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1919 - 2015 (96 years)| Name | Arthur Whiteford JAMES [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 31 Mar 1919 | Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina  [4, 13] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had 3 additional grandchildren- Robert James, Jonathan Caneda and Leslie Caneda- who are their parents? jkh ARTHUR W. JAMES Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2015 6:00 am Arthur Whiteford James, 96, widower of Mary Esther Dinkins James, died on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Rembert, he was a son of Charles Sebastian and Leila Thompson James. Mr. James was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. James worked with farm-related commodities. He was the retired owner and operator of the Farmers Gin Co. in Dalzell. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sumter and was an associate member of the French Huguenot Church in Charleston. He was also a member of Farm Bureau, the American Legion and the S.C. Huguenot Society. Mr. James was one of the founders of Thomas Sumter Academy and served for a number of years on the board there. He was a generous supporter of many community projects. He helped coach the Little League ball teams for a number of years and also helped with the American Legion ball teams. Surviving are three sons, Arthur Whiteford "Whit" James Jr. and his wife, Beth Segars James, Robert Hastings James and his wife, Frances Richardson James, and William Hamilton James and his wife, Cindy Gardner James, all of Sumter; eight grandchildren, Lisa James Hayes and her husband, Jeff, Fran James Blakeney and her husband, Jim, Hamilton James Hollis and her husband, Keith, Ellen James Peek and her husband, Daniel, Will James and his wife, Anna, Robert James, Jonathan Caneda and Leslie Caneda; four great-grandchildren, Marywhit Blakeney, John Hayes, Mac Blakeney and McKinley Hollis; his sister-in-law, Katherine Dinkins Rappe; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles S. James and William Howard James; and six sisters, Lenora James Dent, Mary Elizabeth James, Carrie James Abel, Eugenia James Scott, Marian Carson James and Louise James Godbold. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Fancher officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Buddy Rivers, Charles Edens, Roddey Rappe, Sammy Burrows, Bill Lindler, Tommy Laney and Hank Edens. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Boys Farm, P.O. Box 713, Newberry, SC 29108. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. The family would like to express their great appreciation to the staff of Angelic Companions. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [5, 7, 10, 13, 14] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. [13] | |
| _UID | 8DBB9E7B4DEB4B1BB534A84BB0E806EC6529 | |
| Death | 28 Apr 2015 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 30 Apr 2015 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [13] |
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| Person ID | I15600 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 15 Jun 2025 | |
| Father | Charles Sebastian JAMES, Sr., b. 17 Jul 1882, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Feb 1971, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) | |
| Mother | Lelia/Leila Mae THOMPSON, b. 26 Feb 1886, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 3 Jul 1929, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 43 years) | |
| Marriage | 1905 | Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
| _UID | AFBCE4E1B1F048558C61C77DAD1335D3678E | |
| _UID | AFBCE4E1B1F048558C61C77DAD1335D3678E | |
| Family ID | F13877 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mary Esther DINKINS, b. 31 Aug 1922, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 25 May 2014, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 91 years) | |||||||
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1943 [4, 15] | |||||||
| _UID | 32A2FB2FAC014B4BB8D8BA88C2617EA155DB | |||||||
| _UID | 32A2FB2FAC014B4BB8D8BA88C2617EA155DB | |||||||
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| Family ID | F11050 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 17 Jan 2006 | |||||||
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