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TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF VERNELL JAMISON LLOYD OF FLORENCE COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Vernell Jamison Lloyd at the age of ninety-four on April 15, 2022; and
Whereas, born in Branchville on November 15, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Alma Tucker Jamison, but the family became part of the Great Northern Migration to New York; and
Whereas, young Vernell confessed Christ as her personal Savior at the age of twelve, and she lived a fruitful Christian life, remaining connected and involved in the church. She loved hymns and expressed her faith in singing them. Her lifetime of caring for those unable to care for themselves was a vital overflow of her faith; and
Whereas, she married the late Goveneur Patterson in 1948, and together they had a fine, loving son, the late Leonard Patterson. In 1979, she was married again to the late James Lloyd, whose love for her was boundless; and
Whereas, Mrs. Lloyd retired from the Harris County Hospital District where she was the assistant director of nurses for Jefferson Davis Hospital and the grant director for the Federal Healthcare Program for the Homeless; and
Whereas, in 2019, she moved to Florence to be with her beloved niece LaDonna B. Pipkins where she joined and fellowshipped virtually with Greater Gethsemane Apostolic Church; and
Whereas, she fought the good fight and kept the faith for her family and loved ones to follow, including her devoted grandniece and grandnephew LaDonna B. and Alexis D. Pipkins, Sr.; great grandnephews Thomas L. Pipkins and Alexis D. Pipkins, Jr., great grandnieces Brooke A. Pipkins and A' Mari S. Pipkins, and four generations of nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of extended family and friends around the country; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the life and legacy of Vernell Jamison Lloyd and for the example of sacrifice and kindness she set for all who knew her. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Vernell Jamison Lloyd of Florence County and extend their deepest sympathy to her loving family and her many friends.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Vernell Jamison Lloyd.
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