With deepest sorrow we at Henryhand Funeral Home regret to announce the passing of Carthenia McCrea, 56, formerly of Salters, SC, who passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025.

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Psalms 91:2

LIFE REFLECTIONS

Ms. Carthenia Dionne McCrea was born May 19, 1969, in Kingstree, South Carolina, to the late Mr. Thomas J. McCrea and Mrs. Yvonne J. McCrea.

At an early age, Carthenia became a member of St. Mary A.M.E. Church, where she accepted Jesus Christ and served faithfully. She attended Williamsburg Blakely High School and graduated in 1987. She went on to further her education at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.  After college, she worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield for over a decade.  After leaving Blue Cross Blue Shield, she relocated to Duncan, South Carolina and began working for O.P. Mobility as an Assembly Inspector until her passing. Carthenia was a loving mother to her beloved daughter who she deeply cared for.

She was preceded in death by both parents, Thomas and Yvonne McCrea.

Loved ones left to cherish her precious memories; her daughter, Averiona M. McDonald of Columbia, SC; her loving siblings; one sister, Kenya Kerr (Marcus) of Garner, NC;  two brothers, Delwin McCrea (Angela) of Jacksonville, NC and Derwin McCrea (Sabrina) of Duncan, SC; her aunts, Helen McCrea of Salters, SC and Queen McBride of Gainesville, FL; her uncles, James "Malcolm" McBride and Rev. Mervin McBride (Barbara) both of Salters, SC, Melvin McBride (Brenda) of New Zion, SC, David McBride (Annette) of St. Stephen, SC, Charles E. McBride of Kingstree, SC and Willie James McCrea (Matilda) of Washington DC; along with a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

All arrangements and professional services have been entrusted to Henryhand Funeral Home of Kingstree, SC. 843-354-2292.