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1927 - 2016 (89 years)| Name | Alice Waite SCHOOLBRED | |
| Birth | 1927 | Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Rembert, South Carolina ALICE BOYKIN Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:00 am REMBERT - A memorial service to celebrate the life of Alice Waite Shoolbred Boykin, 88, of Rembert, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church. The Rev. Dr. Phillip Whitehead will officiate. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Boykin's memory to the Boykin Spaniel Society, P.O. Box 2047, Camden, SC 29020 or the Community Medical Clinic, 110 E. DeKalb St. No. C, Camden, SC 29020. Mrs. Boykin, widow of Lemuel Whitaker Boykin II, died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. She was born in 1927 in Eastover, a daughter of the late Benson Sumner Shoolbred and Florence Hibbett Wilson Shoolbred. She moved to Kershaw County after her first marriage to Clifford Leonard and resided at Chancefield Plantation. After her marriage to Mr. Boykin in 1959, she resided in Boykin at Millway Plantation. She attended Lower Richland schools and the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Boykin was an astute business woman. Much of her career was spent in real estate. She was instrumental in the restoration of such historic buildings as the Greenleaf Villa in Camden and the Swift Creek Church in Boykin, both of which she placed on the National Register of Historic Places. She also restored the historic mill and created two restaurants in Boykin. Twenty-three years ago, she created the annual Boykin Christmas Parade. She managed the family and the family farm and various enterprises of her own creation. In 1995, she received an award for historic preservation from Governor Beasley. In 1996, she was named Kershaw County Farmer of the Year. Mrs. Boykin and her husband, the grandson of Lemuel Whitaker Boykin, who created the Boykin Spaniel, were two of the eight founders of the Boykin Spaniel Society in 1977. The first meeting was held in their home at Millway. She owned and bred Boykin Spaniels. Mrs. Boykin was an avid sportswoman and an excellent shot. She had many good friends who will miss her humor and her talent for having fun. She enjoyed playing bridge and poker and there are many who can regretfully testify to her expertise in games of chance. Surviving are her children, Mary Deas Boykin Wortley of Middletown, Ohio, Virginia Leonard Barnette of Columbia, Clifford Leonard Jr., also of Columbia, Alice Boykin Belger and Lemuel Whitaker Boykin V of Boykin and May Boykin of Bedford Hills, New York. She is also survived by grandchildren, Alice Belger, Ted Wagner, Boykin Wagner and Deasy Heimbach. She has six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sisters, Eleanor S. Hampton and Florence S. Mather; and a brother, Robert A. Shoolbred. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the Boykin family by visiting www.kornegayfuneral.com. ALICE BOYKIN - 1927-2016 Pioneer businesswoman restored historic sites Posted Saturday, August 13, 2016 6:00 am REMBERT - Alice Waite Shoolbred Boykin, 88, described as a pioneer in the development and promotion of her hometown of Boykin and an influential businesswoman in Kershaw County, died on Monday. "She took a little old community of Boykin and, with her vision and energy, made it into something great," said Rowland Alston, who knew her for 50 years. "She deserves a lot of credit for revitalizing a rural community." Much of Boykin's career was spent in real estate, and she contributed to the building of several private schools in the area, said her oldest son, Clifford Leonard Jr. She started two restaurants and a country store in Boykin and a Christmas parade that attracts about 15,000 people to the town of 100 each year. "She was a businesswoman before there were businesswomen," said Kitty Beard, a friend. "She loved her community and her friends." Boykin was one of the co-founders of the Boykin Spaniel Society, an organization consisting of 4,000 Boykin Spaniel owners from all over the world. She also was responsible for having the Boykin Spaniel named the official state dog, Beard said. She was instrumental in the restoration of such historic buildings as Greenleaf Villa in Camden and Swift Creek Church in Boykin, both of which she was successful in placing on the National Register of Historic Places. She also restored the historic mill. "She was a go-getter, very active in her community," said Baynard Boykin, her cousin by marriage. "She put the village of Boykin back on the map." Her daughter, Mary Deas Boykin Wortley, said she was a woman of many sides. "She was a powerful force all on her own," Wortley said. "She had a strong spirit and a wonderful sense of humor. It was her sense of humor that helped her get through tough times." She owned and bred Boykin Spaniels, was an avid sportswoman and a conservationist of wildlife, Wortley said. Molly Nettles, who grew up with Boykin's daughter, described her as a force. "No matter what was going on, she could pull everyone through it," she said. Boykin was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Eastover. She was married to the late Lemuel Whitaker Boykin II, grandson of Lemuel Whitaker Boykin, creator of the Boykin Spaniel. She managed the family farm and various enterprises of her own creation. She moved to Kershaw County after her first marriage to Clifford Leonard. In 1995, she received an award for historic preservation from the former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley, and in 1996 she was named Kershaw County Farmer of the Year. A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton St., Camden. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Boykin Spaniel Society, P.O. Box 2047, Camden, SC 29020. - Konstantin Vengerowsky [1, 2] | |
| HIST | of Rembert, South Carolina ALICE BOYKIN Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:00 am REMBERT - A memorial service to celebrate the life of Alice Waite Shoolbred Boykin, 88, of Rembert, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church. The Rev. Dr. Phillip Whitehead will officiate. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Boykin's memory to the Boykin Spaniel Society, P.O. Box 2047, Camden, SC 29020 or the Community Medical Clinic, 110 E. DeKalb St. No. C, Camden, SC 29020. Mrs. Boykin, widow of Lemuel Whitaker Boykin II, died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. She was born in 1927 in Eastover, a daughter of the late Benson Sumner Shoolbred and Florence Hibbett Wilson Shoolbred. She moved to Kershaw County after her first marriage to Clifford Leonard and resided at Chancefield Plantation. After her marriage to Mr. Boykin in 1959, she resided in Boykin at Millway Plantation. She attended Lower Richland schools and the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Boykin was an astute business woman. Much of her career was spent in real estate. She was instrumental in the restoration of such historic buildings as the Greenleaf Villa in Camden and the Swift Creek Church in Boykin, both of which she placed on the National Register of Historic Places. She also restored the historic mill and created two restaurants in Boykin. Twenty-three years ago, she created the annual Boykin Christmas Parade. She managed the family and the family farm and various enterprises of her own creation. In 1995, she received an award for historic preservation from Governor Beasley. In 1996, she was named Kershaw County Farmer of the Year. Mrs. Boykin and her husband, the grandson of Lemuel Whitaker Boykin, who created the Boykin Spaniel, were two of the eight founders of the Boykin Spaniel Society in 1977. The first meeting was held in their home at Millway. She owned and bred Boykin Spaniels. Mrs. Boykin was an avid sportswoman and an excellent shot. She had many good friends who will miss her humor and her talent for having fun. She enjoyed playing bridge and poker and there are many who can regretfully testify to her expertise in games of chance. Surviving are her children, Mary Deas Boykin Wortley of Middletown, Ohio, Virginia Leonard Barnette of Columbia, Clifford Leonard Jr., also of Columbia, Alice Boykin Belger and Lemuel Whitaker Boykin V of Boykin and May Boykin of Bedford Hills, New York. She is also survived by grandchildren, Alice Belger, Ted Wagner, Boykin Wagner and Deasy Heimbach. She has six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sisters, Eleanor S. Hampton and Florence S. Mather; and a brother, Robert A. Shoolbred. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the Boykin family by visiting www.kornegayfuneral.com. ALICE BOYKIN - 1927-2016 Pioneer businesswoman restored historic sites Posted Saturday, August 13, 2016 6:00 am REMBERT - Alice Waite Shoolbred Boykin, 88, described as a pioneer in the development and promotion of her hometown of Boykin and an influential businesswoman in Kershaw County, died on Monday. "She took a little old community of Boykin and, with her vision and energy, made it into something great," said Rowland Alston, who knew her for 50 years. "She deserves a lot of credit for revitalizing a rural community." Much of Boykin's career was spent in real estate, and she contributed to the building of several private schools in the area, said her oldest son, Clifford Leonard Jr. She started two restaurants and a country store in Boykin and a Christmas parade that attracts about 15,000 people to the town of 100 each year. "She was a businesswoman before there were businesswomen," said Kitty Beard, a friend. "She loved her community and her friends." Boykin was one of the co-founders of the Boykin Spaniel Society, an organization consisting of 4,000 Boykin Spaniel owners from all over the world. She also was responsible for having the Boykin Spaniel named the official state dog, Beard said. She was instrumental in the restoration of such historic buildings as Greenleaf Villa in Camden and Swift Creek Church in Boykin, both of which she was successful in placing on the National Register of Historic Places. She also restored the historic mill. "She was a go-getter, very active in her community," said Baynard Boykin, her cousin by marriage. "She put the village of Boykin back on the map." Her daughter, Mary Deas Boykin Wortley, said she was a woman of many sides. "She was a powerful force all on her own," Wortley said. "She had a strong spirit and a wonderful sense of humor. It was her sense of humor that helped her get through tough times." She owned and bred Boykin Spaniels, was an avid sportswoman and a conservationist of wildlife, Wortley said. Molly Nettles, who grew up with Boykin's daughter, described her as a force. "No matter what was going on, she could pull everyone through it," she said. Boykin was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Eastover. She was married to the late Lemuel Whitaker Boykin II, grandson of Lemuel Whitaker Boykin, creator of the Boykin Spaniel. She managed the family farm and various enterprises of her own creation. She moved to Kershaw County after her first marriage to Clifford Leonard. In 1995, she received an award for historic preservation from the former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley, and in 1996 she was named Kershaw County Farmer of the Year. A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton St., Camden. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Boykin Spaniel Society, P.O. Box 2047, Camden, SC 29020. - Konstantin Vengerowsky | |
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| _UID | DF9B8F14E40A4826AAD9B2525CD4225BADAF | |
| Death | 8 Aug 2016 | |
| Burial | 13 Aug 2016 | a memorial service to celebrate her life was held at Grace Episcopal Church [1] |
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| Person ID | I309228 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 7 Oct 2016 | |
| Father | Benson Sumner SCHOOLBRED d. Bef 8 Aug 2016 | |
| Mother | Florence Hibbett WILSON d. Bef 6 Aug 2016 | |
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| _UID | 4CD1BBCF70C44DC99ED02DE1E3C7DA78699B | |
| Family ID | F207175 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Clifford LEONARD, Sr. d. Bef 8 Aug 2016 | |||||
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| Family ID | F207174 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 12 Aug 2016 | |||||
| Family 2 | Lemuel Whitaker BOYKIN, II d. Bef 5 Jun 2011 | |||||||||
| Marriage | 1959 [1] | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F180512 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 12 Aug 2016 | |||||||||
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