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Frances Boyd Koger “Frankie” Sanders Holmes

Birth	:	6 Nov 1910 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	29 Jun 2013 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Foster Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesville, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.8266983, -81.5849991
Description	:	Frances "Frankie" Boyd Koger Sanders Holmes, a resident of Jonesville, SC for almost a century, died on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at age 102, at Carmel Hills Retirement Community in Charlotte, NC. Frankie was born in Charleston, SC on 11/06/1910, to Robert Boyd Koger Jr., and Alice Easterlin Koger. She moved to Jonesville with her parents and sisters Josephine and Merle (later Mrs. Frank Berry of Reevesville) when she was 10 months old. She loved and called Jonesville "home" for the rest of her life. She was the last surviving member of her birth family.She was married to Fred Guy... Read More	Frances "Frankie" Boyd Koger Sanders Holmes, a resident of Jonesville, SC for almost a century, died on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at age 102, at Carmel Hills Retirement Community in Charlotte, NC. Frankie was born in Charleston, SC on 11/06/1910, to Robert Boyd Koger Jr., and Alice Easterlin Koger. She moved to Jonesville with her parents and sisters Josephine and Merle (later Mrs. Frank Berry of Reevesville) when she was 10 months old. She loved and called Jonesville "home" for the rest of her life. She was the last surviving member of her birth family.She was married to Fred Guy Sanders, Sr., from 06/01/1933, until his death on 01/24/1966, and to Whitman Ben Holmes from 11/19/1970 until his death on 04/23/2006. She was also predeceased by sons Francis Boyd Sanders and Fred Guy Sanders, Jr., granddaughter Kim Sanders Ford, and great-great grandchildren Evan and Lana Ford.Frankie would often say that a certain person, for a reason that was special to her, would always have a "special place" in her heart. Too many were there in the end to name all of them here, but to name only a few, always close by in life, and later in treasured memories, were friends since childhood Marjorie Fowler Ammons ("I held her in my arms when she was just a baby. She was my best friend.") and Lois Thompson Foster ("No one loved the Koger family more than Lois, and we loved her."), as well as Mr. Ruben Lindsay and the brave young 12-year-old Menno Smith, Alice's son, who together rescued her from the deep, narrow and unlighted ditch (dug for Jonesville's new water system) she had accidentally fallen into on the cold winter evening of 12/16/1926. Frankie also wanted to say: "To everyone who helped me or my family along the way, even with just a kind word or smile, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you."Frankie is survived by son Ronald Koger Sanders of Arlington, VA; daughter-in-law Salle' Williams Sanders of Stanfield NC; son Guy's Clemson roommate Willie Archie ("In my heart, he is one of my sons."); cousin Mary Thomas Bruch ("She's like a daughter to me.") and husband Bob; grandchildren Krystal Sanders Beckner, Mitchell Sanders, Ricky Martin, and Lee Anne Martin; grandson-in-law Roger Ford; and other beloved relatives, including great and great-great grandchildren, and treasured friends. Holcomb Funeral Home, 310 West South St., Union, SC, is in charge of arrangements. Graveside services will be held at Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church, 392 Pea Ridge Highway, Jonesville, SC 29353 (Kelton) on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at 1:00 PM. The body will be at Holcomb for visitation prior to the service. The family will see friends and relatives at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family believes Frankie would be honored by a simple memory or thought of her and any act of kindness to another person, in keeping with the words of her favorite hymn "Others" which she adopted long ago as the motto for her life, or to any living creature, in view of her love and compassion for all living things especially the dogs and cats she rescued. "Others, Lord, yes others. Let this my motto be. Help me to live for others, that I may live like Thee."NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENT OF FRANKIE'S ENGAGEMENT TO FRED GUY SANDERS IN 1933.Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Koger have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Frances Boyd to Fred Guy Sanders. The wedding will be in June. Miss Koger is one of Jonesville's prettiest and most attractive young women, and Mr. Sanders is a man of sterling character and one of the town's most promising young businessmen. The announcment will be received with more than usual interest because of the popularity of the young couple.NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENT: MISS FRANCES BOYD KOGER IS MARRIED TO MR. SANDERS - JUNE 1, 1933.Jonesville, June 3 -- The marriage of Miss Frances Boyd Koger to Fred Guy Sanders was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents on Academy Street Thursday evening at 7 o'clock with the Rev. L. C. Sanders, brother of the groom, officiating.The reception rooms of the Koger home were tastefully decorated with baskets of Queen Anne's lace, ferns and ivy, and before the mantel in the living room an improvised alter was outlined with candelabra with white candles and baskets of graduating heights filled with lovely flowers. Promptly at 7 o'clock a lovely musical program was begun with a violin solo, "Indian Love Call," by Frederick Fowler with Miss Mary Wilkes Brown as piano accompanist. While this solo was being given, little Miss Emily Webber lighted the candles. She wore a dress of ruffled white Organdie. Mrs. Thomas F. Littlejohn sang "At Dawning," and at the last notes of the song the Rev. Mr. Sanders entered and stood before the alter. The bride and groom entered together to the strains of the wedding march from "Lohengrin." In a beautiful ceremony using the rings, the wedding vows were taken. Miss Mary Wilkes Brown played very softly during the ceremony, "Canzone Amarosa." An informal reception was held and the guests were invited into the dining room where block cream and cake were served. The color motif of green and white in the decorations was also used in the refreshments. After a short wedding trip to the mountains of North Carolina, the young couple will be at home to their friends at their home on Main Street.Mrs. Sanders is a young woman of charming personality, and it is a source of much pleasure that her wedding does not remove her from her home town. Mr. Sanders, who has held a responsible position with Wallace Mills here for several years, is a general favorite in the town both socially and in business. The bride's dress was of beige crepe with corrersponding assessories, and her shoulder corsage was of Talisman rosebuds amid fern.The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hall, Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sanders, Georgetown; Mr. and Mrs. William Sanders, Union; Mr. and Mrs. John Haney and son, Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. Starling Elder, Rock Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sanders, Kelton; and Miss Isla Ellerby, Union.

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Frances Boyd Koger “Frankie” Sanders Holmes's memorial is located at: Foster Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesville, Union County, USA.
When did Frances Boyd Koger “Frankie” Sanders Holmes death?
Frances Boyd Koger “Frankie” Sanders Holmes death on 29 Jun 2013 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.8266983
Longitude: -81.5849991

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Fred Guy Sanders Sr.

(1902 - 1966)

Whitman Ben Holmes

(1909 - 2006)

Siblings

Children

Francis Boyd Sanders

(1934 - 1934)

Fred Guy Sanders Jr.

(1935 - 2011)

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