Mr. John Lorrain Tolson

January 29, 1939 - January 1, 2021

Graveside services for Mr. John Lorrain Tolson, 81, will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, January 4th, 2021 in the Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Ladell Humphries will officiate and the family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Tolson entered into rest on Friday, January 1, 2021. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of the late Luke Carey Tolson and Carrie Elizabeth Byrd Tolson. He was a good, quiet man. He usually did not have much to say but when he did, it was worth hearing. He was a loving man and a great husband, father, brother, and uncle. A hard-working man having worked at La-Z-boy in Florence and National Can in Bishopville as a machinist. He loved our Lord and believed in the power of prayer. He was a tremendous prayer warrior, praying each night for over 50 people each by name and memory. His life provided a meaningful and upstanding example for all to follow. He will be deeply missed by his many friends and family. Surviving are his wife, Jearldine Gainey Tolson; sister-in-law, Zelda Connell (David); and many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughters, Tracy Tolson and Eva Patton; sisters, Emily Ritter, Evelyn Byrd; brothers, Hewitt Tolson, Eugene Tolson, Jerald Tolson, Melvin Tolson, Bruce Tolson, Leon Tolson, Darrell Tolson. Memorials to Solid Rock Mission For Christ, P.O. Box 1588, Hartsville, SC 29550 or North Hartsville Baptist Church, 1117 Patrick Hwy, Hartsville, SC 29550. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Directors are caring for the family.