May Sue (Hambright) Drye

DATELINE:  KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA May Sue Drye

May Sue Hambright Drye of Kings Mountain, NC, formerly of Blacksburg, SC and Charlotte, NC, went to meet her Lord on September 30, 2024. A native of Cherokee County, SC. She was born November 30, 1930, to the Late Thomas Alfred Hambright, Sr. and Mable Weir Hambright. Sue graduated from Blacksburg High School in 1948 and was one of twelve students of the first 12th grade class at the school. She received a business degree from Kings Business College in Charlotte, NC. Sue was hired by General Motors Acceptance Corporation on September 12, 1949. She worked as a secretary for approximately 31 years and then was promoted to Credit Representative, which she held until her retirement in 1996. She was an active member of the National Secretaries Association. Following her retirement, she maintained contact with many former co-workers through the GMAC Retiree Club in Charlotte. Sue was an active member of Antioch Baptist Church in Blacksburg, SC. She was a former member of Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte. Sue was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Alexander Drye, Jr., her parents, her brothers, Joe Lawerence Hambright (Josephine), Anderson Hambright Sr. (Elizabeth), Thomas A. Hambright, Jr. (Avis) and by sisters Lousie Roberts (Eugene), Aileen Cantrell (A.D.), Lucy Kinard (Herman), and by her brother-in-law, Marriott D. Phifer. She is survived by her sister, Bess-Alice Hambright Phifer of Kings Mountain and many nieces and nephews. A Graveside Service will be held at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery (839 Antioch Road, Blacksburg, SC) on Friday, October 4, 2024,  at 11:00 AM followed by a Celebration of Life held at Boyce Memorial ARP Church (111 Edgemont Road, Kings Mountain, NC) at 2:00 PM with Reverend Robert Patrick officiating. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorials be made to Antioch Baptist Church, 839 Antioch Road, Blacksburg, SC 29702.

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