Funeral services for Mary Collier Polasky, 69, of Denmark, SC will be held 2 o’clock p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Denmark with the Reverends Matt Thomas and Andy Hunter officiating. The family will receive friends starting at 12:30 in the church sanctuary. Burial will be held in the Denmark Cemetery. The family has asked Honorary Pallbearers to be Members of the Living Stones Sunday School Class and Members of the Denmark Fire Department. The Family has asked that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church, Local Missions Fund, P.O. Box 325, Denmark, SC 29042. Mrs. Mary passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021.
Born in Orangeburg County, SC she was the daughter of the late William Elvie Collier and Leeanna Wright Collier and was married to James “Jim” Polasky. Mary retired after 45 years as a Book Keeper from Home Federal Savings & Loan in Bamberg. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Denmark where she previously served as director of WMU, taught the children’s choir and was very involved with the Community Outreach Missions. Mary enjoyed ceramics, tole painting and cross stitching and loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Survivors include her loving husband of 39 years, James “Jim” Polasky of the home; 2 daughters, Elizabeth “Beth” Chew of Denmark, SC and Amanda “Mandy” Jeffers and her fiancé Stephen Hughes of Bamberg, SC; her grandchildren, Emily Grace Chew, David Tyler Jeffers, Trinity Skye Jeffers, Dean Mclane Hughes and Peyton Nicole Hughes; a brother, Thomas (Jackie) Collier of Kingstree, SC; sister-in-law, Shirlee Kay (Edward) Imes of Hagerstown, MD; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Paul Polasky of Middleport, NY, David Wayne (Suanne) Polasky of Rochester, NY, and Jeffrey William (Cathy) Polasky of Newport, TN; her nieces on the Collier side of the family, Mary Catherine “Cathe” (Shawn) Epps and their son Collier Cory Epps and Deborah Elaine (William) Johnston and their children Rebekah Elaine Johnston and Jenna Catherine Johnston; nieces and nephew, Lisa (John) Tobias, Heather (Jeff) Harne, Derick (Heather) Imes and many other nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews on the Polasky side of the family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Jason Chew; sister-in-law, Donna Joy Polasky.
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