More detail on this person: SALTERS " John Fleetwood Moody, 71, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Moody was born March 10, 1933, in Lake City, a son of the late Walter Scott and Lela Covington Moody. He was a graduate of the Citadel with Masters degrees form the University of South Carolina and Francis Marion University. Fleetwood was a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army where he was a helicopter and fixed-wing pilot. He served in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded two Bronze Stars in Vietnam and 15 Air Medals. He also held a 3rd degree black belt in Karate. Lt. Col. Moody was the author of The Black Bishop. He was a member of Union Presbyterian Church and Friends of the Library. Fleetwood is survived by his daughters Maxine Moody Poston and her husband Dr. Hal Poston of Flat Rock, NC; Laura Jean Moody Reed and her husband Alan C. Reed of Greenville, SC; his 5 grandchildren: Elizabeth Jean Poston of Los Angeles, CA; Eric Chalmers Poston and Lane Strom Poston of Flat Rock, NC; Mitchell Alan Reed and Philip Ashley Reed of Greenville, SC; his former wife, Margaret Strom Moody of Greenville, SC. Also surviving are his 3 brothers, Lide Moody (Geneva) of Lake City, SC; Bill Moody (Rebecca) of Dillon, SC; and Lee Ray Moody (Betsy) of Walterboro, SC; a sister Laura Ellen Moody of Charleston, SC and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Furman ChildrenÖs Chorus or the Boys Choir of the Carolinas, 31 Crestline Road, Greenville, SC 29609.
Burial information: Lake City First Baptist Church Cemetery, Lake City, SC
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