Alvin Huey Canty

Huey Canty

ROCK HILL - Alvin Huey Canty, 78, of 1766 Sturges Road, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Piedmont Medical Center.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Catawba 2nd Ward, with Bishop Benjamin Gleeson and Billy Canty officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.

Born in Rock Hill, Huey is the son of the late Billy C. Canty and Catherine Sanders Canty. He retired from Fredrickson Trucking Company and was a retired Staff Sargent with the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Catawba 2nd Ward. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Betty W. Canty; his son, Huey Canty (Rhonda); four daughters, Cathy Herring (Donald Woody), Cindy Edwards (Danny), Jane McDaniel (Steve), and Anita Hinson (Jeff); a brother, Troy Canty (Cynthia); and his sister, Billie Ann McKellar (Steve); his two step-children, Eddie Allen and Vickie Coleman (Gene); 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Neal Canty; a brother, Kirk Canty; two sisters, Geraldine Tinker and Sadie Whitlock; and a grand daughter, Adrene Henderson.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Monday at Whitesell
Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Missionary Fund, Catawba 2nd Ward, 1989 Reservation Road, Rock Hill, S.C., 29730.