Carl (Bud) Sloan

Heading: Carl (Bud) Sloan (Veteran) Dateline: Lyman Carl Milton (Bud) Sloan, 75, of 735 Sloan Road, died October 22, 2006 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Spartanburg County, son of the late Otis Odell and Minnie Atkins Sloan, he was a 1952 graduate of Clemson University and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sloan taught at Aiken High School, Fairforest High School and Fairforest Middle School before retiring as a building and construction instructor for R.D. Anderson Vocational School after forty years of service. He was the president of Sloan and Sloan Builders for the past fourteen years. He was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church, a charter member of the Holly Springs Ruritan Club, former fire chief of Holly Springs V.F.D., and a former Little League coach at Holly Springs. Surviving are his wife, Flora Lee Bell Sloan of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Joe and Kim S. Sloan and Travis and Kim T. Sloan all of Holly Springs; four grandchildren, Brett Sloan, Drew Sloan, Kylie Sloan, and Turner Sloan; six sisters, Myra S. Weatherly and Audrey S. Bowers both of Greer, Peggy S. Wisterman, Patsy S. Turner, Linda S. Henderson, and Cheryl Sloan Smith all of Holly Springs; and one sister-in-law, Virginia D. Sloan of Holly Springs. Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at Holly Springs Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. Tim Clark and Rev. Gerald Turner. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lee Henderson, Barry Henderson, Jamie Henderson, Eric Henderson, Brook Henderson and Kenny Bell. Honorary pallbearers will be Dan Sloan, Bill Sloan, Bob Sloan, Homer Fowler, Jr., Ronnie Wilson, and F.A. Atkins, the 1947 graduating class of Holly Springs High School and all of his nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Wood Mortuary. The family is at the home of a son, Travis Sloan, 550 Holly Belle Drive, Holly Springs. Memorials may be made to Holly Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 251 Hannon Road, Inman, S.C. 29349. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

Carl (Bud) Sloan

February 12, 1931 - October 22, 2006