NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Robert "Bo" Hylan Fanning, 75 departed this earth to live with his heavenly father on Monday, January 5, 2009 at Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in the chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home with Rev. John Bolin and Rev. Baxter Stanley officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Steve Brinson, Mack Chavous, Lionel Odom, Jim Black and Lonnie McMurtree will serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Frank Strother. Bo had lived in the area all his life and attended First Baptist Church Clearwater, Calvary Temple Assembly of God and was a former member of First Assembly of God. He owned and operated Fanning Printing Shop for fifty years and also Video City in Aiken. He was a veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his loving wife of 54 years, Willie Mae Fanning , he is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Fisher Miller, Edgefield, South Carolina and the grandchildren he adored, April and Craig Miller. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kingdom Seekers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church Clearwater or to the Missionary Group of First Assembly of God. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 1134 Telfair St., Augusta, Georgia 706- 722-5566.
The Augusta Chronicle-January 7, 2009
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