Alvis Jesse BYNUM^[1]

1937 - 2015  (77 years)

• Name	Alvis Jesse BYNUM  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	9 Sep 1937	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ALVIS JESSE BYNUM Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:00 am Alvis Jesse Bynum, 77, husband of Marjorie Fleming Bynum of 53 years, passed away on April 19, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Born on Sept. 9, 1937, in Sumter, he was the youngest son of the late Williams Edwards Bynum and Esther Clarke Bynum. He graduated from Edmunds High School in1955 and Wofford College in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in business and economics. At Wofford, he was a member of tennis team and Kappa Alpha fraternity. He worked at The National Bank of South Carolina before going to work at Cities Supply Co. He became president of the company and spent 27 years there. Alvis was an avid tennis player and could be found on the courts several times a week. He served as president of the Sumter Rotary Club and the Sumter YMCA. He was a board member of the Salvation Army, United Way, Sumter Historical Society, Sumter National Bank, Community Bankshares, and The Oaks Retirement Community. The Sumter Rotary Club recognized Alvis as the 2005 Rotarian of the year. He was also a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. In 1994, he was named the Sumter Family YMCA Humanitarian of the year. He was a lifelong member of Trinity UMC, where he served as chairman of the administrative board, lay leader, as well as many other leadership roles in the church. He is survived by his wife of Sumter; son, Al Bynum and wife, Susan, of Columbia; daughter, Grace Kelley and husband, Roby, of Sumter; son, Chris Bynum and wife, Tina, of Greenville; and his brother, Henry Clarke Bynum and his wife, Pat, of Sumter. "Daddy B," as his grandchildren knew him, is also survived by seven grandchildren, Jesse and Brittany Bynum, Wilson, Catherine and Bynum Kelley, Taylor and Alison Bynum, and his sister-in-law, Anna Bynum of Sumter. He was preceded in death by his sister, May Bynum Sharp; and his brother, William Edwards Bynum. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Steve Holler and the Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Phil Edwards, Julian Frazier, Davis Green, Dan Lyles, Gene Patterson, Bill Price, members of the Boyle Bible Class, members of the Mount Vernon Coffee Club, and members of the Sumter Rotary Club. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Private burial will be held at Sumter Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 775-9386, is in charge of arrangements.  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ALVIS JESSE BYNUM Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:00 am Alvis Jesse Bynum, 77, husband of Marjorie Fleming Bynum of 53 years, passed away on April 19, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Born on Sept. 9, 1937, in Sumter, he was the youngest son of the late Williams Edwards Bynum and Esther Clarke Bynum. He graduated from Edmunds High School in1955 and Wofford College in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in business and economics. At Wofford, he was a member of tennis team and Kappa Alpha fraternity. He worked at The National Bank of South Carolina before going to work at Cities Supply Co. He became president of the company and spent 27 years there. Alvis was an avid tennis player and could be found on the courts several times a week. He served as president of the Sumter Rotary Club and the Sumter YMCA. He was a board member of the Salvation Army, United Way, Sumter Historical Society, Sumter National Bank, Community Bankshares, and The Oaks Retirement Community. The Sumter Rotary Club recognized Alvis as the 2005 Rotarian of the year. He was also a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. In 1994, he was named the Sumter Family YMCA Humanitarian of the year. He was a lifelong member of Trinity UMC, where he served as chairman of the administrative board, lay leader, as well as many other leadership roles in the church. He is survived by his wife of Sumter; son, Al Bynum and wife, Susan, of Columbia; daughter, Grace Kelley and husband, Roby, of Sumter; son, Chris Bynum and wife, Tina, of Greenville; and his brother, Henry Clarke Bynum and his wife, Pat, of Sumter. "Daddy B," as his grandchildren knew him, is also survived by seven grandchildren, Jesse and Brittany Bynum, Wilson, Catherine and Bynum Kelley, Taylor and Alison Bynum, and his sister-in-law, Anna Bynum of Sumter. He was preceded in death by his sister, May Bynum Sharp; and his brother, William Edwards Bynum. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Steve Holler and the Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Phil Edwards, Julian Frazier, Davis Green, Dan Lyles, Gene Patterson, Bill Price, members of the Boyle Bible Class, members of the Mount Vernon Coffee Club, and members of the Sumter Rotary Club. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Private burial will be held at Sumter Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 775-9386, is in charge of arrangements.
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  _UID	C41AFA0775E54F50ADE5D7F5DD357B985B25
  Death	19 Apr 2015	at his home, (Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	21 Apr 2015	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I289019	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	William Edwards BYNUM, Sr.   d. Bef 29 Apr 2006
  Mother	Adelaide Esther CLARKE   d. Bef 21 Nov 2013
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  _UID	0224C7A94C8B4FD2A4E57534432CEDFC183F
  Family ID	F121818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie “Marge” “Mama B.” FLEMING,   b. 20 Nov 1936   d. 19 Jul 2021, Covenant Place, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1962  [4, 6]
  _UID	838791B815E444098DB2B555C1573A3A6E04
  _UID	838791B815E444098DB2B555C1573A3A6E04
  Children	1. Al BYNUM   2. Grace BYNUM   3. Chris BYNUM
  Family ID	F194017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S29652] Kelley-Schwartz. [S20175] William E. Bynum Jr. [S22044] May B. Sharp. [S22376] Alvis Jesse Bynum. [S22423] Henry Clarke Bynum. [S29044] Marjorie Fleming Bynum.