Arline P. Cribb, 98, owned Pawleys Supplies for 28 years
October 20, 2022
Arline Porter Cribb of Pawleys Island died Oct. 7 at the Lakes at Litchfield. She was 98.
She was born April 11, 1924, in Georgetown, a daughter of William Alpheus Porter and Blanche Mercer Porter. She was married to the late Ernest Cribb Jr.
In 1972, Mrs. Cribb moved back to her home state, planting her roots in Pawleys Island, where she would stay for 50 years. Well known in the community, she owned and ran Pawleys Island Supplies alongside three of her children for over 28 years, serving residents and visitors alike. She was known to all as “Granny.”
Outside of the store, Mrs. Cribb could be found rocking on the front porch of her Pawleys Island beach house, surrounded by friends and family – her favorite thing to do. Gracious and kind, with a quick sense of humor, she was loved by all.
She is survived by three daughters, Dale Gibson (Douglas), Cathey Furr (Dan) and Martha Brooks (Phil); one son, Ernest Cribb (Doreen); 10 grandchildren, Deedie Cowart (Jason), Douglas Gibson II, Danielle Allen (Lester), Tony Cribb (Susan), Carrie Parker (Todd), Danny Furr (Carina), Nicole Harmon (Gerald), Amanda Gallup (Bruce), Philip Brooks and Emily Brooks; 20 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, a son, William Carroll Cribb; three sisters, Juanita Gordon, Katherine Johnson and Vera Johnson; and a brother, David Porter, died before her.
A service was held Oct. 12 by Mayer-Etheridge Funeral home.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Waccamaw United Methodist Church, 180 St. Paul Pl., Pawleys Island, SC 29585, or Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1676 Kent Rd., Georgetown, SC 29440.
