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Nichols...Floyd Coleman Worley, Sr., age 79, passed from this earth and into his Father???s arms on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. He was at home on his beloved farm surrounded by his wife of 58 years, children, and grandchildren. Mr. Worley was born on July 22, 1933, in Mullins, South Carolina, to Floyd and Telulah Worley. He grew up on the farm, graduated from Floyds High School in 1951 and from Clemson University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering. After a four-year enlistment in the United States Air Force, he was honorably discharged as a captain and returned home to his wife and first child to farm alongside his father. Coleman Worley was dedicated to his legacy of being a fourth generation farmer and to the farm that has been in his family since 1881. He once said, "We don't own the land; we are only caretakers, preserving and maintaining it for the next generation." During his active farming years, "Mr. Coleman", as he was known, served on a number of committees. Among them are: Floyds School District Board of Trustees Chairman in the 1970's, Green Sea Floyds School Advisory Board, Horry County Planning Commission from 1982-1984, Horry County Police Commissioner for two terms during 1970-1980, Clemson University Extension Service Committee for Horry County, USDA National Advisory Committee for Tobacco Inspection Services in 1986, Horry Loris Farm Bureau Board of Directors from 1967-2013, South Carolina Farm Bureau Tobacco Committee from 1977-2005, South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors from 1997-2008, South Carolina Farm Bureau Award in 2010 for over 40 years of service, South Carolina Farm Bureau Tobacco Advisory Committee from 1997-2005, Voting delegate to American Farm Bureau Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1985, Horry County Soil and Water Conservation Farmer of the Year, recognized as being a leader in farming in Horry County and was one of the first farmers in Horry County to practice no-till farming, deacon, choir member and church clerk of Pleasant View Baptist Church for over 40 years, and Chairman of Deacons at Pleasant View Baptist Church. Mr. Coleman will live on in the hearts and memories of his family, friends, church, and community not because of his accomplishments listed above, but because of the way he lived his life. First and foremost, a humble man of God, he loved his Lord, and was devoted to his wife, Faye, and his family. To his family, friends, and all who knew him well, his name is synonymous with integrity, wisdom, wit, faithfulness, work ethic, and a good neighbor. What more can be said of a man? Survivors include his wife, Faye Grainger Worley; three daughters, Cindy Worley Howell and her husband Tim, Mary Jo Worley Smith and her husband Jonathan, and Gina Worley, all of Worley Farms; one son, Floyd Coleman Worley, Jr. and his special friend Mike Guerndt of Surfside Beach; nine grandchildren, Patrick King, Nicholas King, Nadia Howell, Katya Howell, Isaac Howell, Matthew Willoughby and his wife Kelli, Jessica Willoughby, Vince Powers, and Alexandria Powers; three great-grandchildren, Hailey King, Lane Squires, and Matthew Shane Willoughby, II; and two sisters, Frances Worley Bond and her husband John of North Wilkesboro, NC, and Jacquelyn Worley Collins of Loris. Visitation will be Friday, June 21, 2013, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Loris Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 22, 2013, 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant View Baptist Church. Entombment with military honors will follow at the family mausoleum in the Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Pleasant View Baptist Church, c/o Johnny M. Shelley, 13403 Highway 19, Nichols, SC 29581. Please sign an online guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Loris Chapel is serving the family.

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Floyd Coleman Worley, Sr.

July 22, 1933 - June 18, 2013