Mrs. Martha K. Gandy

April 9, 1929 - January 9, 2021

Graveside services for Mrs. Martha K. Gandy, 91, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in the New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Cliff Leonard will officiate. Those attending should abide by Covid-19 protocols out of health concerns. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Directors are caring for the family. Mrs. Gandy passed away peacefully at her home in Hartsville, South Carolina, on January 9, 2021, after succumbing to the Coronavirus. She was born May 8, 1929, as recorded in the family Bible, however for all legal purposes, her birthdate was April 9, 1929. She was born in rural Darlington County to Ephraim Sylvester “Cutie” and Maggie Watford Knotts. During her long life she experienced great heartbreak, including the loss of both her mother and brother when she was just fifteen years old; the tragic death of her teenage son William Marion “Billy” Hogge; and the deaths of two beloved husbands, Winters Thomas Hogge I in 1989 and B.L. “Buck” Gandy in 2015. Despite those losses, Martha Gandy was instead known for her laugh, her joy, her love, and her peacocks. She endured it all for 91 years with a full heart through the power of her faith in God and her love of family. Surviving her are her three children, Winters Thomas Hogge II, Danny Ray Hogge I, and Janice H. Privette; six grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren, whom she called “The gold in her golden years.” Memorials may be made in her honor to New Providence Baptist Church, 1884 Antioch Rd., Hartsville, SC 29550.