Susan Scurry Chappell

AIKEN, SC - SUSAN SCURRY CHAPPELL, 69 of Aiken, S.C., died from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) on November 26, 2010. She was born on November 20, 1941, in Sumter, S.C., daughter of the late William Hayne and Mary Ellen Faris Scurry of Bishopville, S.C. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 26, at 11AM at Aiken First Baptist Church, with the Rev. James Bennett and the Rev. Martha Ebel officiating. Interment will follow at 3PM at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bishopville, S.C. Pallbearers will be Greer Todd, George Todd, Joe Todd, Benjamin Gause, Jr., Marshall Cain, Keith Steele, and Bill Stokes. Honorary Pallbearers will be Marvin Quattlebaum and David Watson. She is survived by two sons, Travis (Trave) Chappell, III and his wife Maribeth of Huntersville, N.C., and son William (Bill) Hayne Chappell of Washington, D.C., and his wife Michelle. One brother, Bill Scurry, and his wife, Gail, of Huntersville, N.C.; and two sisters, Sally S. Petermann of LaGrange, Ga., and Kathy S. Thomas and her husband John, of Jacksonville, Fla. Three grandchildren, Travis Shand Chappell, William Blake Chappell and Coleman Myles Chappell of Huntersville, N.C. Brother-in-law Jim Chappell and his wife, Cam, of Columbia, S.C. Sister-in-law Frances Jeter and her husband, Russell, of Beaufort, S.C. An aunt, Kathleen S. Todd of Saluda, S.C., mother-in-law, Patience (Bonnie) Chappell of Columbia, and several nephews, nieces and cousins. Susan grew up in Bishopville, and was a graduate of Bishopville High School. She received her BA degree from Columbia College in Columbia, S.C., and a a Masters degree in education from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She taught students with learning disabilities in Aiken County Public Schools for thirty two years. Susan was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Delta Chapter. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Aiken. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Georgia Health Sciences University Foundation-ALS Medical College of Georgia, Attn: Brooke Vaught, 1120 15th St., Augusta, GA 30912 and Mayo Clinic Florida ALS Center, 4500 San Pablo Rd. S. Dept. of Neurology, Jacksonville, FL 32224. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5-7 at SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, 924 Hayne Ave. Aiken, S.C. 29801. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Susan Scurry Chappell, please visit our flower store.