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1947 - 2016 (69 years)| Name | Cleveland “Tommy” CHINA [3, 4] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 9 Aug 1947 | Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina He has other relatives but I don’t know where they go. jkh CLEVELAND CHINA SR. Posted Wednesday, January 4, 2017 6:00 am CHINA Cleveland China Sr., 69, affectionately known as "Tommy," entered his eternal resting place on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at Palmetto Health Baptist, Columbia. Born on Aug. 9, 1947, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Lawson China Sr. and Doretha Jackson China. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. In his young adult life, he joined Mulberry Baptist Church, where he passionately served in various capacities: trustee, senior usher board, adult men Sunday school, and 30 faithful years on the O.S. Scott Choir. Later, Cleveland joined Agape Outreach Ministries, where he faithfully and willingly served as a deacon, served on the senior usher board, finance committee, Men of Faith in Action (MOFIA), as church landscaper and saxton. Cleveland loved to sing and never missed an opportunity to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. He sang with the Agape Unity Choir and Men Chorus. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Annietti McCray China for 47 years. To this union four children were born. He leaves to mourn his passing: his wife, Annietti McCray China; his children, Pastor Sonji C. Benjamin (Theodore), Evangelist Tanjo C. Lonon (Terence) and Evangelist Gwen L. China, all of Sumter, and Capt. Cleveland Levar China of Pooler, Georgia; 10 grandchildren; four brothers, Willie China (Belma) of Manning, Johnny China (Gloria), Jerome Ricky China and Larry China (Melinda), all of Sumter; five sisters, Willie Mae Choice (Raffield), Delares Vaughn (Joe Lowis), Mary Frances Sumpter (Joseph), Barbara Conyers and Lessie Mae Brunson (Stanley), all of Sumter; six sisters-in-law, Rosa China and Tracey China of Newark, New Jersey, and Annie Mae Graves, Deacon Jeanette McFadden and Carrie Dell Hinnant, all of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Jimmy McFadden Sr. of Sumter; two uncles, Arthur Jackson and Seger Jackson (Audrey), both of Newark; three aunts, Eva Mae Lawson and Ruby Phillips, both of Sumter, and Sara Bell Sims of Newark; 52 nieces and nephews; and a host of grandnieces and grandnephews, other relatives and friends. Homegoing celebration will be held at 1 p.m. today at Mulberry Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Nate Brock, pastor, and Pastor Sonji Benjamin, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the family home, 1266 Manning Road, Sumter. The funeral procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the family home. Burial will be in Mulberry Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumter. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com. [1, 3, 4] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina He has other relatives but I don’t know where they go. jkh CLEVELAND CHINA SR. Posted Wednesday, January 4, 2017 6:00 am CHINA Cleveland China Sr., 69, affectionately known as "Tommy," entered his eternal resting place on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at Palmetto Health Baptist, Columbia. Born on Aug. 9, 1947, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Lawson China Sr. and Doretha Jackson China. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. In his young adult life, he joined Mulberry Baptist Church, where he passionately served in various capacities: trustee, senior usher board, adult men Sunday school, and 30 faithful years on the O.S. Scott Choir. Later, Cleveland joined Agape Outreach Ministries, where he faithfully and willingly served as a deacon, served on the senior usher board, finance committee, Men of Faith in Action (MOFIA), as church landscaper and saxton. Cleveland loved to sing and never missed an opportunity to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. He sang with the Agape Unity Choir and Men Chorus. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Annietti McCray China for 47 years. To this union four children were born. He leaves to mourn his passing: his wife, Annietti McCray China; his children, Pastor Sonji C. Benjamin (Theodore), Evangelist Tanjo C. Lonon (Terence) and Evangelist Gwen L. China, all of Sumter, and Capt. Cleveland Levar China of Pooler, Georgia; 10 grandchildren; four brothers, Willie China (Belma) of Manning, Johnny China (Gloria), Jerome Ricky China and Larry China (Melinda), all of Sumter; five sisters, Willie Mae Choice (Raffield), Delares Vaughn (Joe Lowis), Mary Frances Sumpter (Joseph), Barbara Conyers and Lessie Mae Brunson (Stanley), all of Sumter; six sisters-in-law, Rosa China and Tracey China of Newark, New Jersey, and Annie Mae Graves, Deacon Jeanette McFadden and Carrie Dell Hinnant, all of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Jimmy McFadden Sr. of Sumter; two uncles, Arthur Jackson and Seger Jackson (Audrey), both of Newark; three aunts, Eva Mae Lawson and Ruby Phillips, both of Sumter, and Sara Bell Sims of Newark; 52 nieces and nephews; and a host of grandnieces and grandnephews, other relatives and friends. Homegoing celebration will be held at 1 p.m. today at Mulberry Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Nate Brock, pastor, and Pastor Sonji Benjamin, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the family home, 1266 Manning Road, Sumter. The funeral procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the family home. Burial will be in Mulberry Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumter. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com. | |
| _UID | 5529F72830174A33B0F5D019F1C846A39108 | |
| _UID | 5529F72830174A33B0F5D019F1C846A39108 | |
| Death | 29 Dec 2016 | Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 4 Jan 2017 | Mulberry Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I265081 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 17 Jun 2019 | |
| Father | Lawson CHINA, Sr. d. Bef 16 Jan 1992 | |
| Mother | Doretha JACKSON d. Bef 29 Dec 2016 | |
| _UID | 3ADFE86F2E6E49328AC0A7C895FCB2D85B68 | |
| _UID | 3ADFE86F2E6E49328AC0A7C895FCB2D85B68 | |
| Family ID | F178520 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Annietti McCRAY | |||||||||
| _UID | 49F993F7466A4C0AB0EB41A615A4B5E1A320 | |||||||||
| _UID | 49F993F7466A4C0AB0EB41A615A4B5E1A320 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F178526 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 15 Jan 2017 | |||||||||
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