Nicole “Buffie” Ray or EFFERSON

1970 - 2013  (42 years)

• Name	Nicole “Buffie” Ray or EFFERSON  [1]
  Birth	12 Jul 1970	Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	Nicole Ray Nicole “Buffie” Ray was born July 12, 1970, in Sumter County, to the late Lee and Estelle Ray Efferson. She departed this life on Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Sumter High School Class of 1989 and Morris College Class of 1995 with a degree in business management. She worked for Radio Shack, Sears, and Verizon Wireless for many years. At the time of her passing, she was employed by Universal Benefits. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Precious memories will be cherished by her daughter, Niya J. Loveless of the home; sisters, Joyce Jones of Tampa, Fla., Debra (Leroy) Witherspoon and Windy (Joseph) Pugh, both of Sumter, and Vonda (Dion) Taylor of McDonough, Ga.; brothers, Herbert Ray and Kenneth Ray of Columbia; nephews, Jermaine (Melinda) Ray, Matthew Witherspoon and DJ Taylor; nieces, Stephanie Witherspoon, Tanya Reid, Jasmine Taylor, Aliyan, Otha Jones Jr., and Linda Jones; uncles, James Efferson of Missouri, Richard (Chris) Linton of Spark, Nev., and Zaccheus Linton of Florence; aunt, Daisy Potts of Newark, N.J.; great-aunt, Henrietta Davis of Roselle, N.J.; and a host of great-nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Ms. Ray will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Westend Community Church, 101 S. Salem St., Sumter, with Pastor James Blassingame officiating, Pastor Allen S. Potts, eulogist, assisted by Minister Darrell King and Pastor Marquis Jackson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at 238 Cedar Ave., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net. Posted in Obituaries on Thursday, March 28, 2013  [1]
  HIST	Nicole Ray Nicole “Buffie” Ray was born July 12, 1970, in Sumter County, to the late Lee and Estelle Ray Efferson. She departed this life on Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Sumter High School Class of 1989 and Morris College Class of 1995 with a degree in business management. She worked for Radio Shack, Sears, and Verizon Wireless for many years. At the time of her passing, she was employed by Universal Benefits. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Precious memories will be cherished by her daughter, Niya J. Loveless of the home; sisters, Joyce Jones of Tampa, Fla., Debra (Leroy) Witherspoon and Windy (Joseph) Pugh, both of Sumter, and Vonda (Dion) Taylor of McDonough, Ga.; brothers, Herbert Ray and Kenneth Ray of Columbia; nephews, Jermaine (Melinda) Ray, Matthew Witherspoon and DJ Taylor; nieces, Stephanie Witherspoon, Tanya Reid, Jasmine Taylor, Aliyan, Otha Jones Jr., and Linda Jones; uncles, James Efferson of Missouri, Richard (Chris) Linton of Spark, Nev., and Zaccheus Linton of Florence; aunt, Daisy Potts of Newark, N.J.; great-aunt, Henrietta Davis of Roselle, N.J.; and a host of great-nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Ms. Ray will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Westend Community Church, 101 S. Salem St., Sumter, with Pastor James Blassingame officiating, Pastor Allen S. Potts, eulogist, assisted by Minister Darrell King and Pastor Marquis Jackson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at 238 Cedar Ave., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net. Posted in Obituaries on Thursday, March 28, 2013
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  Death	22 Mar 2013	at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
  Burial	29 Mar 2013	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Jobs’s Mortuary Inc., Sumter, South Carolina Jobs’s Mortuary Inc., Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I284922	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Lee EFFERSON
  Mother	Estelle Ray LINTON
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  Family ID	F129193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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