Dr. Ellen J. Hanckel, 69, of Saluda, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from a fall related to the treatment of colon cancer.A native of Charleston, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Dr. Richard White and Ruth Farmer Hanckel. She graduated from Tulane University and earned advanced degrees from Clemson, USC, and the University of the South at Sewanee. Her doctoral paper at Sewanee focused on one of her passions, improving race relations in the church. During her twenty years of service as priest, she served Episcopal churches in Columbia, SC; Charlotte, NC; and Martinsville, VA. Her final assignment, as a national missionary, took her to South Sudan where she taught at the seminary based in the capital Juba.She is survived by her husband Scott Derks of Saluda, NC; son Hal Stallworth of Columbia, SC; step-son Marshall Derks of Washington D.C.; step-daughters Elizabeth Warren of Columbia, SC and Lucia Derks of Asheville, NC; brothers Ricky Hanckel of Charleston, SC and Chris Hanckel of Hyde Park, NY and sister Judy Middleton of Charleston, SC.Memorial Services for the Rev. Dr. Ellen J. Hanckel, 69, will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Church of the Transfiguration in Saluda, NC.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the following institutions that held a special place in Ellen's heart:An online guest register may be signed at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.
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