William H. Craven, Jr., 86, of Aiken died Dec. 4, 2015. He was a county extension agent for Agriculture in Edgefield and Saluda Counties, who retired in 1971 with 18 years of service.
In the 1990’s, he served Clemson as President of the Agricultural Heritage Center at the Edisto Research and Education Center, and he represented Clemson University as a chairman of the Board of Visitors. In 2015, he was inducted into the Clemson A. Frank Lever County Agent Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his sister, two children, family and friends.
Visitation will be held at the Burke County Office Park, 715 W. 6th St. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 5 – 7 pm. A Graveside Service will be held at Old Mizpah Methodist Church Cemetery (South Bamberg County, SC) on Thursday, Dec 10 at 10:30 am. A Memorial Service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro on Thursday, Dec 10 at 3pm.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests a memorial gift to Mizpah Methodist Church, P.O. Box 138, Olar, SC 29843 or First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 420, Waynesboro, GA 30830 or Edmund Burke Academy P.O. Box 787 Waynesboro, GA 30830.
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