Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsBatesburg-LeesvilleBatesburgCemeteryChapinSt. Peter's Lutheran ChurchCemeteryColumbiaBush River MemorialGardensLexingtonBoozer Family CemeteryLexingtonSt. Peters Lutheran ChurchCemeteryLexingtonSt. Stephen's LutheranCemetery Private or familygraveyard Lexington County, South Carolina
BatesburgCemetery Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Bell Timmerman Jr. (1912-1994) — of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville),LexingtonCounty, S.C.; Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,August11, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1947-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1948,1956;Governorof South Carolina, 1955-59; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1956;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1964;circuit judge in South Carolina, 1967-84.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiDelta Phi;PiKappa Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Woodmen ofthe World.Died in Batesburg-Leesville,LexingtonCounty, S.C.,November29, 1994 (age82 years, 110days).Interment at Batesburg Cemetery. | | George Bell Timmerman, Sr. (1881-1966) — Born inEdgefieldCounty, S.C.,March28, 1881.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1923-24;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1942-62.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April22, 1966 (age85 years, 25days).Interment at Batesburg Cemetery. | | Helen Timmerman (1914-1980) — also known asHelen DuPre;Mrs. George Bell Timmerman,Jr. —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,June 14,1914.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1956.Female.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,February1, 1980 (age65 years, 232days).Interment at Batesburg Cemetery.
St. Peter'sLutheran Church Cemetery 900 Dreher Island Road Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Bush RiverMemorial Gardens 5400 Bush River Road Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) — also known asEarle E. Morris, Jr. — of Pickens,PickensCounty, S.C.Born in Pickens,PickensCounty, S.C.,July 14,1928.Democrat.Banker;merchant;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2ndDistrict 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1956,1968,1972;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1971-74;SouthCarolina state comptroller general, 1976-99;convictedin 2004 ofsecuritiesfraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though hedenied any intent to defraud anyone;sentencedto 44 months inprison.Presbyterian.Member,Lions;Elks;Moose;Woodmen ofthe World;Jaycees;Kiwanis;BlueKey;Freemasons;Shriners;PhiKappa Phi.Died, fromprostatecancer, in Lexington,LexingtonCounty, S.C.,February11, 2011 (age82 years, 212days).Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens.
Boozer FamilyCemetery Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina
St. PetersLutheran Church Cemetery 1130 Saint peters Church Road Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) — also known asFloyd Spence — of Lexington,LexingtonCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,April 9,1928.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1964,1972(delegation chair),1988;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7thDistrict 1969-70); resigned 1970;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; diedin office 2001.Lutheran.Member,Sonsof Confederate Veterans;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;KappaAlpha Order.Died, following surgery to remove ablood clotfrom his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson MemorialHospital,Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,August16, 2001 (age73 years, 129days).Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery. | | Ryan C. Shealy (1923-2001) — of South Carolina. Born in Leesville (now part of Batesburg-Leesville),LexingtonCounty, S.C.,December9, 1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1954-70; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1980-92.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Woodmen.DiedMarch 5,2001 (age77 years, 86days).Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery.
St. Stephen'sLutheran Cemetery Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Manuel Simeon Corley (1823-1902) — also known asSimeon Corley — ofLexingtonCounty, S.C.Born inLexingtonCounty, S.C.,February10, 1823.Republican.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1867-69;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from LexingtonCounty, 1868.Died in Lexington,LexingtonCounty, S.C.,November20, 1902 (age79 years, 283days).Interment at St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery.
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