Individual Details

Marion Ashe was born 14 June 1920. On 18 June 1948 he married Sara Pierce of Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina. On 7 July 1967 he married a second time to Eleanor Wilkinson Robinson.

There was one child born of the first marriage.
There was one child born of the second marriage.

The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Monday, August 6, 2012: Greenville--- Francis Marion Ashe, 92, of Greenville, S.C., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Born on June 14, 1920, in the family's ancestral home in McConnells, S.C., he was the second of six children born to William Elias Ashe Sr. and Macie Kirkpatrick Ashe. Marion grew up in McConnellsville and graduated from York High School in 1937. Afterwards, he attended Spartanburg Junior College where he earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He then went on to proudly serve his country in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II at Saipan, Tinian, Guam, the Philippines and Japan. After being discharged from the Navy, Mr. Ashe was employed in various roles associated with the farming, brokering and manufacturing of cotton in the upstate for over 45 years. He retired as a cotton broker with the I. L. Donkle Company located in Greenville, S.C. Marion was a longtime member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Greenville. He served two years as treasurer for his Sunday school class and also acted as a volunteer delivering Meals on Wheels for many years. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Lois Ashe Moore and Eliza Ashe Darby and his brothers, William (Billy) Elias Ashe Jr., James (Calvin) Ashe and Edwin Kirkpatrick Ashe. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Wilkerson Ashe of Greenville; his daughter, Beverly Ashe Pierce and her son, David (Kristen) Pierce of Charlotte, N.C., and other daughter, Robin Ashe (Stephen) Flood and their children Shea, Quinton, Keely, Ian and Colin of Manasquan, N.J. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Visitation for friends will be from 12 to 1 p.m. Interment will be held at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Hickory Grove, S.C. Memorial contributions may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 7 Shannon Drive, Greenville, S.C. 29615 or to the Thornwell Children's Home, P.O. Box 60, Clinton, S.C. 29325. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Greenville (www.woodlawn-fh.com).

Birth	14 Jun 1920	McConnells, York Co., South Carolina
Marriage	18 Jun 1948	Sara Pierce
Marriage	7 Jul 1967	Eleanor Wilkinson Robinson
Death	2 Aug 2012	Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina
Residence		Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Burial		Hickory Grove Cemetery, Hickory Grove, York Co., South Carolina

Spouse	Sara Pierce ( - )
Child	Beverly Ashe (1949 - )

Spouse	Eleanor Wilkinson Robinson (1926 - 2013)
Child	Robin Ashe (1962 - )

Father	William Elias Ashe (1888 - 1939)
Mother	Macie Kirkpatrick (1893 - 1963)
Sibling	William Calvin Ashe (1918 - 1954)
Sibling	William Elias Ashe Jr. (1922 - 1923)
Sibling	Lois Kizziah Ashe (1924 - 1985)
Sibling	Eliza Inman Ashe (1926 - 2006)
Sibling	Edwin Kirkpatrick Ashe (1928 - 2010)