Rock Hill, SC – Mrs. Ethel Amick Craven, 99, passed away peacefully at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
Graveside service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, December 4, 2023 at Grandview Memorial Park, 620 South Cherry Road, Rock Hill, SC with Reverend Derrick Marotta officiating. The family will greet friends at the cemetery.
The daughter of the late William Ausburn Amick, Sr. and the late Minnie Belle Hayes Amick, Ethel was born in Charleston, SC on May 3, 1924. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Leon Bryan Craven; her brother and sister-in-law, William A. Amick, Jr. and Dorothy H. Amick; her sister and brother in-law, Barbara A. Thompson and Jones ”J. P.” Thompson, and a nephew Michael N. Thompson.
Ethel graduated from Rock Hill High School and attended King’s Business College in Charlotte, NC. She retired from Winthrop University after 30 years of service as an Executive Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President for Student Affairs. Prior to working at Winthrop, she was employed for 17 years in the Engineering Office at Rock Hill Printing & Finishing Company. A woman of deep faith, Ethel was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church of Rock Hill, where she attended the Barber Hardin Sunday School Class; was member of Circle No.2; and a former member of the Chancel choir. She was a former member of the Neely’s Creek Church and Woodland Methodist Church, where she served in many volunteer capacities during her husband’s tenure as choir director for both congregations. She served for many years as an active member of the Winthrop Retirees Association and as a former member of the National Secretaries Association, Rock Hill Chapter. Ethel will be remembered for her quick wit and beautiful smile, her deep love for family and friends; as a devoted caregiver to many family members, especially her “Prince Charming” of 69 years, Leon.
Survivors include her niece, Debbie A. (Malcom) Faulkenberry of Rock Hill; nephews, William A. “Trey” (Trudy) Amick III of Rock Hill, W. David (Dana) Thompson of Belmont, NC, Robert B.(Marilyn) Mintz of Marietta, Ga., Richard H. (Ginny) Mintz of Kennesaw, Ga., Phillip D. (Diane) Mintz of Marietta, Ga.; goddaughters, Sarah Mann Willcox and Rebecca Mann-White of Raleigh, NC; long-time family friend, Debbie A. Garrick of Rock Hill; a number of great nephews and nieces and several great-great nephew and nieces.
The family would like to thank the staff of Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House and The Rock Hill Grove, for the care they provided to Ethel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials be made in Mrs. Ethel Craven’s name to Hospice and Community Care, P O Box 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731.
Condolence may be made to the Craven family at www.greenefuneralhome.net