Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, December 1, 1993 TAG: 9312010317
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT GEARHEART, THOMAS FLOYD
GEARHEART, Thomas Floyd, ("Sonny"), 82, of Sumpter, S.C., formerly of
Narrows, died Saturday, November 27, 1993, in the Hampton Nursing Center,
Sumpter, S.C. He was born in Narrows on June 25, 1911, and was the son of the
late Thomas Harrison and Rose Mae Wheeler Gearheart. He was a member of the
First Christian Church in Narrows and attended the Alice Drive Baptist Church
in Sumpter, S.C. He was a Mason and a member of the Woodmen of the World, a
retired building contractor and a former hotel owner, and was associated with
Dealers Wholesale in Sumpter, S.C. He was a veteran of World War II, having
served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Willie Gross Gearheart,
Sumpter, S.C.; two daughters, Becky G. Carter, Greenville, S.C., Judy G.
Hartfield, Sumpter, S.C.; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.
Graveside rites will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery, Narrows,
with Rev. Jack E. Musick officiating. Graveside military services will be
conducted by the American Legion Post #68 of Narrows. The family will receive
friends at the First Christian Church in Narrows, Thursday, noon until time of
the committal service. Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows will be handling all
local arrangements.
by CNB