molly Mahon and three great-grandchildren; Katherine Middleton Robinson, Frank Elliott Robinson, IV and Mary Mattison Gamble, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Ta was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend whose love and devotion to her family took precedence over all. Mrs. Mahon is also survived by two brothers, Robert Altamont Moses and Herbert Altamont Moses. She was pre-deceased by four siblings; Richard Phillips Moses, Vivian Mordaunt Moses, Henry Phillips Moses and Charlotte Virginia Moses. A lifelong resident of Sumter, Ta attended the Sumter city schools and was a 1939 graduate of Coker College. Before her marriage, she taught in the Sumter schools and after her children were grown, returned as a four-year-old pre-school teacher at Aldersgate Methodist Church. Ta was active in many civic, social and athletic organizations. She had a lifelong love for Pawleys Island and Lake Summit, NC that she generously shared with her family and friends. The family thanks the staff of Covenant Place and Katherine Geter, Jenny James, Barbara Isaac, Eyvonne Smiling, and Elenora Thomas for their care and devotion. In recognition of Ta's love of Pawleys Island, the family request memorials be made to The South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Georgetown office, P.O. Box 603, Georgetown, South Carolina 29442 or to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Dr. Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and following the service at the home. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements. 803-775-9386. Funeral Home Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home 221 Broad Street Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-9386 Funeral Home Details Send Flowers Published in The State on Feb. 24, 2016  [1]
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  Death	22 Feb 2016	at home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	26 Feb 2016	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I62525	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Phillips/Philips MOSES,   b. 27 Sep 1886, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 27 Feb 1945, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Virginia EMANUEL,   b. 15 Jan 1889, St. Augustine, Florida
  Marriage	17 Jun 1912	New York, New York   [6]
  _UID	000F2B2E9D5F4FCB9F8931B576F0FA8E7ACB
  _UID	000F2B2E9D5F4FCB9F8931B576F0FA8E7ACB
  Family ID	F44011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Mattison MAHON, Sr.   d. 2002
  Marriage	Jan 1941  [1]
  _UID	72216D7ED9A740AB8C216F4263604DDB3293
  _UID	72216D7ED9A740AB8C216F4263604DDB3293
  Children	1. John Mattison MAHON, Jr.   2. Virginia “GInger” MAHON   3. Susan MAHON   4. Richard Mattison MAHON
  Family ID	F44014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S23608] Mary Octavia Moses Mahon. [S28700] Doing it the right way. [S30400] Robert Altamont Moses. [S31052] Herbert Altamont Moses. [S766] . [S3456] (Can be found at the Sumter County Genealogical Society, Sumter, South Carolina). [S19789] Richard P. Moses.