
| Name | Beatrice LANGSTON [1, 2, 3] | |
| Birth | 23 Apr 1931 | Pink Hill, North Carolina |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina BEATRICE JOHNSON Posted Thursday, August 13, 2015 6:00 am Beatrice "Bea" Langston Moore Johnson, 84, died on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, after succumbing to her battle with cancer. Born on April 23, 1931, in Pink Hill, North Carolina, she was a daughter of Clarence and Dollie Lee Rhodes Langston. She was a member of the Salvation Army Church, a faithful soldier serving as the Welcome Sergeant, Sunday school teacher, band and songster member, Christmas Bell Ringer, and many other faithful duties, proudly wearing the Salvation Army uniform and witnessing to those she met. To many she was known as "The Vegetable Lady," proudly growing some of the largest tomatoes and collard greens seen. She was a loving wife, mother, and friend to all she met. Surviving are a son, Henry "Butch" A. Moore and his wife, Pam; a daughter, Patricia R. Timmons and her husband, Hank, all of Sumter; two sisters, Rose Ray of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Loelia Rouse of Ernul, North Carolina; a brother, Ernest Langston of Kinston, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Angela Kirk of Greenville, Robert Kirk and his wife, Mary Anne, of Florence, Jamie Moore, Ryan Timmons and Kayla Timmons, all of Sumter, and John E. Blair III of Minnesota; as well as special great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Walter A. Moore Sr. and Buddy Johnson; a son, Walter A. Moore Jr.; a daughter, Brenda L. Ross; three sisters, Hazel Taylor, Frances Lassiter and Linda Sue Langston; and a brother, Cecil Langston. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with Major Robby Robbins officiating and eulogy to be given by Bobby Baker. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Bullock Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210 or to the Salvation Army Church, P.O. Box 2229, Sumter, SC 29151. You may sign the family's guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. [1, 3] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina BEATRICE JOHNSON Posted Thursday, August 13, 2015 6:00 am Beatrice "Bea" Langston Moore Johnson, 84, died on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, after succumbing to her battle with cancer. Born on April 23, 1931, in Pink Hill, North Carolina, she was a daughter of Clarence and Dollie Lee Rhodes Langston. She was a member of the Salvation Army Church, a faithful soldier serving as the Welcome Sergeant, Sunday school teacher, band and songster member, Christmas Bell Ringer, and many other faithful duties, proudly wearing the Salvation Army uniform and witnessing to those she met. To many she was known as "The Vegetable Lady," proudly growing some of the largest tomatoes and collard greens seen. She was a loving wife, mother, and friend to all she met. Surviving are a son, Henry "Butch" A. Moore and his wife, Pam; a daughter, Patricia R. Timmons and her husband, Hank, all of Sumter; two sisters, Rose Ray of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Loelia Rouse of Ernul, North Carolina; a brother, Ernest Langston of Kinston, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Angela Kirk of Greenville, Robert Kirk and his wife, Mary Anne, of Florence, Jamie Moore, Ryan Timmons and Kayla Timmons, all of Sumter, and John E. Blair III of Minnesota; as well as special great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Walter A. Moore Sr. and Buddy Johnson; a son, Walter A. Moore Jr.; a daughter, Brenda L. Ross; three sisters, Hazel Taylor, Frances Lassiter and Linda Sue Langston; and a brother, Cecil Langston. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with Major Robby Robbins officiating and eulogy to be given by Bobby Baker. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Bullock Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210 or to the Salvation Army Church, P.O. Box 2229, Sumter, SC 29151. You may sign the family's guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. | |
| _UID | BC7C1FCA79BD47D3B431974B05A17F3A971B | |
| _UID | BC7C1FCA79BD47D3B431974B05A17F3A971B | |
| Death | 11 Aug 2015 | |
| Burial | 15 Aug 2015 | Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I249081 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 13 Aug 2015 | |
| Father | Clarence LANGSTON d. Bef 11 Aug 2015 | |
| Mother | Dollie Lee RHODES d. Bef 11 Aug 2015 | |
| _UID | F549EF9A7DC44A049CB2C82949C0CEC12DC7 | |
| _UID | F549EF9A7DC44A049CB2C82949C0CEC12DC7 | |
| Family ID | F203257 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Walter A. MOORE, Sr. d. Bef 15 Aug 2015 | |||||||||
| _UID | 12973414030A41FABDDAB96F0310FE565FA8 | |||||||||
| _UID | 12973414030A41FABDDAB96F0310FE565FA8 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F168171 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
| Family 2 | Buddy JOHNSON d. Bef 11 Aug 2015 | |
| _UID | 44BFBE45490E438F86869FA39EABCBB44587 | |
| _UID | 44BFBE45490E438F86869FA39EABCBB44587 | |
| Family ID | F203261 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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