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• Reference Number: 6026
• Reference Number: FUL- SUM2
• Name: 28 Sep 1940; Myra Harper
• _ADDR: 14 Apr 1980, Varnville, Hampton, South Carolina, USA

Notes:

They are definitely not the same family as mentioned in this obit. as I talked to a Harper in Estill who confirmed no connection. From (http://www.genealogybuff.com/sc/sumter/webbbs_config.pl/read/51) -- Obit for J. WALTON HARPER
BLUFFTON — J. Walton Harper, 83, husband of Elizabeth Vincent Hanna Harper, died Saturday, April 21, 2001, at his home after an extended illness. Born March 27, 1918, in Estill, he was the son of the late Charles Andrew and Margaret Elizabeth Mikell Harper. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a pharmacist and former owner of Economy Drug Store, Allendale Truck and Tractor Company, and the Interstate Truck Stop. He was a founder and a lifetime member of NATSO. He was also a member of the Lions Club, American Legion, veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a charter member of the Charleston Chess Club. He was a member and former trustee of Bluffton United Methodist Church. Survivors other than his wife include two step-daughters, Beth Brown and her husband Clif of Sumter, and Eloise Hiers and her husband John of Lexington; a step-son, Leslie Hanna and his wife Carol of Estill; six grandchildren, Leslie Loper, Vincent H. Loper, John D. Hiers, III, Ann Hiers Moore, Melanie Hanna Fairey and Michelle Hanna Hiers; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Stiles M. Harper and J. Lawton Harper of Estill; and a sister, Margaret H. Barker of Beaufort. He was preceded in death by his brothers William Harper and Charles A. Harper Jr. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2001, at the Bluffton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dr. James Ivey officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2001, in the Lawtonville Cemetery in Estill. The family will receive friends following each service, and at the residence in Bluffton until the hour of services on Monday, April 23, 2001, and that afternoon at the home of Leslie Hanna Jr., 125 Baker Blvd. East, Estill. Memorials may be sent to the Bluffton United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 368, Bluffton, SC, 29910, or Palmetto Health Hospice, P.O. Box 1857, Bluffton, SC 29910. Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton is in charge of the arrangements.

Myra married Charles A. Harper on 28 Sep 1940 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA. Charles died on 24 Dec 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]