Esther WATERS^[1]

1929 - 2024  (95 years)

• Name	Esther WATERS  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	22 May 1929	Florence, Florence County, South Carolina   [8]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina ESTHER WATERS ARDIS Posted Monday, November 11, 2024 9:20 am Esther Waters Ardis, 95, widow of Larry Leroy “Roy” Ardis Jr., died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at NHC Healthcare in Sumter. Born in Florence, she was a daughter of the late Fred Waters and Carrie Huggins Waters. She was a retired bookkeeper and real estate agent with the Svetlik Company. She was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Larry Ardis III of Sumter; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Ardis of Sumter; a grandson, Stephen Ardis (Rachel) of Columbia; a granddaughter, Emily Stavrou (Strat) of Columbia; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Ardis, and a grandson, Larry Leroy Ardis IV. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Sumter Cemetery with Rev. Charles Owens officiating. The family will receive friends 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150. 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.  [1, 2, 3, 7]
  _UID	05E0866FBE9F416E840A31987F0D625D8854
  Death	9 Nov 2024	NHC Healthcare, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	14 Nov 2024	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Hill- McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I113676	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Frederick “Fred” WATERS, Sr.   d. Bef 13 May 2006
  Mother	Carrie Lee HUGGINS,   b. 17 Mar 1888, Lee County, South Carolina d. 8 Jan 1980, Hampton Nursing Center (Age 91 years)
  _UID	8BEACC48AE97430DA8399C03011EFD12CCDE
  _UID	8BEACC48AE97430DA8399C03011EFD12CCDE
  Family ID	F77752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Larry LeRoy “Roy” ARDIS, Jr.,   b. 21 Oct 1927, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 26 Aug 1997, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1948	First Baptist Church, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [8]
  _UID	CC18DF3C6C3C42EC98914E7D2BFBA08A194D
  _UID	CC18DF3C6C3C42EC98914E7D2BFBA08A194D
  Children	1. Living   2. Stephan Albert “Steve” ARDIS, Sr.,   b. 20 May 1952, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 4 Nov 2010 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F78477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2003

  
  

• Sources

  [S32234] Esther Waters Ardis. [S2831] . [S6905] William F. Waters Jr. [S15100] Stephan A. Ardis Sr. [S27735] Julia Ann Stone Waters. [S26249] Clifton R. Waters. [S2818] . [S2330] Barbara Virginia Ardis (Post) Coker, page 152.