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1926 - 2017 (90 years)| Name | Samuel Eugene “Sammie” DURANT [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 11 Aug 1926 | Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina  [12] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Gable, South Carolina SAMUEL E. DURANT SR. Posted Sunday, April 2, 2017 6:00 am GABLE - Samuel Eugene "Sammie" DuRant Sr., 90, husband of the late Jane Bailey DuRant, died Friday, March 31, 2017, at his home. Born August 11, 1926, in Alcolu, he was a son of the late Henry Eugene and Gertrude Oliver DuRant. Sammie finished Gable High School in May of 1943 and began his education at Clemson University, where it was interrupted when he entered the Army in WWII in November of 1944. After basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida, he was sent overseas to serve in Patton's 3rd Army. He served in the occupational forces with headquarters USFET in Germany. After returning from the service, Sammie finished his education at Clemson in 1948 and returned home to farm for 50 years. He served as Head Veterans teacher in Manning and as an assistant rural mail carrier for a number of years. Sammie was a member and past president of the Clarendon County Farm Bureau and the Gold Kist Board. He was on the board of the former Sumter Federal Land Bank Association and then the Farm Credit Association of Florence for over 30 years. He was on the founding board of Laurence Manning Academy and named the Business Man of the Year for Clarendon County in 1997. Mr. DuRant was a lifelong member of New Harmony Presbyterian Church. He loved his church and the New Harmony Community, where he served as an elder for 40 years. He was a Bible class teacher and served in many other capacities. He is survived by two sons, Samuel Eugene "Gene" DuRant Jr. (Melanie) of Gable, Harry Bailey DuRant (Kim) of Alcolu; two daughters, Cary DuRant Graham of Columbia, Kathryn DuRant Sims (Daryl) of Buford, Georgia; a sister, Mary Gertrude Baker of New Zion; a brother-in-law, Ralph Bleasdale Sr. of Alcolu; nine grandchildren, Samuel Eugene "Sam" DuRant III (Elizabeth), Christopher Ryan DuRant (Ansley), Caroline DuRant Thompson (Charlie), Harrison Bailey DuRant (Mary-Michal), John Ashton DuRant (Kendall), Gena DuRant Reeder (Graham), William Cork Graham Jr., Matthew DuRant Graham, Caleb DuRant Sims; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Annette DuRant Bleasdale. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at New Harmony Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Gordon K. Reed officiating. Burial will follow in the DuRant-New Harmony Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy McNair, Robert McNair, Thomas Wilson Sr., Frank Bleasdale, Ralph Bleasdale Jr., Edgar Baker, John Rutledge DuRant, Bob McNair, Bruce McNair, Thomas DuRant, Joe Wilson, Dr. John Tennant, Don Cole, Lee Reaves Jr., Len Brown and Phillip Thompson. Visitation was held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the residence, 10932 Brewington Road, Gable. The family would like to thank the staff of Embrace Hospice and caregivers, Lois Mickens, Betty Williams, Janet Reed, Ora Nelson, Tyson Robinson and Peggy Hicks. Memorials may be made to the New Harmony Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 1174 New Harmony Church Road, Alcolu, SC 29001. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11] | |
| MILI | He entered the Army in WWII in November of 1944. After basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida, he was sent overseas to serve in Patton's 3rd Army. He served in the occupational forces with headquarters USFET in Germany. [1] | |
| _UID | 44098577568D44349D7B5D67BDE98D30E31A | |
| Death | 31 Mar 2017 | at his home, (Gable, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 2 Apr 2017 | DuRant-New Harmony Cemetery on Brewington Road near Alcolu, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I85646 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 Apr 2017 | |
| Father | Henry Eugene DURANT, b. 1889 d. 1984 (Age 95 years) | |
| Mother | Mary Gertrude “Gertrude” OLIVER, b. 1897 d. 1984 (Age 87 years) | |
| _UID | 04456EA6143746D38A2F7ADB9EA501A9BCFF | |
| _UID | 04456EA6143746D38A2F7ADB9EA501A9BCFF | |
| Family ID | F59110 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Jane BAILEY, b. 15 Feb 1930, Springfield, South Carolina d. 13 Sep 2016, at her home, (Gable, South Carolina) (Age 86 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 1953 [10] | |||||||||
| _UID | 4903F5EC64C34EE58CDA566F258EAEC8DB30 | |||||||||
| _UID | 4903F5EC64C34EE58CDA566F258EAEC8DB30 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F59522 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 17 Sep 2016 | |||||||||
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