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1938 - 2016 (78 years)| Name | Mary Lee THIGPEN [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Birth | 1938 | Clarendon County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- she had other grandchildren- who are their fathers? jkh MARY LEE COKER Posted Saturday, February 6, 2016 6:00 am Mary Lee Thigpen Coker, 77, beloved wife of the late Sherrill Clyde Coker, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at her home. Born in Clarendon County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Hugh Thigpen and Bertha Corbett Thigpen. Mrs. Coker became a member of Sumter Freewill Baptist of the Pentecostal Faith Church in 1970 where she taught the adult Sunday school class for 29 years and was the secretary of the church for 19 years. She also attended Grace Full Gospel Church. She was a 1956 graduate of Hebron High School and received a business degree from Sumter Technical College. Mrs. Coker retired from BD with 28 years of service. She served as the bookkeeper for her husband's business until he was forced to retire due to failing health. She was also a caretaker for her son, Mitchell. Surviving are her four sons, Kenneth C. Coker (Debi) of Sumter, Timothy Wayne Coker (Elaine) of Creedmoor, North Carolina, Mitchell Andrew Coker of the home and Chad S. Coker (Christina) of Charlotte, North Carolina; two brothers, Willie M. Thigpen (Dot) and Ernest Thigpen (Mary); six grandchildren, Kimberly White (Chris), Shane Coker (Jennifer), Kerri Lavender (Edward), Adrienne Coker, Michael Coker, Zaida Coker; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Brandon Scott Coker. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Freewill Baptist Pentecostal Faith Conference Center, 3868 Puddin Swamp Road, Turbeville, with the Rev. Stacey Floyd and the Rev. Caleb Howell officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery in Cades. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1935 Florence Highway. 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. [1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| _UID | 75F22AB51E824AC896814A1B38CC32AC56B3 | |
| Death | 4 Feb 2016 | at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 7 Feb 2016 | Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery, Cades, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I158135 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 11 Oct 2023 | |
| Father | Reverend William Hughy/Hugh THIGPEN d. Bef 15 Mar 2012 | |
| Mother | Bertha CORBETT d. Bef 15 Mar 2012 | |
| _UID | 858D3252EA1948A4808DBECB8EB79B252016 | |
| _UID | 858D3252EA1948A4808DBECB8EB79B252016 | |
| Family ID | F170964 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Sherrill Clyde COKER, b. 1936, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. 9 Jul 2005, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 69 years) | |||||||||
| _UID | A252361E27A2487AA70FE1BF3D4FC851CEB0 | |||||||||
| _UID | A252361E27A2487AA70FE1BF3D4FC851CEB0 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F80109 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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