EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Mae Bell Ryan, 87, of Moragne Street, entered into rest May 19, 2013. Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Craig Myers officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Ryan, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Jeter Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, James (Adelle) Ryan, Greenville, SC and Hillary Ryan, Charlotte, NC; four daughters, Pearlie (Oscar) Brooks, Edgefield, SC, Virginia Ryan, Hephzibah, GA, Freada Ryan (Larry), Edgefield, SC and Shirley (Frederick) Thompson, Graniteville, SC; four sisters, Rosa L. Adams, Edgefield, SC, Beatrice Lewis, Maryland; Mattie Hodge, Virginia and KateTillman, Edgefield, SC; 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Friends may call the residence of her daughter, Shirley (Frederick) Thompson, 297 Bettis Academy Road, Graniteville, SC.

G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 250 Coral Street, Edgefield, SC.