Edwin Eugene Pilgrim

Edwin Eugene Pilgrim, age 89 passed away at AnMed Health Medical Center on Saturday, December 28, 2013.  Born in Anderson, SC, Edwin was retired from JP Stevens Appleton Mill after 46 years of service.  He was a long-time and faithful member of the Flat Rock Baptist Church where he was a former Deacon and volunteered in the church office.  He served in the Navy during World War II.  He was a devoted husband and a loving father and grandfather.

He is survived by a son, Patrick Pilgrim of the home; three daughters, Beverly Jefferson of Orlando, Fl., LuAnn Owens and Amy Owens of Anderson, SC; a brother Melvin Pilgrim of Valdosta, GA; three sisters, Sara Garner of Williamston, SC, Mary Etta Alford of Belton, SC and Shelby Jean Timms of Anderson, SC; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Edwin was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Mary Etta Massey Pilgrim; wife, Betty Jean Freeman Pilgrim; and two brothers, Ray and Leroy Pilgrim.   

The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Hunsinger officiating.  Burial will follow at Flat Rock Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.

The family will be at the residence.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials can be made to Flat Rock Baptist Church, 908 Flat Rock Road, Anderson, SC 29624. 

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