Mullins- Irene Floyd Lewis Rhodes passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Pee Dee Gardens in Florence with her family by her side. She was born in Mullins on November 14, 1928, a daughter of the late Gordon B. Floyd and Thelma Johnson Floyd. In 1950, she married Solon B. Sonny Lewis and from this union had a daughter, Lynn Lewis Graham (Arnold) and a son, Barry B. Lewis (Beth). She was remarried in 1978 to Mike Rhodes. Irene worked with Southern Bell from 1946-1983 as a manager and was a longtime member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. She was a member of Mullins First Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday School Class. Irene was also past treasurer of the Green Thumb Garden Club and volunteered with the Mullins Hospital for some time. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband; her sister, Clara (Snookie) Collins and her brother-in-law, Everett Collins; and a stepdaughter, Christy Rhodes Watts. Survivors include her children; her grandchildren, Mitch Graham (Shelley), Ryan Graham (Shannon), Angel Lewis Marlowe (Michael) and Ashley Lewis; great-grandchildren, Evan Graham, Jenna Graham, Chase Graham, Skylar Graham, Kathryn Huffman, Haley Owens, Abby Marlowe, and Morgan Marlowe; stepdaughters, Mary Critcher and Harriett Evans; her special Fork Retch friends and a very special friend, Leila Ann Rogers. There will be a celebration of her life at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in the chapel of Meares Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service and at other times at 1022 Fork Retch Court in Mullins. Burial will be at Cedardale Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Caregivers of Mullins First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 443, Mullins, S.C. 29574. The family would like to thank the staff at Pee Dee Gardens and Pruitt Hospice for their professional and loving care the past few weeks. A message of condolence for the family may be left at mearesfh.com.