Neloise “Nell” STOKES^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 2008  (82 years)

• Name	Neloise “Nell” STOKES  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	17 Feb 1926	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina of Bishopville, South Carolina at death- she had 7 grandchildren Date Published: September 16, 2008 NELOISE S. GRIFFIN Neloise "Nell" Stokes Griffin, 82, wife of Leslie W. Griffin Sr., died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Edmond E. Stokes and Vernelle Winkles Stokes Rhame. Mrs. Griffin was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the FaHoLo Sunday School Class. She was the first female real estate broker in Sumter and was the former owner and operator of Nell Griffin Real Estate Co. She later retired from First Federal Savings and Loan. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two sons, Leslie W. "Hap" Griffin and wife, Etna, and Douglas G. Griffin and wife, Mary Dale, both of Sumter; a stepson, Kerry Mandeville of Columbia; a sister, Jan Mandeville of Columbia; three sisters-in-law, Allene Ross and husband, George, and Marie Griffin, both of Sumter, and Louise Turner of Aberdeen, Md.; a brother-in-law, John Henry Griffin Sr. of Sumter; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Stephen Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Wayne Griffin, Al Newman, Marion Baker, Chris Griffin, Warren Corbett and Paul Krouse. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the FaHoLo Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 20 Harrell Road. Memorials may be made to Wilson Hall, 520 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Destination Trinity, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be may sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [3, 4, 7]
  Occupation	she was the first female real estate broker in Sumter and was the former owner and operator of Nell Griffin Real Estate Company; she later retired from First Federal Savings and Loan  [4]
  Reference Number	5320
  Religion	she was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the FaHoLo Sunday School Class
  _UID	928CC6288E0543B2AA3379A4B51767E3A478
  Death	14 Sep 2008	at her home
  Burial	16 Sep 2008	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I27018	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Edmond Ernest STOKES,   b. 1 Sep 1902, Lee County, South Carolina d. 11 Jan 1967, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Vernelle WINKLES   d. Bef 14 Sep 2008
  _UID	75DC8E1AA0CA42BD960AB5C17DB49F115909
  _UID	75DC8E1AA0CA42BD960AB5C17DB49F115909
  Family ID	F75081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leslie Wilbur “Les” GRIFFIN, Sr.,   b. 2 Aug 1928, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 31 Dec 2013, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1953  [3]
  _UID	EACD8D8016F54BFC9C4260EA7E6DF294AF69
  _UID	EACD8D8016F54BFC9C4260EA7E6DF294AF69
  Children	1. Living   2. Kerry MANDEVILLE   3. Douglas Guy “Doug” GRIFFIN
  Family ID	F18937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S23421] Griffin-Smith. [S2750] 50th Wedding Anniversary. [S11047] Neloise S. Griffin. [S12183] In Memory. [S20466] Leslie W. Griffin Sr. [S2692] .