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CHESTER - Mr. William Arthur "Willie" Cranford Sr., 86, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at Chester Regional Nursing Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at Barron Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael P. Shaffer officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Barron Funeral Home.
Born Oct. 16, 1924, in Lockhart, S.C., Mr. Cranford was a son of the late John Hopper Cranford Sr. and Alice Reagan Cranford. He was a graduate of Chester High School and the former owner and operator of Smith Furniture.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Patsy Mullinax Cranford; one daughter, Phyllis Cranford Morgan and Ron Johnson of Chester; one son, William Arthur "Billy" Cranford Jr. of Chester; one grandson, Hap Morgan and fiancé, Margaret Harris of Chester; one great-granddaughter, Layla Bayne Morgan of Chester; one sister, Evelyn Cranford Mathews of Chester; special friends, Patti Smith and Summer Smith of Chester and Zach Smith of Myrtle Beach; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Buford, John H. and J.B. Cranford.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Upstate SC Chapter Alzheimer's Association, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621 or Hospice Care of South Carolina, 179 Columbia Street, Chester, SC 29706.
Online condolences to the family can be made at www.barronfuneralhome.com.
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John and Kristie Strickland
February 20, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May God comfort you now more than ever.
February 19, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with the whole family. Willie was a great person and was loved by all that knew him.
Gene & Shirley Cooper
February 19, 2011
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
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