Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1928 - 2009 (80 years)| Name | Oscar GEDDINGS [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | |
| Birth | 1 Oct 1928 | Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | he graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1945; he received an associate degree from Tarrant County Junior College after retiring from the military [4] | |
| HIST | of Fort Worth, Texas Date Published: January 18, 2009 OSCAR GEDDINGS FORT WORTH, TEX. -- Oscar Geddings, 80, a retired U.S. Air Force senior master sergeant, passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. Oscar was born Oct.1, 1928, in Sumter County, to Ollie and Ola Geddings. He graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter in 1945. Oscar proudly dedicated his life to our armed services. He devoted a combined 27 years serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. He attended numerous military training schools and the NCO Academy in Colorado. He received medals for World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Following his retirement from the service, he worked for a short time at Stauffer Chemical Co. and then spent 15 years building fighter aircraft for Lockheed Martin, where he retired in 1994. He belonged to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. He received an associate degree from Tarrant County Junior College after retiring from the military. Oscar gladly supported the Crenshaw family, selling tickets every Saturday night for 10 years at 281 Speedway in Stephenville. Oscar attended the Baptist church and the Protestant chapel while in the service. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Warner Robbins, Ga. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lila Geddings; daughters, Kathi Hakes and husband, Paul E. Jr., Christine Burcham, Robin Geddings, Allison Walker and husband, Bobby, and Lynn Crenshaw and husband, David; grandchildren, Heather Burcham, Justin Hakes, Ashleigh Hakes and Emily Crenshaw; and sisters, Wilma Barkley, Alleen Geddings, Christina Geddings and Essie Osteen. Funeral services were held at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Arlington Funeral Home chapel. Interment was in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Armed Forces Foundation, 16 N. Carolina Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003. Courtesy announcement by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter. [2, 3, 4] | |
| MILI | he was a retired U. S. Air Force senior master sergeant He devoted a combined 27 years serving in the U. S. Marine Corps, U. S. Navy and U. S. AIr Force. He received medals for World War II, Korea and Vietnam [4] | |
| Occupation | after his retirement from the Air Force he worked for a short time at Stauffer Chemical Company and then spent 15 years building fighter aircraft for Lockheed Martin, where he retired in 194 [4] | |
| Religion | he attended the Baptist church and the Protestant chapel while in the service, he was an active member of First Baptist Church in Warner Robbins, Georgia [4] | |
| _UID | 20C2AA5C8C0D449FBC246FC848D33FEABF13 | |
| Death | 8 Jan 2009 | |
| Burial | 19 Jan 2009 | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas [4] |
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| Person ID | I73213 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 11 Jun 2022 | |
| Father | Ollie Vernon GEDDINGS d. Bef 22 Jan 2008 | |
| Mother | Maggie Viola “Ola” GEDDINGS d. Bef 22 Jan 2008 | |
| _UID | 9122DADF8E1A4FACA444855D1DE01F9F9411 | |
| _UID | 9122DADF8E1A4FACA444855D1DE01F9F9411 | |
| Family ID | F50897 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Lila R. CROW d. 2 May 2012 | |||||||||||
| Marriage | 1955 [4] | |||||||||||
| _UID | CACB58CCC8A5488C9D16E784700AA3255AAD | |||||||||||
| _UID | CACB58CCC8A5488C9D16E784700AA3255AAD | |||||||||||
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| Family ID | F50904 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Jan 2009 | |||||||||||
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