Jonnie Clyde Steptoe McCalpin, age 91, of 311 Simpson Road, Cottage H-2, Brookdale Anderson Place, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Rainey Hospice House. Born on January 11, 1926, in Soperton, GA, she was the daughter of the late George Steptoe and the late Ruby Claxton Steptoe. For seventy-one wonderful years, she was the devoted and loving wife of the late John Franklin McCalpin until his death in 2015.
Jonnie worked as a policy clerk for Prudential Insurance Company, a job from which she retired after nineteen years of service. She was a member of Wesconnett United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, FL. Among her many hobbies, she enjoyed cooking and baking.
Survivors include her son, John F. McCalpin, Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Suwanee, GA; a daughter, Kathy Satterfield and her husband Dennis, of Anderson; four grandchildren, Daniel C. McCalpin, Amanda Loewen and her husband, Eric, Dennis Satterfield, Jr., Derek Satterfield and his wife, Melissa; and two great-grandchildren, Olivia and Beau Loewen. In addition to her parents and her husband, John, Jonnie was preceded in death by a sister, Geneva Wilkes.
The funeral service to celebrate and honor the life of Jonnie McCalpin will be held on Monday, January 23, 2017, at 12 p.m. at the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Busha officiating. Interment will follow at M. J. "Dolly" Cooper Veteran's Cemetery. The family will be at the residence of Kathy and Dennis Satterfield, 112 Cedar Pond Road, Anderson, SC, and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday, January 23, 2017, from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Contributions in memory of Jonnie McCalpin may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson , SC 29621; or to Wesconnett United Methodist Church, 5630 Wesconnett Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32244.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. The McDougald Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Anderson.
Events
Funeral Service
Monday, January 23, 2017
10:00AM
The McDougald Funeral Home
2211 North Main Street
Anderson, SC 29621
Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
Phone: (864) 224-4343
Final Resting Place
M.J. 'Dolly' Cooper Veterans Cemetery
140 Inway Drive
Anderson, SC 29621