Anderson, SC - Harold William Burrows of Anderson, SC and
a former resident of Friendship passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at
Rainey Hospice House, Anderson, SC. He was born on October 17, 1935 in
Friendship, a son of the late Myron A. and Gertrude I. Irish Burrows. He
married Judith Ann Carlson who survives.
Harold was a graduate of Friendship Central School. After
school he moved to Washington DC area where he managed marinas for over the 35+
years of his career, retiring from the Department of the Army after managing
the Ft. Belvoir Marina for over 20 years.
He was an ordained deacon with Belle View Baptist Church in
Alexandria, VA.
Some of the things he enjoyed were boating, fishing,
traveling the east coast, exploring lighthouses and fishing spots and playing
an occasional round of golf with his sons, brothers, and nephews when he
could. He achieved his first goal in
retirement by building a house and settling on the Virginia shores of the
Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay where he enjoyed fishing, boat rides, crabbing
off his pier and long walks through the wooded lots along the river with his
dog Crystal. Harold later moved to South
Carolina to be closer to his grandkids where he enjoyed summer afternoons swimming
in the pool, boating on the lake and teaching them to play checkers and chess.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his sons, Troy D.
(Dawn) Burrows of Anderson, SC, Alan C. Burrows of Woodbridge VA, his
grandchildren: David and Haley Burrows both of Anderson, SC, a brother, Duane
E. (Marge) Burrows of Morehead, KY and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five
brothers, Victor, Mike, Philip, Ralph, and Arvis Burrows and two sisters, Jean
Burrows and Jesse Reese Emons.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 27,
2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Maple Grove Cemetery, Friendship. Kenneth Chroniger,
pastor of the Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church, will officiate.
Memorials if desired
to: Alzheimer’s Association, SC Chapter, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L Anderson,
SC, 29621 or Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Rd, Anderson, SC 29621.
