Lewis Sligh

Lewis F. Sligh, 73, of Prosperity died August 14, 2009 at his residence.

Born in Silverstreet on August 14, 1936, he was a son of the late Thomas Claude and Elizabeth Waters Sligh. He served in the South Carolina  Army National Guard and was retired from General Electric. He was a member of Colony Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, Ola Kneece Sligh; sons, Chris Sligh of Palm Coast, FL., and Robert Kneece of Prosperity; daughters, Tammy Marion Sligh and Nelva Deloris Dilworth both of GA; sisters, Audrey Agnew, Marion Bowers and Margaret Shealy; brothers Claude Sligh and Ray Sligh; grandchildren, Erika Marie Smith, Evan Randall Steele, Christopher Lewis Sligh, Thomas Sligh, Sammy Dilworth, Brittney Elizabeth Koon, Alexis Shaw, Joseph Shaw, and Richard Sligh.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM Monday, August 17, 2009, at Colony Lutheran Church by the Rev. Jerry Trantham. Burial will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 4:00 until 6:00 PM at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Colony Lutheran Church, 48 Colony Church Road, Newberry, 29108 or to the American Heart Association, P.O Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

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