South Carolina H 4860: James Lowell Underwood sympathy

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2025-2026 Bill 4860 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4860

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A house RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE Malinda Craig OF faIRFIELD COUNTY ON 
THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY 
CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Malinda Craig of 
Fairfield County celebrated her one hundredth birthday on August 11, 2025; and 

Whereas, born on August 
11, 1925, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, she has witnessed the 
many remarkable social changes, technological advancements, and international 
developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the first quarter 
of the twenty-first century; and 

Whereas, the daughter 
of the late Eliza J. Cammon Boulware, Malinda was the eldest of four siblings: 
Nancy Graham, Martha Canty, and the late John Melvin Boulware. She attended the 
public schools in Blackstock and Rossville, and at an early age, she joined 
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Woodward and later became a 
member of Gladden Grove Methodist Church in Mitford; and

Whereas, together with 
her beloved husband, the late James B. Craig, she reared ten fine children. She 
has been blessed to see the continuation of her loving family legacy in twelve 
grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, 
and one special great-grandchild that is reared in her home; and 

Whereas, Mrs. Craig 
worked for several years at Chester County Hospital when she was young. Then 
she worked for Mr. James and Earlene Bankhead. As her family grew, she acquired 
additional work with JP Shenson in Great Falls where she worked for twenty 
years until they closed. She then relocated to Washington, DC, and worked for 
Dr. Grant and family for ten years and then returned home to Blackstock and 
began working for Mr. Bridges in Charlotte, North Carolina; and

Whereas, after her 
retirement, Mrs. Craig spent time enjoying her family, her church family, and 
her friends. With a passion for cooking, she always made sure to cook enough 
for everyone, and she made sure everyone got a plate when they visited. She 
enjoys going to Myrtle Beach yearly to celebrate her birthday with her family 
and friends; and

Whereas, without a 
license or formal training, Mrs. Craig taught a sort of mathematics through her 
example, not in a school classroom but in her community, when she added the 
values of love and hard work to her life; subtracted a can't-do attitude from 
her mind; multiplied these concepts in her home, church, and community; and 
divided them among her children; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to honor this daughter of South 
Carolina at the celebration of her one hundredth birthday and to join with her 
family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary 
milestone. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the 
House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Malinda 
Craig of Fairfield County on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and wish 
her a joyous birthday celebration and many years of continued health and 
happiness.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Malinda Craig.

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