Emily Anne COONCE

1947 - 2021  (74 years)

• Name	Emily Anne COONCE  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	6 Mar 1947	Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina   [5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina EMILY ANNE COONCE NICHOLES Posted Friday, June 25, 2021 6:00 am Emily Anne Coonce Nicholes, 74, widow of John W. "Ray" Nicholes, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born on March 6, 1947, in Kingstree, she was a daughter of the late Chester M. and Annie Maria Lowder Coonce. Mrs. Nicholes was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Cromer (Mike) of Woodruff and Marie Hernandez (Joe) of Abilene, Texas; a son, William "Bubba" Hartley Jr. (Margaret) of Pinewood; a stepdaughter, Bunnie Nicholes Jackson Hewitt (Craig) of Manning; a stepson, Tommy Nicholes (Linda) of Columbia; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Joe Coonce (Judi) of Sumter; and one sister, Jenny Coonce of California. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Grate. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Calvary Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Arthur Sharpe officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Church of the Nazarene and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154 or to the Bethel Baptist Church Building Fund, 2401 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [2, 4]
  _UID	F97B0D4AD9FB42BF8E8CA9FBD913F72C6D55
  Death	23 Jun 2021	Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	26 Jun 2021	a celebration of life service was held at Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I107720	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Chester Matthew “Chet” COONCE,   b. 1920   d. 1983 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Annie Maria LOWDER,   b. 1924, Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 15 Jul 2010, at her home in the Home Branch community of Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 86 years)
  _UID	76E7C31115444D15BF13B856DAF1616961F8
  _UID	76E7C31115444D15BF13B856DAF1616961F8
  Family ID	F74334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Hennison HARTLEY, Sr.
  _UID	9654C6C2F1BA4709A8EB4403B1541599FA32
  _UID	9654C6C2F1BA4709A8EB4403B1541599FA32
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F74487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F74498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	John Wesley “Ray” NICHOLES,   b. 28 Aug 1932, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 31 Jan 2018, Carolinas Hospital System, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina (Age 85 years)
  _UID	DF11E4AD8B984475B6DC0DBF07A5044BB61C
  _UID	DF11E4AD8B984475B6DC0DBF07A5044BB61C
  Family ID	F74499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S14566] Annie L. Coonce. [S18943] Frances Grate. [S25781] John W. Nicholes. [S28973] Emily Anne Coonce Nicholes. [S2666] Dee Schmidt, Descendants of Frances Joanna (Fannie) Timmons. [S462] Descendants of Mary Bradford, page 10.