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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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08/07/1938 -01/18/2024
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Williamsburg Funeral Home with burial in McClary Cemetery.
Visitation
Mr. Nexsen’s family will greet friends just prior to the service from 2 to 3 PM at the funeral home.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Millwood Methodist Church, c/o Jamie Brown, 1560 Millwood Road, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Lane Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Cornelia Bell, 20 Marble Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Edwin Virgil “Sonny Boy” Nexsen, Jr., 85, husband of Ruth McGee Nexsen, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
Mr. Nexsen was born August 7, 1938, in the Millwood Community of Kingstree, SC, the son of the late Edwin Virgil Nexsen, Sr. and Crawford McClary Nexsen. He was a graduate of Kingstree High School where he excelled in sports, especially football, track, and baseball. He was a star running back for the Boll Weevils, won awards in track, and signed to play baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1958, but decided that “living out of a suitcase” was not the life for him. He returned to the family farm and retired from farming at the age of 75. Mr. Nexsen was an avid fisherman and hunter and was a former member of the Bryant Hunting Club. He especially enjoyed watching and following the Carolina Gamecocks. He was a member of Millwood Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife of 65 years Ruth, Mr. Nexsen is survived by his son, Steve E. Nexsen; daughter, Melanie L. Nexsen; granddaughter, Mary Beth (Neal Price); great granddaughter, Kate Price; and his dog Dixie. In addition to his parents Mr. Nexsen was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Nexsen Seeger and Mary Nexsen Rohe.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Denise Young Bryant of Amedisys, Kimberly Banks, and the Agape Care Group for the loving care given during his illness.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Williamsburg Funeral Home with burial in McClary Cemetery. Mr. Nexsen’s family will greet friends just prior to the service from 2 to 3 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Millwood Methodist Church, c/o Jamie Brown, 1560 Millwood Road, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Lane Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Cornelia Bell, 20 Marble Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituary page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com
Melanie and family, I am so sorry for your loss.
Melanie,
I am so sorry to hear about your father. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Love,
Robin S White
Melanie and Steve, we are very sorry to hear this.
Melanie I am sorry for your loss. I am thinking of you and your family.
Love, Rhoda & RJ Cannon
We are thinking of all of you with much, much love.
Len B. and Claire Hudson Gaskins
Melanie and Steve,
So sorry for your loss ..prayers sent to the family.
Love,
Blake
I am so sorry to hear about your daddy. Praying for you and your family.
My thoughts and prayers are with Edwin’s Family.
I have known Edwin since the first grade and I considered him a good friend.
We are very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family in this time of sadness. May his memories be eternal and keep you comfort in the days ahead.
Ruth and family. I’m so sorry for your loss. Sonny Boy fought a long hard battle. My prayers are with all of you.
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your dad Melanie. May your memories bring you and your family comfort as you deal with his absence in your lives. You are a wonderful person and you have honored your parents as the Bible instructs us to do. May God bless you.