
| Name | Charlie Elvin AMERSON [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 1931 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Canada of Sumter, South Carolina of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had 27 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren Date Published: September 29, 2009 CHARLIE ELVIN AMERSON Charlie Elvin Amerson, age 78, beloved husband of Elizabeth R. Amerson, died on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Sumter, a son of the late Monroe Charlie and Ellena McKinzie Amerson. He retired from the U.S. Army as a first sergeant after 21 years of faithful service to this country. He was a Korean War and Vietnam veteran. During his military career, he received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He was the oldest member and only Korean War veteran of the Warriors Brotherhood Veterans Motorcycle Club Sumter Chapter. Following his military career, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier, where he retired in 1995 after 30 years of dedicated service. He was an avid motorcycle rider and enjoyed riding the roads. Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Chipper Amerson, Mark Amerson and Timmy Amerson; four stepsons, James Deaton, Allen Parker, Larry Parker and Wayne Parker; five daughters, Janice Phelps, Charlene Baxley, Nancy Trapp, Patty Amerson and Raquell McDonald; a stepdaughter, Debbie Parker; 27 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Louise Domic of Detroit, Mich., Libby Mallard of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Inez Fuller of California; and a special granddaughter, Allison Brook Parker. He was predeceased by a brother, Leroy Amerson, and a sister, Myrtle Sharpe. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery with the Rev. Eugene Mosier officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Program, Fort Jackson c/o John Kaiser, 4247 Dorsey Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter to handle the arrangements. [3, 6, 10, 11, 12] | |
| MILI | he is retired from the U. S. Army as a Combat Master Sergeant He retired from the U.S. Army as a first sergeant after 21 years of faithful service to this country. He was a Korean War and Vietnam veteran. During his military career, he received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. [5, 6] | |
| Occupation | following his military career, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier, where he retired in 1995 after 30 years of dedicated service [6] | |
| _UID | C9384A4E84394BE487783D94F8B3A23EE0BC | |
| Death | 27 Sep 2009 | at his residence |
| Burial | 1 Oct 2009 | Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I71583 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 18 Jun 2022 | |
| Father | Monroe Capers AMERSON, Sr., b. 1874 d. 1948, Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 74 years) | |
| Mother | Lena McKENZIE, b. 1899, Lee County, South Carolina d. 4 Jan 1989, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 90 years) | |
| _UID | C142F3BA06FF4EE3B5BEA64145CC7A440FA1 | |
| _UID | C142F3BA06FF4EE3B5BEA64145CC7A440FA1 | |
| Family ID | F49820 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Shirley Ann MATHIS, b. 1935, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 31 Oct 2012, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 77 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | 3 Jul 1951 | Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
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| _UID | C1634029C6704707AB568AB652AF55D27ADC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| _UID | C1634029C6704707AB568AB652AF55D27ADC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F49827 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 6 Nov 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family 2 | Elizabeth ROBERTS, b. 1943, Kershaw County, South Carolina d. 5 Jan 2021, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 78 years) | |
| Marriage | 26 Mar 1982 | Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
| _UID | C60BF20CFADA4533AB9B9FD16D65E6EA736D | |
| _UID | C60BF20CFADA4533AB9B9FD16D65E6EA736D | |
| Family ID | F121856 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 24 Jun 2007 | |
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