Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1932 - 2023 (90 years)| Name | Roy Alfred CHANDLER [4, 5] | |
| Birth | 14 Oct 1932 | on a small farm in Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of St. Matthews, South Carolina ROY ALFRED CHANDLER Posted Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:00 am ST. MATTHEWS - Roy Alfred Chandler, 90, of Saint Matthews, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church in Calhoun County with the Rev. Karl Coke officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home and Crematory, 3379 Columbia Road, Orangeburg, SC 29118. Roy was a longtime member of Andrew Chapel, where he sang with the choir, served as a trustee and served on other committees for many years. He was born on Oct. 14, 1932, on a small farm in Sumter County, to the late Harry Mathis Chandler Sr. and Annie Lou Simpson Chandler. Roy graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter in 1950, where he was a member of FFA. He then began what would become a 30-year career working for S.H. Kress & Co., culminating with retirement as a top executive. While working for Kress, Roy joined the S.C. National Guard and continued serving in the Kansas National Guard, where he obtained an honorable discharge as a sergeant after seven and a half years. After retiring in 1980, Roy began a five-year stint as national sales manager for a hosiery manufacturer in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1985, Virginia and Roy moved to St. Matthews, purchased The Ferse 5 & 10 store in Orangeburg and enjoyed many successful years of business, until selling the store in 2016. Roy is survived by a sister, Carol Chandler Robertson; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Mrs. Lula Wannamaker. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Virginia Althea McCants Chandler; brothers, Harry Mathis Chandler Jr. and Joe David Chandler; sisters, Dorothy Chandler Duda and Frances Chandler Prescott; and brother-in-law, Marion "Mac" McCants. The family would like to extend their sincerest thanks to the many friends, neighbors and Grovepark Hospice for the loving care they provided Roy in the last few months. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, 210 Andrew Chapel Road, Swansea, SC 29160 or For the Love of a Paw, P.O. Box 3, Elloree, SC 29047 or the organization of your choosing. Online condolences may be expressed at www.dukesharleyfuneralhome.com or https://www.facebook.com/Dukes-Harley-Funeral-Home-and-Crematory-304968586272868. [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| MILI | He joined the S.C. National Guard and continued serving in the Kansas National Guard, where he obtained an honorable discharge as a sergeant after seven and a half years. [3] | |
| _UID | 319A591857C646FF984C22C07E6731BE3822 | |
| Death | 15 Jan 2023 | |
| Burial | 19 Jan 2023 | Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Calhoun County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I162162 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 Jan 2023 | |
| Father | Harry Mathis CHANDLER, Sr. d. Bef 28 Jun 2015 | |
| Mother | Annie Lou SIMPSON d. Bef 4 Aug 2008 | |
| _UID | A374783FCB9E4D7098E865C1A6931B8A784B | |
| _UID | A374783FCB9E4D7098E865C1A6931B8A784B | |
| Family ID | F69347 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Virginia Althea McCANTS d. Bef 15 Jan 2023 | |
| _UID | 5912357A5B1A464A9B0114FCD862B43CF5DB | |
| _UID | 5912357A5B1A464A9B0114FCD862B43CF5DB | |
| Family ID | F110535 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 21 Jun 2016 | |
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