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Abt 1926 - 2017 (91 years)| Name | Lucy BOYKIN [3, 4] | |
| Birth | Abt 1926 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  [4] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Education | graduated from Edmunds High School, Sumter, South Carolina, Class of 1944 [4] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Date Published: September 1, 2009 Edmunds High School Class of '44 reunites Ivy Moore / The Item Lucy Boykin Byrd greets a former classmate at the reunion of the Edmunds High School class of 1944 Friday at the Sumter City Centre. By IVY MOORE Item Features Editor ivym@theitem.com Some held canes, one or two, walkers and many weren't there at all — but for a few short hours on Friday, the Edmunds High School class of 1944 was 17 again, as the Sumter City Centre, decorated in school colors of purple and white, filled shortly after noon for the class' 65th reunion. Tears and laughter were in abundance, but mostly there were smiles and big hugs all around. In his invocation, the Rev. A.B. Parsons, a class of '44 member himself, noted "we are overcome with emotions and memories," and reminded his classmates, "Our time on earth doesn't last forever." There were copies of a rather extensive list of deceased class members, but the list of those still living was longer. Reminiscences, a display of materials from their school years, as well as pictures of grandchildren and, in some cases, great grandchildren, were shared. World War II raged for almost all of their three years in high school — there were only 11 years of public school in those days — and much of their time outside of class was spent in activities aimed at getting ready for war and supporting the military and civilian effort to end it. But there were football games and dances, first dates and lasting romances, too. In short, they had a lot to talk about. A historic overview of Sumter and Edmunds High School was presented by Sammy Way, who then led the class on a bus tour of parts of the city. The class of 1944 ended its reunion by attending the House of Bluegrass concert at the Sumter Opera House. Bittersweet goodbyes and promises to keep in touch and even some talk of another reunion filled the entrance of the Opera House as the class of '44 departed for their homes and hotel rooms, perhaps with the words from the old Edmunds High School alma mater still in their heads; Here's to the land that gave me birth, Here's to the flag she flies. Here's to her sons, the best on earth. Here's to her starry skies ... O Sumter High, dear Sumter High, We never shall forget. That golden haze of student days Is round about us yet. Those days of yore will come no more, But through the future years, The thought of you, so good, so true, will fill our eyes with tears ... Reach Features Editor Ivy Moore at ivym@theitem.com or (803) 774-1221. LUCY B. BYRD Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2017 6:00 am Lucy Boykin Byrd, 90, widow of Frank Elbert Byrd Sr., died on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, after a long illness. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William De Saussure and Bessie Hood Boykin. Besides her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her two eldest sons, Frank Elbert Byrd Jr. of Melbourne, Florida, and James William Byrd of Florence. Mrs. Byrd was a member of Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church. She was a 1944 graduate of Edmunds High School and attended Winthrop College. Lucy and Elbert Byrd owned Byrd's Country Store in Sumter, until their retirement in 2005. Surviving are her children, Shannon Byrd Shaw and husband, Neal F. Shaw, of Fairhope, Alabama, and McWillie De Saussure (Mac) Byrd of Sumter; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Dr. Elizabeth Boykin Latham Allen of West Columbia; and four nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, at Sumter Cemetery at the Byrd-Boykin family plot with Pastor Chuck Staggs, of Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church, officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of Mac Byrd in Sumter following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1746 South, U.S. Highway 521, Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [2, 3, 4] | |
| _UID | F2D088D666BB459DA436C55B56E057C46E0F | |
| Death | 11 Aug 2017 | Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 19 Aug 2017 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I136932 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 18 Aug 2017 | |
| Father | William Desaussure BOYKIN, Jr., b. 1896 d. Bef 10 Feb 1992 (Age < 96 years) | |
| Mother | Elizabeth “Bessie” HOOD, b. 1898, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 10 Feb 1992, at a local nursing center (Age 94 years) | |
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| _UID | AFFC17B8DA76431F843E23BB01CD9FA1DAE2 | |
| Family ID | F64595 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Frank Elbert BYRD, Sr., b. 1926, Lancaster County, South Carolina d. 14 May 2007, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 81 years) | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F94105 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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