Karen Sturkie
Oh my Loved this lady and she could out talk my mother and that was not easy to do. Miss traveling with her.
Death date: Dec 6, 2017
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Mrs. Agnes Boatwright Stamper, 92, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at College Pines Nursing Home in Valdese.The family will receive friends from 2 until 2:45 p.m., Monday, December 11 2017, in the sanctuary of St. John’s United Methodist Church at 130 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, S.C. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Karen Radcliffe officiating. Burial will be at Unity Cemetery.Born in Jefferson, S.C., Mrs. Stamper was one of ten children born to the late William Garfield Boatwright and Daisy Lela Sullivan Boatwright. She was a dormitory “house mother” at Winthrop University for many years. Mrs. Stamper was a devoted member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Fort Mill where she had been a youth Sunday school teacher, a leader of the M.Y.F., member of the Dorcas Sunday School Class and a member of a circle group. She enjoyed socializing and never met a stranger. On Sundays, she was a member of an after church lunch group and also went shopping and had lunch with her sisters and friends every Tuesday. She enjoyed reading, crafts, travel, casual conversation, and, most importantly, spending time with her family.She was widowed by the late Fred Washington Stamper, Jr. in 1989. Surviving are her son, Dennis Stamper and his wife, Shawn of Hickory, N.C.; her daughter, Gayle Slagle (d. William) of Rock Hill; her brother, Lee Roy “Bo” Boatwright of Arlington, Virginia; two sisters, Sylvia Strait (Bill) of Rock Hill and Shirley Ghent (Ed) of Matthews, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Brittany Pigford, Jason Stamper, Adam Stamper, Hannah Propst, Claire Stamper, Caleb Stamper and Sadie Stamper; and five great-grandchildren, Dustin, Madison, Nathan, Eli and Evan. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son Timothy Stamper in 2012.Memorials may be made to St. John’s U.M.C., P.O. Box 1298, Fort Mill, SC 29716; or to the Winthrop University Foundation, 302 Tillman Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733.Read Obituary
Oh my Loved this lady and she could out talk my mother and that was not easy to do. Miss traveling with her.
I remember seeing Agnes and her lunch buddies at the mall and thought it was a great way to keep in touch. She was always cheerful and kept up with all the news. Later when she was in the Nursing Home in Rock Hill, I would visit her and hear all the stories of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sometimes I would get there in time for lunch and would get to sit with her while she ate. Lots of stories we shared. Peace to a wonderful lady.
Elaine Cryderman
In my youth three women were instrumental in introducing me to Christ and his teachings. Both Thelma Hammond and Agnes Stamper were always there during my years at St. John’s Church and MYF, and of course my Mother offered her support. Agnes always offered us a fun way to fellowship and learn. She even took a group of us to our first concert at the Charlotte Coliseum—The Dave Clark Five. I still laugh at a story told about Agnes—she was stopped for speeding because she passed another car that was being pursued for speeding. I always enjoyed talking with Agnes when she and my Mother shared the same assisted living facility.
Agnes, enjoy your stay in Heaven and thanks for sharing your life with all of us. Terry King.