Margaret Frances “Frances” THIGPEN^{[1, 2]}

1927 - 2011  (84 years)

• Name	Margaret Frances “Frances” THIGPEN  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	28 Mar 1927	Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Manning, South Carolina at death- she had 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren Margaret Ardis Print Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:00 am MANNING -- Margaret Frances Thigpen Ardis, 84, widow of Fred Mathis Ardis Sr., died Monday, April 11, 2011, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born March 28, 1927, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jackson Thigpen and Corrie Gladden Thigpen. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a son, Billy Ardis (Debbie) of Manning; two daughters, Patty Rogers (Dargan) of Charleston and Sandra Floyd (J.C.) of Manning; a sister, Elizabeth Pack of Alcolu; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Fred Ardis Jr.; a grandson, Stephen Todd Ardis; a brother, Arthur Thigpen; and a sister, Iola Amerson. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Lloyd Ackerman officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service on Thursday and other times at the home of her son, 4812 Juneburn Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to Free Will Baptist Home for Children, P.O. Box 229, Turbeville, SC 29162. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, April 12, 2011  [3, 5, 6]
  _UID	533779382BB74604A64C8BFFEE077A0C5EEE
  Death	11 Apr 2011	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	14 Apr 2011	Manning Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [6]
  	Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, Mannning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I73768	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jackson THIGPEN   d. Bef 11 Apr 2011
  Mother	Annie Corrie GLADDEN   d. Bef 11 Apr 2011
  _UID	9EA147BCDC524F208E2753E7002378D43DEC
  _UID	9EA147BCDC524F208E2753E7002378D43DEC
  Family ID	F170708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fred Mathis ARDIS, Sr.,   b. 25 Nov 1923, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 24 Nov 2002, Doctors Hospital, Augusta, Georgia (Age 78 years)
  _UID	AAA37D5557864158A9375C99BE5CCC0A5A68
  _UID	AAA37D5557864158A9375C99BE5CCC0A5A68
  Children	1. Fred M. ARDIS, Jr.   d. Bef 11 Apr 2011   2. William LeGrande “Billy” ARDIS   3. Sandra Jacqueline ARDIS   4. Patty ARDIS
  Family ID	F2716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S23733] James Hunter Moore. [S26211] Loma Elizabeth T. Pack. [S1163] S. Todd Ardis Sr. [S1924] Fred M. Ardis. [S13957] Arthur M. Thigpen. [S15867] Margaret Ardis.