Patricia MAYES

1948 - 2010  (61 years)

• Name	Patricia MAYES  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Oct 1948	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Mayesville, South Carolina Patricia Hines   |   Visit Guest Book MAYESVILLE - Patricia Mayes Hines, 61, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. She was active in the Anglican Church and a former member of her family's church, Mayesville Presbyterian Church. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, October 15, 1948, to James Edgar Mayes and Katie Beaty Mayes, she was a graduate of Ashley Hall School in Charleston, SC, and made her debut at the St. Cecilia Society in Charleston. Patricia was a first honors graduate of the University of South Carolina's Honors College and was also selected S.C. Maid of Cotton by the National Cotton Council, Memphis TN. She received her master's degree in English at the University of Virginia and continued to be involved in education at various levels in her career. She was particularly proud of her appointment to the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) in 2003, which promoted reading as the key to education. Patricia also proudly served as chief of staff for domestic policy for President Reagan, and subsequently became Assistant Secretary of Education for Research and Information under the elder President Bush. She often stated it was a privilege to serve in Washington; she cherished all the lasting friendships she made through her years of public service. Survivors include her husband Richard Towill Hines; a son, James Williams; a daughter, Kathleen Mayes; a sister, Kathleen M. DuBose and her husband Dr. E. McDonald DuBose; a brother, James E. Mayes, Jr. and his wife Lisa Jackson Mayes; and several nieces and nephews. A Requiem Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Chapel of St. Charles the Martyr, Mayesville, with the Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, former Episcopal Bishop Quincy, IL, the Rev. Dan C. Clarke and the Rev. Thomas W. Allen officiating. Active pallbearers will be members of the Society of King Charles, the Martyr. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Andrews Foundation, P.O. Box 169 Mayesville, SC 29104. The family will receive friends all other times at the family home in Mayesville. You may sign the family's guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com Bullock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The State on May 30, 2010  [3, 4]
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  Death	29 May 2010	Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
  Burial	1 Jun 2010	a Requiem Mass was held at the Chapel of St. Charles, King and Martyr, Mayesville, South Carolina   [3]
  	Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I73670	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	James Edgar “Bubba Jim” MAYES, Sr.,   b. 1913   d. 4 Apr 1994 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Kathleen “Katie” BEATY,   b. 1921, Union, South Carolina d. 4 Jul 2002, Providence Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 81 years)
  _UID	F2E39C5E0729490EB7B6AB684B44E6F13C9B
  _UID	F2E39C5E0729490EB7B6AB684B44E6F13C9B
  Family ID	F51210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Towill HINES
  _UID	A77C51A6BDD24B4B92B98BB1AF8C3C236054
  _UID	A77C51A6BDD24B4B92B98BB1AF8C3C236054
  Children	1. James HINES OR WILLIAMS   2. Kathleen HINES
  Family ID	F51213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

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  [S1149] J. E. Mayes, Sr. 81 dies. [S7540] J. E. Mayes Sr. 81, dies Mayesville’s former mayor was one of last giants in cotton industry. [S14215] Patricia M. HInes. [S1515] Katie B. Mayes.