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1919 - 2017 (98 years)| Name | Charles Raymond “Ray” WILCOX | |
| Birth | 1919 | Scranton, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | CHARLES R. WILCOX Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2017 6:00 am Charles Raymond Wilcox, age 98, beloved husband of the late Katherine Moak Wilcox, died on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Walter R. Wilcox and Ida May Robinson Wilcox. He graduated from Washington Irving High School and went to work for Western Union Telegraph Co. He went on to join the United States Air Force, where he served proudly in WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. After retirement, he went on to work with Exide Battery as the manager of quality control. He then went on to serve as the coordinator of law enforcement of four counties with Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments. He was a volunteer with the Alcohol and Drug Commission as a trained counselor, and he helped establish and volunteered with the Greenhouse Runaway Shelter. Ray organized a joint City and County Drug Unit, a crime analysis section and initiated the installation of 911 system for Sumter County. He served as chairman of the Pee Dee Regional Emergency Medical Services, chairman of the Sumter County Culture Commission, chairman of the South Carolina Quality Control Association and a member of the Institution of Industrial and Electronic Engineers. He was the recipient of the Thousand Points of Light Award for volunteer work in the community. Ray was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are: one son, Thor Wilcox of Denmark; one daughter, Nancy Wilcox Shepherd and her husband, David, of Florida; his companion, Maxine Taylor of Sumter; one sister, Barbara Jean Kaufman of Florida; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, including James Wilcox and Katie Hemmingway. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Phillip Wilcox. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Military honors will follow the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. Point of Light dies at 98; remembered as a 'giver' Posted Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00 am Ray Wilcox, 98, long known as one of Sumter's most giving volunteers, passed away Saturday at National Healthcare in Sumter. Wilcox was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Washington Irving High School and worked for Western Union Telegraph Co. He later joined the U.S. Air Force and obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel before he retired in 1969. Wilcox served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. After retirement, he went on to work with Exide Battery as the manager of quality control before he retired from that position in 1982. He received the Daily Point of Light Award from President George H.W. Bush in 1990 for his "dedicated service to his community and country." Former retired Senior Volunteer Program Director Judie Bodie nominated Wilcox for the award. "Ray basically is the quintessential volunteer," Bodie wrote in nominating Wilcox. She also cited his "positive attitude to life and his willingness to help others." Grier Blackwelder, former president and CEO of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, said Wilcox was always a "giver." "He was always doing something in the community," Blackwelder said. "There was nothing he wouldn't do for you if you asked." Wilcox's record of volunteering is lengthy, working closely with the law enforcement community on several initiatives, volunteering with RSVP, Sumter Art Museum, Sumter Gallery of Art, the Civil Defense Office, the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce and Habitat for Humanity. At Tuomey Regional Medical Center, he spent one night a week volunteering in the emergency room. "The emergency room is not an easy place to volunteer," said then Tuomey Director of Volunteers Nancy Rolen in 1990. "Not everyone can do it, but Ray is always willing to go the second or third mile." In the 1990 article in The Item, Wilcox explained his penchant for volunteerism. "I couldn't sit home and do nothing," he said. Wilcox served as chairman of the Pee Dee Regional Emergency Medical Services, chairman of the Sumter County Culture Commission, chairman of the South Carolina Quality Control Association and was a member of the Institution of Industrial and Electronic Engineers. "I can't say enough about all he did and all he was," Blackwelder said. A memorial service for Wilcox will be held at 2 p.m. today in Bullock Funeral Home Chapel, 1190 Wilson Hall Road. Military honors will follow the service. - Jim Hilley [1, 2] | |
| HIST | CHARLES R. WILCOX Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2017 6:00 am Charles Raymond Wilcox, age 98, beloved husband of the late Katherine Moak Wilcox, died on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Walter R. Wilcox and Ida May Robinson Wilcox. He graduated from Washington Irving High School and went to work for Western Union Telegraph Co. He went on to join the United States Air Force, where he served proudly in WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. After retirement, he went on to work with Exide Battery as the manager of quality control. He then went on to serve as the coordinator of law enforcement of four counties with Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments. He was a volunteer with the Alcohol and Drug Commission as a trained counselor, and he helped establish and volunteered with the Greenhouse Runaway Shelter. Ray organized a joint City and County Drug Unit, a crime analysis section and initiated the installation of 911 system for Sumter County. He served as chairman of the Pee Dee Regional Emergency Medical Services, chairman of the Sumter County Culture Commission, chairman of the South Carolina Quality Control Association and a member of the Institution of Industrial and Electronic Engineers. He was the recipient of the Thousand Points of Light Award for volunteer work in the community. Ray was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are: one son, Thor Wilcox of Denmark; one daughter, Nancy Wilcox Shepherd and her husband, David, of Florida; his companion, Maxine Taylor of Sumter; one sister, Barbara Jean Kaufman of Florida; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, including James Wilcox and Katie Hemmingway. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Phillip Wilcox. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Military honors will follow the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. Point of Light dies at 98; remembered as a 'giver' Posted Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00 am Ray Wilcox, 98, long known as one of Sumter's most giving volunteers, passed away Saturday at National Healthcare in Sumter. Wilcox was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Washington Irving High School and worked for Western Union Telegraph Co. He later joined the U.S. Air Force and obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel before he retired in 1969. Wilcox served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. After retirement, he went on to work with Exide Battery as the manager of quality control before he retired from that position in 1982. He received the Daily Point of Light Award from President George H.W. Bush in 1990 for his "dedicated service to his community and country." Former retired Senior Volunteer Program Director Judie Bodie nominated Wilcox for the award. "Ray basically is the quintessential volunteer," Bodie wrote in nominating Wilcox. She also cited his "positive attitude to life and his willingness to help others." Grier Blackwelder, former president and CEO of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, said Wilcox was always a "giver." "He was always doing something in the community," Blackwelder said. "There was nothing he wouldn't do for you if you asked." Wilcox's record of volunteering is lengthy, working closely with the law enforcement community on several initiatives, volunteering with RSVP, Sumter Art Museum, Sumter Gallery of Art, the Civil Defense Office, the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce and Habitat for Humanity. At Tuomey Regional Medical Center, he spent one night a week volunteering in the emergency room. "The emergency room is not an easy place to volunteer," said then Tuomey Director of Volunteers Nancy Rolen in 1990. "Not everyone can do it, but Ray is always willing to go the second or third mile." In the 1990 article in The Item, Wilcox explained his penchant for volunteerism. "I couldn't sit home and do nothing," he said. Wilcox served as chairman of the Pee Dee Regional Emergency Medical Services, chairman of the Sumter County Culture Commission, chairman of the South Carolina Quality Control Association and was a member of the Institution of Industrial and Electronic Engineers. "I can't say enough about all he did and all he was," Blackwelder said. A memorial service for Wilcox will be held at 2 p.m. today in Bullock Funeral Home Chapel, 1190 Wilson Hall Road. Military honors will follow the service. - Jim Hilley | |
| MILI | He join the United States Air Force, where he served proudly in WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. [2] | |
| MILI | He join the United States Air Force, where he served proudly in WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. | |
| _UID | 4091AAA3B4D948A883FB53556CDF93A84738 | |
| _UID | 4091AAA3B4D948A883FB53556CDF93A84738 | |
| Death | 21 Oct 2017 | NHC Healthcare of Sumter, South Carolina |
| Burial | 26 Oct 2017 | a memorial service was held in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I314468 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 8 Nov 2017 | |
| Father | Walter R. WILCOX d. Bef 21 Oct 2017 | |
| Mother | Ida Mae ROBINSON d. Bef 21 Oct 2017 | |
| _UID | 43F5C1B666774311ADFD840915AA203127CE | |
| _UID | 43F5C1B666774311ADFD840915AA203127CE | |
| Family ID | F210529 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Katherine MOAK d. Bef 21 Oct 2017 | |||||||
| _UID | 472C9651839F4C94B170F12C5358C0676CCF | |||||||
| _UID | 472C9651839F4C94B170F12C5358C0676CCF | |||||||
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| Family ID | F210528 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 8 Nov 2017 | |||||||
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