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1915 - 2008 (92 years)| Name | Sara TOOLE [1] | |
| Birth | 31 Aug 1915 | Sanford, Florida  |
| Gender | Female | |
| Education | she graduated from Newberry High School, Newberry, South Carolina, and “magna cum laude” from Newberry College, and a masters degree in education from the University of South Carolina [1] | |
| Education | she graduated from Newberry High School, Newberry, South Carolina, and “magna cum laude” from Newberry College, and a masters degree in education from the University of South Carolina [1] | |
| HIST | Date Published: July 1, 2008 SARA T. HARVIN Sara Toole Harvin, 92, widow of Olin Dannerly "O.D." Harvin, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at her home. Born in Sanford, Fla., on Aug. 31, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Norman Cary Sr. and Genie Wicker Toole. Mrs. Harvin grew up in Newberry. She graduated from Newberry High School and magna cum laude from Newberry College. She majored in English and Latin and later received a master's degree in education from the University of South Carolina. In 1936, she moved to Pinewood and began her 30-year teaching career, 22 of those years in Sumter County's public school system and eight in private schools. She was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church. She was a charter member and the first president of both the Pinewood American Legion Auxiliary and the Pinewood Garden Club. She was also a member of the Sumter County Museum and the University of South Carolina Associates. Surviving are two nieces, Genie Middleton Towery and husband, Neil, of Sumter and Margaret "Peggy" Toole Bozard and husband, Jim, of Walterboro; two nephews, John Cary Toole and wife, Beth, of Mount Pleasant and Stephan Lawrence Toole and wife, Rhonda, of Summerville; grandnephews, Robert McCurry Towery and wife, Stephanie, and Olin Dannerly Towery Sr. and wife, Elizabeth, all of Sumter, Brian James Bozard, Allan Cary Bozard, Charles Norman Toole and Alex Leigh Toole, all of Summerville, and John Cary Toole Jr. of Mount Pleasant; great-grandnephews, Robert Jackson Towery, Jacob Daniel Towery and Olin Dannerly Towery Jr., all of Sumter; a great-grandniece, Emily Sue Bozard of Summerville; two half-aunts, Jean Simmons and husband, Charles, of Newberry and Patsy Crouch and husband, Fayette, of Johnston; two half-uncles, Ray Wicker of Newberry and David Wicker and wife, Chris, of Silverstreet; and a special friend, Annie Mae Greene of Sumter. Mrs. Harvin was preceded in death by her sister, Martha Toole Middleton, and three brothers, Oliver Lewis Toole, John Lawrence Toole and Norman Cary Toole Jr. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pinewood United Methodist Church with the Revs. Mickey Bell and Sim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Pinewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be sent to Pinewood United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 246, Pinewood, SC 29125, or to Newberry College for the Sara and O.D. Harvin Scholarship Fund, 2100 College St., Newberry, SC 29108. 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. [1] | |
| HIST | Date Published: July 1, 2008 SARA T. HARVIN Sara Toole Harvin, 92, widow of Olin Dannerly "O.D." Harvin, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at her home. Born in Sanford, Fla., on Aug. 31, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Norman Cary Sr. and Genie Wicker Toole. Mrs. Harvin grew up in Newberry. She graduated from Newberry High School and magna cum laude from Newberry College. She majored in English and Latin and later received a master's degree in education from the University of South Carolina. In 1936, she moved to Pinewood and began her 30-year teaching career, 22 of those years in Sumter County's public school system and eight in private schools. She was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church. She was a charter member and the first president of both the Pinewood American Legion Auxiliary and the Pinewood Garden Club. She was also a member of the Sumter County Museum and the University of South Carolina Associates. Surviving are two nieces, Genie Middleton Towery and husband, Neil, of Sumter and Margaret "Peggy" Toole Bozard and husband, Jim, of Walterboro; two nephews, John Cary Toole and wife, Beth, of Mount Pleasant and Stephan Lawrence Toole and wife, Rhonda, of Summerville; grandnephews, Robert McCurry Towery and wife, Stephanie, and Olin Dannerly Towery Sr. and wife, Elizabeth, all of Sumter, Brian James Bozard, Allan Cary Bozard, Charles Norman Toole and Alex Leigh Toole, all of Summerville, and John Cary Toole Jr. of Mount Pleasant; great-grandnephews, Robert Jackson Towery, Jacob Daniel Towery and Olin Dannerly Towery Jr., all of Sumter; a great-grandniece, Emily Sue Bozard of Summerville; two half-aunts, Jean Simmons and husband, Charles, of Newberry and Patsy Crouch and husband, Fayette, of Johnston; two half-uncles, Ray Wicker of Newberry and David Wicker and wife, Chris, of Silverstreet; and a special friend, Annie Mae Greene of Sumter. Mrs. Harvin was preceded in death by her sister, Martha Toole Middleton, and three brothers, Oliver Lewis Toole, John Lawrence Toole and Norman Cary Toole Jr. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pinewood United Methodist Church with the Revs. Mickey Bell and Sim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Pinewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be sent to Pinewood United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 246, Pinewood, SC 29125, or to Newberry College for the Sara and O.D. Harvin Scholarship Fund, 2100 College St., Newberry, SC 29108. 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. | |
| Occupation | she taught school for 30 years, 22 of those in Sumter County, South Carolina | |
| Occupation | she taught school for 30 years, 22 of those in Sumter County, South Carolina | |
| Religion | she was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church, Pinewood, South Carolina [1] | |
| Religion | she was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church, Pinewood, South Carolina [1] | |
| _UID | 83FDC1957D964036B74A3EA0AEB2A885CBCB | |
| _UID | 83FDC1957D964036B74A3EA0AEB2A885CBCB | |
| Death | 28 Jun 2008 | at her home |
| Burial | 2 Jul 2008 | Pinewood Cemetery, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I224862 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 14 Jul 2008 | |
| Father | Norman Cary TOOLE, Sr. d. Bef 28 Jun 2008 | |
| Mother | Genie WICKER d. Bef 28 Jun 2008 | |
| _UID | D283C70B4D314472A62406CF736B6DC50AA6 | |
| _UID | D283C70B4D314472A62406CF736B6DC50AA6 | |
| Family ID | F152040 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Olin Dannerly “O. D.” HARVIN | |
| _UID | C75D8E730A45438B8922F9ADCD889AD355AE | |
| _UID | C75D8E730A45438B8922F9ADCD889AD355AE | |
| Family ID | F19235 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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