
| Name | Arthur Melvin THIGPEN [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 28 Aug 1924 | Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | at death- he had additional grandchildren- Lin Brunson and wife Pam, Lisa Gibbons, Von Corbett and husband Johnny, and Tina Stoia and husband Tommy; 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild- where do all his other grandchildren go? jkh he was preceded in death by a grandson- Ed Gibbons- who are his parents? jkh ARTHUR M. THIGPEN MANNING -- Arthur Melvin Thigpen, 85, beloved husband of Flossie Ardis Thigpen, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born Aug. 28, 1924, in Manning, he was the son of the late Thomas Jackson and Annie Corrie Gladden Thigpen. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII, a retired mechanic from Santee Motor Company, and a member of Manning United Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife of Manning; are three daughters, Marie Brunson and husband Frankie of Alcolu, Linda Liscio and husband Ralph of Manning, and Helen Bosshart and husband Chuck of Seabrook Island; two sisters, Elizabeth Pack of Alcolu, and Frances Ardis of Manning; six grandchildren, Kathy Cramer and husband Larry, Cheryl Blank and husband Bryan, Lin Brunson and wife Pam, Lisa Gibbons, Von Corbett and husband Johnny, and Tina Stoia and husband Tommy; ten great grandchildren; and one great, great grandchild. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Ed Gibbons; a sister, Iola Amerson; and a brother, Thomas Thigpen. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Clarendon Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Debra Quilling Smith officiating. Pallbearers will be Lin Brunson, Larry Cramer, Bryan Blank, Johnny Corbett, Tommy Stoia, Brent Cramer, and Gib Gibbons. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Stephens Funeral Home in Manning. Memorials may be made to Manning United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 68, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge of arrangements. www.stephensfuneralhome.org [2] | |
| HIST | at death- he had additional grandchildren- Lin Brunson and wife Pam, Lisa Gibbons, Von Corbett and husband Johnny, and Tina Stoia and husband Tommy; 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild- where do all his other grandchildren go? jkh he was preceded in death by a grandson- Ed Gibbons- who are his parents? jkh ARTHUR M. THIGPEN MANNING -- Arthur Melvin Thigpen, 85, beloved husband of Flossie Ardis Thigpen, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born Aug. 28, 1924, in Manning, he was the son of the late Thomas Jackson and Annie Corrie Gladden Thigpen. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII, a retired mechanic from Santee Motor Company, and a member of Manning United Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife of Manning; are three daughters, Marie Brunson and husband Frankie of Alcolu, Linda Liscio and husband Ralph of Manning, and Helen Bosshart and husband Chuck of Seabrook Island; two sisters, Elizabeth Pack of Alcolu, and Frances Ardis of Manning; six grandchildren, Kathy Cramer and husband Larry, Cheryl Blank and husband Bryan, Lin Brunson and wife Pam, Lisa Gibbons, Von Corbett and husband Johnny, and Tina Stoia and husband Tommy; ten great grandchildren; and one great, great grandchild. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Ed Gibbons; a sister, Iola Amerson; and a brother, Thomas Thigpen. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Clarendon Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Debra Quilling Smith officiating. Pallbearers will be Lin Brunson, Larry Cramer, Bryan Blank, Johnny Corbett, Tommy Stoia, Brent Cramer, and Gib Gibbons. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Stephens Funeral Home in Manning. Memorials may be made to Manning United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 68, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge of arrangements. www.stephensfuneralhome.org | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII. [2] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Army Air Corps and a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII. | |
| _UID | 51972097A60B4697B352ED70E1238BC7E5FE | |
| _UID | 51972097A60B4697B352ED70E1238BC7E5FE | |
| Death | 5 Mar 2010 | Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 8 Mar 2010 | Clarendon Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I253036 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 15 Sep 2018 | |
| Father | Thomas Jackson THIGPEN d. Bef 11 Apr 2011 | |
| Mother | Annie Corrie GLADDEN d. Bef 11 Apr 2011 | |
| _UID | 9EA147BCDC524F208E2753E7002378D43DEC | |
| _UID | 9EA147BCDC524F208E2753E7002378D43DEC | |
| Family ID | F170708 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Flossie ARDIS, b. 14 Sep 1924, Pinewood, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 7 Mar 2014, Jolley Acres Health Care Center, Orangeburg, South Carolina (Age 89 years) | |||||||
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| _UID | BADA426E76AC407BA54252462CB5DD70CE90 | |||||||
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| Family ID | F170707 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||
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