TITLE:  Archie Lewis Felder, Jr

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, June 25, 2001

SUBMITTED:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED:  Kim Grissom, June 2001

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Archie Lewis (A.L.) Felder, Jr., age 69, of 7420 Charleston Highway, 
Bowman, S.C., died Sunday in the Medical University of S.C., Charleston
, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., 
Tuesday, in the Bowman Southern Methodist Church with rev. Gary Briden 
and Rev. Raymond Coffey officiating. Burial will follow in the Bowman 
Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 til 8 p.m., Monday, at 
BRYANT FUNERAL HOME, ST. GEORGE, S.C. Pallbearers will be Alex Felder 
and Clark Felder, Mike Dixon and Steve Dixon, Vandy Stephens, Landy 
Weathers, Hal Arant, and Rogers Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be 
Todd Arant, Steve Weathers, Lawrence Weathers, Larry Patrick, Bryan 
Patrick, Cecil Jordan, Paul Cantley, Leon West, Ted McGill. Mr. Felder 
was born July 4, 1931, in Bowman, a son of the late Archie L. Felder, 
Sr., and Bertha Geiger Felder. He was a graduate of Bowman High School 
and attended Clemson College. He served in the Navy during the Korean 
Conflict. He was founder of A.L. Felder Farms, Inc., A.L. Felder 
Trucking, and Felder's Barbecue. He was named Young Farmer of the Year 
in 1964 by S.C. Young Farmers Association, in 1998 his family was named
Master Dairy Farm Family of the Year by S.C. Dairy Association. In 2000
, the Bowman Academy named the historic and newly renovated gymnasium 
the A.L. Felder, Jr., Gymnasium in his honor. He was a member and past 
Chairman of Board of Stewards at Bowman Southern Methodist Church, 
American Legion Post #64, Bowman Masonic, Lodge, Bowman Young Farms 
Chaper and Orangeburg County Farm Bureau. Surviving are, his wife, 
Truitte Hughes Felder, two sons, Archie L. (Susan) Felder, John M. 
(Bobbie) Felder, a daughter, Susan F. (Timmy) Judy, all of Bowman, a 
sister, Maude F. Coffey, Marstons Mill, Mass., six grands, Alex, Clark,
Lynn, and Brad Felder, Morgan and Meg Judy, all of Bowman. Memorials 
may be made to Bowman Academy or Bowman Southern Methodist Church or a 
charity of one's choice.   (The Post and Courier June 25, 2001)

FELDER, A.L.
Archie Lewis (A.L.) Felder, Jr., age 69 of 7420 Charleston Highway. 
Funeral services will be held 4 p.m., Tuesday, at the Bowman Southern 
Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Briden and Rev. Raymond Coffey 
officiating. Burial will follow at the Bowman Memorial Cemetery. 
BRYANT FUNERAL HOME directing. (The Post and Courier June 26, 2001)
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