
| Name | Elias Whilden “Billy” “Bill” NETTLES | |
| Suffix | III | |
| Birth | 22 Feb 1936 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3, 4] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania ELIAS WHILDEN NETTLES III Posted Saturday, July 23, 2022 6:00 am BEAUFORT - Elias Whilden Nettles III, better known as Bill Nettles, died on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, exactly where he wanted to be, home. He was 86 years old. He was born and raised in Sumter, a son of Elias Whilden Nettles Jr. and Gwendolyn Chandler Nettles, both of Wedgefield, and stepson to Mary Boyle Nettles. Bill graduated from Clemson A&M College in 1958, later Clemson University, with a degree in agronomy. While at Clemson, he was a member of the Senior Platoon. Sixty-three years ago, he met a woman from the mountains of North Carolina, Carolyn Plott, and wished that he would be lucky enough to marry her. His wish came true, and they were married for 62 years; she survives him. Bill and Carolyn have two children, William Nettles (Fielding Pringle) and Mary Lynne Truman (Tom); and seven grandchildren, Robert Truman, Gwendolyn Truman, William Nettles Jr., Alex Nettles, Jackson Pringle, Lucinda Pringle and Sawyer Pringle. Bill loved the outdoors. For years, he wrote an outdoor column in a local Sumter newspaper called "Roaming Outdoors." He loved to fish and did not care if the water was fresh or salt. He loved to hunt but readily admitted it was just an excuse to be in the Wateree Swamp with his friends. He pulled for two college teams and two teams only: Clemson and anyone that was playing the University of South Carolina. He was a captain in the South Carolina National Guard and member and chair of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation. He belonged to Milford Hunting Club and Brohun Lake Fishing Club. He was also a Master Mason. Bill belonged to Society of the High Hills of the Santee, Sons of the American Revolution, Huguenot Society of South Carolina and the First Families of South Carolina. Most of all, he was a husband, friend and role model to his children and grandchildren. There will be an empty rocking chair on the porch, an empty place in our hearts because of his passing. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at The Parish Church of St. Helena, Beaufort. Memorials may be sent to either The Parish Church of St. Helena, P.O. Box 1043, Beaufort, SC 29901 or Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2233, Beaufort, SC 29901. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. [2, 5] | |
| MILI | He was a captain in the South Carolina National Guard. [2] | |
| Occupation | textile salesman for Harriett and Henderson Mills in North Carolina [5] | |
| _UID | FD6ECDEB80C4464BA81BD9ECD30F907E70F8 | |
| Death | 19 Jul 2022 | |
| Burial | 27 Jul 2022 | a celebration of life was held at The Parish Church of St. Helena, Beaufort, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I12578 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 28 Jul 2022 | |
| Father | Elias Whilden NETTLES, Jr., b. 19 Oct 1905 d. 1987 (Age 81 years) | |
| Mother | Nena Gwendolyn Meredith CHANDLER, b. 14 Apr 1912 d. 25 Oct 1936 (Age 24 years) | |
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1935 [3, 4] | |
| _UID | 10EFB695D4F54DC79C4E7F415BA3C24EDF66 | |
| _UID | 10EFB695D4F54DC79C4E7F415BA3C24EDF66 | |
| Family ID | F10389 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mary Carolyn PLOTT | |||||
| Marriage | 1960 [2] | |||||
| _UID | C5D85733434B4C409E05B3BF6D2F1C8F9DEE | |||||
| _UID | C5D85733434B4C409E05B3BF6D2F1C8F9DEE | |||||
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| Family ID | F10657 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 28 Jul 2022 | |||||
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