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1921 - 2021 (100 years)| Name | Margaret RALEY [2] | |
| Birth | 13 Apr 1921 | Jefferson, Chesterfield County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | I couldn’t figure out where her great-grandchildren went. jkh MARGARET RALEY CLARK Posted Saturday, August 14, 2021 6:00 am BISHOPVILLE - Funeral services for Margaret Raley Clark will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Church in Bishopville with Dr. James Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park in Sumter. Visitation will be held at 2 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Clark passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Directors are caring for the family. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Bishopville and Amedisys Hospice of Sumter. A daughter of the late William and Mamie Raley, Mrs. Clark was born on April 13, 1921, in Jefferson. She was truly a member of the greatest generation, being blessed to live for more than 100 years. She had a happy childhood on the family farm in the "Roaring '20s," became a teen during the Great Depression and a young wife and mother during World War II, where she learned the value of faith, family, friends and love of country. She graduated from Macedonia-Angelus High School in Chesterfield County and was the last surviving member of her Class of 1939. She loved sports and was a talented high school basketball player. She made the first team all four years and shot a basket in the old gym at a class reunion when she was 80. Through the years, she enjoyed watching her favorite sports on TV and cheering for the USC Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves. After she graduated from high school, she attended cosmetology school in Charleston. She was later hired to work in a shop in a hotel in Bethune. After taking time out to raise her daughter, she worked in several shops in Sumter before retiring at 80. Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by her husband, Quincy Clark, who was her sweetheart since the fourth grade. They were married 70 years and had one daughter, Carolyn Tisdale Cumalander; three grandchildren, Sam Ashley Tisdale III (Pam) of Bishopville, Teresa Purvis of Sumter and Clark Tisdale (Rhonda) of Marion; seven great-grandchildren, Brittany Richardson (Jeffery) of Sumter, Brad Barwick (Rebecca), Sam Tisdale, Carolina Tisdale, Matthew Tisdale of Bishopville, Chandler Tisdale and Christian Tisdale of Marion; and three great-great-grandchildren Sam Tisdale V, Asher Richardson and Anniston Barwick. Mrs. Clark was also preceded in death by her seven brothers, Waldo, Chester, Adrian, Rembert, Lowery, Ramsey and Johnny Raley; one sister, Louise Scott; a great-great-granddaughter, Averie Richardson; and a loving son-in-law, George Cumalander. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sumter and, after moving to Bishopville, attended First Baptist Church in Bishopville to worship with her family. She was a member of the Pilot Club of Bishopville and was recognized at the S.C. District Pilot Club Convention in Columbia in April as the international organization was also celebrating its centennial year. Also in April, she enjoyed a 100th birthday party with family and friends. She was presented a plaque in recognition of her 100th birthday by the City of Bishopville and a proclamation declaring Margaret Clark Day in Bishopville by the mayor and city council for her service and dedication to the community. She enjoyed fishing and playing checkers with her great-grandchildren and recently enjoyed a family vacation at North Myrtle Beach. [1] | |
| HIST | I couldn’t figure out where her great-grandchildren went. jkh MARGARET RALEY CLARK Posted Saturday, August 14, 2021 6:00 am BISHOPVILLE - Funeral services for Margaret Raley Clark will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Church in Bishopville with Dr. James Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park in Sumter. Visitation will be held at 2 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Clark passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Directors are caring for the family. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Bishopville and Amedisys Hospice of Sumter. A daughter of the late William and Mamie Raley, Mrs. Clark was born on April 13, 1921, in Jefferson. She was truly a member of the greatest generation, being blessed to live for more than 100 years. She had a happy childhood on the family farm in the "Roaring '20s," became a teen during the Great Depression and a young wife and mother during World War II, where she learned the value of faith, family, friends and love of country. She graduated from Macedonia-Angelus High School in Chesterfield County and was the last surviving member of her Class of 1939. She loved sports and was a talented high school basketball player. She made the first team all four years and shot a basket in the old gym at a class reunion when she was 80. Through the years, she enjoyed watching her favorite sports on TV and cheering for the USC Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves. After she graduated from high school, she attended cosmetology school in Charleston. She was later hired to work in a shop in a hotel in Bethune. After taking time out to raise her daughter, she worked in several shops in Sumter before retiring at 80. Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by her husband, Quincy Clark, who was her sweetheart since the fourth grade. They were married 70 years and had one daughter, Carolyn Tisdale Cumalander; three grandchildren, Sam Ashley Tisdale III (Pam) of Bishopville, Teresa Purvis of Sumter and Clark Tisdale (Rhonda) of Marion; seven great-grandchildren, Brittany Richardson (Jeffery) of Sumter, Brad Barwick (Rebecca), Sam Tisdale, Carolina Tisdale, Matthew Tisdale of Bishopville, Chandler Tisdale and Christian Tisdale of Marion; and three great-great-grandchildren Sam Tisdale V, Asher Richardson and Anniston Barwick. Mrs. Clark was also preceded in death by her seven brothers, Waldo, Chester, Adrian, Rembert, Lowery, Ramsey and Johnny Raley; one sister, Louise Scott; a great-great-granddaughter, Averie Richardson; and a loving son-in-law, George Cumalander. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sumter and, after moving to Bishopville, attended First Baptist Church in Bishopville to worship with her family. She was a member of the Pilot Club of Bishopville and was recognized at the S.C. District Pilot Club Convention in Columbia in April as the international organization was also celebrating its centennial year. Also in April, she enjoyed a 100th birthday party with family and friends. She was presented a plaque in recognition of her 100th birthday by the City of Bishopville and a proclamation declaring Margaret Clark Day in Bishopville by the mayor and city council for her service and dedication to the community. She enjoyed fishing and playing checkers with her great-grandchildren and recently enjoyed a family vacation at North Myrtle Beach. | |
| _UID | 548AD0547D4F4F89BDF0CB91301ED1C492B1 | |
| _UID | 548AD0547D4F4F89BDF0CB91301ED1C492B1 | |
| Death | 12 Aug 2021 | |
| Burial | 15 Aug 2021 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I272368 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 28 Aug 2021 | |
| Father | William RALEY | |
| Mother | Mamie | |
| _UID | C5F39D3B7B80464C8FDB8A06C351B539193F | |
| _UID | C5F39D3B7B80464C8FDB8A06C351B539193F | |
| Family ID | F223160 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | John Quincy CLARK, b. 2 Nov 1919, Angelus d. 9 Nov 2011, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 92 years) | |||
| Marriage | 1941 [2] | |||
| _UID | D238E9785447416B97A3D6674685C7B873A9 | |||
| _UID | D238E9785447416B97A3D6674685C7B873A9 | |||
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| Family ID | F183233 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 28 Nov 2011 | |||
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