William Carson McClain

March 1, 1935 - August 22, 2014

Richburg, SC: William Carson McClain, 79, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, SC. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, August 24, 2014 with Reverend Brian Hovis and Reverend Kelvin Hinson officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM. Interment will be held in Greenlawn Cemetery. Mr. McClain was born in Great Falls, SC on March 1, 1935 and was a son of the late Rochelle David McClain and Ida Blankenship McClain. He was a graduate of Central High School in Charlotte, NC, attended Junior College in Laurinburg, NC and Furman College in Greenville, SC on a basketball scholarship. He was retired as an Insurance salesman from United Insurance Company of America , enjoyed playing basketball tennis and was a member of the Blue Buckle Tennis Club in Rock Hill, SC. He is survived by his wife of over fifty-six years Martha Morrow McClain; one son, William David McClain (Karen) of Heath Springs, SC; one daughter, Elizabeth McClain Lee (Alfred) of Catawba, SC; four grandchildren, Jennifer Jones of Lancaster, SC, Connor McClain and Ethan McClain both of Heath Springs, SC and Heather Stokes of Charleston, SC; two great grand-children, Makayla Jones of Lancaster, SC and Caitlynn Stokes of Charleston, SC. Mr. McClain was preceded in death by a daughter Ann Leigh McClain. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Great Falls, 606 Dearborn Street, Great Falls, SC 29055. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.dantzler-bakerfuneralhome.com.