| Name |
William Neal/Neil GEDDINGS [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
3 Feb 1928 |
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
he was educated in the Sumter County school system [2] |
| HIST |
of Florence, South Carolina In the 1960s, he began his third career, in real estate. He was one of the first real estate agents in Florence to earn the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Graduate of the Real Estate Institute (GRI) designations. He was recognized several years in a row as one of the top listing agents in Florence, South Carolina. He was a member of the Mecca Lodge. He was an avid reader, enthusiastic fisherman and accomplished gardener who never met a stranger. [2] |
| MILI |
at 16 years of age, in the spring of 1944, he volunteered for service in the U. S. Coast Guard Merchant Marines and served in the North Atlantic and South Pacific theaters during World War II earning U. S. veteran status [2] |
| Occupation |
after leaving the Merchant Marines in 1952, he became a conductor/trainman with the Southern Railroad, eventually working for Atlantic Coastline, Seaboard Coastline, Seaboard Systems and finally CSX Railroad, until his retirement in 1990 [2] |
| Reference Number |
2351 |
| Religion |
he was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, (Ebenezer Road, Florence, South Carolina), the Ebenezer Men’s No. 2 Sunday School Class [2] |
| _UID |
29CC844ED9BB4396831B6E7B07DDE9A52DC5 |
| Death |
23 Sep 2007 |
Carolinas Hospital System, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina |
| Burial |
27 Sep 2007 |
Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
- Layton-Anderson Funeral Home, 4210 W. Palmetto St., Florence, South Carolina
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| Person ID |
I18674 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
6 Jun 2020 |
1928 - 2007 (79 years)