EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mrs. Maggie Simmons Dobey, 89, entered into rest May 21, 2013. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2013 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Christopher Simmons officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Dobey, a native of Edgefield County, attended Edgefield Academy. Following graduation she attended Bettis Junior College, Trenton, SC and Allen University, Columbia, SC. Upon completion of this phase of her education, she taught school in Edgefield County for thirty-two years. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she served on the choir and ushers ministry.

Survivors include a daughter, Susie Ann Simmons; two nieces, Janie (Sam) Key, and Ruth Williams; a host of other relatives and friends.

Friends may call the residence of Janie (Sam) Key, 390 Marigold Street, Edgefield, SC or after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.

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