Carolyn Camlin, 89, business owner helped start art group
May 16, 2024
Carolyn Gaddy Camlin of Georgetown died May 6 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was 89.
She was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Lake City, the daughter of Clifford Frederick Gaddy and May Belle Johnson Gaddy.
She graduated from Columbia College with a bachelor’s degree in English and carried her love for her major throughout her life. She taught school for a couple of years before leaving her teaching position to focus on raising her children.
She was married to the late Wade Overton Camlin III.
After her childrearing years, Mrs. Camlin owned and operated The Bath Etc. Shoppe, first in Pawleys Island and later on Front Street.
She was a longtime member of the Lydia Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church of Georgetown and the Winyah Indigo Society. She was a founding member of the Georgetown Watercolor Society.
Mrs. Camlin was a lady of many talents. Among them were watercolor painting, knitting, crafting, gardening, crocheting and needlepoint. She also designed the menu for her in-laws’ seafood restaurant. She had a great love for meeting and getting to know people wherever she went, and sharing about them with her family.
She was known for her big celebrations at her beach house on Pawleys Island where she loved cooking for family and friends. She also had a lifetime love of music and dancing. Her favorite dance was the shag, which she enjoyed for many years with her husband.
She is survived by her children, Sarah Daniel of Georgetown and Charles Camlin (Brett) of Texas; her daughter-in-law, Theresa Camlin of Moncks Corner; her grandchildren, Hannah, Alyssa, Kal, Dell, Halli, Paige and Charles Jr.; her great grandchildren, McKenna, Ellie, Wesley, Addi, Bennett, Charley, Luke and Myles; and many cousins.
She also had a furry companion, Livia.
Another son, Wade Overton Camlin IV, died before her, as did her brothers, Clifford and Andrew.
A funeral service was held May 11 at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Ted Sherrill. Burial was in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 219 Cleland St., Georgetown, SC 29440.
