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Helen Brownlee Brownlee Waters

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Birth	:	10 Jun 1923 Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	9 Jun 2016 Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Laurens, Laurens County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.4962997, -81.9916992
Description	:	Laurens Helen Brownlee Waters, 93, entered heaven on June 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by the late Reverend John R. Waters, founding pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Laurens, S.C. Helen Waters was a daughter of the late W.C. and Malinda Bolt Brownlee of Gray Court. At age 18 she became a supervisor in a Greenville plant making bandages for soldiers and sailors during WWII. Among her notable ancestors are Willis Cheek, who built a school house to teach slaves how to read and write, and Revolutionary War notable, Martin Dial, who along with the circuit riding... Read More	Laurens Helen Brownlee Waters, 93, entered heaven on June 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by the late Reverend John R. Waters, founding pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Laurens, S.C. Helen Waters was a daughter of the late W.C. and Malinda Bolt Brownlee of Gray Court. At age 18 she became a supervisor in a Greenville plant making bandages for soldiers and sailors during WWII. Among her notable ancestors are Willis Cheek, who built a school house to teach slaves how to read and write, and Revolutionary War notable, Martin Dial, who along with the circuit riding preacher, Francis Asbury, formed the Methodist Society in the Dial home (where Helen was later born). Martin Dial gave the land for the formation of Dial's United Methodist Church of Gray Court, one of Laurens County's oldest congregations. Her ancestor, Joseph Brownlee, immigrated from Belfast, Northern Ireland to Charleston in 1776 on the Brig Lord Dungannon. She is survived by her seven children, all of whom are in the ministry: Linda (Dennis) Carter of Spartanburg, John (Jackie) Waters of Chattanooga, TN, David (Kay) Waters of Greenville, Daniel (Gail) Waters of Greer, Paul (Mary Jane) Waters of Wilmington, N.C. Philemon (Lenna) Waters of Melbourne, Australia and Joy (Roger) Martin of Huntsville, AL. from whom are 30 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm, Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Faith Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Paul Waters and Rev. William Cole with entombment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will be at their respective homes and visitation will be held Saturday, June 11, 2016. Helen Waters' wishes were that gifts in her memory be given to Faith Baptist Church for missions in lieu of flowers.

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Helen Brownlee Brownlee Waters's memorial is located at: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Laurens, Laurens County, USA.
When did Helen Brownlee Brownlee Waters death?
Helen Brownlee Brownlee Waters death on 9 Jun 2016 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.4962997
Longitude: -81.9916992

Family Members:

Parent

Willie Capers “Willie” Brownlee Sr.

(1874 - 1947)

Malinda Eula Bolt Brownlee

(1887 - 1958)

Spouse

Dr John Robert Waters

(1923 - 2000)

Siblings

Virginia Lucinda “Cindy” Brownlee Campbell

(unknow - 2017)

Kathryn Brownlee

(1912 - 1918)

Willie Capers Brownlee Jr.

(1915 - 1975)

Marion Richard Brownlee Sr.

(1917 - 1998)

John Robert Brownlee

(1920 - 1990)

Ida Belle Brownlee Davis

(1925 - 2004)

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