William Harold McMakin Sr.

September 11, 1937 - October 12, 2018

Wellford – William Harold McMakin, Sr., 81, of Wellford, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018. He was the son of the late William J. and Aurelia Powell McMakin. Mr. McMakin was a Truck Driver and an electrician. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed motorcycle riding. He served in the USAF from 1954-1966 both abroad and stateside at Offutt AFB in Nebraska. Mr. McMakin is survived by his daughters, Pamela Crooke, Donna Gosnell and her husband Roger, Candace Lindsey, and Sheila Bates and her husband Bob; grandchildren, Brad Foster, Robby Bates, Tommy Bates, Heather Bright, Jarrett Lindsey, Tiffany Brown, Tabitha Stevens, Roger Gosnell, Jr. and China Gosnell; great grandchildren, Trent Bates, Henry Foster, Nathan Foster, Lohgan Gosnell, Shay Anderson, Brian Gosnell, Bri Anderson, Hudson Brown, Sophie Brown, and Paxton Brown; his daughter-in-law, Dee Dee Foster; his sister, Judy Kiminski, his brother, Russel McMakin, and his longtime companion, Collette Bridges. He is predeceased by his brothers, Terry McMakin and Ronnie Dale McMakin; his sons, William H. “Billy” McMakin, Jr. and Roger D. Foster, and the mother of his children, Betty Woodward McMakin. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 PM Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Living Waters Funeral Home & Crematory, 529 Spartanburg Hwy. S., Lyman, SC 29365. Gravesite Service with Military Honors will be 3:00 PM Monday, October 15, 2018 at Fort Prince Memorial Gardens, 126 Fort Prince Rd., Wellford, SC 29385. Pastor Doug Godfrey will officiate.