Paul "Pete" Stoudemire

Paul Aaron “Pete” Stoudemire, 78, of Silverstreet, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Providence Hospital.

Born on November 21, 1933, in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Robert Dewey and Rosa Marie Rauch Stoudemire. He was retired from ISE-America and was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church where he was a former Church Councilman. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a former Mason, Shriner, Silverstreet volunteer fireman and Silverstreet town councilman.

Mr. Stoudemire is survived by his wife, Peggy Langley Stoudemire; a son, Paul Gregory Stoudemire of Silverstreet; a daughter, Paula S. Gable of Lexington; a sister, Betty S. Kennedy of West Columbia; grandchildren, Holly N. Gable and Russell Aaron Gable; aunt, Cholie Slice; niece, Mindy Lominick of Pomaria; great-niece, Adrian McDade and great-nephew, Buddy Lominick. He was predeceased by a brother, Bobby Stoudemire, Jr.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, November 16, 2012, at Silverstreet Lutheran Church by the Rev. Harry Crout. Burial will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00- 7:30 pm at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Silvestreet Lutheran Church, 120 Long Street, Silverstreet, SC 29145.

Active pallbearers will be Craig Kesler, Buddy Lominick, Bill Lominick, Doug Heydt, Jay Piersol and Larry Longshore

Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Bowers, Maffett Fant, Phillip Sanders, Ned Kesler, Jimmy Bundrick, David Haltiwanger, Bill Waldrop and Dave Waldrop.

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