PARKSVILLE, S.C. - Mr. William M. 'Mid' Self, Jr., 71, husband of Barbara Dukes Self, of Parksville, died Thursday 11-5-2009 at University Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday 11-7-2009 at 2 P.M. at Parksville Baptist Church with military honors. The family will receive friends after the Service in the Church Fellowship Hall. Mr. Self was born in Clinton and was a Retired Supervisor with Rocky River Mills in Calhoun Falls. He was a member and Sunday School Teacher at Parksville Baptist Church. He was an Army Veteran and was a retired Command Sergeant Major with the South Carolina National Guard. He was a Mason, and served as a McCormick County Councilman and served on the McCormick County Water and Sewer Authority. He was a former mayor of Parksville and currently serving as a Parksville Town Councilman and also served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party. Survivors include his wife, 2 Sons- William M. (Mid) Self, III and his wife Lee, Fairfax, Va., Howard L. Self and his wife Susan, Raleigh, N.C. 5 Grandchildren- Cassie, Taylor, Trey, Graison, and Burris. Memorials may be made to the Parksville Ruth Abel Fund, Parksville, S.C. 29844. The family is at the home. Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-November 6, 2009