Frank Flowers Obituary

Frank M. Flowers, Sr. Darlington, SC - Frank McLeod Flowers, Sr, age 88, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Morrell Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Friday, April 28th at Black Creek Baptist Church, with burial following in Auburndale Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Thursday at the funeral home, and other times at 3120 Leavensworth Rd., Darlington, SC 29540. Born July 30, 1928, Frank is the son of the late George Wellington Flowers and Eula Springs Flowers. He was a 1947 graduate at St. John's High School. Frank was a member of the National Honors Society, Charter President of the Key Club, a Collack Medal Recipient, and lettered in football, baseball, basketball, and track. In 1951, Frank graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Animal Husbandry. He was Cadet Captain in his senior year, and in 1951 was a member of "Commission of Three Hundred" to study the future of Clemson University. Frank was inducted into the Clemson University Dairy Hall of Fame in 1999. After graduating from Clemson University, Frank served in the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in U.S. Infantry as riffle battalion leader in 224th Infantry regiment. He served in three major companies during the Korean Conflict and was awarded for his service with the Combat Infantry Badge, three battle stars, and received a purple heart. He retired as 1st Lieutenant and was a life-time member of the V.F.W. of Darlington. Frank was a member of the Darlington County Farm Bureau since 1954. In 1963, he was elected as vice president of the Pee Dee Farm Bureau District, and held that position until 2015. During his tenure in S.C. Farm Bureau, he also served in many capacities on various agricultural and dairy farming committees. He was a 1983 recipient of the S.C. Farm Bureau distinguish service award. He was a life-long member of Black Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are his three sons, Dr. Frank McLeod Flowers, Jr. of Laguna Beach, California, Marshall Flowers and his wife Kathi, Damon Flowers and his wife Susan, both of Darlington; his daughter, Meg Clark and her husband Don of Hartsville; his grandchildren, Ginny F. Munson and her husband Kevin of Darlington, Marshall "Wells" Flowers, of Darlington, Dr. Damon Flowers, Jr., of Baton Rouge, LA, Susanna Flowers of Mt. Pleasant, Caroline Clark of Greenville, Anna Clark, and Don Clark, III, both of Hartsville; his great-grandchildren, Tillman Munson, Bennett Munson, McKinley Weaver, and Marshall Wellington Flowers, III. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Margaret Steger Flowers; his sisters, Mary Flowers Kirven, and Georgia D. Flowers; his brother, Paul T. Flowers, and infant brother, George W. Flowers, Jr. In Lieu of Flowers, donations may be made to Clemson University Foundation in memory of Frank M. Flowers, Sr, 110 Daniel Dr. Clemson, SC 29631, attention Margaret Owens. A guestbook and full obituary is available online at www.belkfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston