Annette Marie McLellan, 73, of Marion passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at McLeod Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born in Horry County on October 21, 1944, the daughter of the late James Ralph Jenkins and the late Nannie Marie Hinson. Annette had retired from Anvil Knitwear after over thirty years of service there. Following her retirement, she enjoyed being a homemaker and working with flowers in her yard. A former member of the Board of Directors of Marion-Dillon County Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, she had a special love for this organization and the work they do. She loved her family and her canine companion, Trigger.

Ann was predeceased, in addition to her parents, by a brother, Charles.

She is survived by her daughters, Beth McLellan Johnson of Murrells Inlet and Cindy McLellan (Robin) Turner of Marion; two brothers, Joe Jenkins of Marion and Ray (Debbie) Jenkins of Florence; two sisters, Betty Jenkins of Marion and Miriam Allen of Nichols; three grandchildren, Drake (Dara) Johnson Jamie (Jess) Turner, and Brett Johnson, two great-grandchildren, Addisyn Johnson and Roman Turner; and her beloved Boston terrier, Trigger.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2018 at Powell Cemetery in Fair Bluff, North Carolina. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the service. Ann is in the care of Meares Funeral Home of Mullins.

If you would like to remember Ann, the family suggests that memorials be made in her memory to the Marion County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 183, Marion, South Carolina 29571 or to the Marion-Dillon County Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, 306 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Marion, South Carolina 29571.

The family would like to thank the staff of McLeod Hospice House for their compassionate care of Ann.

An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com.