SAMUEL A. ELGIN

OCTOBER 6, 1926 – NOVEMBER 30, 2011

ANDERSON, SC – Samuel Ansel Elgin, age 85, beloved husband of Jamie McCoy Elgin, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at the Rainey Hospice House. 

Born October 6, 1926, in the Neals Creek Community of Anderson County, he was a son of the late Frank Roy Elgin and Susie McGill Elgin.  He was a graduate of Anderson Boys’ High School and was the owner of Custom Welding. Mr. Elgin was an avid gardener who enjoyed growing a variety of roses. He was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Jamie McCoy Elgin; sons: James Samuel Elgin and wife, Judy, of Hartsville, SC, Steven Ansel Elgin of Anderson, SC, William Eldon Elgin and wife, Debra, of Anderson, SC, and Bruce Edward Elgin and wife, Paula, of Anderson, SC; sisters: Martha Evatt of Anderson, SC, and Frances Simmons of Gainesville, FL; brothers: John Elgin of Cody, WY, and Fred Elgin of Hendersonville, NC; nine grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren.  In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by brothers: Raymond, Frank, David, and Daniel Elgin; and a sister at birth, Virginia Elgin. 

The Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 am on Friday, December 2, 2011, in the Mausoleum Chapel of Forest Lawn Memorial Park conducted by the Reverend Wayne Watson.  The family will receive visitors immediately following the service. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Home for Children, 110 Calvary Home Circle, Anderson, SC 29621, or the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Grenville, SC 29605. 

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.