James Moses “Jimmy” DRIGGERS, Sr.^[1]

1932 - 2010  (78 years)

• Name	James Moses “Jimmy” DRIGGERS  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	14 Jan 1932	Clarendon County, South Carolina   [7]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina AMES M. DRIGGERS James "Jimmy" Moses Driggers, 78, beloved husband of 50 years to Susan Rebecca Kinney Driggers, died on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at his residence. He was born in Clarendon County, a son of the late Louis Driggers and Hattie Alice Mahoney Driggers. He graduated from Edmunds High School, attended Clemson College and served in the U.S. Army. He was a farmer (voted Sumter County Young Farmer of the Year award in 1965), a dairy farmer and owned and operated a quail shooting preserve. He was a producer for Sumter Dairies and on the board of directors of Sumter Dairies and Young's Food Stores. He loved to hunt and fish and will always be forever remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a member of the Graham Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, James "Jay" Driggers Jr. of Sumter; two daughters, Martha "Marty" Driggers Covington and her husband, Chris, of York and Rebecca "Becca" Driggers Doswell and her husband, David, of Columbia; two brothers, Bynum Driggers and his wife, Kay, of Raleigh, N.C. and William "Billy" Driggers and his wife, Jean, of Jackson, Ga.; and four grandchildren, Savannah Covington, Emma Covington, Isabella Covington and Jack Covington. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Wilson Hall School, 520 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, S.C. 29150. You may sign the family's guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.  [3, 5]
  MILI	He served in the U.S. Army.  [5]
  _UID	CD9C89E1C9914398B4792636F1FEFB44BF55
  Death	17 Sep 2010	at his residence
  Burial	20 Sep 2010	a memorial service was held at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I117656	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Louis DRIGGERS   d. Bef 16 Aug 2009
  Mother	Hattie Alice MAHONEY   d. Bef 16 Aug 2009
  _UID	D077CB0812EA49A0AD5A0C8E78A81725FCF2
  _UID	D077CB0812EA49A0AD5A0C8E78A81725FCF2
  Family ID	F169701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Susan Rebecca Truluck “Becca” DRIGGERS   2. James Moses “Jay” DRIGGERS, Jr.   3. Martha “Marty” DRIGGERS
  Family ID	F81156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S32088] Eleanor Jane Kinney Bradham. [S9112] Betty K. Covington. [S13559] Driggers-Doswell. [S13722] Driggers-Doswell. [S14944] James M. Driggers. [S19283] James Kinney Sr. [S846] James Belton Newman and Esther Gupton Newman, page 99.