| Name |
James Thomas “Jim” “JT” NESBITT [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
1 Dec 1931 |
Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina  [2, 3, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| HIST |
of Florence, South Carolina As a country music singer, he played at the Grand Ole Opry and sang with George Jones, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith and numerous other singers. He was inducted into the South Carolina Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2000. Was he also married to Lenore Casper? jkh at death- he had 14 grandchildren; a fishing buddy, Paul Harrington and a brother-in-law, Ronnie Watts of Bishopville, South Carolina- how is he a brother-in-law? jkh he died of congestive heart failure He was best known for novelty and humorous songs and was a nationally recognized artist with five albums and several Top 20 country songs that included “Running Bare,” “Mother-in-Law,” “A Tiger in My Tank” and “Phone Call From the Devil.” He was working at WAGS in Bishopville when “Please Mr. Kennedy” reached the Top 15 in 1961. He hit the charts again in 1964 with “Looking for More in ‘64.” He spent most of his adult life in the Pleasant Grove community of Sumter County, South Carolina [2, 3, 6] |
| Occupation |
he was well-known for his TV talk show, which aired for more than 10 years; he worked as a deejay at Bishopville radio station WAGS-AM (1380) when it went on the air in 1954 [3] |
| Religion |
he was of the Baptist faith [2] |
| _UID |
002D0FBF520E408A9CAB4F7500124AF58163 |
| Death |
29 Nov 2007 |
at his residence |
| Burial |
2 Dec 2007 |
Black Creek Cemetery [7] |
- Belk Funeral Home, 229 W. Broad St., Darlington, South Carolina
|
| Person ID |
I114166 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2015 |
| Father |
James Thomas “Jim” NESBITT, Sr., b. 27 Jul 1905, Lee County, South Carolina d. 5 Jan 1983, Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah Saphonia ATKINSON, b. 21/22 Mar 1914, Lee County, South Carolina d. 6 Dec 1993, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 79 years) |
| _UID |
E20E92A2F06C4F7998C48FD1399CCE670EA9 |
| _UID |
E20E92A2F06C4F7998C48FD1399CCE670EA9 |
| Family ID |
F78849 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1931 - 2007 (75 years)