Robbye Hewitt Platt, 95, of Kingstree, South Carolina, passed away at Covenant Place in Sumter, South Carolina on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.
Mrs. Platt was born July 23, 1917 in Jasper, Florida, a daughter of the late Stella Moody Hewitt and Omar Pasha Hewitt, Sr. She was a graduate of Jasper High School and attended Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Miami. She was a former secretary for Hardee Educational Center in Wauchula and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wauchula. She was an accomplished pianist and played for several churches and at Covenant Place.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, E. J. Johnson and C. A. Platt, Sr., son, Carroll Alton Platt, Jr., four siblings and a half-brother.
Survivors include her daughter, Jane Nolen (Rev. Dennis) of Kingstree, South Carolina; two grandsons, David Nolen (Amelia) of Starkville, Mississippi and Jonathan Nolen and fiancee Michele Hadburg of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; great-grandson, Joshua Nolen of Starkville, Mississippi; nieces and nephews.
Graveside memorial services will be held at Wauchula Cemetery on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Brook Larrison officiating.