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George Nathaniel Magrath, Sr., age 83, of Lakeside Drive died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at Medstar, Kingston Nursing Center following an illness. Mr. Magrath was born in Conway, a son of the late Lawrence Dunton Magrath and Dorothy Officer Magrath. He graduated from Conway High School in 1939 and received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the Citadel in 1943. Mr. Magrath was a US Army Veteran serving three years during WW II. He was a lifetime member of Kingston Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon, Elder, Trustee, and Elder-Emeritus. Mr. Magrath was the owner of Magrath Insurance Agency, Inc. for many years. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the South Carolina Association of Insurance Agents for 9 years, including two years as its president. He was President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association, serving the association for forty-seven years. he was a director of the South Carolina League of Savings Associations, Chairman of the Fripp Island Development Corporation, member of the Insurance and Protective Committee of the United States Savings and Loan League. In August of 1978, he represented the United States Savings and Loan League by testifying before the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate. Mr. Magrath was a member of the Horry County Higher education Commission for 14 years, including one year as chairman. He was a member of Coastal Carolina Education Foundation. In 1989, Coastal Carolina College honored him by presenting him with its Founder's Medallion. He was a Director of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and served as President of the Conway Chamber of Commerce. He was a Director of the Conway Hospital for thirteen years serving, one term as its Chairman. Mr. Magrath was a member of the Horry County Building Commission, a member of the Board of Trustees of Conway Elementary School and of Conway High School, and was a former President of the Conway Golf Club. In 1992, he received the Conway Chamber of Commerce "McCown Community Service Award." On February 8, 1993, the mayor and members of the Conway City Council presented Mr. Magrath with a plaque expressing appreciation for his many years of dedicated services and his efforts to enhance the natural beauty of the city of Conway. In 1998, he received the LaVerne H. Creel Lifetime Achievement Award. The Conway High School Education Foundation presented the Outstanding Alumnus Award to him in January of 2003. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Mary Jane Magrath of Conway; one son, George N. Magrath, Jr. and his wife Cindy of Conway; three daughters, Jane Magrath of Norman, Oklahoma, Harriet M. Allen and her husband Tommy of Charleston, and Mary Anna Fulmer of Rock Hill, SC; seven grandchildren, George Magrath, Ashley Magrath, Richard Magrath, Anna Fulmer, Rebecca Fulmer, Sean Allen, and Elizabeth Allen. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Friday from Kingston Presbyterian Church with Rev. Don Stiens officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeside Cemetery directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday. Memorials may be sent to the Endowment fund of Kingston Presbyterian Church, 800 3rd Ave. Conway, SC 29526 or the Horry County Shelter Home, 1872 Highway 90, Conway, SC 29526.

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George N. Magrath, Sr.

June 14, 2006