
| Name | Clarence Eugene “Gene” HUGGINS [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Birth | 1947 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Alcolu, South Carolina CLARENCE E. HUGGINS Posted Sunday, May 17, 2015 6:00 am Clarence Eugene "Gene" Huggins, 68, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, on Warriors Walk at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Clarence Lester and Bernice Louise Davis Huggins. He was a member of Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church. He was a member and past vice president of the South Carolina Chapter of the Federation of the Blind. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a retired electrician and worked with YUASA Exide and EMS Chemie North America. Survivors include a son, Craig E. Huggins (Kristina) of Jacksonville, Florida; a daughter, Tanis P. Collins (Preston) of Shady Spring, West Virginia; six grandchildren, Mackenna Huggins, Wesley Collins, Bailey Huggins, Joanna Collins, Elija Huggins and Carolina Collins; two brothers, Alfred Huggins (Betty) and James Huggins (Linda), all of Alcolu; six nieces and nephews; four great-nephews; and his companion and guide dog, Mac. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday at Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Karen Starr officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Craig Huggins, Le Huggins, Preston Collins, Justin Huggins, Alex Tisdale and Richie Kelly. Honorary pallbearers will be Mac, Wesley Collins and Elija Huggins. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Federation Center of the Blind of South Carolina, 119 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, S.C. 29205. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. [5] | |
| _UID | 25FE829BECC74725B0324236CA8186C44ED0 | |
| Death | 14 May 2015 | Warriors Walk at Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina |
| Burial | 21 May 2015 | Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina [5] |
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| Person ID | I109778 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 13 Jun 2018 | |
| Father | Clarence Lester HUGGINS, b. 1921, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 11 Mar 2009, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) | |
| Mother | Bernice Louise DAVIS d. Bef 4 Oct 2006 | |
| _UID | AF2E28734C424B3699551E35D62055DFF2FC | |
| _UID | AF2E28734C424B3699551E35D62055DFF2FC | |
| Family ID | F75883 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | JoAnn TIMMONS | |||||
| _UID | 809435CF3A8F4B88A4F8EF2244E6800B16A1 | |||||
| _UID | 809435CF3A8F4B88A4F8EF2244E6800B16A1 | |||||
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| Family ID | F75885 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 21 May 2015 | |||||
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