I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 2 Timothy 4:7

Mrs. Annie Phene "Penny" McWhite daughter of Naomi Davis and Smoot Timmons was born on April 15, 1950 in Florence County. She departed this earthly life on December 5, 2023 after a brief illness at McLeod Health Hospice.

"Penny" attended the public schools of Florence County. She worked all her life doing farming and Home Health Care for the community.

"Penny" as she was affectionately called by her family and friends was a caring and  kind-hearted lady. She  never met a stranger and always had a smile on her face.

She was preceded in death by her parents Naomi Davis and Smoot Timmons, a loving husband of 53 years Malachi "TrailBoss" McWhite; eight brothers and one sister.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: three loving daughters Debbie Lynn McWhite of Ashokie, NC; Lois McWhite and Nickie McWhite of the home; two children she raised as her own Valarie Barris of Florence, SC and Malachi  Woodberry of Johnsonville, SC; ten grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; daughter-in-love Michelle Gurley of Darlington, SC; one sister Hattie Cooley of Brooklyn, NY; special niece LaTonya Timmons of Johnsonville, SC; special nephew LaRon Timmons of Pamplico, SC; a sister-in-law Ruth Jean Timmons of Pamplico, SC; two brothers-in-law John Henry "Buddy" McWhite and Theodore "Pete" McWhite both of Pamplico, SC; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.