H*5003 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H*5003 Concurrent Resolution, By W.J. Young, J.M. Baxley, G. Brown, Canty,
Harvin, J.T. McElveen, J.H. Neal and Neilson
A Concurrent Resolution expressing the sorrow and deepest sympathy of the
members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina to the family
and many friends upon the death of one of this State's most prominent
citizens, Margaret Weeks "Toody" Osteen, Chairman of the Board of Osteen
Publishing Company.
05/08/96 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-7
05/08/96 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-12
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE SORROW AND DEEPEST SYMPATHY OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE FAMILY AND MANY
FRIENDS UPON THE DEATH OF ONE OF THIS STATE'S
MOST PROMINENT CITIZENS, MARGARET WEEKS
"TOODY" OSTEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
OF OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Whereas, Mrs. Margaret Weeks "Toody" Osteen of
Sumter County departed this life on May 3, 1996; and
Whereas, she was born on March 26, 1908, in Pinewood, South
Carolina, to the late John Wesley and Mary Cantey Broughton
Weeks; and
Whereas, she was the wife of the late Hubert Duvall Osteen, Sr.,
who owned and managed The Item for more than sixty years; and
Whereas, at her death "Toody" Osteen was Chairman of
the Board of Osteen Publishing Company; and
Whereas, she is survived by her son , Hubert Duvall Osteen, Jr.,
Editor and Publisher of The Item and Publisher of The Hartsville
Messenger; three grandsons, Hubert Graham Osteen II and Kyle
Brown Osteen of Sumter, and John Duvall Osteen of New
Braunfels, Texas; and two great-grandchildren, Katherine Duvall
Osteen and Hubert Graham Osteen III; and
Whereas, she is remembered by her many friends and acquaintances
as a gracious, humorous, and resilient lady; and
Whereas, "Toody" Osteen will long be admired by the
many people whose lives were touched by her tender, caring
manner of life for all; and
Whereas, the devotion of "Toody" Osteen to her
husband, Hubert, is often remembered when discussing the full life
she lived; and
Whereas, even during her recent declining health she never
complained or mentioned it; and
Whereas, this sweet and beautiful woman was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church, a charter member of the Sumter Gallery
of Art, the Sumter County Museum, and the Fine Arts Council of
Sumter; and
Whereas, this dear and caring woman will be sorely missed by all
whose life touched hers; and
Whereas, we want the members of her family and her many friends
to know that they are in our thoughts and have our sincerest
sympathy; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly express
appreciation for Margaret Weeks "Toody" Osteen's life
and the many contributions she gave to Sumter County and the
Palmetto State. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, by this resolution, express their sorrow and deepest
sympathy to the family and many friends upon the death of one of
this state's most prominent citizens, Margaret Weeks
"Toody" Osteen, Chairman of the Board of Osteen
Publishing Company.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
her son, Hubert Duvall Osteen, Jr.
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