Lilas Boyd Mitchum

September 28, 1917 - May 13, 2009

Georgetown Lilas Boyd Mitchum , 91,widow of Walter Barlow Mitchum, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 15,2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Lakewood Baptist Church.. Officiating will be Rev. Larry Deeter. Burial, directed by Graham Funeral Home, will follow in Kingstree Memorial Gardens in Kingstree, S. C. She was born September 28, 1917 in Williamsburg County, the daughter of the late Charles Oscar Boyd, Sr. and the late Estelle Smith Boyd. Mrs. Mitchum was a homemaker. She was also a charter member of Lakewood Baptist Church. Surviving are: two daughters, Elaine Mitchum of Georgetown and Barbara Baker and her husband James of Blackstock, S. C.; 2 grandchildren, Robert Baker and Susan Baker Roberts, both of Blackstock. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Waymon Boyd, Ernest Boyd, Buford Boyd, and C.O. Boyd as well as a great grandson, Buck Mills. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home Thursday, May 14,2009 from 6:00 until 7:30. Memorials may be made to Lakewood Baptist Church, 171 Lakewood Avenue, Georgetown, S. C. 29440 or Winyah Community Hospice Care, 137 Professional Lane, Pawleys Island, S. C. 29585.