Obituaries - The Sumter Item (2024)

CHARLESTON — Joseph Everett Winfield Sr., age 63, died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.more

9/3/24 09:05 AM

Maggie Lawson Harvin, 94, widow of Kizer Harvin Sr. and daughter of the late Ida May Lawson-Lewis, was born on March 26, 1930, in Sumter. She departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at the home …more

9/3/24 06:00 AM

Charles “Cee” Cefus Rufus, 78, son of the late Archie Rufus and Rebecca Fulwood Rufus, was born on July 14, 1946, in Clarendon County. He departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at …more

9/3/24 06:00 AM

Teresa Lyons Hanco*ck, 76, of Jefferson, North Carolina, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at home while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, on July 17, 1948, to Joseph and …more

9/3/24 06:00 AM

Nyheem D. Burgess departed this life on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. Nyheem was born July 1, 2008, in Sumter to Rodney Burgess and the late Yolanda Holliday. The …more

9/3/24 06:00 AM

Khanesia S. Commander departed this life on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Sumter. Khanesia was born June 28, 2006, in Sumter to Kelvin Commander and the late Yolanda Holliday. The family is …more

9/3/24 06:00 AM

BISHOPVILLE — It is with deep sorrow that the Latimer family announces the death of Mrs. Patricia Beasley Latimer, 75. Mrs. Latimer entered into rest on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The …more

9/3/24 06:00 AM

Gibby Lee McNair, 70, husband of Anne Barrett McNair, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland. Born July 30, 1954, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Edgar Truitt McNair and …more

9/3/24 12:00 AM

Dr. Eugene “Pete” Williams, age 97, beloved husband of 76 years to Zona B. Herbel Williams, died on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at NHC Sumter. Services will be private. The family …more

9/2/24 09:03 AM

Alma Eunice DeGroot, 106, widow of Louis L. DeGroot, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Lake Marion Nursing Home in Summerton. Born June 18, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Hodge and …more

9/2/24 06:00 AM

Henry Lee “Hank” McKinney Jr., 73, husband of Karen Rogers McKinney, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at his home. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and …more

9/2/24 06:00 AM

Leon George Gibbs Jr., son of the late Leon George Gibbs Sr. and Martha Jane Johnson Gibbs, was born Oct. 17, 1959, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The family relocated to South Carolina, where he attended …more

9/2/24 06:00 AM

William Ray Hodge, age 81, beloved husband of the late Ruth Brock Hodge, died on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family and friends. The family has chosen Bullock …more

9/2/24 06:00 AM

Doris Carol Stevens Nesbitt, 75, wife of Charles R. Nesbitt, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey. Born Feb. 23, 1949, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Alvin C. Stevens and …more

9/2/24 06:00 AM

Kathleen Porter Brown, age 91, beloved wife of 68 years to John Nelson Brown, died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by …more

8/31/24 06:00 AM

James William Kittrell, age 45, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.more

8/31/24 06:00 AM

Emmie Lou Welch Brown, 85, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey, Sumter. Born May 29, 1939, in Turbeville, she was a daughter of the late Jesse James Welch and the late Doris Aletha …more

8/30/24 04:35 PM

MANNING — On Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, retired Capt. Bernice "Toot" McCray passed away peacefully at her residence in Manning. Born on Monday, May 17, 1954, in Manning, she was the daughter of …more

8/30/24 12:08 PM

Allen Williams Jenkins Sr., 69, husband of Yvonne Renee Fraiser-Jenkins and son of the late Newton Boykin Sr. and Maelisha Adams Jenkins, was born on Aug. 8, 1955, in Columbia. He departed this …more

8/30/24 10:42 AM

Daniel “Dan” Ealey, 90, son of the late Ebenezer Ealey and Celestine McBride Ealey, was born on April 1, 1934, in Suffolk, Virginia. He departed this life on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, at his …more

8/30/24 09:47 AM