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Lillian Ford Choice
Lillian Ford Choice was born Aug. 8, 1934, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Ernest and Pauline Dwyer Ford. She answered the call of our heavenly father and slipped peacefully away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Unihealth Facility in Columbia.
Lillian was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. Early in life, she began her Christian journey as a member of the New Bethel Church in Sumter. She was united in holy matrimony to the late Sampson Choice, and to this union, seven children were born. After marriage, Lillian joined Wayman Chapel AME Church and remained a member and attended faithfully until her health declined. She was a member of the Choiraliers, senior and jubilee choirs, and church school class number one. Lillian enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family and friends. Her grandchildren were the joy of her life and very special to her. She helped in parenting them and cared for them in her home while their parents worked. She also enjoyed traveling to visit her family in Jacksonville, Fla. She was employed at Campbell Soup for 35 years before retiring in 1995. After retirement, she worked for eight years for the Sumter County Library.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories: her caring and devoted daughters, Roberta (Isaiah) June and Louada (Lee) Nelson; three sons, Herbert (Trina) Choice, Earnest Choice and Robert Choice, and Marcus Choice, who was raised as a son; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Willie Ford and Sammie Lee Choice Sr.; eight brothers, Thomas, Walter, Lomas, Henry, Luther, Freddie Lee, Clemon and Linwood Ford; one sister, Mammie Lee Vaughn; a son-in-law, Daniel L. June; and a daughter-in-law, Shirley Choice.
Public viewing will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today.
The Homegoing Celebration Services will be held at noon Friday at Wayman Chapel AME Church with Pastor Laddie Howard, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Willie A. Wright Jr. and the Rev. Charlie Howard. Interment will follow in Wayman Chapel Cemetery.
The management and staff of Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter SC 29150 is serving the Choice family.
Online memorials may be sent via the web at sumterfuneralsvs@sc.rr.com.
Posted in Obituaries on Thursday, February 20, 2014 [1, 2] |
1934 - 2014 (79 years)