Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1923 - 2014 (91 years)| Name | Willie James JOHNSON [3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 1923 | Lee County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina 1175 Cutleaf Drive Willie J. Johnson Willie James Johnson, 91, widower of Jessie Brown Johnson, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Leonard Vance and Juanita Hancock Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of Bible Fellowship Church and he was a retired supervisor with Korn Industries with 44 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Johnson was wounded in Belgium in 1944 and received the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge for his gallant service. Surviving are his only child, Gloria Williams and husband, Norman “Butch” Williams, of Sumter; two sisters, Alberta Ivey of Greenville and Marie Hicks of Sumter; two grandchildren, Melonie (Evans) Tindal and Jess (Melanie) Williams III; and four great-grandchildren, Jesse Tindal, Hannah Williams, Claire Williams and Isabella Williams. He was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Ketchum officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers will be Charles Welch, Robbie Vance Johnson, Mike Brown, Calbert Johnson, Danny Frye and Donnie Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Bible Fellowship Church, 227 Broad 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. Posted in Obituaries on Thursday, April 3, 2014 [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Johnson was wounded in Belgium in 1944 and received the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge for his gallant service. [5] | |
| _UID | BF4C7D7D3E374C22AE4D84BCE38FDFE85C30 | |
| Death | 1 Apr 2014 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 4 Apr 2014 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [5] |
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| Person ID | I120294 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 27 Oct 2020 | |
| Father | Leonard Vance JOHNSON d. Bef 1 Apr 2014 | |
| Mother | Ethel Juanita HANCOCK, b. 6 Jun 1896, Lee County, South Carolina d. 4 Jun 1968, a Columbia Hospital, Columbia, RIchland County, South Carolina (Age 71 years) | |
| _UID | 57F1C6A95F6C4B07B6A5E7C2FAC795A2D0AD | |
| _UID | 57F1C6A95F6C4B07B6A5E7C2FAC795A2D0AD | |
| Family ID | F96594 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Jessie BROWN, b. 1926 d. 1 Jan 2014, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) | |||
| _UID | D45D1D7DC1944F0AB1DDD540D037564FC82B | |||
| _UID | D45D1D7DC1944F0AB1DDD540D037564FC82B | |||
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| Family ID | F82912 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
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