Obituaries - The Sumter Item (2024)

Roger Conyers, 77, widower of Paulette Nelson Conyers and son of the late Silas Conyers and Carrie Lena Johnson Conyers, was born on July 23, 1947, in Sumter County. He departed this life on …more

8/5/24 10:23 AM

Ida Gwendolyn Mixson Quackenbush entered her eternal rest on Aug. 1, 2024. Gwen was born May 15, 1934, in Sheldon, South Carolina, to Hugh and Gertrude Mixson. She is survived by her brother B. H. …more

8/5/24 06:00 AM

Barbara Ann Conyers departed this life on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, South Carolina. She was born on Sept. 3, 1955, in Sumter County to the late Lawson and …more

8/5/24 06:00 AM

Violivette Dickey Knight, 77, wife of David Knight, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was born in New Zion to the late Hazel Dickey and Azalee Baker …more

8/5/24 06:00 AM

Deacon Willie James McCray Sr., 71, husband of Stacey English McCray and son of the late Deacon Richard Allen McCray Jr., and Deaconess Ida Mae Tisdale McCray, was born on June 23, 1953, in Clarendon …more

8/5/24 06:00 AM

Ross Andrew Grimes, age 60, beloved husband of 38 years to Teresa Jean Martin Grimes, died on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family. The family has chosen Bullock …more

8/5/24 06:00 AM

DALZELL — Patsy Ann Oxendine Farmer, 88, wife of Gary A. Farmer, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at NHC Healthcare – Sumter. Born in Dalzell, she was the daughter of the late Jake …more

8/5/24 06:00 AM

Joan Nancy Ramstad Simenson, 89, widow of Lt. Col. Thomas David “Dave” Simenson, USAF retired, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at NHC Healthcare-Sumter. Born Nov. 2, 1934, in Superior, …more

8/4/24 06:00 AM

Nancy Floyd Bradford, the wife of Henry Bradford, departed this life on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in West Columbia. She was born July 2, 1956, in Sumter to the late Style Sr. and Sarah Lee Gayle Floyd. …more

8/4/24 06:00 AM

Robert Lee Dwyer Sr., 75, husband of Sarah Brown Dwyer and son of the late Joseph Dwyer Sr. and Queen Esther Logan Dwyer, was born on May 14, 1949, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, Aug. 2, …more

8/2/24 05:14 PM

MAYESVILLE — Mary Milford Heriot, 89, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Born in Harlem, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Horace W. McZilkey and Ethel Mamie …more

8/2/24 03:10 PM

Derrick Ronrigus Wilson, 15, son of Derrick Wilson and Silessa Wilson, was born on July 26, 2008, in Sumter. He departed this life on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Sumter. Funeral services …more

8/1/24 04:02 PM

Kermit Edlen Lester, 87, widow of Jewel Mitchem Lester, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at his home in Sumter. Born in Verner, West Virginia, on Oct. 10, 1936, he was the son of the late Tildon Lester …more

8/1/24 02:31 PM

Barbara A. Conyers, 68, widow of Timothy Conyers, died Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter. Born in Sumter on Sept. 3, 1955, she was the daughter of Doretha …more

8/1/24 02:29 PM

Edith Mae “Rabbit” Allen Gardner Maybell, 82, widow of James “Budney” Gardner and David M. Maybell, and daughter of the late Thomas Pringle (Mary Emma Pringle) and Annie Ruth …more

8/1/24 02:27 PM

Willie James McCray, 71, husband of Stacey English McCray and son of the late Deacon Richard Allen McCray Jr. and Deaconess Ida Ma Tisdale McCray, was born on June 23, 1953, in Clarendon …more

8/1/24 02:20 PM

Dr. John Elliott “Jack” Rowe III, 87, beloved husband of 57 years to Hazel Anne Gramling Rowe, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at his residence. Born and raised in Manning, he …more

8/1/24 10:52 AM

Melvin John Chaney, 75, husband of Lourena Nelson Chaney, died Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the Dorn VA Healthcare System in Columbia. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Francis Chaney …more

8/1/24 08:24 AM

Frederick Smith Sr. (Fred) was received in glory on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the home of his sister, Rosa Green in Wedgefield, where she was his caretaker. Fred was born in Sumter County to …more

7/31/24 03:39 PM

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri — Maxine Richburg Jenkins, 79, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Independence. She was born Feb. 18, 1945, in Manning, a daughter of the late Edward Calvin Dingle and …more

7/31/24 12:19 PM