Carolyn Virginia Hughey McDaniel

July 16, 1930 - June 28, 2023

Born in Gaffney, South Carolina, July 16, 1930, Carolyn Virginia Hughey McDaniel, 92, passed from this life on June 28, 2023 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Rockingham, VA from a brain hemorrhage. She is survived by her only child, retired Lt. Col. Terry Lee Hughey and his wife Alice Gaines Hughey, one grandchild, Dr. Christine "Chrisi" A Hughey, her husband Dr. Bruce Wilcox and their son Zachary Wilcox, age 9. Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Watson "Bill" McDaniel on July 4, 2001. Also, an only brother, James Preston (J.P.) Hughey, Jr., of Gaffney, nephew, Russell Hughey and parents, James Preston Sr., and Priscilla "Pricey" Hughey.

Carolyn and Jack made their home in Kennesaw, Georgia from 1962. Jack, a World War II Navy veteran, born in Rutherfordton, NC, was a heavy construction carpenter and Carolyn was a commercial sewer from a young age until 2003 when health issues forced her to retire.

Her church affiliation was with Sardis United Methodist Church in Gaffney where much of her family attended for generations. She has one nephew in Gaffney, Thomas "Tommy" Hughey and his family and a cousin, the daughter of the late William H (Bill) Hughey, Mrs. June Hughey Campbell, also of Gaffney.

Carolyn moved to Harrisonburg, VA in March, 2021, after Terry and Alice moved there to be near Chrisi and her family. She was cared for by them in their home and later in an assisted living facility nearby.

Arrangements are made by Johnson Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box 41, Bridgewater, VA, 22812 who will receive condolences for the family. Memorials in Carolyn's memory may be made to Friends of Sardis Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Carrie Davis, P. 0. Box 8214, Gaffney, SC 29340.