Mrs. Carolyn Abbott Gainey

January 8, 1940 - March 3, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Abbott Gainey, 80, who entered into rest on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, will be held at 3 o'clock on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Green Hill Church of God of Prophecy. The Rev. Jerry Gainey will officiate and the burial will be private. Friends may pay their respects at the church one hour prior to the service. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is caring for the family. Mrs. Gainey was born in Darlington, SC, a daughter of the late Robert Edward Abbott and Beulah Mae Quick. Carolyn loved the earth and the earth loved Carolyn. Her green thumb was so unique that she could make a stick grow into a tree. She enjoyed tracing the family tree. She visited many cemeteries doing research and Susie and Melissa helped her. She loved to have her grandchildren visit and loved to take vacations to Cherry Grove. Her dog Harry (named for Harry Potter) was always ready to ride by her side. Surviving are her son, Edward Gainey; daughters, Susie Gainey, Melissa Gainey (Ken) Myers, all of Hartsville, SC; sister, Patsy Schofield of Knoxville, TN; grandchildren, Taylor Gainey of Raleigh, NC, Kaitlyn Gainey, Harley Hawkins, Kenzie Myers, Bella Gainey, all of Hartsville, SC; special adopted family, Joyce Compton and Shirley Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Helen Christy; granddaughter, Jessica Davis, her beloved dog, Harry.