
| Name | Ralph Waldo “Wally” McLENDON [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | |
| Suffix | III | |
| Birth | 27 Nov 1941 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | 469-2064 of Sumter, South Carolina RALPH W. MCLENDON III MCLENDON Posted Wednesday, June 1, 2022 6:00 am Ralph W. "Shot" McLendon III, 80, husband of Debra Hovatter McLendon, died on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Ralph W. Jr. and Isabel Lee Ham McLendon. Mr. McLendon grew up in Bishopville and graduated from Bishopville High School. He was a 1966 graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a member of Signa Nu Fraternity. He moved to Sumter in 1967. He was the former owner of Town & Country Homes, during which time he was appointed by Gov. Carroll Campbell to the S.C. State Licensing Board, where he served two consecutive terms. He was the current owner of Wally's Hardware of Sumter, which was voted Best in Sumter for five consecutive years. He was also involved in numerous commercial real estate ventures in Sumter. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a son, Ralph W. "Wally" McLendon IV of Asheville, North Carolina; a sister, Sherian McLendon of Bishopville; a grandson, Thomas Davis McLendon of Wilmington, North Carolina; a granddaughter, Sara Lydon "Lila" McLendon of Asheville, North Carolina; special daughter-in-law, Carol Ann Lydon; and two stepsons, Donald L. Bowen of Ohio and Daniel B. Bowen of Sumter. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sara Davis McLendon; and a brother, Michael Ryan McLendon. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Parnell officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Bishopville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 66, Bishopville, SC 29010 or to a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [2, 8, 9] | |
| Occupation | ownes and operates Wally’s Hardware Store, Sumter, South Carolina [4] | |
| _UID | 0E8CAC3342BF4C06B1C02FF3BCE562CC2E5E | |
| Death | 29 May 2022 | at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 4 Jun 2022 | a memorial service was held at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, 221 Broad St., Sumter, South Carolina [9] |
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| Person ID | I198965 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 1 Jun 2022 | |
| Father | Ralph Waldo McLENDON, Jr., b. 5 Jun 1915 d. 31 Dec 2008 (Age 93 years) | |
| Mother | Isabella Lee “Isabel” HAM, b. 8 Jan 1921, Georgetown, South Carolina d. 4 May 2007, under the care of her daughter, Sherian (Age 86 years) | |
| _UID | 3DC580FE0EE64624924FE8079322F50058B3 | |
| _UID | 3DC580FE0EE64624924FE8079322F50058B3 | |
| Family ID | F137394 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Sara Bess DAVIS, b. 13 Aug 1946, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 16 Dec 1993, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 47 years) | |||
| Marriage | 9 Apr 1966 | Sumter County, South Carolina [10] |
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| _UID | 39B65C8FC6A7489AB14B304F1191F79DDAF6 | |||
| _UID | 39B65C8FC6A7489AB14B304F1191F79DDAF6 | |||
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| Family ID | F135072 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 15 Jan 2007 | |||
| Family 2 | Debra HOVATTER | |
| _UID | 97B86C2F2819433EA2B4D8D70D7502F52A0D | |
| _UID | 97B86C2F2819433EA2B4D8D70D7502F52A0D | |
| Family ID | F225216 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 1 Jun 2022 | |
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