JOHNNIE S BYRUM, JR.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 7:30PM April 3, 1924 – December 13, 2012
EASLEY, SC - Johnnie Samuel Byrum, Jr., age 88, went to Glory on December 13, 2012.
He was born in Hartwell, GA, the son of the late Johnnie S. Byrum, Sr. and the late Quillie McLane Byrum. He is survived by his wife of 67 ½ years, Ella Mae Carithers Byrum. Both are born again Christians. He was a member of Garner Memorial Baptist Church in Anderson where he served as a Deacon.
He is also survived by his son, Dr. Samuel L. Byrum and his wife Shirley, of Easley, SC and a step-daughter, Wilma Etrulia Partain, of Anderson, SC; four grandchildren, Melanie Byrum Wilkins and her husband, Jimmy, of Boiling Springs, SC, Samuel David Byrum, of Easley, SC, Michael and Tim Partain, of Anderson, SC; a brother, James Dale Byrum of Hartwell, GA; also surviving are his great-grandchildren.
His birth, life and death are a testimony to the Greatness of our Living God.
The family will be at their respective homes and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 10:00 am until 11:00 am. The Funeral service will follow in the Chapel at 11:30 am with Reverend Dr. Jack Couch officiating. Interment will follow at New Silver Brook Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westwood Baptist Church, PO Box 14294, Greenville, SC 29610.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
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