Jewell P. O’Bryan

Jewell Posey O’Bryan, 84, widow of J.D. “Dessie” O’Bryan, Jr. passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015, in McLeod Hospice House in Florence.

Mrs. O’Bryan was born October 22, 1930, in Elora, TN, a daughter of the late Ted and Eunice Cleo Peppers Posey. She received a BA in Nursing and was a nurse in Alabama, Williamsburg Regional Hospital and McLeod Regional Medical Center before retiring. “Miss Jewell” loved gardening and was a member of a garden club in Kingstree. She was a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents and her husband Dessie, “Miss Jewell” was preceded in death by her husbands, William Marion Black and Harold T. McGill, and her brother Marion Posey.

Surviving are: her son, Bill (Patty) Black, of McClellanville,; her daughter, Lynne (Belvin) Brown, of Florence; grandchildren, Cullen Ard (Adam Tsiukes), of Charlotte, David (Danielle) Black, of Georgetown, and Ashley Brown, of Florence; and great grandchildren, Jordan Black, of Florence, Katherine Ard, of Charlotte, Michelle Ard, of Darlington, Avery Brown, of Florence, and Ava Black, of Georgetown.

Graveside funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday May 9, 2015, in Williamsburg Cemetery. Mrs. O’Bryan’s family will greet friends at the graveside following the service. Memorials may be made to McLeod Health Foundation, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551 or St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.