Grady Elmore

Grady L. Elmore

Jul/12/1936 - Jul/05/2008

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Obituary of Grady L. Elmore

CAMDEN - Funeral service for Grady Lester Elmore, 71, will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Hancock and Rev. Brent Kendall will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund. Mr. Elmore died Saturday, July 5, 2008. Born in Bishopville, S.C., he was the son of Sadie Grantham Elmore and the late James Benson Elmore. He attended the University of South Carolina and also served in the National Guard for 9 years. He retired as a general mechanic from DuPont after 36 years. Mr. Elmore enjoyed fishing, hunting, NASCAR racing, and yard work. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He loved his family and will be greatly missed. Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Lucy Barfield Elmore; mother, Sadie Grantham Elmore of Oswego, S.C.; daughters, Kathy Elmore Arnett of Elgin, Linda Atkinson (Herbert) Stabler of Columbia, and Cynthia Atkinson (Jim) Fruth of Dallas, Texas; son, Christopher Zealon (Wendy) Elmore of Elgin; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Barfield Clanton of Lydia, and Patricia Barfield (Jim) Weidner of St. Petersburg, Fla.; grandchildren, Megan R. Arnett, Taylor A. Elmore, Amanda D. Argoe, and Allison D. Argoe, all of Elgin, Angela B. (Mike) Drinkard of Columbia, Jonathan P. (Jaclyn) Bell of Charleston, Matthew S. (Melissa) Bell of Charleston, Jake Fruth and Jay Fruth of Dallas, Texas; a great grandson, Justin M. Drinkard of Columbia; and numerous cousins.

Visitation

7/7/2008, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Powers Funeral Home

Funeral Service

7/8/2008, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church Camden