Pearl McINNIS^{[1, 2]}

1922 - 2015  (93 years)

• Name	Pearl McINNIS  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	14 Jul 1922	St. Paul, North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina PEARL TURNER Posted Friday, November 6, 2015 6:00 am Pearl McInnis Nesbitt Turner, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Woodrow Nathan "Pete" Nesbitt, her husband of 27 years, and Wallace B. Turner, her husband of 12 years. She was affectionately called "Miss Pearl" by numerous children in both the Lee and Turner families. She was born on July 14, 1922, in St. Paul, North Carolina, and was a daughter of the late Archie McEachern McInnis and the late Ruby Ingram McInnis. She was a graduate of Sumter High School Class of 1939. She was a former member of Concord Presbyterian Church. She worked in retail sales at Capitol Department Store, Coker's Department Store, Kimbrell's Furniture Store and Belk's Department Store. She also worked at the Clarendon County Health Department, where she worked with the WIC program. She and her first husband helped establish the St. John's United Methodist Church, where she was a charter member. She was a member and former president of the United Methodist Women, a MYF leader and Sunday school teacher. She was a former member of Church of Our Savior. She was an active member of Grace Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Loyal Friends Sunday School Class, a prayer warrior for Grace Baptist Church Prayer Room, and had her own designated parking space at Grace Baptist. She enjoyed hosting and participating in Bible studies with her neighbors and close friends. She was the Brownie and Girl Scout Cookie sales chairman for years. She drove a car for more than 60 years with no citations. She was an accomplished seamstress - creating clothes for her family and friends, and even upholstered her own furniture. She was an artist, creating oil paintings and portraits for family and friends. She loved to work in the yard. She loved to bake and share lemon pies and pound cakes. She was a woman of strength, determination, independence and faith. She was determined to pass these traits on to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After the loss of "Pete," she founded a group called "Lamplighters," where she ministered to young widows. She is survived by two daughters, Kathy N. Bishop (David) of Valrico, Florida, and Melanie N. DuRant (Gene) of Gable; one son, Woodrow Nesbitt (Joyce) of Sumter; 11 grandchildren, Pete (Karina) Nesbitt, Carenn (Hank) Moore, DeDe (Jimmy) Wylie, Kaiti (Robert) Wicker, Kelly (Marshall) Connor, Sam (Elizabeth) DuRant, Chris (Ansley) DuRant, John (Kendall) DuRant, Gena (Graham) Reeder, Brandi (Dennis) Seay and Kristi (Terry) Westphal; 20 great-grandchildren, soon to be 21; two brothers, Daniel McInnis of Alcolu and Kenneth McInnis of Sumter; a brother-in-law, Jack Ledbetter; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Alton McInnis; and sisters, Evelyn McCoy, Ruby Ross, Agnes Harrelson and Juanita Ledbetter. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Grace Baptist Church, Sumter, with the Rev. Steve Shumake and the Rev. Michael Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and other times at the home of her daughter, Melanie DuRant, 10573 N. Brewington Road, Gable, or her son, Woody Nesbitt, 1310 Kentwood Drive, Sumter. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Pete Nesbitt, Sam DuRant, Chris DuRant, John DuRant, Robert Wicker, Graham Reeder and Marshall Connor. Her lifelong neighborhood friends will serve as honorary pallbearers: Rose Price, Elsie Crawford, Margaret Kelly, Gertrude Brown, Violet Welch, Barbara Kinney, Mary Delk, Louise Chandler and Mary Ola Horton. Memorials may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of National Health Care of Sumter and the nurses and other caregivers at Tuomey Hospital. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org  [5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13]
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  Death	4 Nov 2015	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	8 Nov 2015	Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [13]
  	Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I174801	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Archie McEachern “Arch” McINNIS,   b. Abt 1891, South Carolina d. 1958-59
  Mother	Ruby INGRAM,   b. 8 Nov 1892, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 14 Feb 1935, South Carolina (Age 42 years)
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  _UID	717B5BBAE8D34F488E907E742C727B8A065E
  Family ID	F136591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Woodrow Nathan “Pete” NESBITT,   b. 24 Dec 1914, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 10 Jan 1969, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 54 years)
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  _UID	84B6479D95394889AAEF5E356A13EF6DC217
  Children	1. Woodrow Malcolm “Woody” NESBITT, Sr.,   b. 7 Nov 1942, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 3 Sep 2021, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 78 years)   2. Kathy NESBITT   3. Melanie NESBITT
  Family ID	F118926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Wallace B. TURNER
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  _UID	5B9DA9FFF0D3468A905839BD5C01AC99B34E
  Family ID	F136593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S29171] Woodrow Malcolm Nesbitt Sr. [S29618] Kenneth Earl McInnis Sr. [S983] C. Wayne McElveen, page 7. [S6514] . [S8432] Agnes M. Harrelson. [S10572] Alton C. McInnis. [S12693] Juanita M. Ledbetter. [S11320] Patrick-DuRant. [S11500] Patrick-DuRant. [S17676] Toole-DuRant. [S20391] DuRant-Reeder. [S20392] DuRant-Reeder. [S23216] Pearl Turner.