Obituaries - The Sumter Item (2024)

Alice Rosamond Williams Potts, 65, wife of Joseph Potts and daughter of Mary Kelly Boston and the late Walker Willie Williams, was born on Nov. 15, 1958, in Columbia. She departed this life on …more

6/11/24 05:00 PM

COLUMBIA — Vicki Paulette Shuford Warner, 80, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on June 9, 2024, at Prisma Richland Hospital. Vicki was born in Pineville, Louisiana, to Paul Victor …more

6/11/24 05:00 PM

Matthew Richardson III, husband of Vashunda Richardson and son of the late Essie and Matthew Richardson Jr., passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024. He is the grandson of the late Rosa Lee and Matthew …more

6/11/24 05:00 PM

Susan Nathaniel Haynesworth Martin, daughter of the late Rev. Henry and Susan Drayton Nathaniel, died Monday, June 3, 2024. Funeral service was held at noon Monday, June 10, 2024, at Joshua Baptist …more

6/10/24 06:12 PM

Thommie Ruth Jackson, 67, died Thursday, May 23, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & …more

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MANNING — Sylvia Canty, 53, died Sunday, June 9, 2024, at MUSC Health Orangeburg. She was born Jan. 22, 1971, in Manning, a daughter of Hoover and Sarah Canty Pearson. The family is …more

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Allen Scott Thomas, age 69, died on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Richland. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The …more

6/10/24 05:00 PM

COLUMBIA — Vicki Shuford Warner, age 80, died on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland, Columbia. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jan Lynn Warner. You may go to …more

6/10/24 05:00 PM

Gardenia Robinson Burgess, affectionately known as “Cindy”, 65, departed this life on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter. She was born Dec. 2, 1958, to the …more

6/7/24 05:13 PM

Madison “Chuckie” Lemuel Charzell Hudley was born to the late Lawrence Wilson and Carolyn Green on Jan. 19, 1967, in Washington, D.C. He was adopted at an early age by Madison and …more

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Jamie Allan Barkley, age 55, died on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen …more

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GREELEYVILLE — Loretta Elaine Keels Brown, 79, died Thursday, June 6, 2024, at her residence in Greeleyville. She was born April 8, 1945, in Greeleyville, a daughter of the late Henry Edger and …more

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MANNING — Jessie Maxine Tutton, 85, widow of Thomas (Tommy) Lee Tutton entered her eternal home Thursday, June 6, 2024, at McLeod Health Clarendon. Born Feb. 16, 1939, in Sumter, she was the …more

6/7/24 12:09 PM

Milagros Rodriguez, daughter of Jose Venedo Rodriguez and Petra Mercado, was born Jan. 6, 1937, in Rio Pedras, Puerto Rico. She departed this life on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at her home. Milagros …more

6/7/24 10:14 AM

SUMMERTON — Patricia Ann Rosser, 64, died on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center, Florence. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s …more

6/7/24 07:34 AM

BEAUFORT — The Rev. Wesley A. Millard, 88, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. He was married to Dorothy Jean Branham Millard for 67 years, originally from Ashwood. Born on July …more

6/6/24 04:39 PM

Roosevelt Canty, 83, widower of Maude Weeks Canty and son of the late James Edward Logan Sr. and Maple Bae Canty Baxter, was born on Jan. 16, 1941, in Pinewood. He departed this life on …more

6/6/24 04:28 PM

Janie Mae Holladay Davis, 76, widow of Clarence Davis and daughter of the late John R. Holliday and Lillie Mae Slater Holliday, was born on Aug. 11, 1947, in Sumter. She departed this life on …more

6/6/24 04:25 PM

William Edward “Trigger” Roach, son of the late Irvin Sr. and Elizabeth Logan Roach, went from labor to reward on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. He …more

6/6/24 02:29 PM

Raymond Lee Richardson, 75, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Sterling Care Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland. He was the son of the late John Richardson and Nora Holiday Richardson. He …more

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