OBITUARY
The Greenville News (SC) - Thursday, October 25, 2007, Page 15A
CLEMSON, SC - Ottie Elizabeth Ward Arrington of Clemson died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at National Health Care of Mauldin.
She was born in Ninety-Six on November 27, 1912, a daughter of Johnson Ward and Mackie Smith Ward. She was the widow of Charles A. Arrington.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, on November 24, 2007, at 11 a.m. A private burial will be held at Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson.
A graduate of Winthrop College, with a master's degree from Clemson, Mrs. Arrington's professional life was spent as a high school teacher, an English instructor at Erskine College and Clemson University, and an associate missionary. But she is perhaps best remembered in her truest vocation as a pastor's wife. She joined her husband Charles in ministry in Weeksville, N.C., Due West, S.C., and Weymouth, England; and for 17 years at Clemson First Baptist Church, where her various responsibilities included serving as Sunday School teacher, WMU president, and deacon.
Before retirement, Mrs. Arrington and her husband spent six years as associate missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon; Athens, Greece; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Rota, Spain.
She is survived by a son, Charles (Tony) Arrington, Jr., and wife, Bonnie, of Greenville; daughter-in-law, Marsha Arrington of Alexandria, Va.; daughters, Ruth Arrington of Simpsonville and Lucille Keller and husband, Bert, of Charleston; a sister, Janie Chavous of Allendale; nine grandchildren, Caleb Arrington and wife Jane, Kate Arrington, Elaine Gay and husband Michael, Susan Brown and husband Chris, John Arrington, Larry Noble, and David, Charles, and John Keller; and five great-grandchildren, William and Jessica Arrington, Alex and Catherine Brown, and John Gay. Besides her husband Charles, she was predeceased by a son, John Ward Arrington.
Just as Ottie Arrington added texture to her own life, forging lasting friendships through extensive travels around the world, she also wove herself into the fabric of other people's lives -- by entertaining, nourishing, listening, inspiring. By her family, her friends around the globe, her neighbors and church friends, she is remembered as a woman who relished life, was unflappable, sweetly sparkling, abundantly generous, and deeply trusting in a loving God. In her own darkest hours, as well as her happiest, she always avowed, "Life is good. It continues to be good."
In lieu of flowers, gifts in celebration of the life of Ottie Arrington may be made to the building fund or the Charles Arrington Scholarship Fund of First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, SC, 29631, or to Metanoia, 2005 Reynolds Ave., North Charleston, 29405.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, which is assisting the family.
The Greenville News (SC) - Thursday, October 25, 2007, Page 15A
CLEMSON, SC - Ottie Elizabeth Ward Arrington of Clemson died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at National Health Care of Mauldin.
She was born in Ninety-Six on November 27, 1912, a daughter of Johnson Ward and Mackie Smith Ward. She was the widow of Charles A. Arrington.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, on November 24, 2007, at 11 a.m. A private burial will be held at Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson.
A graduate of Winthrop College, with a master's degree from Clemson, Mrs. Arrington's professional life was spent as a high school teacher, an English instructor at Erskine College and Clemson University, and an associate missionary. But she is perhaps best remembered in her truest vocation as a pastor's wife. She joined her husband Charles in ministry in Weeksville, N.C., Due West, S.C., and Weymouth, England; and for 17 years at Clemson First Baptist Church, where her various responsibilities included serving as Sunday School teacher, WMU president, and deacon.
Before retirement, Mrs. Arrington and her husband spent six years as associate missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon; Athens, Greece; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Rota, Spain.
She is survived by a son, Charles (Tony) Arrington, Jr., and wife, Bonnie, of Greenville; daughter-in-law, Marsha Arrington of Alexandria, Va.; daughters, Ruth Arrington of Simpsonville and Lucille Keller and husband, Bert, of Charleston; a sister, Janie Chavous of Allendale; nine grandchildren, Caleb Arrington and wife Jane, Kate Arrington, Elaine Gay and husband Michael, Susan Brown and husband Chris, John Arrington, Larry Noble, and David, Charles, and John Keller; and five great-grandchildren, William and Jessica Arrington, Alex and Catherine Brown, and John Gay. Besides her husband Charles, she was predeceased by a son, John Ward Arrington.
Just as Ottie Arrington added texture to her own life, forging lasting friendships through extensive travels around the world, she also wove herself into the fabric of other people's lives -- by entertaining, nourishing, listening, inspiring. By her family, her friends around the globe, her neighbors and church friends, she is remembered as a woman who relished life, was unflappable, sweetly sparkling, abundantly generous, and deeply trusting in a loving God. In her own darkest hours, as well as her happiest, she always avowed, "Life is good. It continues to be good."
In lieu of flowers, gifts in celebration of the life of Ottie Arrington may be made to the building fund or the Charles Arrington Scholarship Fund of First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, SC, 29631, or to Metanoia, 2005 Reynolds Ave., North Charleston, 29405.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, which is assisting the family.
OBITUARY
The Greenville News (SC) - Thursday, October 25, 2007, Page 15A
CLEMSON, SC - Ottie Elizabeth Ward Arrington of Clemson died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at National Health Care of Mauldin.
She was born in Ninety-Six on November 27, 1912, a daughter of Johnson Ward and Mackie Smith Ward. She was the widow of Charles A. Arrington.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, on November 24, 2007, at 11 a.m. A private burial will be held at Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson.
A graduate of Winthrop College, with a master's degree from Clemson, Mrs. Arrington's professional life was spent as a high school teacher, an English instructor at Erskine College and Clemson University, and an associate missionary. But she is perhaps best remembered in her truest vocation as a pastor's wife. She joined her husband Charles in ministry in Weeksville, N.C., Due West, S.C., and Weymouth, England; and for 17 years at Clemson First Baptist Church, where her various responsibilities included serving as Sunday School teacher, WMU president, and deacon.
Before retirement, Mrs. Arrington and her husband spent six years as associate missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon; Athens, Greece; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Rota, Spain.
She is survived by a son, Charles (Tony) Arrington, Jr., and wife, Bonnie, of Greenville; daughter-in-law, Marsha Arrington of Alexandria, Va.; daughters, Ruth Arrington of Simpsonville and Lucille Keller and husband, Bert, of Charleston; a sister, Janie Chavous of Allendale; nine grandchildren, Caleb Arrington and wife Jane, Kate Arrington, Elaine Gay and husband Michael, Susan Brown and husband Chris, John Arrington, Larry Noble, and David, Charles, and John Keller; and five great-grandchildren, William and Jessica Arrington, Alex and Catherine Brown, and John Gay. Besides her husband Charles, she was predeceased by a son, John Ward Arrington.
Just as Ottie Arrington added texture to her own life, forging lasting friendships through extensive travels around the world, she also wove herself into the fabric of other people's lives -- by entertaining, nourishing, listening, inspiring. By her family, her friends around the globe, her neighbors and church friends, she is remembered as a woman who relished life, was unflappable, sweetly sparkling, abundantly generous, and deeply trusting in a loving God. In her own darkest hours, as well as her happiest, she always avowed, "Life is good. It continues to be good."
In lieu of flowers, gifts in celebration of the life of Ottie Arrington may be made to the building fund or the Charles Arrington Scholarship Fund of First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, SC, 29631, or to Metanoia, 2005 Reynolds Ave., North Charleston, 29405.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, which is assisting the family.
The Greenville News (SC) - Thursday, October 25, 2007, Page 15A
CLEMSON, SC - Ottie Elizabeth Ward Arrington of Clemson died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at National Health Care of Mauldin.
She was born in Ninety-Six on November 27, 1912, a daughter of Johnson Ward and Mackie Smith Ward. She was the widow of Charles A. Arrington.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, on November 24, 2007, at 11 a.m. A private burial will be held at Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson.
A graduate of Winthrop College, with a master's degree from Clemson, Mrs. Arrington's professional life was spent as a high school teacher, an English instructor at Erskine College and Clemson University, and an associate missionary. But she is perhaps best remembered in her truest vocation as a pastor's wife. She joined her husband Charles in ministry in Weeksville, N.C., Due West, S.C., and Weymouth, England; and for 17 years at Clemson First Baptist Church, where her various responsibilities included serving as Sunday School teacher, WMU president, and deacon.
Before retirement, Mrs. Arrington and her husband spent six years as associate missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon; Athens, Greece; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Rota, Spain.
She is survived by a son, Charles (Tony) Arrington, Jr., and wife, Bonnie, of Greenville; daughter-in-law, Marsha Arrington of Alexandria, Va.; daughters, Ruth Arrington of Simpsonville and Lucille Keller and husband, Bert, of Charleston; a sister, Janie Chavous of Allendale; nine grandchildren, Caleb Arrington and wife Jane, Kate Arrington, Elaine Gay and husband Michael, Susan Brown and husband Chris, John Arrington, Larry Noble, and David, Charles, and John Keller; and five great-grandchildren, William and Jessica Arrington, Alex and Catherine Brown, and John Gay. Besides her husband Charles, she was predeceased by a son, John Ward Arrington.
Just as Ottie Arrington added texture to her own life, forging lasting friendships through extensive travels around the world, she also wove herself into the fabric of other people's lives -- by entertaining, nourishing, listening, inspiring. By her family, her friends around the globe, her neighbors and church friends, she is remembered as a woman who relished life, was unflappable, sweetly sparkling, abundantly generous, and deeply trusting in a loving God. In her own darkest hours, as well as her happiest, she always avowed, "Life is good. It continues to be good."
In lieu of flowers, gifts in celebration of the life of Ottie Arrington may be made to the building fund or the Charles Arrington Scholarship Fund of First Baptist Church of Clemson, 397 College Ave., Clemson, SC, 29631, or to Metanoia, 2005 Reynolds Ave., North Charleston, 29405.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, which is assisting the family.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
