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1941 - 2025 (83 years)| Name | Mildred Sue CHARLES [1, 2, 3, 4] | |
| Birth | 15 Sep 1941 | Athens, Tennessee  [5] |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Pinewood, South Carolina MILDRED SUE CHARLES AVIN Posted Thursday, January 9, 2025 1:36 pm PINEWOOD — Mildred Sue Charles Avin passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Born in Athens, Tennessee, on Sept. 15, 1941, Mildred was the daughter of the late James Robert Charles and Ollie Callie Mae Quarles Charles and the adored wife of Charles E. “Buddy” Avin. Midred was an alumna of the second graduating class of Furman High School in Sumter in 1959. Mildred began her career in the medical field with Dr. S. Perry Davis in Pinewood and retired from Dr. Allan P. Bruner in Sumter. During her tenure in the medical world, Mildred’s compassionate and caring nature endeared her to patients and their families. Mildred was a Southern belle to the core, most notably as a pillar of her community and leader for decades in her church. Starting as nursery worker at Pinewood Baptist Church, she went on to serve as Girls in Action (GA) leader, a teacher of the third- and fourth-grade Sunday School Class, chair of the Hostess Committee, co-chair with her husband of the Young at Hearts, a member of the Stewardship Committee and recognized in 2012 as the Outstanding Senior Adult for her dedicated service. She is survived by her husband of 64 years; daughters, Julie Ann Avin and husband, R. Stephen Von Hollen, of Columbia and Sally Turner of Elgin; son, Michael Avin, and wife, Tracey, of Pinewood; grandchildren Chad Avin and wife, Amber Titus, of Turbeville, Branden Morris and wife, Bianca, of Wichita, Kansas, Eric Von Hollen and wife, Jessica Lee, of Columbia, Bailey Morris and wife, Morgan, of Greeneville, Tennessee, Randal Hiers and spouse, Frankie, of Ehrhardt, S.C., Harley Vealey and husband, Justin, of Sumter, and Ansley McFaddin and husband, Taylor, of Sumter; and great-grandchildren Dreamy, Levee, Kyndal, Dayton, Aria and Liam. As the eighth of 11 children, Mildred is survived by brothers Bob Charles of San Diego, California, and Thomas Charles of Sumter; and sister Mary Jane McLeod of Sumter. She was predeceased by her parents; brothers Kimsey and Boyd Charles; sisters Frances Plemmons, Gladys Wright, Juanita Griffen, Betty Thames, and Argia Thames; as well as adopted brothers Ralph and Floyd Flannigan. There will be a casual drop-in Celebration of Life for Mildred on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 4 until 7 p.m. at The Avin Barn at 4950 Pinewood Road. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. at Pinewood Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bennie Barwick and the Rev. Jim Johnson officiating. The family will receive visitors beginning at 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Burial will follow in Pinewood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wedgefield Children’s Home, PO Box 265, Wedgefield, SC 29168, or to MIRCI, 2750 Laurel St. Suite 301, Columbia, SC 29204. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [2, 3, 4] | |
| _UID | 158B93AEE88345E7A41B17047B29A972114D | |
| Death | 8 Jan 2025 | at her home, (Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 12 Jan 2025 | Pinewood Cemetery on Gordin St., Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
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| Person ID | I105431 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| Father | James Robert CHARLES d. Bef 9 Sep 2017 | |
| Mother | Ollie Callie Mae QUARLES d. Bef 9 Sep 2017 | |
| _UID | A449A5B667094731AF94EC14DD9AA9ED8072 | |
| _UID | A449A5B667094731AF94EC14DD9AA9ED8072 | |
| Family ID | F83493 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F72961 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 11 Jan 2025 | |||||||
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