CENTENARIAN ALLEN HAYNIE

October 13, 1911 – April 8, 2012

Centenarian, Allen Ezekiel Haynie, died Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 at The Garden House, in Anderson.  Born, October 13, 1911 in Clem, Georgia, he was a son of the late Benton Summerlin Haynie and the late Mae Driver Haynie.  Mr. Haynie just celebrated his 100th birthday this past fall.  

Mr. Haynie finished the Carroll County Schools and then went to work for the State of Georgia.  He surveyed the first roads through the North Georgia Mountains.  He also served three and one half years during World War II in [North Africa, Italy, Sicily and Southern France in the U. S. Army as a decorated veteran receiving three bronze stars.   As a member of the 12th Air Force, his Troop Carrier Group was awarded the War Department Unit Citation for outstanding performances.  Following his military service, Allen received his higher education at one of North Carolina’s first technical schools.  His working career ended at his retirement at True Temper.  Mr. Haynie is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a proud member of the American Legion.  
   
Left to carry on his Legacy is his daughter, Julia Whitmire and her husband Thomas of Anderson, SC; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his sister, Helen Haynie Cash of Newnan, GA.

Those preceding him in death include his beloved wife, Claudia Baumgardner Haynie, daughter, Brenda Haynie Gailey and two brothers.  

A Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park officiated by Reverend Mell Davis.  Military honors will be conducted by the Upstate Veterans Honor Guard.  The family will be at their respective homes.  

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to be made in honor of Mr. Haynie to the Anderson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 2262, Anderson, SC  29622.

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