Oscar Briggs Sr., 96, widower of Juanita Butler Briggs and Carrie Lee Lemon Briggs, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 30, 1918, in the Sammie Swamp section of Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Ben and Irene Hanna Briggs. He attended Clarendon County public schools. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where he was father of the church. He was self-employed as a skilled carpenter and farmer.
Survivors include three sons, Walter (Sue) Briggs of Wilmington, N.C., Thomas (Joyce) Briggs of Manning and Marcus (Gloria) Briggs of Atlanta, Ga.; a foster son, Wilbert Lee Carter of Hollywood, Fla.; a daughter, Pastor Renelle Conyers of Manning; a granddaughter raised as a daughter, Mary Lawson of Manning; three stepchildren, Lester, Jim and Sadie; two sisters, Rosa Carroway and Carrie (John) Carroway, both of Hartsville; three additional sisters-in-law; an additional son-in-law; 49 grandchildren; 145 great-grandchildren; and 56 great-great-grandchildren.
Eight children preceded him in death.
The celebratory services for Oscar Briggs Sr. will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Manning, with the Rev. Jonathan Anderson, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ethel Lemon, the Rev. E.L. Sanders and the Rev. Lillian Wright. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.
Mr. Briggs will lie in repose one hour prior to service.
The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Pastor Renelle B. Conyers, 1502 Coventry Trail in Manning.
These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
