Wade Thomas “Tom” OXENDINE

1951 - 2007  (56 years)

• Name	Wade Thomas “Tom” OXENDINE  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1951	Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Education	he was a graduate of Clemson University where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degree  [2]
  HIST	of Central, South Carolina “Mr. O” was a beloved and treasured member of the Greenwave faculty who touched the lives of many students. WADE THOMAS OXENDINE CENTRAL -- Wade Thomas Oxendine, 56, of 606 Brock St., and husband of Mary Beth Kirk Oxendine, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at his residence. A native of Dalzell, a son of Wade Hampton Oxendine and the late Dorothy Marie Benenhaley Oxendine of Dalzell, he was a teacher at Easley High School for 33 years. "Mr. O" was a beloved and treasured member of the Greenwave faculty who touched the lives of many students. He was a graduate of Clemson University where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees. Surviving in addition to his wife of the home are his father and wife, Joan Christmas Oxendine of Dalzell; children, Josh Oxendine and Marie Oxendine both of Central; a brother, Monty Oxendine and wife, Vicki Lesley Oxendine of Easley; a sister, Linda Winemiller and husband, Ken Winemiller of Easley; two sisters-in-law, Kathy Laskis of Thomasville, N.C. and Nancy Reed of Birmingham, Ala.; two nieces, Melanie Mackinnon and Emily Reed of Birmingham; two nephews, Kenny Winemiller of Greenville and Anthony Laskis of Thomasville, N.C.; uncle and aunt, Gary and Patsy Farmer of Dalzell; aunt, Pearl Benenhaley of Sumter; and uncle, Jacob W. Oxendine of Dalzell. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley with Rev. Dr. David Gallamore officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Central. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tom Oxendine Scholarship Fund at Easley High School, P.O. Box 129, Easley, SC 29641. Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, Central, which is assisting the family. Posted in Obits on Friday, September 14, 2007  [1, 2, 4]
  Occupation	he was a teacher at Easley High School for 33 years, Easley, South Carolina  [2]
  _UID	C25CFC1720E2435F8F8D168C9D346200C609
  Death	11 Sep 2007	at his residence
  Burial	15 Sep 2007	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Central, South Carolina   [2]
  	Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, Central, South Carolina
  Person ID	I71278	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Wade Hampton OXENDINE,   b. 1930, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 10 Jan 2014, Morningside of Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Marie BENENHALEY,   b. 1928, Sumter, South Carolina d. 27 May 2006, at a local nursing facility (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1948	Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  _UID	E6CB9B31B2A647EEB628218DD2A9BEF9C8E1
  _UID	E6CB9B31B2A647EEB628218DD2A9BEF9C8E1
  Family ID	F49725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Beth KIRK
  _UID	B9BF766EF6A845E096A0F618D0828F3A7E87
  _UID	B9BF766EF6A845E096A0F618D0828F3A7E87
  Children	1. Josh OXENDINE   2. Marie OXENDINE
  Family ID	F49632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S6946] Dorothy Oxendine. [S9277] Wade Thomas Oxendine. [S19993] S. Joan Oxendine. [S20506] Wade H. Oxendine. [S896] Sumter County, South Carolina, Marriage License Index, #4, page 1660.