Mary Ella Tingen Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mary Ella Tingen (Lexington, South Carolina), who passed away on March 22, 2024, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Ella Tingen to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Anna Mae Lithgo (Baumann) and Samuel Joseph Lithgo; her siblings, William "Bill" Lithgo, Katherine "Kitty" Sierer (Lithgo) and Samuel James "Jimmy" Lithgo (Mary); and also Nathan Davis Tingen.

She is survived by : her husband Don; her children, Donna Carol Beal (Charles) of Hayesville, NC, Jim Tingen (Martha) of Evans, GA, John Tingen (Janice) of Lexington, SC and Joe Tingen (Karen) of Lexington, SC.; and her grandchildren, Leh Anna Beal-Cook (Donald), Ashley Wicker (Brett), Dr. Joseph Tingen (Lindsey), Anna Lewis (Cameron), Lauren Small (Chris) and Matthew Tingen. She is also survived by seven great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary Ella's memory may be made to the Children's Home Society of North Carolina, P.O. Box 14608, Greensboro, NC 27415, or Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, 5503 Sunset Boulevard, Lexington, SC 29072.