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1920 - 2011 (90 years)| Name | Willis LeRoy BOYKIN [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Birth | 5 Sep 1920 | Lee County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Bishopville, South Carolina at death- he had 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren he was preceded in death by a granddaughter- Angel Boykin- who are her parents? jkh Willis Leroy Boykin BISHOPVILLE -- Willis LeRoy Boykin, 90, husband of Vida Ree Davis Boykin, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at his home in Bishopville. Born Sept. 5, 1920, in Lee County, he was a son of the late John Thomas Elie "Bub" and Sally Bell Lee Boykin, both of the Red Hill community of Lee County. Mr. Boykin was a graduate of Central High School. He was a U.S. Air Corps veteran of World War II. He retired from EI DuPont in Camden after 33 years of service. He also worked as a bailiff for the Lee County Courthouse and was an election poll volunteer. He was a Master Mason with the Manville Lodge as well as a Shriner with the Jamil Temple in Columbia. He was a member of Ashwood Baptist Church, where he formerly served as a deacon. During his life, Mr. Boykin enjoyed fishing, hunting, and coaching little league baseball. He was loved and respected as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Survivors include his wife of 69 years; fours sons and three daughters-in-law, John Wiley Boykin and his wife, Carlene Moore Boykin, of Dalzell, Philip Stanley Boykin and his wife, Patsy Knotts Boykin, of Camden, Mitchell LeRoy Boykin of Dalzell and Davis Dwight Boykin and his wife, Lynne Belk Boykin, of Murrells Inlet; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Francis Boykin. He was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister, Raymond Boykin and his wife, Inez Boykin, Benson Boykin, T.A. Boykin and his wife, Bobbie Boykin, Robert "Bert" Boykin and Mae Boykin Elmore; a daughter-in-law, Rudell Giddens Boykin; and a granddaughter, Angel Boykin. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mizpah Baptist Church with the Rev. Will Cline officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Wiley Boykin Jr., Jeffrey Ferris Boykin, Matthew Marc Boykin, Tyler Maxwell Grainger, Clayton-Will Boykin, Mitchell Branham and Billy Maxwell Grainger. Honorary pallbearers will be Wyatt Boykin, Garrett Boykin and Hunter Boykin. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Mizpah Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Mizpah Baptist Church, 3659 Jamestown Road, Camden, SC 29020. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Thursday, August 25, 2011 [1, 5, 6] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Air Corps veteran of World War II. [6] | |
| _UID | EC5A979DF0814A75ACFFBDD9F9B6DEC43C97 | |
| Death | 23 Aug 2011 | at his home, Bishopville, South Carolina |
| Burial | 27 Aug 2011 | Mizpah Baptist Church, 3659 Jamestown Road, Camden, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I180159 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 4 Feb 2019 | |
| Father | John Thomas Elie “Bub” BOYKIN d. Bef 23 Aug 2011 | |
| Mother | Sally Bell LEE d. Bef 23 Aug 2011 | |
| _UID | C5A3AC57DEA44A4B8B95505521EF09EA4AEC | |
| _UID | C5A3AC57DEA44A4B8B95505521EF09EA4AEC | |
| Family ID | F181838 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Vida Ree DAVIS, b. 26 Jun 1924, Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina d. 24 Aug 2016, at home, (Bishopville, South Carolina) (Age 92 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 1942 [6] | |||||||||
| _UID | E9C7E152F20C4BA9ADBA34E5A30F8D8418F2 | |||||||||
| _UID | E9C7E152F20C4BA9ADBA34E5A30F8D8418F2 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F122437 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 5 May 2020 | |||||||||
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