Mary Ellen Upton McDaniel

Mary Ellen Upton McDaniel, 81, of 19 Granada Drive, died May 7, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Pelzer, she was a daughter of the late Joseph C. and Elsie Wooten Upton. She was a graduate of Greenville High School and a homemaker. Mrs. McDaniel served with her husband in the ministry of the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church over a period of 30 years in the churches of Liberty/Ebenezer, Bethel, Buncombe Street, Montgomery Memorial, Grace/Apalache, Ridgeland, and Zion. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Rev. Walter E. McDaniel; two sons, Dan McDaniel of Greenville and David McDaniel of Huntsville, AL.; two grandsons, Dan McDaniel IV of Winthrop University and Joseph McDaniel II of Huntsville, AL; nieces, Cathy Huckaby Cooke of Greenville, Susan Huckaby Chappell of Simpsonville, and Judy Upton Chase Thompson of Bangor, ME; two nephews, Joby Upton of Newberry and Steve Upton. She was preceded in death by a brother, Foy Upton and a sister, Vivian Upton Huckaby. Memorials may be made to Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1988, Greenville, SC 29602. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Greenville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Saturday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. The family is at the residence.