The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-03-23
MR.. r. F. FLEMING, SR.,
DIES AT GREENWOOD
Father OF Messrs. IL. +. and II. c,
Fleming Passed Away at Age OF So

Mr.. r. F.. Fleming, ST., father Of
Messrs. K. e. and H. c. Fleming of
this city, passed away at his home
near Greenwood Sunday afternoon and
was buried in the family cemetery
there Monday afternoon. The funer-
al services were attended by his two
sons and his two sisters, Mrs. f.. J..
Darlington and Mrs. w. w. Jones, be-
sides other relatives.
MIR. Fleming was born and raised in
this county and had many friends
mere who were deeply affected by his
death For long time after the war
he was in business here with his
brother, the late j. o. G. Fleming, do
ing business in the old stand on the
west side Of the public square where
their father, Samuel Fleming, conduct
ed similar business in the 4O's and
sos.
The following account of his death
was taken from the Greenwood Index
Journal Of Monday afternoon:
Mr.. r. F. Fleming, ST., one of
Grecnwood's best known and most
substantial citizens died at his home at
Scotch Cross, four miles south of
| Greenwood Sunday afternoon about
six o'clock. He had been i'll for some
weeks and his condition had boen
critical for some days before the end
| ~ ,,inf Il 1;1t,
his passing was none the less to the
large circle Of relatives and friends
in this and Laurens counties where
he was so well known and so highly
esteemed.
Mr.. Fleming was born at Laurens,
this state, on the eleventh day Of Oc-
tober, 1910, and therefore was in his
S0th year. His parents were Samuel
Fleming and Harriet Jane Williams,
both Of Daurens county. i.
AS boy Mr.. Fleming attended the
old Laurensvlle Academy and when
prepared for college entered the fresh
man class Of the then South Carolina
College, now the State University, in
January 1859 at the age Of nineteen.
In April 1861, he joined company
composed entirely Of South Carolina
College students and was with this
company On duty on Sullivan's Island
during the time Of the bombardment
legc students returned to Columbia in
May and remained in college until the
summer vacation began in July OF
that same year. In September follow
ing he enlisted for Confederate service
in Company A Third S. G. v, then
known as the State Guards. When the
company was rc-organized in 1862, he
was elected orderly sergeant and re-
NAMED in that capacity until elected
lieutenant in December 1862. He
fought in the battles Of Savage Sta
ton, Malvern Hill. 'Harper's Ferry,
Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg, talk
ing part in all the skirmishes and bat
ties fought in by his company until
wounded at the battle Of Fredcricks-
! burg.
EARLY in life Mr.. Fleming united
with the Presbyterian church at Lau-
rcns and for number of years was
an active deacon in this church. AT
the time OF his death he was a faith
ful member of the Greenwood PrcSby-
tcrian church. and devoted to the
Brotherhood Glass OF the Sunday
School Of this church.
lie was married on November >,
1878 TO Miss Zemlla Estelle Crcswcll
daughter OF Capt. II. II. Crcswell, OF
Scotch Cross, four miles south OF
Greenwood. She with three children
survive him. Messrs. r. f., Jr., and
] II. CrcSwcll of Laurcns, and Miss
Louise Fleming. He leaves also two
sisters, Mrs. T.. J. Darlington and Mrs
w. w. Jones, both Of I.aurcns.
Mr.. Fleming was constant suf-
ferer from the wound received in bat
tic and suffered greatly because OF
it. In 1905 an operation was perform
ed on this wounded foot and a piece
Of shoe leather from the shoe worn
at the time OF the wound was removed
from his foot, having been carried
by him for fiftyebght years.
He bore his suffering through all
these years with Christian fortitude