MARION — William Vernon Poston, Sr., son, of the late Ernest Gary Poston and Eulice Cox Poston, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009. He was 84 years old. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, February 6, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Richardson Funeral Home. Mr. Poston was born in Johnsonville, SC, but grew up in Lake City. He attended Lake City public schools. Mr. Poston served in the US Naval Beach Battalion for three years where he participated in the invasion of Southern France in August of 1944. After leaving the service he attended the University of South Carolina. He was an Internal Revenue Service agent for seven years, but most of his career was spent working for small corporations and other accountants. Surviving are his wife, Betty Jean Murden Poston of the home; sons, William V. Bill Poston, Jr., of Greenwood, SC, and Gary Murden Poston of North Charleston, SC; daughters, Julie Poston Greilh and Jeanne Poston Cox, both of Marion; grandchildren, William Travis Hicks of Charleston, SC and Liam Elliott Cox of Marion; step-grandchildren, Douglas Dumont of North Carolina, Heath Cox of Charleston, SC and Shea Cox McVey of Columbia, SC; and a sister, Elinor Poston Baxley of Georgia. He is predeceased by another sister, Betty Poston Yarborough. **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doubleclick. net/clk;211531132;33070124;e)