Judy G. Pinkston

Pickens - Judy Gray Pinkston, RN, 65, wife of Robert V. Pinkston, Jr., died Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. Judy was born in Summerville, SC a daughter of Juanita McKay Gray of Beaufort and the late Allen Thomas Gray. She devoted her life to nursing which she started at a young age as a Candy striper while in high school. She was retired from Greenville Hospital System and was employed with The Presbyterian Communities of Easley where she worked part time because for her, sitting at home was not an option. Judy was a graduate of the Walterboro School of Practical Nursing and later Greenville Technical College where she received an AS degree in nursing. She was a communicant of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Easley and she was a member of The Cindy Parrott Chapter of The Daughters of the King. Judy learned to cook at an early age and fancied herself as a specialist in good old fashioned home country cooking. Her major hobby was going on adventures with her grandson Aiden to the library, parks, shopping, and anywhere else he wanted to go. She took a great deal of pride in being Aiden’s “Granny Judy”, a role she truly and dearly loved. Survivors include her husband, Robert, her daughter, Heidi M. Robinson and her husband Stephen of Liberty and grandson, Aiden Robinson. Also surviving is her mother, Nita Gray of Beaufort and her sister, Pamela Thompson and her husband Steve of Beaufort, her father-in-law, Bob Pinkston and sister-in-law, Mary Donna Pinkston both of Beaufort and her furry babies, Jack, Mikey, and Baby Girl Kitty. Funeral services will be conducted 3 PM Saturday, August 6, 2016 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Easley with a reception following in the church parish hall. Entombment will be at a later date. The family asks that flowers be omitted and those desiring make memorials to St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 1200 Powdersville Road, Easley, SC 29642 or to Foothills Presbyterian Community, 205 Bud Nalley Drive, Easley, SC 29642. A message of condolence may be expressed to the family by visiting www.DillardFunerals.com The family would like to extend a special thanks to the CCU staff of St. Francis-Downtown, especially her nurses that cared for her during her last hours namely, Leigh Anne, Pat, Ann, Jordan, and Strad, wonderful caregivers all. The family is at the home. Dillard Funeral Home Pickens, SC