Anne Willis Pettit Huffman

Anne Willis Pettit Huffman of Landsdown Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina, died April 24, 2024.

Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Leland E. Pettit, Jr. and Ruth Willis Pettit. Anne was a lifelong resident of Greenville and attended the Greenville schools, graduating from Greenville Senior High School in the class of 1955.

Mrs. Huffman was a member of Christ Church Episcopal. She was a member of The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, the Greenville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a member and past officer of the Junior League of Greenville. She was an antiques dealer and was the owner of Brown Street Antiques in downtown Greenville. She was a private pilot and a former member of The Ninety Nines Flying Organization. Anne was a member of The Tuesday Study Club, a member and served as President and Treasurer of The Dorothy Haynesworth Garden Club.

Devoted to her family and many friends, Anne considered each phase of her life a gift, along with the joy of sharing fifty years with her beloved husband, James Earle Huffman. They enjoyed tennis, skeet shooting, hiking, flying, antiquing and traveling. They were Charter Members of The Metropolitan Club. In later years, she enjoyed spending time with friends playing bridge and lunching with the Lunch Bunch.

Surviving is her daughter, Jean Huffman Carter and her husband, Churchill A. Carter, Jr. of Daniel Island, South Carolina; her two sons, James Earle Huffman, Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina, Willis Bradford Huffman and his wife, Mary Stella Coleman Huffman of Columbia, South Carolina. Anne is also survived by six grandchildren, James Earle Huffman, III and his wife, Anne Langley Huffman, Churchill Allen Carter, III, Sally Anne Huffman, Stella Harris Huffman, Hannah Dial Huffman, Ruth Willis (Eppie) Huffman and one great grandchild, Louisa Anne (Lottie) Huffman. She is also survived by two beloved nieces, Martha Harden Smith and Sue Harden Oakley as well as her cousin, Mary Ann Hester.

Along with her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by a brother, Leland E. Pettit, III, a sister, Jean Pettit Harden and brother-in-law, Robert A. Harden, Jr.

Funeral services will be held at Christ Church Episcopal, on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., 10 N. Church Street, Greenville, South Carolina with burial in the churchyard. Following, the family will greet friends in the All Saints Center.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ Church Episcopal, 10 N. Church Street, Greenville, SC 29601 or to the charity of one’s choice.

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