
| Name | Ruth Evelyn “Evelyn” AVIN [3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Birth | 7 Nov 1928 | Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Evelyn and Bill lived in North Augusta, South Carolina in 1980 422 Adams Ave., Sumter, South Carolina Evelyn L. Wells Evelyn Avin Lloyd Wells, 82, widow of Fred E. Wells, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Orrie T. Avin and Nora McLeod Avin. Mrs. Wells was a member of First Baptist Church of Sumter and Immanuel Baptist Church in North Augusta. She was a 1946 graduate of Pinewood High School. She served as business manager of WRDW Channel 12 in Augusta, Ga., for 27 years. She was also a Realtor with Meybohm Realty and Blanchard & Calhoun in North Augusta. She was a charter member of the Pilot Club of North Augusta and a member of the Pilot Club of Sumter. She was an avid Braves fan. Surviving are one son, Charlie "Chuck" R. Compton (Angie) of North Augusta; six stepchildren, Norma Lloyd Davis (Bill) of Townville, Rhea Lloyd Rowe (George) of Lake Elsinore, Calif., John W. Lloyd Jr. (Casey) of Moreno Valley, Calif., Patricia Wells Lassiter (Bill) of Newport News, Va., Rosemary Wells Drakeford (Meredith) of Sumter and Rebecca Wells Huffman of Darlington; four sisters, Hilda Glava (Dick) of Klamath Falls, Ore., Juanita McDaniel (Richard) of Sumter and Rosa Lee Griffin and Dianna Geddings, both of Pinewood; three brothers, Wayne Avin (Juanita) of Sumter, Louie Avin (Barbara) of North Augusta and Buford Avin (June) of Pinewood; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and special friends, David and Susan Birgerson and family. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John W. Lloyd and Charlie R. Compton Jr.; a sister, Lela Pritchard; and a brother, O.D. Avin. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 422 Adams Ave. Memorials may be made to Project Lifesaver, care of Pilot Club of Sumter, Debbie Jordan, 1070 Boardwalk, Sumter, SC 29150; or to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 867, Sumter, SC 29151. 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. Posted in Obituaries on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 [4, 6, 7] | |
| _UID | EB3928B24DD04ED8922AADE98332758B48D9 | |
| Death | 3 Oct 2011 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 6 Oct 2011 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I76965 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 26 Nov 2025 | |
| Father | Oregon Thomas “Orrie” AVIN, b. 16 Apr 1908, Sumter County, South Carolina d. Bef 15 Jul 2003 (Age < 95 years) | |
| Mother | Nora O’Neil McLEOD, b. 31 Dec 1910, Sumter County, South Carolina | |
| Marriage | 22 Oct 1927 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
| _UID | 93B958907FD94A34B4CAE8ACC312A8C15A6B | |
| _UID | 93B958907FD94A34B4CAE8ACC312A8C15A6B | |
| Family ID | F18965 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Charlie R. COMPTON, Jr., b. 12 Mar 1923, Sumter County, South Carolina d. Bef 30 Sep 2005 (Age < 82 years) | |||||
| _UID | E857097E8D9C4D249134D56C416BAECF8F91 | |||||
| _UID | E857097E8D9C4D249134D56C416BAECF8F91 | |||||
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| Family ID | F77210 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
| Family 2 | John William “Bill” LLOYD, Sr., b. 26 Aug 1926, Orangeburg County, South Carolina d. Bef 8 Jun 2007 (Age < 80 years) | |
| Marriage | 24 Feb 1963 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
| _UID | 6F84257C41F44140B93F5F2B799E22959A79 | |
| _UID | 6F84257C41F44140B93F5F2B799E22959A79 | |
| Family ID | F77212 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 21 Nov 2003 | |
| Family 3 | Fredrick E. “Fred” WELLS, Jr., b. 1 Dec 1918, Coronaco d. 24 Apr 2005, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 86 years) | |
| _UID | 417435C8566741108A88E14AA825E117C221 | |
| _UID | 417435C8566741108A88E14AA825E117C221 | |
| Family ID | F101919 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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