Portrait of Edith Joan Bullock

Obituary · Lake View, SC

Edith Joan Bullock

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For 90 years, Edith touched the lives of those around them.

"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through."
— Eskimo proverb
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Edith Joan Bullock, 90, of Lake View, SC has gone home, leaving behind a circle of those who loved her.

What we offer here is gratitude wrapped in remembrance.

Edith's story began in 1936, and unfolded across the years that followed.

Edith spent her working life as ['Anvil Knitwear for many years'] and held deeply to the Baptist faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.

Belief, when lived, becomes a kind of inheritance.

Edith Joan BullockMrs. Joan Buillock, 90, died Monday, May 4th, 2026, at Carlyle Senior Care of Fork, after an illness.A funeral service will be Thursday, May 7th, 2026, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Lake View, SC. A private burial will follow at Townsend Cemetery in Lumberton, NC. A visitation will be held 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.Mrs. Joan was born in Robeson County, the daughter of the late Haynes Marvin and Lucille Hester Townsend. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lake View. She worked at Anvil Knitwear for many years.Surviving are her 2 sons, Wylie Gregg Bullock (Kit) and Marvin Dean Bullock; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Sarah T. Freeman and Joyce T. Floyd.Mrs. Joan was preceded in death by her son, Edward Franklin Bulloock; her brother Haynes Wayland Townsend; and her sister, Doris T. Tyler.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church of Lake View,PO Box 367, Lake View, SC 29563.

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