Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory

Charles Arthur "Yaya" Segars, 87, widower of Addie Louise Wise Segars, died Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Covenant Place of Sumter. Born December 23, 1935, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Ray Virgene Segars and Louise Snow Segars. Mr. Segars was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where he was a member of the Boyle Bible Class. He was a 1958 graduate of Clemson University where he was an athletic trainer and cheerleader. He was a retired farmer and U. S. Navy veteran. Surviving are one daughter, Sarah Segars Barnes (Jack) of Sumter; four sons, Charles Arthur Segars, Jr. (Barbara) of Sumter, William Camp Segars (Karen) of Hartsville, George Wise Segars (Darlene) of Sumter...

Donald Lee Curlovic, 85, died Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at NHC of Sumter. Born January 6, 1938 in Alton, IL, he was a son of the late Anthony and Marian Gerber Curlovic. Don graduated from Marquette High School. He attended the University of Notre Dame, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1960. He earned a Master's degree in mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis and a PHD in mathematics from Indiana University. Dr. Curlovic's teaching career spanned several states: University of Evansville, Indiana; Din? College, Navajo Nation, Arizona; and the University of South Carolina Sumter, from which he retired in 2000 as Distinguished Professor Emeritus. In Sumter, Don...

Sandra Lee Butler McJunkin, 84, wife of Farrell McJunkin, died Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at her home. Born in Hammond, IN, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Butler and Lillian Tremble Butler. Mrs. McJunkin was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Pickens, SC. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two sons, Woody McJunkin of Pickens and James "Jimmy" Wittgren of Manning; six grandchildren and a brother, Danny Butler of Colorado Springs, CO. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Pickens, SC. Burial will follow in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral...

Gary Blakeman, age 87, died peacefully at his home in Sumter, SC on August 18, 2023. Born August 16,1936, in Norfolk, Nebraska, he was the son of Kenneth and LaVerne Blakeman. He was preceded in death by his brother, Glen. He is survived by his daughters Cheryl (Jeff) Ehlers of Phoenix, AZ, and Lori (Jim) Targonski of Waxhaw, NC; his six grandchildren Megan (Tyler) Gotshall, Joshua (Kenzie) Ehlers, Emily (Clint) Leavitt, Blake (Caroline) Targonski, Caroline Targonski, and Connor Targonski; and one great-grandchild. His former wife, Delores Blakeman, is a resident of Scottsdale, AZ. He served in the US Army, stationed in South Korea. His work history included 18 years with...

Gary Blakeman, age 87, died peacefully at his home in Sumter, SC on August 18, 2023. Born August 16,1936, in Norfolk, Nebraska, he was the son of Kenneth and LaVerne Blakeman. He was preceded in death by his brother, Glen. He is survived by his daughters Cheryl (Jeff) Ehlers of Phoenix, AZ, and Lori (Jim) Targonski of Waxhaw, NC; his six grandchildren Megan (Tyler) Gotshall, Joshua (Kenzie) Ehlers, Emily (Clint) Leavitt, Blake (Caroline) Targonski, Caroline Targonski, and Connor Targonski; and one great-grandchild. His former wife, Delores Blakeman, is a resident of Scottsdale, AZ. He served in the US Army, stationed in South Korea. His work history included 18 years with...

Robert Eugene "Gene" Patterson, 87, husband of Shirley Huckabee Patterson, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2023 at Covenant Place. The celebration of life for Mr. Patterson, 87, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on August 11, 2023, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter with Rev. Joseph James officiating. The family will receive friends at the church in the Fellowship Hall following the service. The burial service will be private. Gene was born July 3, 1936, in Bennettsville, South Carolina to the late Robert James Patterson and Josie Genes Patterson Roark. He attended school in Bennettsville, South Carolina where he met his high school sweetheart and wife of 65 years, Shirley...

Alice Roberta "Robin" Chesson, 72, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at her home. Born in Elizabeth City, NC, she was a daughter of the late Roy Otis Chesson and Ellen Willis Chesson. Miss Chesson attended First Baptist Church in Elizabeth City, NC. Surviving is her sister, Ellen Chesson Edens (Mark) of Dalzell; a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lt. Commander (Ret. U. S. Navy) Roy Willis Chesson. Memorials may be sent to a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.

Darrell Wayne Gunn 73, of Edisto Island, South Carolina, passed away on July 1, 2023. Darrell was born to Ocie Clem and Imogene Gunn on November 19, 1949, in Upshur County, TX. Darrell graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1972 with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering and was a Registered Surveyor and Professional Engineer. He worked at numerous places throughout Texas and Florida before becoming the General Manager at Harlingen Water Works, where he retired from and continued on as a consultant. Darrell had a true passion for making music and sharing his talents with others. Whether it was a one-man band or with a group of talented musicians, he spent decades of his...

Tommy Luther Eady, 90, formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC and widower of Lynn Rentz Eady, died Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at a nursing facility in Sumter, SC. Born in Bowdon, GA, he was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Bruce Eady and Floy Robinson Eady, his wife of 60 years, his brother Jerry Eady, and his sister Eloise Fannin. Tommy is survived by his two daughters, Kelly Eady Shaw (Danny) of Rock Hill, SC and Susanne Eady Dwight (Coles) of Sumter, SC as well as his 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He attended Berry College in Mount Berry, GA and graduated from Baylor University, later earning his Masters Degree from there as well. He devoted most of his professional career...

April 1, 2023 Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Elizabeth "Libba" Blanding Palmer of Mt. Pleasant, SC went to heaven on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Her memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC at 2:00 in the afternoon. The family will receive friends after the service at their home. A private burial will be held at a later date in Sumter. Libba is the daughter of Christopher Cordes Palmer and Page Blanding Palmer. She was born on October 29, 2020 and brought joy and light to the world and all of those around her. She was loved and adored by many friends and family. She is survived by her parents; maternal...

Sharon Richardson Schrader, 75, widow of Kelly Randolph Schrader, Jr., died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, SC. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William Jarvis Richardson and Margaret O'Dell King Richardson. Sharon was of the Methodist faith. She retired from Bell South/AT&T. She was also a reading teacher after retirement, from 1998 through 2003 at Camden Military Academy. She enjoyed that profession and had become close to many of her students who maintained loving contact with her over the years. Sharon was predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, LTC Kelly R. Schrader, Jr., Academic Dean at Camden Military Academy, who died...

KATHERINE HUNTER DEATON, MD (May 6, 1954 - March 25, 2023) SUMTER, SC - Katherine Hunter Deaton, MD, 68, died in Sumter, SC on March 25, 2023, after a courageous 31-year battle with Parkinson's Disease. Katherine was born in Columbia, SC on May 6, 1954. She spent most of her childhood in Sumter, but lived in England, Spain, France, and West Germany while her father, a USAF pilot, was stationed overseas. She finished high school in 1972 at Wilson Hall in Sumter, where she excelled as a student athlete and was the MVP of both the varsity basketball and varsity softball teams. Katherine was a 1976 graduate of Converse College, where she double majored in biology and chemistry and was a...

Linda Kaye Welch Boykin, 73, widow of Alex Stephen Boykin, Sr., died Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William Doyle Welch and Corinne Elizabeth Wheeler Welch. Mrs. Boykin was a member of First Baptist Church in Bamberg. Surviving are two daughters, Carla Brown Thomason (Dur) of Longs, SC and Annie Brown of Sumter; a sister, Brenda Welch Carroll (Terry) of Gray, TN; three grandchildren, Ezra McLeod, Dutch and Gage Boykin; a stepson, Alex Boykin, Jr. (Ann) of Bamberg; a sister-in-law, Millie Jones Welch and a number of nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by a brother, Stanley Welch. Memorials may be made to First Baptist...

Donald George Kissock, 84, husband of Mary Ann Hope Kissock, died Friday, March 10, 2023, in Plano, Texas. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was a son of the late George Thomas Kissock and Mildred Virginia Klickovich Kissock. Mr. Kissock was a retired Captain with the U. S. Marine Corps and retired Sales Marketing Executive for over 45 years. Surviving is his wife; a son, Donald C. Kissock (Laura Sweeney); a sister, Nancy Kissock and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Bob Brearley officiating and with military honors. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral...

Donald George Kissock, 84, husband of Mary Ann Hope Kissock, died Friday, March 10, 2023, in Plano, Texas. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was a son of the late George Thomas Kissock and Mildred Virginia Klickovich Kissock. Mr. Kissock was a retired Captain with the U. S. Marine Corps and retired Sales Marketing Executive for over 45 years. Surviving is his wife; a son, Donald C. Kissock (Laura Sweeney); a sister, Nancy Kissock and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Bob Brearley officiating and with military honors. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral...

Bennett Goldsmith Denemark, 83, husband of Marlene Weitz Denemark, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at East Cooper Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Isidore Denemark and Gladys Goldsmith Denemark. Bennett graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he met and later married, Roslyn Goldberg Denemark. Bennett and Roz moved to Sumter shortly after their marriage, where he went to work for Coca-Cola Bottling and later Sumter Dairies. After a successful career as an Accountant, he opened Sumter Small Engine, Inc.in 1976. He cherished his role as a Father and loving Husband to Roz. He was a dedicated...

Sadie Jeannine Fogle Shuler, 89, widow of Hoyt Black Shuler, died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Born in Orangeburg, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Robert Fogle and Sadie Modelle Garrick Fogle. Mrs. Shuler was a member of Grace Baptist Church and she retired from Hoyt's Heating & Air. Her greatest joy was her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren whom she was so proud of. She enjoyed family time at Edisto Beach and in her earlier days, enjoyed going fishing. She had a love for nature and watching the hummingbirds feed. She had a hugh love for gardening which was reflective in her making of flower arrangements from her...

Mary Cornelia "Connie" Beck Britton, 85, loving wife of John James "J.J." Britton, M.D., died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. She is survived by her husband, her brother George Austin Beck (Connie), and her four children, Beth Britton Stuckey, Babs Britton Wilson (Tim), Becky Britton Funderburk (Bevan), and John James Britton Jr, MD (Helen). "Goose" has a gaggle of 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A celebration of Connie's' life will be held on Tuesday, December 27 at 1:00 PM at Church of the Holy Comforter, 213 N. Main Street, Sumter SC. The family will receive friends following the service in the Parish Hall. A graveside service will be held...

Mary Cornelia "Connie" Beck Britton, 85, loving wife of John James "J.J." Britton, M.D., died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. She is survived by her husband, her brother George Austin Beck (Connie), and her four children, Beth Britton Stuckey, Babs Britton Wilson (Tim), Becky Britton Funderburk (Bevan), and John James Britton Jr, MD (Helen). "Goose" has a gaggle of 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A celebration of Connie's' life will be held on Tuesday, December 27 at 1:00 PM at Church of the Holy Comforter, 213 N. Main Street, Sumter SC. The family will receive friends following the service in the Parish Hall. A graveside service will be held...

Elizabeth Rose Williams, 21, died Friday, October 28, 2022, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of Barney Whitworth Williams and Margaret Martin Nordeen. Miss Williams was affiliated with First Presbyterian Church and St. Paul's Anglican Church, both in Greenville. She was a graduate of Greenville High School and was currently a Junior at Clemson University where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. Liz was a young lady of tremendous courage and she was amazing in the way she continued her strength through high school and two years of college while fighting a five-year battle with cancer. She lived her life to the fullest day by day. Surviving are her mother and...

Tracy Leigh Sheppard Harvin, 59, wife of Keith Taylor Harvin, died Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Hospital in Greenville, SC. Born in Albany, GA, she was a daughter of Dorothy Anne Bell Sheppard and the late Donald Max Sheppard. Mrs. Harvin was a member of Christ Community Church and was very active in Women's Ministry. She attended Clemson University. She was the assistant manager of the Olive Tree and Doolallies. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Keith Taylor Harvin, Jr. of St. Petersburg, FL and Noah Harvin of Clemson; a daughter, Mills Harvin of Columbia; her mother Anne Sheppard of Summerville; a brother, Steve Sheppard (Debbie) of St. Simons Island, GA;...