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John Earl “Johnny” Coward

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John Earl “Johnny” Coward

Birth
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death
19 May 2003 (aged 56)
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
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OBITUARY: John Earl "Johnny" Coward (1946-2003)
JOHNNY COWARD
John Earl "Johnny" Coward, 56, of 826 Jackson Street, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at his home.
A native of Spartanburg, he was the son of Harry Nathan Coward of Spartanburg and the late Mary Jane (McSwain) Coward. He was a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg. He was a member of Lone Oak Lodge, Hejaz Shriners, and was a volunteer for Hilltop Fire Department.
Surviving, in addition to his father, are his stepmother, Alma White Coward, of Spartanburg; and a sister, Virginia Sue Coward Spiers, of Houston.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2003, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Garden.
(Greenville News, Greenville, SC, Thursday, 22 May 2003)
John Earl "Johnny" Coward, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died May 19, 2003, at his home.

A native of Spartanburg, son of Harry Nathan Coward and the late Mary Jane McSwin Coward.

He was a truck driver with Nationwide Trucking Co. and a former machinist. He was a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg and a former member of Bethany Baptist Church. A graduate of Fairforest High School, he attended Spartanburg Methodist College, Limestone College, Spartanburg Technical College and Greenville Technical College. He was a member of Lone Oak Lodge and Hejaz Shriners and was a volunteer for Hilltop Fire Department.

Surviving in addition to his father are his stepmother, Alma White Coward of Spartanburg; and a sister, Virginia Sue Coward Spiers of Houston.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Rusher. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mobile Meals Service, P.O. Box 461, Spartanburg, SC, 29304.
OBITUARY: John Earl "Johnny" Coward (1946-2003)
JOHNNY COWARD
John Earl "Johnny" Coward, 56, of 826 Jackson Street, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at his home.
A native of Spartanburg, he was the son of Harry Nathan Coward of Spartanburg and the late Mary Jane (McSwain) Coward. He was a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg. He was a member of Lone Oak Lodge, Hejaz Shriners, and was a volunteer for Hilltop Fire Department.
Surviving, in addition to his father, are his stepmother, Alma White Coward, of Spartanburg; and a sister, Virginia Sue Coward Spiers, of Houston.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2003, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Garden.
(Greenville News, Greenville, SC, Thursday, 22 May 2003)
John Earl "Johnny" Coward, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died May 19, 2003, at his home.

A native of Spartanburg, son of Harry Nathan Coward and the late Mary Jane McSwin Coward.

He was a truck driver with Nationwide Trucking Co. and a former machinist. He was a member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg and a former member of Bethany Baptist Church. A graduate of Fairforest High School, he attended Spartanburg Methodist College, Limestone College, Spartanburg Technical College and Greenville Technical College. He was a member of Lone Oak Lodge and Hejaz Shriners and was a volunteer for Hilltop Fire Department.

Surviving in addition to his father are his stepmother, Alma White Coward of Spartanburg; and a sister, Virginia Sue Coward Spiers of Houston.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Rusher. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mobile Meals Service, P.O. Box 461, Spartanburg, SC, 29304.

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BELOVED SON OF HARRY AND MARY



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  • Created by: David Coward
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76938433/john_earl-coward: accessed ), memorial page for John Earl “Johnny” Coward (29 Aug 1946–19 May 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76938433, citing Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by David Coward (contributor 47167269).