He was a past commander of American Legion Post 65, a past president of the Saluda County Chamber of Commerce and a director for the state Chamber of Commerce. He was on the board of directors for the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, a past president of the Saluda Lions Club and a member of Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church of Saluda, where he had served as chairman of the church council. For 15 years, he was on the South Carolina Board of Corrections, serving as secretary, vice chairman and chairman. He was also chairman of Travis Park Cemetery Commission. Services will be at 4 Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church.
Visitation is at the home.
Ramey Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late John Quincy and Emma Lewis Rapp. She was a member of St. Paul FBH Church, where she was a former YPI president and choir member. She was a 1963 Brewer High School graduate and a former teacher aid with Greenwood School District 50, Central School. The family is at the home.