
| Name | Ruby HOPKINS [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| Birth | 12 Nov 1937 | Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Mayesville, South Carolina at death- she had additional grandchildren- Gracen Watts Feagin (Madison) and Dalton Watts- who are their parents? jkh RUBY HOPKINS WATTS Posted Friday, November 24, 2023 6:00 am MAYESVILLE - Ruby Hopkins Watts, 86, widow of Edward B. "Junior" Watts Jr., died on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at her home. Born on Nov. 12, 1937, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Laurie Lonnie Hopkins and Bessie Lyles Hopkins. She was a former member of Shiloh United Methodist Church and was currently a member of Lewis Chapel Methodist Church. She was a faithful wife and a very dedicated mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a faithful servant of God. Survivors include her children, Gayle Watts Charles (Edward) of Sumter and Donnie Watts (Traci) of Lynchburg; grandchildren, Richie Brogdon, Johnny Watts (Beth), Ashley Brogdon Welch (Lance), Gracen Watts Feagin (Madison) and Dalton Watts; great-grandchildren, Hunter Brogdon, Ansley Welch, Cayden Brogdon, Caroline Welch, John Riley Watts and Delaney Watts; sisters, Jean Hopkins Smith, Linda Hopkins Kelly and Mae Hopkins Cuco; a special daughter-in-law, B.J. Watts; and a special granddaughter, Stacy Hanisch. She was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny Ray Watts and Richard Dan Watts; and brothers, Lonnie Hopkins, Burchmore Hopkins, Bill Hopkins, Tommy Hopkins, Bobby Hopkins and Marshall Hopkins. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Salem Black River Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John Bauknight and the Rev. Mel Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Salem Black River Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richie Brogdon, Johnny Watts, Dalton Watts, Hunter Brogdon, Cayden Brogdon, Lance Welch and Madison Feagin. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. The family would like to express their gratitude to Amedisys Hospice for their quality care and compassion during this time, especially to Dee Stegall and Tanya Smith, as well as her caregivers, Mary "Betty" Toney and Shirley Nunn. Memorials may be made to the Salem Black River Cemetery Fund, c/o Nancy Wilson, 228 Haynsworth St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. [3, 4, 7, 11] | |
| _UID | 70E2F371B47C44E2B178400375B364F8FCAF | |
| Death | 22 Nov 2023 | at her home, (Mayesville, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 25 Nov 2023 | Salem Black River Church (Old Brick) Cemetery, Mayesville, South Carolina [11] |
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| Person ID | I106791 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 24 Nov 2023 | |
| Father | Laure Lonnie HOPKINS d. Bef 30 Jun 2009 | |
| Mother | Bessie LYLES d. Bef 30 Jun 2009 | |
| _UID | 21F4D0D4BAA847FABB5B48C26FB4DD2AA68B | |
| _UID | 21F4D0D4BAA847FABB5B48C26FB4DD2AA68B | |
| Family ID | F73877 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Edward Bernard “E.B.” “Junior” WATTS, Sr., b. 1932, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 2 Oct 2009, at a local nursing facility (Age 77 years) | |||||||||
| _UID | DAFB2D96BE0F4FCDBDBD6E06047823DEECA2 | |||||||||
| _UID | DAFB2D96BE0F4FCDBDBD6E06047823DEECA2 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F69985 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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