Personal Information

• Ninety Six
• Residing in Ware Shoals
• Born Mar. 8, 1928 in Ware Shoals
• Son of Calvin W. and Panna (Page) Carnell of Ware Shoals
• Graduated from Ware Shoals High School, 1945
• Dec. 17, 1949 Married to Sara Moore of Greenwood, 2 children, Marion Ray and the late Toni Lynn
• Mem., First Baptist Church
• Past Pres., Lions Club
• Past Comdr., Amer. Legion Post 100
• Mason
• Shriner
• 40 &
• 8
• VFW
• Legislator of the Year, VFW, 1981
• Jaycee Man of the Year, 1961
• Woodman Outstanding Man of the Year, 1962
• Legislator of the Year, VFW, 1981
• Assn. for Retarded Citizens of S.C. Legislator of the Year, 1989
• Legislator of the Year, Amer. Legion Dept. of S.C., 1990
• Special Serv. Award, S.C. Downtown Development Assn., 1990
• Legislator of the Year, S.C. Health Care Assn., 1991, 2000
• Legislator of the Year, S.C. Hosp. Assn., 1992
• Legislator of the Year, S.C. Assn. of Residential Care Homes, 1997
• Legislator of the Year, S.C. Human Serv. Providers, 1998
• Hon. Doctor of Law, The Citadel, 1993
• Dedication of the Marion P. Carnell Library/Learning Resources center at Piedmont Tech. Coll., 1991
• Dedication of the Marion Pincknet Carnell Learning Center at Lander Univ., 1992
• Outstanding Legislator by the S.C. Citizens and Merchants Assn., 1995, 1999
• Hon. Ph.D. Humane Letters, MUSC, 1999
• Hon. Ph.D. of Law, Lander Univ., 1999
• Legislator of the Year, S.C. Pub. Health Assn., 2000
• Inducted into the Greenwood Co. Hall of Fame, Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce, 2000
• Mil. serv.: Mar. 6, 1946­
• Jan. 6, 1948, USN
• Prev. serv. in House 1961­
• 64, 1967­
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