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Ll'Sil'r lu\ed the I "nl aJH IIi\L'd IP li\\.' a~ain . lk \\<I '> ;a raithl"ulmetnher <lf /\gape h:lhm-..hip t\i\.11 l"hurt:h in Mt:lke . South ( arolina ''ht:rc he :-.t:ncd in 111an~ t:;apacitie:-. : I ru-.tce l'ro- l~.:m . Prc-.ident ul" Agape ',uth <ll i\1 kn (SO/\). 11-..ht:r and \llak Clwru..;. I k '"'" al:-.o Vice-l're-..idcnt "'" tlH.: ',() ,t\ for the Sumter Di-..trict and I rea... urer nl" the N<ll1hea ...t Cunl"en:n~o:e \OA . I k ne\ er ntet a -..trangt:r and enju~ cd ... baring about the I o\ e ol" .k:-.11-... I k lm cd to pia) the game"'" gplf. It \\a.., hi:-. pa~sion .
Lest~r ''a" dralied int" the l initcd State-.. Marine Curp-.. in 196 7 and '>Cncd in the Vietnam War. After being honorahl~ di.,t:hargcd. l.e..,ter returned tu Ne\\ Jcr.e~ .
He \\orJ..cd for 30 )t:ar~ dri\ ing trucks for \\":1kdl:rn I ood., in Ll i/abcth. e\\ Jcr"c~ . Alicr mc.:ting th.: lme of hi s life. Ruth Mad Phillip.... her.:tir.:d . In 200l. he lll li\L'd hack to his hom.:to\\11 of Darlington. Slwth lamtina . Le~ter and Ruth "~remarried on Jul~ 3. 200-1 aml enjo~.:d eight "<llltkrful ami bk~...cd )t:ar-, tug.:th~r . Lest.:r inunediatel~ cmhrac~d Ruth ~ adult children. Stephani~ Phillip~ and All.:n Ph illip., and th.:ir childr.:n as hi ~ ll\\n t:hildren and grandt:hildren. n.:.,pt:t:ti\.:1~ .
I k "a:- pr.:ceded in d.:ath b) hi ., grandmother. Ma~ hell I lam and a n.:ph~''. Eric l..:mnn .
Sun i' ing tP ch.:rish the mcmor~ and maintain th.: l.:ga~:~ pf l..:... ter I lam i:-. hi-, lll\'ing "ik. Ruth f\1. Ham nf Darlington . SC: hi ... nwtlH.:r. P.:ar li.: i\1ac I lam Mt: .:al of DarlingtPn. Sl' : a daughter. Stat:~ l la/.:lton of NJ : eight brother-.. Jam.:" IMar~) Ham of Last (}rang.:. N.l. f\kl,in Sa11'>hur~ and Johnn) Mt:N.:al h<llh pf Darlingto n. SC. \\ illic (Ca~:-.andra) f\k'J.:al and Sammie ( lhnce) l'vkN.:al buth of Flon.: nc.: . SC. Cl~d.: (C)nthia) Mt:Nealuf Augusta. <I . Donald f\kNcaluf Charl oth:. C. and R n~ (Shawn) Wilkum of Warringtnn . NC: t\\ O sist.:rs. Debra (.lame-..) Bull >f Fll'rent:c. SC and Son,ia Mt:"Jeal or Co lu mbia . \ C: li\'e grandt:hildrl'IL a (i ud-daught.:r. 1\.like ia McFarland : a <iod -s i-,t.:r. Br.:nJa (.krr)) ( i<llld-,un pf Fit--in s Park. l'.t\: t'" ' aunh. Nan(~ 1.. Ibm l>f Darlinglllll . St . and Rosa I . f\kDonald of l lpre n~:c . S< : an unt:lc . Rub) 1);1\ i'> of Darlin gton. SC : a -..p.:t:ial t:ou:-.in. Rll-,a 1..:.: 13 m\\ n of Ne'' arJ... N.l: and a ho:-.1 of man) lo' ing niL'Ct:'>. nephe\\ :.. nth.:r t:.un il) m.:mhcrs ami friend:-..

God's Garden Must Be Beautiful God looked around the garden and found an empt~ space. Ik looked do\\ n upon the earth and S;.l\\ tn) husband' s face .
I k put his stro ng arms around m) bdO\ ed and lifted him to rest. and
"ith the help of his angels the~ llc\\ m~ husband to his Hc;ncnl) pbn: .
(jods garden must be beautiful l(>r he onl) takes the hest.
I k knc" 111) husband \\as in pain : he knc\\ m~ husband \\ould nc\cr be \\t:ll on earth again .
I~ hu sband sa\\ the road . \\ere gelling rough and his hills \\t'r~ hard to climh.
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and \\h ispered peace he thine ... It hroke 111~ heart to lose ~ou but ~ou didn't go alotlL'. lor part of me \\ Cill \\ilh ~ou the da~ (jod calkd )Oll hume.
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