Mary Witsell Obituary

Mary Witsell

Charleston - Mary Ellison Cabell Witsell, 101, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of John Thomson Witsell, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Her private graveside service will be held Monday, December 15, 2025 in Magnolia Cemetery. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.

Mary was born September 28, 1924 in Charleston, South Carolina, daughter of the late John Roy Cabell of Bridgewater Plantation, Callands, Virginia and Mary Ellison Robinson Cabell of Springhill Plantation, Rowesville, South Carolina.

Mary attended the College of Charleston and graduated from the University of South Carolina where she was a member of Tri Delta sorority.

She was a member of St. Philip's Church, The Cabell Foundation of Virginia, The National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Ladies Benevolent Society, and the American Contract Bridge League where she achieved the rank of Bronze Life Master. Mary was a former member of the Gibson Island Club, Gibson Island, Maryland, the Gibson Island Garden Club and the Gibson Island Ladies' Golf Association.

Mary is survived by her niece, Mary Randolph Cabell Plum of Cambridge, MA; three nephews, John Witsell Cabell of Fernandina Beach, FL; Nathaniel Wilson Cabell, Jr. of Charleston, SC and Thomas Leigh Cabell of Charleston, SC. She was preceded in death by her brother, Nathaniel Wilson Cabell, sister-in-law, Jean Witsell Cabell and her niece, Helen Cabell Parker.

Memorials may be made to St. Philip's Church, 142 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

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