Mary Frances Purvis Raffaldt Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 5, 2021, at the age of 74, Mary Frances Purvis Raffaldt (Chesterfield, South Carolina), born in Wallace, South Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William P. Purvis, Sr. and Ollie Chavis Purvis; her husband Fred Robert Raffaldt; her brothers, Jefferson B. Thompson and Blease Purvis; her children, Teresa R. Heun, Mary Ann Smith, Frederick Raffaldt and Robert Raffaldt; her grandson Derek Smith; and her great grandchildren, Elaina Carnes and Stevie Smith.
She is survived by: her children, Cynthia Holden of Chesterfield, SC, Robin Loftin (Richard) of Albemarle, NC and Susan Conklin (Mark) of Chesterfield, SC; her daughter-in-law Pamela Raffaldt of Norwood, NC; her grandchildren, Chasity Triplett (Philip), Jessica Carnes (Jonathan), Cynthia Stroud (Ty), Shannon Huneycutt, Eric R. Raffaldt, Alex Raffaldt, Candice Sibley (Bradley), Zach P. Raffaldt, David Treece (Ashley), T. J. Scott (Holly), Bobby Richardson, Kayla Wongittilin (Mikey) and Lilly Grooms; and her siblings, Anna Griffins of Bennettsville, SC, Geraldine Haire of Bennettsville, SC, Lynda Boyaman of Willard, NC, Hattie Liles of Rockingham, NC, Ginger Ravenbark of Hamlet, NC, William P. Purvis, Jr. of Ellerbe, NC and Arthur Lee Thompson of Wallace, SC..
Memorials may be made to Thompson Creek Baptist Church "Lottie Moon Christmas Offering," 3403 Wamble Hill Rd, Chesterfield, SC 29709, or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home (http://www.mrcfuneralhome.com) of Chesterfield, SC is serving the Raffaldt family.
