Name | Raymond Lee JENNINGS [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
Born | 1944 | |
Gender | Male | |
HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Raymond Lee Jennings Raymond Lee Jennings, 67, husband of Rosalie Powell Jennings, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Louie Edward and Edna McLeod Jennings. Mr. Jennings was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where he served several years as bishop. He served as a missionary for the church in Hong Kong and the Philippines, where he met his wife. He was a Boy Scouts of America commissioner, Scoutmaster, and was a softball umpire for many years. He was an avid sports fan who loved all kinds of sports, none more so than the Atlanta Braves and the Carolina Gamecocks. He was retired from the city of Sumter Water Department. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a son, Kevin E. Jennings and wife, Heather, of Mesa, Ariz.; a daughter, Rebecca J. Adams and husband, Dennis, of Sumter; three grandchildren, R.J., Jon and Izzy Jennings of Mesa; two sisters, Betty Jean Griffin of Sumter and Annette Altman and husband, Clinton, of Cades; a brother, Larry Jennings and wife, Carol, of Sumter; and a sister-in-law, Christine Jennings. He was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Jennings. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1770 U.S. 15 South. Burial will follow in the Home Branch Baptist Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wayne Geddings, Fred Hudson, Donnie Altman, Ricky Altman, Larry Jennings Jr. and Mike Reinacher. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Cowart, Ivan McLeod, Chuck Parker, Melvin Griffin, Danny Griffin, Benny Griffin, Cale Griffin, Matthew Jennings and Rian Jennings. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home and other times at 2121 Kingsbury Drive. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 E. 33rd St., New York, NY 10016, www.kidney.org. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 [4, 5] | |
_UID | EEC11F3EF34742F1807B4C4D463698CEEFE3 | |
Died | 6 Jan 2012 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
Buried | 11 Jan 2012 | Home Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarendon County, South Carolina [5] |
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Person ID | I113537 | Singleton and other families |
Last Modified | 13 Apr 2017 |
Father | Louis/Louie Edward JENNINGS, b. 1 Sep 1909, Clarendon County, South Carolina , d. 2 Jun 1968 (Age 58 years) | |
Mother | Edna MCLEOD, d. Bef 8 Jul 2010 | |
_UID | 23AC6825DFDA4042B79AF6775C639DC77818 | |
Family ID | F73348 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Rosalie “Rosie” POWELL | |||||
_UID | 07C6E7C153354570BE418596FAD3D97BED97 | |||||
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Last Modified | 19 Jan 2012 | |||||
Family ID | F78381 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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