TITLE:  Warren Ezekiel McFadden

SOURCE: The Beaufort Gazette, July 24, 2001

SUBMITTED BY: The Beaufort Gazette

FORMATTED BY: Kim Grissom, July 2001

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Warren Ezekiel McFadden
Retired U.S. Army First Class Deacon Warren Ezekiel McFadden, 71, of 
Beaufort, husband of Maggie B. McFadden, died Saturday, July 21, 2001, 
in Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Wake services will be from 7 to 8 
tonight in Tabernacle Baptist Church, 907 Craven St. Services will be 
at noon Wednesday in the church with burial with full military honors 
in Beaufort National Cemetery. Mr. McFadden was born Aug. 12, 1929, in 
the Westminister area of Clarendon County, a son of Ezekiel McFadden 
and Lucille McFadden- Hudson. After the death of his mother, he was 
reared by an aunt and uncle, Sarah Ann and Lucius McFadden. He was 
educated in the Westminister and Congruity Community Presbyterian 
Schools. After graduating from high school, he attended Morris College,
 Sumter until he was drafted in the U.S. Army. He served in the U.S. 
Army for 25 years retiring in 1975 as a sergeant first class. During 
his military career, he received numerous awards, medals and citations 
to include the Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service 
Medal, Good Conduct Medal with four awards, United Nations Service 
Medal, Korean Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal-Korea 
and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit 
Commendation and Expert Badge with M-16 Rifle Bar. Upon his retirement 
from the Army, he was employed by The Beaufort Gazette for 17 years 
and retired in 1994. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church 
where he was installed as a deacon on June 14, 1998. He served as a 
member of the Senior Choir, Male Chorus, Sunday School, Food Ministry, 
Ministry of Brotherhood and the Elders Ministry. He was a member of 
Prince Hall Masonic Lodge No. 144 of Alcolu and the Samuel Bush 
American Legion Post No. 207 and the S.J. Bampfield Elks Lodge No. 
584. Surviving are his wife of 42 years of Beaufort; a daughter, 
Anita M. Parker of Beaufort; four sisters, Martha Dukes and Mary 
McFadden of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mary White of Philadelphia and Marion 
Ladson of Sicklerville, N.J.; three brothers, James Hudson of Opa 
Locka, Fla., Sampson Hudson of Augusta, Ga., and Hartwell McFadden of 
Philadelphia; and two grandchildren. Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Home 
for Funerals is in charge. 
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