Mary B. Geddings

Mary Blakely Geddings, 85, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of Ernest Geddings, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Her Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Bethany United Methodist Church, James Island, 1853 Maybank Hwy., at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Downtown Chapel.

Mary (known to all those who loved her as "Floopie") was born June 11, 1929 in Lane, South Carolina, daughter of Thomas Alexander Blakely and Rheta Derrick Blakely. She attended Coker College. As a longtime active member of Bethany United Methodist Church, she served on the flower guild and prayer chain committees, as well as on the Board of Trustees and was the memorial secretary for many years. She was a member of the Mae Taylor Circle and Dot Murden Sunday School class at Bethany. She was also a longtime member of the James Island Yacht Club Ladies Auxiliary. Floopie was a lifelong bridge player and enjoyed her weekly bridge games with her two very special long standing bridge clubs. She was a devoted wife and mother who always put her family, friends and church first. She loved cooking for those she loved and was very involved in her daughter's activities, serving as a room mother and booster club member for many years and an avid supporter of her daughter's sports teams. Floopie never met a stranger and was a second mother to so many.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Rheta Geddings DiNovo and her husband, Gus, of Charleston, SC and her grandsons, Dominic Joseph Cella DiNovo and Thomas Ernest DiNovo.

Memorials may be made to Bethany United Methodist Church, 1853 Maybank Hwy., James Island, SC 29412.