Edward Boland
Edward Boland

Obituary of Edward Boland

WALTERBORO - Edward McBride Boland Sr., 87, of 2461 Sidney""'s Road, Walterboro, and formerly of Orangeburg, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010, in the Veteran""'s Victory Home in Walterboro. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010, in Springfield Cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg is in charge. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Buckhead Hunting Club.Mr. Boland was born March 16, 1923, in Springfield, SC, the son of the late Benson Cromer Boland and the late Miriam Bean Boland. He was a member of The Citadel Class of 1944, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and had served on Okinawa during World War II. He had retired from Star Redi Mix and was a member of Elks Lodge #897, the VFW #2779, and Post 4 American Legion. He was an honorary member of Buckhead Hunting Club. He was the widower of the late Lucille Reasonover Boland.Survivors include two sons, Edward """Eddie""" M. Boland Jr. of Cope, SC, Albert B. Boland of Columbia; one sister, Mary Catherine Brown of Springfield, SC; four grandchildren, Edward M. """Trip""" (Leigh) Boland of Orangeburg, Christina Elizabeth Boland of Orangeburg, Todd Boland of Clayton, NC, and Kimberly Elsey of Irmo, SC; six great-grandchildren, including three who were very special, Mac, Kate and Ben.Friends may call at the funeral home.Visitation will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg.Memorials may be made to the Bill Simpson Scholarship Fund, c/o SCISA, P.O. Box 690, Orangeburg, SC 29116.
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