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1923 - 2008 (85 years)| Name | James Cooke McCASKILL [1, 2] | |
| Prefix | Sr. Chief Petty Officer | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 1923 | Lee County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren Date Published: December 23, 2008 JAMES C. McCASKILL Sr. Retired U.S. Navy Sr. Chief Petty Officer James Cooke McCaskill Sr., 85, married first to the late Sally Ruth McCaskill for 38 years and, after her death, later married to the late Shirley L. McCaskill for 20 years, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at Sumter Health and Rehab. Mr. McCaskill was born in Lee County, a son of the late Finley Cooke and Lydia Brown McCaskill. He retired as a senior chief petty officer with the U.S. Navy after 23 years of service, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He later worked as a finance and credit manager for Phoenix Furniture Co. and as financial personnel for Evergreen and Hillside Memorial Park cemeteries. Survivors are a son, James C. McCaskill Jr. of Columbia; three daughters, Sandy Mims and her husband, David, of Chapin, Marlene Baldwin and her husband, Billy, of Myrtle Beach and Tammy Scott and her husband, Mel, of Sumter; a brother, Lyde McCaskill and his wife, Bert, of Sumter; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Evelyn Duvall and Susie Maye. A memorial service with full military honors will be held at noon Wednesday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with Ken Ford officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Gamecock Chapter No. 5, P.O. Box 931, Sumter, SC 29154. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. [1, 2] | |
| MILI | he was a retired U. S. Navy Sr. Chief Petty Officer He retired as a senior chief petty officer with the U.S. Navy after 23 years of service, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict. [2] | |
| Occupation | He later worked as a finance and credit manager for Phoenix Furniture Co. and as financial personnel for Evergreen and Hillside Memorial Park cemeteries. [2] | |
| _UID | AA39C8D999AD46A294199CC01E470F114028 | |
| Death | 22 Dec 2008 | Sumter Health and Rehab, Sumter, South Carolina |
| Burial | 24 Dec 2008 | a memorial service with full military honors was held at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel [2] |
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| Person ID | I211790 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 23 Dec 2008 | |
| Father | Finley Cooke McCASKILL, b. 6 Oct 1894, Lee County, South Carolina d. 14 Jul 1964, Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 69 years) | |
| Mother | Lida/Lydia BROWN d. Bef 22 Dec 2008 | |
| _UID | 4A9E442A6A5A41ABA25718C472C68248DD5A | |
| _UID | 4A9E442A6A5A41ABA25718C472C68248DD5A | |
| Family ID | F143519 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Sally Ruth | |||||||||
| _UID | DAB2368CD552442586263C5B219487D83524 | |||||||||
| _UID | DAB2368CD552442586263C5B219487D83524 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F143522 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
| Family 2 | Shirley L. | |
| _UID | 1FE2170DABDF4AAEA13E941662B0455BE2D1 | |
| _UID | 1FE2170DABDF4AAEA13E941662B0455BE2D1 | |
| Family ID | F157260 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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