Margaret Maxcey

Mrs. Margaret Platt Maxcey, 93, of Walterboro, affectionately known as “Oochie” and “Jumomma”, entered into eternal rest Sunday evening, April 23, 2023, at her residence.  She was the widow of the late Homer Shuler Maxcey, Sr. 

Born February 7, 1930 in St. George, she was a daughter of the late Curtis Legare Platt and Pearl Smoak Platt Connor.   She spent most of her childhood at Dawn Plantation in Green Pond.  She graduated from Draughts Business College in Columbia.  Her first job was at General Telephone Company in Walterboro, and she retired as a Service Representative at South Carolina Electric and Gas after 35 years. 

Mrs. Maxcey was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.  She loved spending time in her yard, gardening, taking care of her azaleas, and watching the squirrels and birds.  She also enjoyed trips to Edisto Beach.  She loved her family and friends dearly, always being involved with family activities.  She was especially close to her nephew, Jim Platt.  Anytime she could, she enjoyed being with her lifelong friends from high school, Jeanette Brinson Berry, Elise “Fleecie” Gibson Warren, and Lois Beach White. 

Surviving are: her children, Joy Maxcey Dantzler of Walterboro, Janis Maxcey Abstance and her husband Wyman of Denmark, Homer Shuler “H.S.” Maxcey, Jr. of Walterboro, and Julie Maxcey Bishop of Walterboro; grandchildren, George Long and his wife April of Walterboro, Niki Abstance Cook and her husband Ricky of Seneca, Laurie Abstance Winston and her husband Mark of Greenville, Taylor Maxcey and his wife Brittany of Walterboro, Brandon Maxcey and his wife Kendra of Virginia, Wesley Maxcey, stationed in California, Chad Bishop and his wife Leslie of Walterboro, and Susan Bishop of Walterboro; 18 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, William Stokes Connor; her granddaughter, Danielle Dantzler Cummings; son-in-law, Billy Bishop; and brothers, James Hollon Platt, and Curtis Legare Platt, Jr.

The family would especially like to thank her caregivers, Martha Smalls and Shirley Salley.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: FoCCas, 33 Poor Farm Road, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.

Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Thursday morning, April 27, 2023 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Walterboro.  Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. 

The family will receive friends prior to the service Thursday morning beginning at 10 am at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com. 

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