ANDERSON, S.C. – Rebecca “Becky” Irene McMillan McCraw, 84, formerly of Glenwood Avenue, but recently a resident of Morningside Assisted Living of Anderson, S.C., passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at Presbyterian Homes Foothills Retirement Community.
Born in Claremont, Becky was the daughter of the late Remer O’Neal McMillan and Velma Irene Dean McMillan. She was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, class of 1946. She retired from the South Carolina Employment Security Commission after many years of service. For over 30 years, Becky was a faithful member of North Anderson Baptist Church, where she attended the DMA group and the Golden Rule Sunday school class. She had been a former 4-H leader for many years in the Centerville community of Anderson, S.C., and truly loved the experience of working with young people.
“Becky” is survived by her children, Edward O’Neal “Neal” McCraw and his wife, Jean, Anderson, S.C., and Jacqueline “Jackie” Looper and her husband, Gary, Easley, S.C.; four grandchildren, Trevor, Jessica, Leah, and Brett; seven great-grandchildren; and her sister, Geraldean McMillan Campbell, Raleigh, N.C.
Mrs. McCraw was preceded in death by an infant grandson, Rhett James Looper; a brother, Ralph O’Neal McMillan; and a brother-in-law, Joe Bill Campbell.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 26, from 9 until 11 a.m. at The McDougald Funeral Home with the funeral services beginning at 11 a.m. The Rev. Bill Rigsby will officiate. Interment will follow at Frederick Memorial Gardens, Gaffney, S.C.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Jacqueline McCraw Looper Scholarship, c/o North Greenville University, P.O. Box 189, Tigerville, SC 29688, Calvary Home for Children, 110 Calvary Home Circle, Anderson, SC 29621, Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621, American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615, or the American Heart Association, 3535 Pelham Road, Suite 101, Greenville, SC 29615.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
The McDougald Funeral Home, Anderson, S.C., is in charge of arrangements.