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Lexington County
South Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lexington County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Batesburg-Leesville Batesburg Cemetery Chapin St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery Columbia Bush River Memorial Gardens Lexington Boozer Family Cemetery Lexington St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery Lexington St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery Private or family graveyard Lexington County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Paul Quattlebaum (1812-1890) — of Lexington District (now Lexington County), S.C. Born in Lexington District (now Lexington County), S.C., July 8, 1812. Delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Lexington, 1860-62. Died in Lexington County, S.C., October 18, 1890 (age 78 years, 102 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of John Quattlebaum and Meta (Burkett) Quattlebaum; married to Sarah Caroline Jones.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Batesburg Cemetery Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   George Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912-1994) — of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., August 11, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1947-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1948, 1956; Governor of South Carolina, 1955-59; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1967-84. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen of the World. Died in Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, S.C., November 29, 1994 (age 82 years, 110 days). Interment at Batesburg Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Mary Vandiver (Sullivan) Timmerman and George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; married, February 16, 1935, to Helen DuPre; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of Frank Elbert Timmerman.   Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Bell Timmerman, Sr. (1881-1966) — Born in Edgefield County, S.C., March 28, 1881. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1942-62. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 22, 1966 (age 85 years, 25 days). Interment at Batesburg Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Washington Hodges Timmerman and Henrietta Marie Wolfe (Bell) Timmerman; married 1906 to Mary Vandiver Sullivan; father of George Bell Timmerman Jr. (who married Helen DuPre); uncle of Frank Elbert Timmerman.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Helen Timmerman (1914-1980) — also known as Helen DuPre; Mrs. George Bell Timmerman, Jr. — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., June 14, 1914. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956. Female. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., February 1, 1980 (age 65 years, 232 days). Interment at Batesburg Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Edwards Cornelius DuPre and Helen McMillan (Miller) DuPre; married, February 16, 1935, to George Bell Timmerman Jr. (son of George Bell Timmerman, Sr.; grandson of Washington Hodges Timmerman; first cousin of Frank Elbert Timmerman).   Political family: Timmerman family of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery 900 Dreher Island Road Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Daniel Ernest Amick (1881-1926) — of Lexington County, S.C. Born March 25, 1881. Member of South Carolina state senate from Lexington County, 1925-26; died in office 1926. Died January 15, 1926 (age 44 years, 296 days). Interment at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Simon Amick and Caroline Jane Adaline (Amick) Amick.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Bush River Memorial Gardens 5400 Bush River Road Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) — also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. — of Pickens, Pickens County, S.C. Born in Pickens, Pickens County, S.C., July 14, 1928. Democrat. Banker; merchant; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956, 1968, 1972; South Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted in 2004 of securities fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced to 44 months in prison. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of the World; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Blue Key; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Kappa Phi. Died, from prostate cancer, in Lexington, Lexington County, S.C., February 11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Earle Elias Morris and Bernice (Carey) Morris; married, April 12, 1958, to Jane Lewis Boroughs; married, October 4, 1972, to Carol Telford.   Epitaph: "Life Journey Of Dignity" / Beloved Husband, Father and Friend.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Boozer Family Cemetery Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Lemuel Boozer (1809-1870) — of Lexington County, S.C. Born April 14, 1809. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Lexington County, 1868. Died January 23, 1870 (age 60 years, 284 days). Interment at Boozer Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Lavina Caroline Boozer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery 1130 Saint peters Church Road Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) — also known as Floyd Spence — of Lexington, Lexington County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 9, 1928. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair), 1988; member of South Carolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7th District 1969-70); resigned 1970; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died in office 2001. Lutheran. Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa Alpha Order. Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., August 16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129 days). Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James W. Spence and Addie Jane (Lucas) Spence; married, December 22, 1952, to Lula Hancock Drake.   Cross-reference: Joe Wilson   The Floyd Spence Reserve Center, in the Fort Jackson U.S. Army post, Columbia, South Carolina, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ryan C. Shealy (1923-2001) — of South Carolina. Born in Leesville (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C., December 9, 1923. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1954-70; member of South Carolina state senate, 1980-92. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Woodmen. Died March 5, 2001 (age 77 years, 86 days). Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Shealy and Una Lee (Fink) Shealy; father of Sherry Shealy Martschink.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina Politicians buried here:   Manuel Simeon Corley (1823-1902) — also known as Simeon Corley — of Lexington County, S.C. Born in Lexington County, S.C., February 10, 1823. Republican. U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1867-69; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Lexington County, 1868. Died in Lexington, Lexington County, S.C., November 20, 1902 (age 79 years, 283 days). Interment at St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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