Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1945 - 2025 (80 years)| Name | Edward Eugene “Gene” BOYKIN [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Birth | 1945 | Lancaster County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina EDWARD EUGENE BOYKIN Posted Tuesday, March 4, 2025 12:06 pm Edward Eugene “Gene” Boykin, 80, widower of Gloria Jean Dickerson Boykin, died Monday, March 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born in Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Paskell Woodward Boykin and Bernice Lowery Boykin. Mr. Boykin was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon, the Elks Lodge #855 and was past president of the Gamecock Strutters Club. He was a retired insurance agent for over 40 years. Surviving are two sons, Robert Edward Boykin (Sandra Beck) of Bishopville and Christopher Edward Boykin (Randy Harper) of Charleston; one daughter, Lori Anne Coley of Sumter; one brother, Avery Woodward Boykin of Sumter; one sister, Debbie Anderson (Terry) of Sumter; four grandchildren, Serena Boykin Buss (Michael), Brandi Elizabeth Coley, Brandon Alan Coley and Samantha Mae Boykin (Barbara); five great-grandchildren, Madelyn Buss, Amelia Buss, Ryan Buss, Maddox Coley and Riley Boykin; his companion, Marian Willette; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters Linda Juanita Whitaker and Darlene Boykin Timmons; a sister-in-law, Gayle Boykin; and a daughter-in-law, Renee W. Boykin. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Westside Baptist Church with the Rev. Aaron Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Westside Baptist Church, 554 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [1, 2] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina EDWARD EUGENE BOYKIN Posted Tuesday, March 4, 2025 12:06 pm Edward Eugene “Gene” Boykin, 80, widower of Gloria Jean Dickerson Boykin, died Monday, March 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born in Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Paskell Woodward Boykin and Bernice Lowery Boykin. Mr. Boykin was a member of Westside Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon, the Elks Lodge #855 and was past president of the Gamecock Strutters Club. He was a retired insurance agent for over 40 years. Surviving are two sons, Robert Edward Boykin (Sandra Beck) of Bishopville and Christopher Edward Boykin (Randy Harper) of Charleston; one daughter, Lori Anne Coley of Sumter; one brother, Avery Woodward Boykin of Sumter; one sister, Debbie Anderson (Terry) of Sumter; four grandchildren, Serena Boykin Buss (Michael), Brandi Elizabeth Coley, Brandon Alan Coley and Samantha Mae Boykin (Barbara); five great-grandchildren, Madelyn Buss, Amelia Buss, Ryan Buss, Maddox Coley and Riley Boykin; his companion, Marian Willette; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters Linda Juanita Whitaker and Darlene Boykin Timmons; a sister-in-law, Gayle Boykin; and a daughter-in-law, Renee W. Boykin. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Westside Baptist Church with the Rev. Aaron Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Westside Baptist Church, 554 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. | |
| _UID | 1E3ABE7EEBD74A5B84605991134E442D9BFE | |
| _UID | 1E3ABE7EEBD74A5B84605991134E442D9BFE | |
| Death | 3 Mar 2025 | Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 8 Mar 2025 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I278262 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 9 Mar 2025 | |
| Father | Paskell Woodward BOYKIN d. Bef 6 Apr 2021 | |
| Mother | Bernice Elizabeth d. Bef 6 Apr 2021 | |
| _UID | 4D7A34D6279C48D8839464F6FB2001D6170A | |
| _UID | 4D7A34D6279C48D8839464F6FB2001D6170A | |
| Family ID | F222183 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Gloria Jean DICKERSON, b. 1948, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 May 2012, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 64 years) | |||||||
| _UID | C297EC6551E94C898D98BD27EBB0CF88B43D | |||||||
| _UID | C297EC6551E94C898D98BD27EBB0CF88B43D | |||||||
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| Family ID | F187169 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 26 May 2012 | |||||||
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