Elsie Newnham Leitch

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 2 PM in Lamb’s Chapel Christian Center in Florence, directed by Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home of Darlington. Mrs. Leitch was born on October 19, 1941 in Columbia, South Carolina and was raised in Holly Hill, South Carolina. Elsie attended Lamb’s Chapel Christian Center in Florence and retired from Harris and Graves Law office in Florence, where she was a legal Administrative Assistant. She was a devoted mother, sister and grandmother. Surviving are her daughters, Donna (David) James and Debbie (Ricky) James all of Darlington; her brother, Charles L. (Brenda) Newnham, Jr.; her grandchildren, Brian (Katherine) James, Whitney James and Dustin James; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Ernest Chavis. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Corey Mathew Leitch; and a sister, Beverly Newnham Grooms. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM Monday, October 18, 2010 at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home and other times at the residence of her daughter, Debbie and Ricky James, 613 Red Tip Lane, Darlington. Memorials may be made to Whiney James Fund, C/O First Reliance Back, 2170 West Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501 or to the McLeod Hospice House, 1203 East Cheves Street, Florence, South Carolina 29506. Sign the online register book at www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com