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Lillian Starnes Obituary
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the First Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. James Sanders, Pastor Ralph Byars and Rev. Melvin Pressley officiating. The interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Born Jan. 22, 1927, in Chester, Mrs. Starnes was a daughter of the late Fred and Mary McManus McWaters. She attended the schools of Chester County and was retired from Springs Industries as a weaver. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church, where she was involved in the Seniors Ministry and Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Starnes was the widow of Floyd H. Byars and Loyd L. Starnes Jr.
She is survived by two sons, Pastor Ralph L. Byars Sr. (Bonnie) of Roebuck, S.C. and Wayne Byars (Mary) of Chester; one daughter, Linda B. Ivey (Russel) of Blackstock; one brother, James McWaters (Margaret) of Richburg; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special caregiver, Ann McDonald of Chester.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Floyd William Byars; a brother, Robert T. McWaters; and an infant sister, Pauline McWaters.
Memorials may be made to First Free Will Baptist, P.O. Box 1656, Chester, SC 29706.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.
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