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Cornelia “Neely” Smith Lawter

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Birth	:	11 Mar 1924 Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	1 Nov 2011 Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Rosemont Cemetery, Union, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.6981010, -81.6241989
Description	:	Cornelia "Neely" (Smith) Lawter, age 87, of Union, South Carolina, died Tuesday evening at Oakmont of Union. She was the widow of James H. "Harry" Lawter. Mrs. Lawter was born in Union, March 11, 1924, a daughter of the late Frank Smith (1900-1972) and Bessie Louise (Edwards) Smith (1903-1975). She was member of the Duncan Acres United Methodist Church and the Eugenia Smith Circle. She had formerly served as a board member of Union County Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Lawter was retired from the South Carolina Department of Social Services and Milliken and Company. Mrs. Lawter is survived by two daughters; Debbie... Read More	Cornelia "Neely" (Smith) Lawter, age 87, of Union, South Carolina, died Tuesday evening at Oakmont of Union. She was the widow of James H. "Harry" Lawter. Mrs. Lawter was born in Union, March 11, 1924, a daughter of the late Frank Smith (1900-1972) and Bessie Louise (Edwards) Smith (1903-1975). She was member of the Duncan Acres United Methodist Church and the Eugenia Smith Circle. She had formerly served as a board member of Union County Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Lawter was retired from the South Carolina Department of Social Services and Milliken and Company. Mrs. Lawter is survived by two daughters; Debbie Eaves and husband Lynn and Jane Valentine and husband Neil, all of Union; five sister: Ruth Parks, Louise Price, Sara White and husband Keith, and Joanne Sweatt, all of Union, and Betty Groce of Spartanburg; four grandchildren, Kelly and Lynn Lawson, Brad and Brooke Valentine, Amy and Todd Davis, and Greg Eaves; six great-grandchildren, Harrison Lawson, Joseph Lawson, Carson Valentine, Abbie Valentine, Luke Davis, and Caroline Davis, and a very close friend, Lou Smith, of Union. She was predeceased by a brother, Frank Smith. Funeral Services were held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 3, 2011, at Duncan Acres United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Merritt Wentz. Interment followed at Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Franklin Pridemore, Don Cohen, James Coffer, Wilbur Smith III, M. Brown Fant, Jr., and Wayne Lawson. Employees and Staff of Oakmont of Union and Harmony Care Hospice were asked to sit in a group. The family received friends 1:00 -2:00 PM Thursday prior to the service in the ladies parlor of Duncan Acres Church. Memorials were made to Duncan Acres United Methodist Church, Union, South Carolina.

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Cornelia “Neely” Smith Lawter's memorial is located at: Rosemont Cemetery, Union, Union County, USA.
When did Cornelia “Neely” Smith Lawter death?
Cornelia “Neely” Smith Lawter death on 1 Nov 2011 in Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.6981010
Longitude: -81.6241989

Family Members:

Parent

Frank Smith

(1900 - 1972)

Bessie Edwards Smith

(1903 - 1975)

Spouse

James Harry Lawter

(1922 - 1969)

Siblings

Ruth Smith Parks

(1922 - 2020)

Sara Frances Smith White

(1929 - 2013)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Jane Lawter Valentine

(1948 - 2016)

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Coordinate: 34.6981010, -81.6241989

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Coordinate: 34.7302140, -81.6254270

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Coordinate: 34.6674995, -81.6367035

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Coordinate: 34.6671982, -81.6038971

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Coordinate: 34.7203600, -81.5889100

16. Hawkins Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.6931890, -81.5799390

17. Antioch A.M.E. Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.6615690, -81.6358780

18. Saint Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.7163230, -81.6654670

19. Beattys Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6603860, -81.6048350

20. Sanders Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6864014, -81.6763992

21. Sunset Memorial Gardens
Union, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 34.7160988, -81.5710983

22. New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.7266320, -81.6753840

23. Swink-Little Cemetery
Buffalo, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 34.7386017, -81.6647034

24. Murphy-Macbeth Cemetery
Union, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6826667, -81.6875333