Richard & Clara Lupton

Clara and Richard Lupton

     I grew up attending Warden’s Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Lowland.  I remember Earl Sadler Jr., Henry Rice, Sandy Popp, Roxanne Watts, and so many others including myself, singing in the youth choir, participating in the annual Christmas programs, and other church activities..  One of the things I fondly remember as a child when I went to church was getting a piece of chewing gum after Sunday school from Mr. Richard Lupton.  At the conclusion of Sunday School, Mr. Richard would be at the rear of the church and each one of us children would be offered a piece of chewing gum on our way out of the sanctuary.  I always remember it being Wrigley’s Double Mint or Juicy Fruit. 

     Mr. Richard and Ms. Clara Lupton owned the small grocery store next to their house in Lowland.  They were both faithful members to the church and also to the community.  I remember many times we would go to the store for ice cream or a candy bar and then go into their side yard and swing on their swing.  The store and their home are long gone, succumbed to the perils of the recent hurricanes. However, when we reflect back to our youth, folks like Richard and Clara Lupton are distant reminders that the people of Goose Creek Island were good people.