SAM EASTERLING JR.
Funeral services for Samuel Edward Easterling Jr., 88, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2009, at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Ryan Goodroe and the Rev. Charles Roberts will officiate with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is serving the family. The family will receive friends today, June 12, from 6-8 p.m. at First Baptist Church.
Mr. Easterling, widower of Ella May Walters Easterling, died Monday, June 8. Born in Darlington County, he was the son of the late Samuel Edward and Beatrice Lee Easterling. He was a member of
First Baptist Church
and attended Clemson University. He worked for Sonoco for 42 years as a shift supervisor and was a member of the Sonoco Fire Department. He was also a member of the Sonoco Old Timers Club and the Hartsville Masonic Lodge #173. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps as a waist gunner on a B17 and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Lori Easterling of Auxvasse, Mo.; daughter, Libby E. Mullis
of Hartsville; sister, Anna Lee Barnes of Sumter; grandchildren, Schuyler Easterling, Ralls Easter-ling, Timothy Mullis, Tyler Mullis, Ethan Mullis; two great-grandchildren. www.bpafuneralhome.com
FRANK HOLLOWAY
A celebration of the life of Frank Arlington Holloway will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2009, at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Hartsville. The Rev. Phil Thrailkill of St. Luke United Methodist Church, Hartsville, will officiate. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Holloway completed his earthly journey on Monday, June 8. He was born on June 12, 1925, in Norfolk, Va., the eldest child of the late Frank Arlington Holloway and the late Virginia Lesner Holloway.
A proud member of the Greatest Generation, Mr. Holloway, served his country during World War II as a member of the United States Army,
rising to the rank of
staff sergeant. He was a member of the 42nd Infantry Division and served with his unit in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy and Germany.
Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, Mr. Holloway returned home to Philadelphia, Pa., and continued to work in the construction industry. He had already begun his career prior to his military service when, at the age of 14, he began working as a carpenter's apprentice to his father. Mr. Holloway returned to school and then entered The Evening School of The Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) from which he graduated with a BS in civil engineering with a structural major. Mr. Holloway worked full-time, frequently outdoors, while attending college and often expressed his gratitude to those professors who allowed him to take his exams on Saturday, rather than after a day of tiring, physical labor.
Following graduation from Drexel, Mr. Holloway began a long and very successful career in construction management. Among other companies, he worked for Catalytic Construction, General Electric, United Technologies, The Korman Corporation, The Oxford Group, and Bozzuto and Associates. While with GE, Mr. Holloway was responsible for the construction of one of the company's first computer "clean" rooms. He oversaw construction of countless shopping centers and malls, single family homes, nursing homes, condominiums and apartments, as well
as missile and other strategic sites. Mr. Holloway retired at age 72, returning home to South Carolina to his three "babies."
Mr. Holloway is survived by the love of his life, his wife, June, (Big Baby) with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 12, 2009. He is also survived by his daughter, W. Carole Holloway (Medium-size Baby) and her husband, Mal J. Hyman, of Hartsville, and their daughter, Nicole Holloway Hyman, Pop-Pop's beloved Coley (Tiny Baby).
Mr. Holloway's sister, Virginia C. Holloway, of Pennsauken, N.J.; and his brother, Joseph H. Holloway, of Upper Darby, Pa., remain to cherish his memory. Also surviving are his dear brothers- and sisters-in law, David and Hester Bottonfield of Hartsville and Bobby and Lillian Rogers of Bishopville.
Mr. Holloway was preceded in death by his sister, Emma R. Holloway.
In lieu of flowers, it was Mr. Holloway's desire that contributions be made to either Harvest Hope Food Bank or The Billy Hardee Home for Boys, Darlington, SC.
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MONROE JENNIGAN TILLER SR.
ROCK HILL - Mr. Monroe Jennigan Tiller Sr., 70, of 411B Keiger Street, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill.
Born in Hartsville, Mr. Tiller was the son of the late Clarence E. Tiller Sr. and the late Leurena Jennigan Tiller. He served in the U. S. Army and was a member of the American Legion Post 34 in Rock Hill, VFW Post 2889 in Rock Hill and VFW Post 9138 in Fort Mill.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Tiller was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Demby Tiller; his brothers, Clarence Tiller Jr., J. B. Tiller and Robert Tiller.
A memorial service was held at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 11, at the VFW Post 2889, 732 West Main Street, Rock Hill.
A memorial service will held 5 p.m., today, June 12, at Providence Cemetery in Hartsville with fellowship to follow at the home of Maybell Dixon, 909 Lakeview Blvd. in Hartsville.
Mr. Tiller is survived by his son, Monroe J. Tiller Jr.; his daughters, Earnie Lee, Wanda, Elaine, Michelle and Windy Webb; his brother, Brodie Ray Tiller; his sister, Maybell Dixon; his special friend, Ellie Pantaleo; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Condolences may be made to www.greenefuneralhome.net.
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