Oscar Blease Edmunds

OSCAR BLEASE EDMUNDS

Mr. Oscar Blease Edmunds, 91, of McCormick, S.C., entered into rest Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Greenwood, S.C.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 7, at Buffalo Baptist Church with Revs. Ryan Ecklund and Charles Hopkins officiating. Interment followed in the Mc- Cormick City Cemetery.

Mr. Edmunds, son of the late Clyde and Ida Mae Bowick Edmunds, was born in Old Abbeville County, which is now McCormick County, and was a lifelong resident of McCormick. He was a retired building contractor, a member of the WOW, Troy lodge, and McCormick County Cattleman's Association. He had served on the McCormick County Board of Tax Assessors and he was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church where he had served as Treasurer, Chairman of Deacons, and Sunday School Superintendent for over 35 years.

Survivors include his wife, Cornelia Combs Edmunds; a daughter, Lynthia E. Brown and husband Coke of McCormick; one sister, Daisy E. Bowen of Greenwood; two brothers, James Z. Edmunds and Charlie Edmunds of McCormick; three grandchildren, Chris Brown of Greenwood, David and Jason Brown of McCormick; four great-grandchildren, Kailee, Holly, Ashley, and Ben Brown; and one great-great-grandchild, Chase Bonds.

Nephews served as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Greenwood, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646 or Buffalo Baptist Church.

Sign the family's personal guestbook at www.beggsfuneral home.net.

Beggs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.