Fumiko Medlin
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 10:38AM February 10, 1931 – March 17, 2010
ANDERSON, SC- Fumiko Sugano Medlin, age 79, of 504 Jasmin Drive, wife of the late Lee A. Medlin, died March 17, 2010, at St. Francis Regency Hospital, Greenville, SC.
Born in Tokyo, Japan, she was a daughter of the late Tojelo and Chiyo Sugano. She grew up and attended school in Japan. She worked at Johnson Air Base in Japan, where she met Mr. Medlin and they were married there before coming to the Anderson area to live.
She worked for many years as a hostess at the University Inn; was an avid mall walker at Anderson Mall; was a frequent visitor of the patients at NHC and attended Trinity Springs Church of God. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother and she will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Medlin is survived by her daughters; Shirley Gentry and her husband, Roy and Norma Painter and her husband, Ray all of Anderson and a grandson, Michael Williams. She is also survived by two brothers and three sisters; several nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Medlin was predeceased by a daughter Mary Jane Medlin and a grandson.
The Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home officiated by Reverend Scott Vaughn and Reverend James Patterson. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
The family will be at the home of her daughter on 511 Blume Road, Anderson, and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Saturday, March 20, 2010, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Trinity Springs Church of God, 2110 E. River Street, Anderson, SC 29621. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting
The McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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