Obituaries

Mar 29, 2021

James Ernest Jefferson, 74, husband of Hattie Kennedy Jefferson and son of the late Abraham Jefferson and Louise Jefferson Brunson, was born on July 8, 1946 in Sumter, SC. He departed this life on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 2-6pm...

Mar 29, 2021

Lena Mae Harry, 88, daughter of the late Johnny and Willie Mae Scarborough Legrant, was born on July 6, 1932 in Lee County, SC. She departed this life on Monday, March 29, 2021 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, April 2, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Ms. Harry...

Mar 25, 2021

Mamie Lee Scriven, 92, wife of Henry Scriven, Sr. and daughter of the late Anthony and Sarah Ida Lagree Butler, was born on July 30, 1928 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 2-6pm...

Mar 24, 2021

Eva Mae Johnson Vaughn, daughter of the late James Johnson and Lillie Mae Singleton Johnson Robinson was born on January 4, 1940 in Sumter County. She entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital of Sumter, SC.

She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, class of 1958. Eva was baptized...

Mar 24, 2021

Patricia Ann Jones, 58, daughter of Shirley Daniels Jones and the late Clarence Jones, was born on April 28, 1962 in Sumter County, SC. She departed this life on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Sunday, March 28, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Graveside Services...

Mar 20, 2021

Gregory "Choc" Cornelius Black, 32, son of Gregory Bennett and the late Joann Black, was born on December 28, 1988 in Sumter, SC. He departed this life on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at his residence.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, March 26, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Mr. Black will be placed in church...

Mar 18, 2021

Michael Jackson, 62, husband of Yolanda DeShields Jackson and son of the late Samuel and Emma Dean Jackson, was born on May 26, 1958 in Queens, NY. He departed this life on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Family will receive friends at the home, 65 Lakeside Drive, Sumter, SC 29150, from...

Mar 16, 2021

Amy Elizabeth Yates Pringle, 64, wife of Howard Pringle and daughter of the late James and Carrie Mae Peterson Yates, was born on October 30, 1956 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at her residence.

Public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Mrs....

Mar 14, 2021

Matonya Felicia Scriven Parham, 51, daughter of Louise Peeples Parham and the late James L. Parham, was born on August 12, 1969 in Sumter County, SC. She departed this life on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at her residence.

Due to COVID-19 guidelines, the family request no visitation at the home.

Job's Mortuary, Inc., 312 South...

Mar 14, 2021

Beverly Jean Compton James, 70, widow of William James and daughter of the late Monson and Ella Leighton LaBoo, was born on October 26, 1950 in Baltimore, MD. She departed this life on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at First Baptist...

Mar 13, 2021

Harry Antonio Durant, 33, son of Annie R. Ingram Durant Wilson and the late Harry Lee Durant was born on June 3, 1987 in Sumter, SC. He departed this life on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey, Sumter, SC

Public viewing will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Mr....

Mar 12, 2021

Minnie Davis Dinkins Ramsey, 76, wife of Richard Ramsey, Jr. and daughter of the late Johnnie, Sr. and Amelia Choice Davis, was born on April 19, 1944 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on Friday, March 12, 2021 at her residence.

Public viewing will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary....

Mar 10, 2021

TSgt (Ret) Jerome Miller, Sr., 77, husband of Minnie C. Blackmon Miller and son of the late Ernest and Cenello Stuckey Miller, was born on August 20, 1943 in Newark, NJ. He departed this life on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Public Viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021...

Mar 10, 2021

Lucius Lewis, Jr., 83, widower of Rudine Scarborough Lewis and son of the late Lucius, Sr. and Irene Eaddy Lewis, was born on June 15, 1937 in Sumter, SC. He departed this life on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at his residence.

Public viewing will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Mr....

Mar 9, 2021

B. Eric Johnson, 41, was born on September 1, 1979 in Sumter, SC to Muriel Pickering Yarbrough and Biscayne Johnson. He passed away, following a brief illness on March 9, 2021, peacefully with his mother and family at his side, at Prisma Health Tuomey hospital in Sumter South Carolina.

Eric loved hunting, motorcycling, cooking, dogs and the...

Mar 7, 2021

George Jones, 65, son of the late Willie and Addie Pringle Jones, was born on April 20, 1955 in Sumter, SC. He departed this life on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary. Mr. Jones will be placed...

Mar 6, 2021

Earthlyn Cynthia White Taylor, 68, wife of Timothy Taylor and daughter of the late James D. Hammett and Zulean White Charles, was born on May 11, 1952 in Manning, SC. She departed this life on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from...

Mar 6, 2021

William McKinley Gibson, Sr., 60, husband of Lillie Washington Gibson and son of the late Clarence and Pattie Jefferson Gibson, was born on March 22, 1960 in Sumter, SC. He departed this life on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Providence Health Hospital in Columbia, SC.

Public viewing will be held on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 2-6pm...

Mar 5, 2021

Betty D. Wilson, 66, wife of Leroy Wilson and daughter of Fannie Mae Pearson Durant and the late Leroy Durant, was born on April 20, 1954 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter, SC.

Public Viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 2-6pm...

Mar 5, 2021

Virginia Waiters Simmons, 81, widow of Louis D. Simmons and daughter of the late George and Queen Waiters, was born on May 15, 1939 in Sumter, SC. She departed this life on March 5, 2021 at her residence.

Family will receive friends on Friday, March 12, 2021 from 12noon-2pm at Job's Mortuary. Graveside Services will be held...