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Mr. Luther Trowell OQuinn, 70, of 47 Katie Bridge Drive, Walterboro, entered into his eternal rest Sunday morning, December 12, 2010, at his residence.



Funeral services will be conducted 11 oclock Wednesday morning, December 15, 2010, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro with The Reverend Jack Padgett and The Reverend Jackie Walters officiating. Interment will follow in Great Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Great Swamp Road, Walterboro. The family has requested that the administration and faculty of Colleton Preparatory Academy serve as honorary escorts.



Mr. OQuinn was born January 8, 1940, in Colleton County and was a son of the late Luther Ethell OQuinn and the late Ida Lee Pellum OQuinn Todd. He served his country faithfully from 1960 until 1964 in the United States Air Force. He started with General Telephone Electronics where he worked in various positions over his forty-one year career with them being in charge of office equipment at the time of his retirement when the company had changed their name to Verizon Telephone. Presently he was employed with Colleton Preparatory Academy where he was over maintenance as well as carrying many other responsibilities around the campus. He was a lifelong member of Great Swamp Baptist Church in Walterboro. At his church, he was former member of the Deacon Board, was a member of the Mens Brotherhood group, Sound Director, teacher of the Adult Sunday School Class, and also served in many other numerous capacities with-in the churchs work. He was a former member of the National Rifle Association. He was a master bullwhip maker, avid farmer and master gardener, and beekeeper. Among his favorite pastimes were his passion for hunting large white tail American Deer, fishing the local creeks of Colleton County, and raising Quail. Trowell was a friend to almost everyone he knew. No job was too large or small for him, and never was he called upon for help that he did not do his very best to show others his love for Christ in setting an example of a true Christian to go to his fellow man.



Surviving are: his beloved and cherished wife of forty-seven years, Mrs. Gertrude Mixson OQuinn; a daughter, Sheila OQuinn Morris and her husband Tommy of Walterboro; and a brother, Alfred Benny OQuinn and his wife Janie of Walterboro. There are three grandchildren who were the joys of his life, Quintin Collin Morris, Connor Allen Morris, and Jeremy Lee Morris that also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Mr. Edward F. Todd.



Flowers will be accepted, or for those that wish, the family has respectfully requested that memorial contributions be directed in his memory to the following: Great Swamp Baptist Church, 3396 Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina 29448; or to, Colleton Preparatory Academy Booster Club, Post Office Box 1426, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.



For those that so desire, memorial messages and thoughts of condolence as well as memories to Trowell may be shared with the OQuinn family by visiting: www.briceherndonfuneralhomes.com.



Family and friends are invited to call from 6:00 until 9:00 this Tuesday evening at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408.

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