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1922 - 2014 (91 years)| Name | Simeon Pinckney “Sim” WRIGHT [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 4 Jul 1922 | Chesterfield County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Sim Wright Simeon Pinckney Wright died on Friday, June 13, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 4, 1922, in Chesterfield County, the son of Clarence Dixon Wright and Jessie Tart Wright. Sim graduated from Ashwood High School in Lee County. He received a bachelor of science degree in vocational agriculture from Clemson College and a master’s degree in public school administration from the University of South Carolina. His time at Clemson was interrupted by a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the 83rd Infantry Division as a technical sergeant and an acting platoon leader. Sim participated in the Normandy-Northern France, Ardennes-Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. After graduating from Clemson, Sim taught agriculture at the high school level for six years. He retired from the city of Sumter as the director of parks and recreation in the mid-1980s. In 1980, he received the Recreator of the Year Award from the South Carolina Recreation and Park Association, of which he was a member, past president and district representative. Sim was also a member of the American Institute of Park Executives and the National Recreation and Park Association. In addition, he was a member of the Elks Club, of which he was a Past Exalted Ruler of the Sumter Lodge and Past State Exalted Ruler. Sim was a member of and an elder in Hebron Presbyterian Church. His other memberships include the following: the Sumter Jaycees, the South Carolina Camellia Society, the American Iris Society, the South Carolina Walking Horse Association, the South Carolina Field Trial Association, the South Carolina State Retirees Association, the VFW, the American Legion, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge and the 83rd Infantry Association. His hobbies were quail hunting, training and showing bird dogs and training and showing walking horses. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his daughter Camilla Brown and his brother Clarence Wright Jr. Surviving in addition to his wife, Camilla Bradford Wright, are his children, Sim Wright Jr. (Cheryl) of Sumter, Claudia Thomas (John) of Charleston and Dumont Wright (Ruth Ann) of Columbia; grandchildren, Bradford Wright (Taryn), Nikki Thomas (Austin Hicks), John Ivey Brown (Beth), Michael Thomas, Megan Wright Morris (Dan), Lauren Wright and Erin Wright; great-grandchildren, Cameron Wright, Dalton Wright, Willa Thomas-Hicks, Benjamin Morris and Bradford Brown; sister, June Snead; niece, Rebecca Snead Stoudenmire; and nephew, Michael Snead. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. William H. “Rusty” Wilson III officiating. Private burial will be at Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the chapel. Memorials may be made to Hebron Presbyterian Church or to Covenant Place Employees Christmas Fund. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 775-8386. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:00 am. [3, 4, 5] | |
| MILI | His time at Clemson was interrupted by a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in the 83rd Infantry Division as a technical sergeant and an acting platoon leader. Sim participated in the Normandy-Northern France, Ardennes-Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. [5] | |
| _UID | EA6063509336427BA316677373417571B01C | |
| Death | 13 Jun 2014 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 16 Jun 2014 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [5] |
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| Person ID | I150511 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 3 Jul 2022 | |
| Father | Clarence Dixon WRIGHT, Sr. d. Bef 13 Jun 2014 | |
| Mother | Jessie TART d. Bef 13 Jun 2014 | |
| _UID | 13DFB2C56E804657A75025995A225AA625DC | |
| _UID | 13DFB2C56E804657A75025995A225AA625DC | |
| Family ID | F196443 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Camilla BRADFORD, b. 17 Jul 1922, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 29 Jun 2022, Covenant Place on Carter Road, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 99 years) | |||||||||
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| _UID | 697A2970233E481199AC07DE1F93CB2F0C51 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F102910 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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