Maxey Marlowe, 67, of the Mt. Olive community in Nichols, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He was born in Horry County, the son of the late Henry Marlowe and the late Isla Brown Jernigan Marlowe. Maxey was a proud and loving father and PaPa, but most of all he was a giving man with a loving heart. He enjoyed farming, fishing, and trucking. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps.

Maxey was predeceased in addition to his parents, by his beloved wife, Vonita King Marlowe and a grandson, Jacob Cole Nixon.

He is survived by his daughter, Katherine Marlowe (Eric) Nixon of Mechanicsville, Virginia, a son, Michael (Angel) Marlowe of Nichols; two stepsons, Kyle (Shelley) Stewart of Aynor and Kevin Stewart of Greenville, North Carolina; grandchildren, Morgan and Abby Marlowe of Nichols, Andrew (Crystal) Nixon and James (Rutchil) Nixon, of Atlanta, Georgia, Chasity and Skylar Stewart of Aynor and Haley Owens; thirteen great-grandchildren; a special friend, Barbara Anderson, and countless others whose lives he has touched.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Meares Funeral Home in Mullins. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 20 ^th at Riverside Cemetery in Nichols.

If you would like to remember Maxey, the family suggests that memorials be made in his memory to The Master's Table, P.O. Box 36, Loris, South Carolina 29569 or to Riverside Care, 8431 Elvington Road, Nichols, South Carolina 29581.

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