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1910 - 2000 (89 years)| Name | Robert Emil GRESSETTE [3, 4] | |
| Birth | 18 Jul 1910 | St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of St. Matthews, South Carolina Robert Emil Gressette BIRTH 18 Jul 1910 DEATH 26 May 2000 (aged 89) BURIAL West End Cemetery Saint Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 60454950 · View Source SHARE SAVE TO SUGGEST EDITS TOGGLE DROPDOWN MEMORIAL PHOTOS 6 FLOWERS 5 Contributor Nancy Ziemba Gleaton provided the following obituary: St. Matthews - Services for Robert Emil Gressette, 89, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of St. Matthews with burial in West End Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be his nephews: John Thomas Gressette, William Nathan Gressette Jr., Tatum Wannamaker Gressette Jr., Lawrence Marion Gressette Jr., Furman Reeves Gressette Jr., Thomas Parker Gressette, James Hill Gressette Jr., Clarence Bates Gressette and John Gressette Felder. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Bobby Gressette Sunday School class. The family will receive friends at his home place on West Bridge St. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice, or to the Children's Fund of the First Baptist Church of St. Matthews. Dukes-Harley Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Gressette died Friday. Born July 18, 1910 in St. Matthews, he was the son of the late John Thomas Gressette and Rosa Wannamaker Gressette. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Rickenbacker Gressette. Mr. Gressette graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he served as Captain of the Gamecocks for the 1930 football season. He was recognized by the All American Board of Football, and named an All State End his senior year. In addition to his gridiron accomplishments, he served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Student Body, Vice President of the German Club, and was a member of Pi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Block "C", Cotillion Club, and Blue Key. Following college, Mrs. Gressette taught and coached at Richmond Academy in Augusta for six years. Returning to St. Matthews, Mr. Gressette organized and operated Gressette Motor Co., a Ford dealership, and also farmed. He was active in civic and community affairs by serving as Mayor of St. Matthews for two terms, and was elected as Chairman of the Calhoun County School Board. He was a Rotarian and served as President of the Rotary Club of St. Matthews. Mr. Gressette, along with his brothers, organized the South Carolina Senior Golf Circuit in his retirement years. Mr. Gressette was an active member of the First Baptist Church of St. Matthews, serving as deacon, Finance Committee Chairman, and Sunday School teacher. Surviving are his children, Emily G. Rucker, Elizabeth Gressette, Ashby Gressette; grandchildren, Doug Rucker, Randy Rucker, Maggi Rucker. Inscription SON OF JOHN THOMAS AND ROSA WANNAMAKER GRESSETTE Family Members Parents John Thomas Gressette 1860–1944 Rosa Emily Wannamaker Gressette 1873–1941 Spouse Margaret Rickenbacker Gressette 1913–1984 Siblings John Thomas Gressette 1895–1909 William Nathan Gressette 1897–1977 Tatum Wannamaker Gressette 1900–1997 Lawrence Marion Gressette 1902–1984 Furman Reeves Gressette 1904–1985 James Hill Gressette 1913–1982 Helen Gressette Felder 1915–1995 [1, 3, 4] | |
| HIST | of St. Matthews, South Carolina Robert Emil Gressette BIRTH 18 Jul 1910 DEATH 26 May 2000 (aged 89) BURIAL West End Cemetery Saint Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 60454950 · View Source SHARE SAVE TO SUGGEST EDITS TOGGLE DROPDOWN MEMORIAL PHOTOS 6 FLOWERS 5 Contributor Nancy Ziemba Gleaton provided the following obituary: St. Matthews - Services for Robert Emil Gressette, 89, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of St. Matthews with burial in West End Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be his nephews: John Thomas Gressette, William Nathan Gressette Jr., Tatum Wannamaker Gressette Jr., Lawrence Marion Gressette Jr., Furman Reeves Gressette Jr., Thomas Parker Gressette, James Hill Gressette Jr., Clarence Bates Gressette and John Gressette Felder. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Bobby Gressette Sunday School class. The family will receive friends at his home place on West Bridge St. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice, or to the Children's Fund of the First Baptist Church of St. Matthews. Dukes-Harley Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Gressette died Friday. Born July 18, 1910 in St. Matthews, he was the son of the late John Thomas Gressette and Rosa Wannamaker Gressette. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Rickenbacker Gressette. Mr. Gressette graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he served as Captain of the Gamecocks for the 1930 football season. He was recognized by the All American Board of Football, and named an All State End his senior year. In addition to his gridiron accomplishments, he served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Student Body, Vice President of the German Club, and was a member of Pi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Block "C", Cotillion Club, and Blue Key. Following college, Mrs. Gressette taught and coached at Richmond Academy in Augusta for six years. Returning to St. Matthews, Mr. Gressette organized and operated Gressette Motor Co., a Ford dealership, and also farmed. He was active in civic and community affairs by serving as Mayor of St. Matthews for two terms, and was elected as Chairman of the Calhoun County School Board. He was a Rotarian and served as President of the Rotary Club of St. Matthews. Mr. Gressette, along with his brothers, organized the South Carolina Senior Golf Circuit in his retirement years. Mr. Gressette was an active member of the First Baptist Church of St. Matthews, serving as deacon, Finance Committee Chairman, and Sunday School teacher. Surviving are his children, Emily G. Rucker, Elizabeth Gressette, Ashby Gressette; grandchildren, Doug Rucker, Randy Rucker, Maggi Rucker. Inscription SON OF JOHN THOMAS AND ROSA WANNAMAKER GRESSETTE Family Members Parents John Thomas Gressette 1860–1944 Rosa Emily Wannamaker Gressette 1873–1941 Spouse Margaret Rickenbacker Gressette 1913–1984 Siblings John Thomas Gressette 1895–1909 William Nathan Gressette 1897–1977 Tatum Wannamaker Gressette 1900–1997 Lawrence Marion Gressette 1902–1984 Furman Reeves Gressette 1904–1985 James Hill Gressette 1913–1982 Helen Gressette Felder 1915–1995 | |
| _UID | 48EC386F750343A28038E04A41126ECFAA13 | |
| _UID | 48EC386F750343A28038E04A41126ECFAA13 | |
| Death | 26 May 2000 | |
| Burial | West End Cemetery, St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I258527 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 8 Apr 2023 | |
| Father | John Thomas GRESSETTE | |
| Mother | Rosa WANNAMAKER bur. West End Cemetery | |
| _UID | 1BA71E92414445D986D333B6E35A46CFA97C | |
| _UID | 1BA71E92414445D986D333B6E35A46CFA97C | |
| Family ID | F174271 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Margaret RICKENBACKER, b. 1913 d. 1984 (Age 71 years) | |||||||
| _UID | E330C5B05D8441F499EA1E52E550FDCF92A5 | |||||||
| _UID | E330C5B05D8441F499EA1E52E550FDCF92A5 | |||||||
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| Family ID | F174275 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 8 Apr 2023 | |||||||
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