Tony Kneece Towne, Sr., 67, of Barnwell, SC passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born in Hilda, SC on September 27, 1954 to William Thomas and Martha Rowell Towne. He was a 1972 graduate of Blackville Hilda High School. He was a member of the Hilda Masonic Lodge #426. He retired from Westinghouse with 29 years of service working his way from Associate Operator, Control Room Operator, Trainer and then Maintenance Supervisor. After he retired, he drove a truck for different individuals. He enjoyed his yearly month of September trip to Lakewood Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC to visit with his Sandlot buddies. He enjoyed taking care of his yard, planting a garden every summer and giving the majority of his produce away. He could make friends anywhere. He never met a stranger. He enjoyed socializing with friends especially Barry Creech’s Coffee Club and Reedy Branch Recycling Center. He enjoyed telling a good story. He loved his friends and his family especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his loving wife of 47 years, Cynthia Collins Towne; a daughter Kimberly (Jon) Hurst of Barnwell, SC; a son, Tony (Dorcas) Towne of Martinsburg, WV; grandchildren, Alyssa Rawlins, Sterling Hurst, Hailey Towne, MaHayley Hurst, Landon Covalt, Hunter Covalt, Ella Covalt, Easton Covalt, Denver Covalt, Avery Towne, and Tinley Towne; brother Hayne (Linda) Towne of Hilda, SC; sisters, Anna (Ricky) Williams of North, SC, Judy (Johnny) McClary of Hilda, SC, Susie (Billy) Dyches of Blackville, SC and Missi (JJ) Cruz of Barnwell, SC; special friends, Richard and Brenda Switzer of Roanoke, VA .
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Towne.
Funeral services will be held at eleven o’clock a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Hilda Southern Methodist Church with the Reverends Ashley Howell and Anthony Taylor officiating; burial will follow in the Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery by the airport with Masonic Rites Accorded. The family will receive friends from six to eight p.m. Friday, August 19th at Folk Funeral Home, Williston, SC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hilda Southern Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 69, Hilda, SC 29813.
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