1901
Jewel
2008
Jewel Cordelia DeFoor Lewallen
February 7, 1901 — July 6, 2008
Jewel Lewallen
- Clemson, SC
Jewel Cordelia DeFoor Lewallen, 107, formerly of 105 Oak Street, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.
Born in Eastanolle, GA, she was a daughter of the late Albert Sydney Johnson DeFoor and Julia Belle King DeFoor. She was retired as a linotype operator for Clemson Printers. Mrs. Lewallen was a member of First Baptist Church of Clemson where she was a part of the Sara Cooper Circle of the WMU. She was also a part of the "Widows Club", an informal luncheron club of local friends which meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty "Lew" Blackmon of Six Mile; a sister, Edith Henderson of Monks Corner; seven grandchildren, Mark Blackmon, Bruce Blackmon, Julia Wrench, Frank Blackmon, Carl Wayne Jackson, Tom Lewallen, Wanda Lewallen; great-grandchildren, Sara Blackmon Julian, Lorena Blackmon, and numerous others; and several great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Lewallen; two sons, Frank Bernard Lewallen, Albert Bruce Lewallen; a daughter, Mary Ruth Jackson; a brother; and five sisters.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church of Clemson with Reverend Robert Gammon officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6 PM until 8 PM at Duckett-Robinson Funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OMH-Hospice of the Foothills; 390 Keowee School Road, Suite 5000; Seneca, SC 29672 or to Collins Children's Home; PO Box 745; Seneca, SC 29679.
The family is at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons.
- Clemson, SC
Jewel Cordelia DeFoor Lewallen, 107, formerly of 105 Oak Street, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.
Born in Eastanolle, GA, she was a daughter of the late Albert Sydney Johnson DeFoor and Julia Belle King DeFoor. She was retired as a linotype operator for Clemson Printers. Mrs. Lewallen was a member of First Baptist Church of Clemson where she was a part of the Sara Cooper Circle of the WMU. She was also a part of the "Widows Club", an informal luncheron club of local friends which meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty "Lew" Blackmon of Six Mile; a sister, Edith Henderson of Monks Corner; seven grandchildren, Mark Blackmon, Bruce Blackmon, Julia Wrench, Frank Blackmon, Carl Wayne Jackson, Tom Lewallen, Wanda Lewallen; great-grandchildren, Sara Blackmon Julian, Lorena Blackmon, and numerous others; and several great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Lewallen; two sons, Frank Bernard Lewallen, Albert Bruce Lewallen; a daughter, Mary Ruth Jackson; a brother; and five sisters.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church of Clemson with Reverend Robert Gammon officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6 PM until 8 PM at Duckett-Robinson Funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OMH-Hospice of the Foothills; 390 Keowee School Road, Suite 5000; Seneca, SC 29672 or to Collins Children's Home; PO Box 745; Seneca, SC 29679.
The family is at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons.
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