Huggins, Frances Skinner

Frances Skinner Huggins, 86, of Rome, GA, formerly of Hartsville, SC died Monday, March 21, 2011 at 5th Avenue Nursing Home in Rome. A Harrodsburg, Kentucky native, Mrs. Huggins lived in Hartsville, South Carolina from 1952 until 1996 when she moved to Rome, Georgia. She taught school for Darlington County Schools for several years, and had been a member of South Hartsville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Brice Huggins. Survivors include a son and daughter in law, James David and Stephanie Huggins of Marietta, Georgia; a daughter and son in law, Joanna and Larry Atwell of Rome, Georgia; 2 sisters, Lucretia Gates of Lexington, South Carolina and Maude Skinner of Mason, Ohio; two granddaughters, Lauren Atwell, and Erin Hernandez and husband Sloane; and two great grandsons, Sawyer and Wells Hernandez. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2011 at Green Sea Baptist Church Cemetery, Green Sea, SC with Reverend Dave Worthington officiating. There is no visitation scheduled. The family requests memorial contributions in lieu of flowers to Green Sea Baptist Church, 1241 Green Sea Road, Green Sea, SC 29545. A service of Medford-Peden Funeral Home, Marietta, GA and Ward Funeral Home, Loris, SC.