Derrell Simpson Caldwell

Derrell Simpson Caldwell, 83, of 116 Henry St. died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Hospice House in Anderson.

Born in Abbeville, she was a retired employee with the Seaboard Railroad as a freight agent manager with more than 33 years of service. She also received the National Honorary Postmaster certification from its association. She was a former member of the Eastern Star, an active member of Main Street United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Lillian Killingsworth Sunday school class and a member of the Goodtimers Club of the church.

Surviving are her son, Barry Caldwell of Lexington; daughter, Cheryl S. Stevens of Seneca; sisters, Prudence S. Williams and Cynthia S. Thomson of Abbeville; and three grandchildren.

She was the widow of Joe A. Caldwell and a daughter of the late Gerdie and Nettie Fisher Simpson.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Main Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Clemons officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Abbeville. The body is at The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Greene Center at Main Street, United Methodist Church before the services. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, 300 N. Main St., Abbeville, S.C. 29620, or Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621.