Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1945 - 2023 (78 years)| Name | William/Willie Lee “Lee” BURTON [4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | |
| Birth | 1945 | Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina WILLIE LEE BURTON Posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 6:00 am Willie Lee Burton, 77, widower of Jewel Mathis Burton, died on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late William Henry Burton and Annie Mae Thrift Burton. Mr. Burton was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Marine League. He was a former S.C. Highway Patrolman and retired from Glasscock Co. as a truck driver instructor. Surviving are a son, Michael W. Burton (Donna) of Sumter; two grandchildren, Brantley Baker (Kasey) and Alyson Cascio (James); one great-grandchild, Wesley Baker; and two brothers, Donnie Burton (Pattie) of Greenville and Billy Burton (Borgia) of Gray Court. He was preceded in death by a sister, Paula Thames; and two brothers, Johnny Burton and Kenneth LeRoy Burton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Concord Baptist Church with Pastor Tim Clark officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of his son, 920 Ridgehill Drive. Memorials may be made to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Gift Processing Administrator, 18251 Gateway Drive, Quantico, VA 22172. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [2, 8] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. [2] | |
| _UID | BC543A99801D4F98A36978A7382FE9CFB162 | |
| Death | 18 Feb 2023 | at his home, South County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 23 Feb 2023 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I135546 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 22 Feb 2023 | |
| Father | William Henry BURTON d. Bef 18 Feb 2023 | |
| Mother | Annie Mae THRIFT d. Bef 18 Feb 2023 | |
| _UID | ABEF6FFF681143F986FAB85EF748112FD2E1 | |
| _UID | ABEF6FFF681143F986FAB85EF748112FD2E1 | |
| Family ID | F227017 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Jewel MATHIS, b. 1946, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Nov 2019, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 73 years) | |||
| _UID | 15EF9B5C7E254FD3AA6B365B326046064439 | |||
| _UID | 15EF9B5C7E254FD3AA6B365B326046064439 | |||
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| Family ID | F93244 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
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