Chestnut was born in Horry County, a son of the late Robert Chestnut Jr. and Melissa Edge Chestnut. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Conway. Mr. Chestnut was a member and past master of Conway Masonic Lodge 65 AFM.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Alfred Chestnut of Milo, Iowa, Floyd Chestnut of Myrtle Beach, and Raymond Chestnut and Jennings Chestnut Sr., both of Conway; two daughters, Juanita Betts of Lompoc, Calif., and Elnita Haddad of Anaheim, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway chapel. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery with Masonic rites.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Chestnut was born in Horry County, a son of the late Robert Chestnut Jr. and Melissa Edge Chestnut. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Conway. Mr. Chestnut was a member and past master of Conway Masonic Lodge 65 AFM.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Alfred Chestnut of Milo, Iowa, Floyd Chestnut of Myrtle Beach, and Raymond Chestnut and Jennings Chestnut Sr., both of Conway; two daughters, Juanita Betts of Lompoc, Calif., and Elnita Haddad of Anaheim, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway chapel. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery with Masonic rites.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Family Members
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Mary Ella Chestnut Prince
1887–1973
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James Ford Chestnut
1888–1970
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Landy Wood Chestnut
1890–1977
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Maude Jane Chestnut Anderson
1892–1971
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Flossie Ann Chestnut Fowler
1894–1980
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Artie Benjamin Chesnut Sr
1894–1965
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Otis Blanie Chestnut
1897–1975
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Vesta M. "Bessie" Chestnut
1900–1986
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Bessie M Chestnut
1900–1986
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William M. Chestnut
1903–1992
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