GABLE - George Marion McFaddin Sr., 85, died peacefully on Dec. 1, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, after a long battle with several illnesses.
He was born on Oct. 19, 1930, in Clarendon County, and was a son of the late Talbert Eli McFaddin and Maude Carraway McFaddin. Marion was a lifelong resident of the Salem Black River community of Sumter County. After graduation from Salem School at Gable, he attended Clemson University. He retired from CSX Transportation in 1990. He served in the S.C. National Guard in the 1950s. After retirement, he worked for several funeral homes, the last being Elmore Cannon Stephens. Marion attended Salem Black River Presbyterian Church as a child and was a member and past deacon and elder at Sardinia Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include three children, George Marion McFaddin Jr., Kevin D. McFaddin and E. Susan McFaddin; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Talbert E. McFaddin Jr. and Richard D. McFaddin.
A funeral service for George Marion McFaddin Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, 1060 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville. Private burial will follow at McFaddin Family Cemetery.
Rep. J. David Weeks, retired Rep. Charles L. Griffin III, Rep. Grady A. Brown, Sumter Police Chief Russell R. Roark III, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis and S.C. Highway Patrol Lt. B.K. Floyd Jr. will serve as pallbearers
Dr. Vijay P. Pinto, Henry A. McFaddin, Steve Gamble, Aaron Poston, Othell McFadden and J. Robert Lybrand will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Visitation for George Marion McFaddin Sr. will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Cannon Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, 515 Miller Road, Sumter.
Memorials may be made to Salem Black River Presbyterian Church Restoration Fund, c/o 210 Serenity Circle, Mayesville, SC, 29104; Sardinia Presbyterian Church, 1386 Garland Road, Sardinia, SC, 29143; or to a charity of one's choice.
The family wishes to thank Vijay P. Pinto MD and the nurses and staff of the oncology and medical/surgical floor of Tuomey Regional Medical Center for their excellent and compassionate care of Marion.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephen Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements for George Marion McFaddin Sr.
