Angela "Angie" Stanley Heape

Mrs. Angela “Angie” Maureen Stanley Heape, 58, loving wife of Charles Edward Heape, Jr., passed away late Wednesday, November 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Born March 21, 1968, in Bamberg, SC, Mrs. Heape was the daughter of the late Sammy Stanley and the late Peggy Bishop Stanley Tuten. She was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School in Varnville, SC and later graduated from Grand Canyon University with a degree in Early Childhood Development. Mrs. Heape worked as a 2nd grade teacher at Varnville Elementary School where she was dedicated to her students and worked to make a difference in the lives of each one she met. She thoroughly enjoyed her job – cherishing the 30 years of doing what she loved and remaining dedicated to it until her health would no longer allow. Mrs. Heape loved the beach, hummingbirds, birdwatching, flowers, but most of all she loved her family – sharing a special bond with each member of it. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend.

Mrs. Heape was a dedicated member of New Life in Christ Community Bible Church in Early Branch, SC. At the church, she was active in the choir and nearly every other church activity. Her life centered around her Lord and her family.

Surviving in addition to her loving husband of 38 years, Charles Edward Heape, Jr., of the home, are her loving daughters, Samantha Heape Flowers and her husband Fletcher Chase Flowers of Yemassee, Savannah Brooke Heape and her partner Miles Brook Henderson, and Sarah Heape Gray and her husband Anthony Jarrett Gray, all of Brunson; her adored grandchildren, Fletcher Cortland Flowers, Charlie Rose Flowers and Leonna Sarai Henderson; her beloved sisters, Rhonda Michele Smith of Varnville and Lynda Stanley Masters of Varnville; her brother, James David Stanley and his partner Jamie Stinehelfer of Swansea, and her mother-in-law, Rosemary Wiggins Heape of Early Branch. There are also 8 nieces and nephews, 13 great nieces and nephews, as well as an abundance of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, church family, and co-workers who survive.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Heape was predeceased by a granddaughter, Lilyann Maureen Gray; her stepfather, David Tuten; a brother-in-law, Gregory Mark Smith, and her father-in-law, Charles Edward Heape, Sr.

Funeral Services will be 1 PM Monday, November 9, 2026, in the New Life in Christ Community Bible Church located at 2340 Mt. Olive Road, Early Branch, SC 29916, conducted by Pastor Allen Cook and Pastor David Drawdy. Burial will follow in the Zahler Cemetery located on Old Salkehatchie Road near Yemassee, SC 29945.

Visitation will be from 4 PM – 6 PM Sunday evening, November 8, 2026, at Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home, Hampton Chapel located at 300 Mulberry Street West, Hampton, SC 29924.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those who wish send memorials to the New Life in Christ Community Bible Church Building Fund 2340 Mt. Olive Rd., Early Branch, SC 29916 or the New Life in Christ Community Bible Church Children’s Ministry, 2340 Mt. Olive Rd., Early Branch, SC 29916.

Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home is assisting the Heape family during this time.