Background
Kinney, William Light was born on October 26, 1933 in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Son of William Light and Annie Laurie (Mayer) Kinney.
Kinney, William Light was born on October 26, 1933 in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Son of William Light and Annie Laurie (Mayer) Kinney.
Bachelor of Science, Wofford College, 1954; Bachelor in Journalism, University of Southern California, 1977.
Copy editor, The State, Columbia, South Carolina., 1955-1958;
reporter, Marlboro Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville, 1958-1959;
advertising manager, Marlboro Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville, 1959-1960;
business manager, Marlboro Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville, 1960-1965;
managing editor, Marlboro Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville, 1965-1970;
editor, public, Marlboro Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville, since 1970;
president, Marlboro Public Company Inc., since 1970. Secretary Marlboro Savings & Loan Association, Bennettsville, 1970-1982, First National Bank of South Carolina., Bennettsville, 1973-1984. Member of advisory board South Carolina.
National Bank, Bennettsville, 1984-1994, Wachovia Bank, since 1994. Secretary, member of advisory board Security Federal Savings & Loan, 1982-1990, board directors, 1984-1989. President Greater Pee Dee Press Inc., 1972-1982, Bennettsville Parking and Development Company, 1964.
Vice president Hamlet (North Carolina) News Inc., 1973-1982.
President United Fund, Bennettsville, 1963-1964. Chairman Marlboro County com.S.C. Tricentennial, 1970, United States Bicentennial, since 1974. Councilman, mayor pro tem City of Bennettsville, 1967-1969.
Member Marlboro County Devel.Bd., 1958-1981. Board directors Kinney Foundation, since 1971, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1975-1999. Board directors Indian Museum of Carolinas, since 1972.
Trustee Whipple Foundation, since 1979, chairman, since 1981. Trustee South Carolina. Press Foundation, 1978-1993, vice chairman, 1985-1992, chairman, 1992-1993.
Trustee Neil Monroe Trust Fund, 1965-1991, chairman, 1977-1991. Member of advisory board Small Business Administration, 1962-1964. Chairman finance committee 1st Methodist Church, 1985-1987, staff parish committee chairman, 1990-1992.
Member Chancel Choir, since 1951. Trustee South Carolina. Methodist Advisory, 1968-1978, South Carolina.
Hall of Fame, 1980-1988, vice president, 1980-1982. Director South Carolina. confederation Local History Socs., 1974-1975, treasurer, 1975-1978, vice president, 1979, president, 1980-1982. Warden St. David's Society, 1978-1980, president, 1980-1981.
Chairman Jennings-Brown House Restoration, 1974-1976, Bennettsville Downtown Commission, 1977-1982. Vice president Bennettsville Downtown Development Association, since 1993. Trustee American Folklife Center, Washington, since 1982, Chairman.1987, 92-93, 98-, vice chairman, 1990-1992.
Member South Carolina. Archives and History Commission, since 1987, vice chairman, 1988-1990, 98-, chairman, 1990-1993. Member South Carolina.
Review Board for National Register of History Places, since 1988, chairman, since 1990, South Carolina.State Development Board, 1993. Board directors Friends Brookgreen Gardens, 1991-1997, president, 1993-1996, trustee, 1993-1996. Member board visitors Coker College, 1986-1989.
Board directors South Carolina. Committee for Humanities, 1981-1985, Pawleys Island Civic Association, since 1979, Palmetto Trails, 1993-1997. Trustee Scotia Village Retirement Cmty., since 1995.
Vice president Marlboro Civic Center Foundation, since 1994. Member Sons of the American Revolution, National Trust for Historic Preservation (board advisors Southern Region since 1997) South Carolina. Press Association (president 1972-1973), Palmetto Conservation Foundation (director since 1997), Marlboro County History Preservation Committee (chairman 1986-1996), South Carolina.
Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1964-1968, 75-78), Bennettsville Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1964-1967, 75-78), Bennettsville Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1962), South Carolina. Junior Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1963, national director 1964), Marlboro History Society (board dirs.1967-1979, president 1975-1979, governments award for lifetime achievement in historic preservation 1996), University of Southern California Society (board directors 1972-1982, vice chairman 1977-1982), Wofford College Alumni Association (board directors 1968-1972), Marlboro Country Club, Marlboro Cotillion (president 1984-1986), National Debutante Cotillion (sponsor 1987-1995), Sans Souci Club (president 1980-1982), Rotary (board directors 1968-1970, president 1970-1972), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Margaret Rene Pegues, March 21, 1964. Children: Elisabeth Mayer Kinney McNiel, William Light III (deceased).
