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Tench Carson Bullington Jr.

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Tench Carson Bullington Jr.

Birth
Death
25 Oct 1966 (aged 86)
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Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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TC Bullington
Services for T.C. Bullington "Uncle Bootsey"
,86 year old, retired city policeman, died today JF Floyd Mortuary, the Rev J Ray Batson; burial Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Bullington retired from the Spartanburg Police Department in 1954 after 25 years of service. He died at his home, Magnolia St., Tuesday morning after a long illness.

For nine years prior to retirement, TC Bullington worked the Southern Railway depot beat on the evening shift from 3:30 to 11:30. He and his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Davis Bullington celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary last summer. He became a policeman at age 49. With a reputation for kindness and understanding, Mr Bullington frequently gave a stern warning to minor case offenders in preference to taking them to jail.

Surviving in addition to his wife are: son Albert B Bullington of Spartanburg; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers: Furman and John Davis, Floyd Gregory, Joseph A Wildosz, Bill Alley, TC Folwer, Everette Schultz, Ezell Sherbert; members of the Spartanburg Police Department in honorary escort.

JF Floyd Mortuary
TC Bullington
Services for T.C. Bullington "Uncle Bootsey"
,86 year old, retired city policeman, died today JF Floyd Mortuary, the Rev J Ray Batson; burial Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Bullington retired from the Spartanburg Police Department in 1954 after 25 years of service. He died at his home, Magnolia St., Tuesday morning after a long illness.

For nine years prior to retirement, TC Bullington worked the Southern Railway depot beat on the evening shift from 3:30 to 11:30. He and his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Davis Bullington celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary last summer. He became a policeman at age 49. With a reputation for kindness and understanding, Mr Bullington frequently gave a stern warning to minor case offenders in preference to taking them to jail.

Surviving in addition to his wife are: son Albert B Bullington of Spartanburg; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers: Furman and John Davis, Floyd Gregory, Joseph A Wildosz, Bill Alley, TC Folwer, Everette Schultz, Ezell Sherbert; members of the Spartanburg Police Department in honorary escort.

JF Floyd Mortuary


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  • Added: Sep 1, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41452917/tench_carson-bullington: accessed ), memorial page for Tench Carson Bullington Jr. (8 Jun 1880–25 Oct 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41452917, citing Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by The Bull (contributor 46831114).