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Harold Estridge Obituary

Harold Walter Estridge SWANSEA, SC - Funeral services for Harold W. Estridge, 83, of Swansea, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sardis Baptist Church with Rev. H. Larry Jones and Rev. Mark Hardenbrook officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Mr. Estridge was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, a son of the late James N. and Annie Gantt Estridge. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday School Teacher and Director for many years. He was a loving father and grandfather. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Alecia and Jerry Eddins, of Swansea; a stepdaughter, who wishes to remain unnamed; three grandsons and their wives: Jason and Laurel Eddins, Scott and Melanie Bodiford, and Clay and Sheila Bodiford; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Norma McLane, of North. The family will receive friends from 10 - 11 a.m., Wednesday at Sardis Baptist Church prior to the service, and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eddins, 724 Center Hill Road, Swansea. Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North (www.mcalhanyfh.com) is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church, or to the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Mr. Estridge's caregivers, Sue Langdon, Barbara Jones, Peggy Dixon and Janis Goodwine; and to Palmetto Baptist Hospice. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Aug. 9 to Aug. 10, 2011.

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Dorothy Marion Geddings

August 13, 2011

Alecia and family,
I knew Harold and Mattie well--they were my friends. We became good friends over the years we worked together. Both of them were very special people.
My family and I are very sorry for your loss. May GOD bless you and comfort you during this sad time.
Regards,
Dorothy Marion Geddings and Family

Susan Crider

August 11, 2011

My deepest sympathy to Alecia and her family. May God bless you all.

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