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Lawrence Elliott “Sunshine” Covington Jr.

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Birth	:	3 Aug 1940 Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	22 Jul 2021
Burial	:	Old Saint Davids Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.6956140, -79.8794250
Description	:	L. Elliott "Sunshine" Covington, Jr., 80, died, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Born in Cheraw, SC, he was a son of the late Lawrence Elliott, Sr. and Edna Rae Lawhon Covington. Mr. Covington was a lifelong member of Cheraw First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Friendship Sunday School class. He was a daily reader of the Bible. Mr. Covington was a lifelong farmer and had won the Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year Award in 1966. He retired as the Cheraw Police Chief, after serving 20 years with the department, also playing on the police department softball... Read More	L. Elliott "Sunshine" Covington, Jr., 80, died, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Born in Cheraw, SC, he was a son of the late Lawrence Elliott, Sr. and Edna Rae Lawhon Covington. Mr. Covington was a lifelong member of Cheraw First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Friendship Sunday School class. He was a daily reader of the Bible. Mr. Covington was a lifelong farmer and had won the Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year Award in 1966. He retired as the Cheraw Police Chief, after serving 20 years with the department, also playing on the police department softball team throughout those years. Mr. Covington was an avid golfer, loved to pitch baseballs and raced dirt track cars for 15 years. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Lou Covington, of Cheraw, SC, daughters, Melanie (Kellon) Hall, of Cheraw, SC, Joy (Douglas) Myers, of Cheraw, SC, Jill (Billy) Gaddy, of Chesterfield, SC, and Jane (Brian) Severson, of Statesville, NC, brothers, Julius (Debbie) Covington, of Cheraw, SC, and Charles (Jane) Covington, of Cheraw, SC, a sister, Ann (Ken) Hiers of Florence, SC, grandchildren, Grant (Brooke) Hall, Seth Myers, Andrew Hall, Caroline Gaddy, Adam Gaddy, Jacob Gaddy, Catherine Severson, Kel (Rebecca) Hall, and Lauren (Jonathan) Christopher.

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Latitude: 34.6956140
Longitude: -79.8794250

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Lawrence Elliot Covington

(1913 - 1987)

Edna Rae Lawhon Covington

(1917 - 2005)

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