Vernon Roy GEDDINGS^{[1, 2]}

1954 - 2017  (63 years)

• Name	Vernon Roy GEDDINGS  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1954	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Education	he graduated from Sumter High School, Sumter, South Carolina  [4]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina He was born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina. Did he also marry Cindy Evans? Date Published: August 20, 2009 Business Spotlight --- Vernon Geddings of Danny's Trophy Shop Keith Gedamke / The Item WHAT DO YOU DO AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? We sell a variety of awards and gift items including trophies, plaques, acrylics, clocks, desk sets and crowns. Name badges, signs and custom engraving are also available. We opened June 14, 1976, — this is our 33rd year. HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN THIS BUSINESS? My brother Danny (who passed away in 1997) and I started this business to serve the award needs of Sumter and the surrounding communities. ARE YOU THE ORIGINAL OWNER? Yes, my brother Danny and myself. WHERE ARE YOU FROM ORIGINALLY? Born and raised in Sumter, graduated from Sumter High School. Married to the former Ann Gamble for 21 years, and we have two sons, Taylor and Parker. WHO ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS? Our customers are mainly from Sumter, Shaw and the surrounding counties, and we are members of the Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties' chambers of commerce. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL SLOGAN OR MISSION STATEMENT YOU FOLLOW? We pride ourselves in giving our customers great service and fair prices. Happy customers are our best form of advertising. GENERAL COMMENTS: Danny's Trophy Shop, "Sumter's award specialist," credits our 33 years of success to our many faithful customers and devoted employees. A special privilege we had in our 33 years was to make plaques for Bob Hope and former presidents Nixon and Ford, but our biggest honor would be to make an award for you. Danny's Trophy Shop OWNER: Vernon Geddings ADDRESS: 713 Bultman Drive, Sumter. PHONE: (803) 775-7002 VERNON ROY GEDDINGS Posted Thursday, September 14, 2017 6:00 am Vernon Roy Geddings, 63, husband of Ann Gamble Geddings, died on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at his home. Born in Sumter to the late Roy and Helen Bantz Geddings, Vernon was the owner and operator of Danny's Trophy Shop. He was a member of the Sumter Jaycees, the Sumter Touchdown Club and was a PARD softball sponsor. Vernon was an avid Gamecock sports fan, dirt track racing fan and former P-15's assistant baseball coach. He was a member of Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Taylor Gamble Geddings and Parker Daniel Geddings; a niece, Mary Baird (Michael); and a nephew, Mason Geddings, all of Sumter. He was preceded in death by his brother, Danny Ray Geddings. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Nick Cheek and the Rev. Chuck Staggs officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1746 U.S. 521, Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 4, 5]
  Occupation	owner and operator of Danny’s Trophy Shop - 713 Bultman Drive, Sumter, South Carolina, since 14 Jun 1976 (in their 33rd year  [4]
  _UID	091270E2360F439DB8D7CFB0AAF21F50AB7F
  Death	12 Sep 2017	at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	15 Sep 2017	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I116494	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Roy Albertus GEDDINGS   d. Bef 15 Nov 2015
  Mother	Helen BANTZ   d. Bef 5 Nov 2006
  _UID	BD0A9804C2FB460CBC90C6395B5999131D40
  _UID	BD0A9804C2FB460CBC90C6395B5999131D40
  Family ID	F131897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann GAMBLE
  Marriage	1988  [4]
  _UID	C0DCA756F5A84D448BD6939489F4565D7F0F
  _UID	C0DCA756F5A84D448BD6939489F4565D7F0F
  Children	1. Taylor Gamble GEDDINGS   2. Parker Daniel GEDDINGS
  Family ID	F80423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2009

  
  

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