Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1918 - 2014 (96 years)| Name | Allene CUDD [1, 2, 3] | |
| Birth | 1918 | Spartanburg, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | 2751 Creek Side Drive, Sumter, South Carolina Allene C. Burgess Allene Cudd Burgess, age 96, widow of Robert Alfred Burgess Jr., died on Jan. 1, 2014. She was a daughter of Blanche Hair Weston and John J. Cudd. Allene was born in Spartanburg. She attended Spartanburg High School, where she was a cheerleader and was elected Miss Spartanburg. She obtained her education at Converse College and the University of South Carolina. After graduation, she was the secretary for the national office of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity in Washington, D.C. Allene returned to Columbia just before the outbreak of World War II to work at Fort Jackson as the coal buyer for the Fort. She married Bobby Burgess on Jan. 8, 1943, accompanying him during training exercises until his deployment for military service. They made their home in Sumter in 1945. Allene was a member of First Presbyterian Church for 68 years. She served as vice president of Harmony Presbytery, taught Bible school, served as circle chair, and as committee member numerous times. Allene was recognized with an honorary life membership into the Presbyterian Women in 1989. Allene enjoyed playing bridge with her friends, the Road Runners, Pretto Cuttino, Betty Lee, Aileen Levy, Margaret McLeod and Suzanne Wilson. She was a charter member of the Sumter Cotillion and member of the Sumter Assembly Club. She was involved in many volunteer organizations, spending many years as a member of the Sumter Volunteers and the Junior Welfare League of Sumter. Allene is survived by her sister, Blanche Cudd Gibbes of Columbia; her son, Robert Burgess and his wife, Carmen, of Sumter; four grandchildren, Gene Weston and his wife, Susan, and their children, Amelia and Isabelle; Julie Daniels and her husband, Roger, and their daughter, Julia; Allie Burgess Johnson and her husband, Matt, and their son, Conner; Margaret Burgess Hardy and her husband, Teddy, and their son, McFaddin: and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Blanche Hair Burgess of Sumter; and her brother, Dr. John James Cudd of Augusta. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the graveside to follow at Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Burgess home, 2751 Creek Side Drive, Sumter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Friday, January 3, 2014 [3] | |
| _UID | 4EA4664F39F44AC3BD3BD3D4CD0718238F31 | |
| Death | 1 Jan 2014 | |
| Burial | 4 Jan 2014 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I170516 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 12 Jan 2014 | |
| Father | John J. CUDD d. Bef 1 Jan 2014 | |
| Mother | Blanche Hair WESTON d. Bef 1 Jan 2014 | |
| _UID | 6B2D6482F5204D898536125119A7E3E50FBB | |
| _UID | 6B2D6482F5204D898536125119A7E3E50FBB | |
| Family ID | F194609 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Robert Alford BURGESS, Jr., b. 1916, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 7 Dec 1993, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 77 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 8 Jan 1943 [3] | |||||
| _UID | 6E1850C705614432AADD561F81CA05B67BB0 | |||||
| _UID | 6E1850C705614432AADD561F81CA05B67BB0 | |||||
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| Family ID | F69942 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 12 Jan 2014 | |||||
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