08/14/2026
It is with deep sorrow that Mr. Michael F. Doyle, Jr. announces the death of his beloved mother, Mrs. Rachel Adams Medlin, 84.
Mrs. Medlin died peacefully on Thursday, August 13, 2026. The Directors of Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home & Crematory are caring for the family. A graveside funeral service to honor her life will be held at 12 o'clock on Monday, August 17, 2026, in Magnolia Cemetery, with The Rev. Jeff Gardner officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Rachel was born on Friday, January 23, 1942, in Hartsville, SC, to the late William Speight Adams Jr. and the late Lucy Boyd Adams. Her beloved sister Elizabeth Adams Kehl (William Kehl) predeceased her. She is survived by her son Michael Doyle of Charlotte and by her extended family of cousins, nephews, and their children who were all dear to her.
Rachel graduated from Hartsville High School in 1960, completed a two-year Business course at Winthrop in 1963, and got a degree in Education from Coker College in 1977.
She enjoyed reading and watching mystery tales, enjoyed both vegetable and decorative gardening, and loved spending time with family and friends. Throughout her life, she took part in social activities such as bridge and dancing, and in her later years enjoyed playing dominoes and the simple pleasure of having coffee and tea with friends. She adopted numerous stray cats and enjoyed sitting with her friends' dogs when she grew too old...
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