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1949 - 2021 (72 years)| Name | Fulton Bethune “Chip” CREECH [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] | |
| Suffix | III | |
| Birth | 31 Mar 1949 | Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina  [11, 14] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | he graduated from Clemson University in 1974 [14, 15] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at birth- he weighed 10 lbs and 4 oz. he has a cousin- Master LeRoy Payne Creech FULTON BETHUNE CREECH III Posted Saturday, November 27, 2021 6:00 am Fulton Bethune "Chip" Creech III, 72, husband of Patty Gates Creech, died on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at his home. Born on March 31, 1949, in Charleston, he was a son of the late Fulton B. Jr. and Dorothy Mack Creech. Chip lived in Sumter his entire life. He graduated from Edmunds High School in 1967 and Clemson University in 1974 with Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Construction. He was the past owner of Creech and Lynam Construction Co. and was retired from his property management company, F.B. Creech III LLC. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War, a member of the 11th Armored Calvary Black Horse Regiment. Mr. Creech was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church. Called "Birddog" by his friends, he loved music and he loved to shag. He was a member and past deejay and president of the Sumter Shag Club and also a member of the Camden Shag Club. Chip was a member of the National Modena Club Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Laura Creech Tisdale (William) and Katie Creech Kinard (Brad); stepdaughter, Wendi Clemmons Burke (Jim); stepson, Corey Clemmons (Heather); grandchildren, Jay Tisdale, Jacob Sanders and John Bradley, Mary Frances, Elizabeth and Daniel Kinard, Steven Burke, Becca Hasbrook and Devon, Sidney, Charley and Morgan Clemmons; and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Stephen M. Creech (Kathy); sisters, Ann C. Bolen (Barry) and Elaine C. Benson (John); and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Creech was preceded in death by his parents; a stepson, Ronald Clemmons; and a grandson, Zachary Tompkins. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be stepson, Corey Clemmons; brothers-in-law, Buddy Lester, Barry Bolen and John Benson; and friends, E.J. Mercer, Harry Duke and Keith Williamson. Memorials may be made to the S.C. Alzheimer's Association, 140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 210, Columbia, SC 29210 or to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [1, 3, 14, 16] | |
| MILI | He is presently (14 Feb 1971) a sergeant in the United States Army stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, having completed a year’s tour of duty in Vietnam. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War, a member of the 11th Armored Calvary Black Horse Regiment. [3, 14] | |
| Occupation | he is a general contractor [10] | |
| _UID | 9477D6CE9FE94EC898F0123E1519697A36CB | |
| Death | 24 Nov 2021 | Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 30 Nov 2021 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I84173 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 2 Dec 2021 | |
| Father | Fulton Bethune “Sonny” CREECH, Jr., b. 8 Jul 1926, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 5 Apr 1993, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 66 years) | |
| Mother | Dorothy Ann “Dot” MACK, b. 27 Jun 1928, Elloree/Eutawville, South Carolina d. 29 Dec 2000, at a local nursing center (Age 72 years) | |
| Marriage | 27/28 Mar 1948 | Methodist Episcopal Church, Eutawville, South Carolina [11, 14] |
| _UID | D8DFE930280E4B5495E3392DE8B570B64684 | |
| _UID | D8DFE930280E4B5495E3392DE8B570B64684 | |
| Family ID | F58463 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Living | |||||
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| Family ID | F58461 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 18 Apr 2009 | |||||
| Family 2 | Patricia Lee “Patsy” ”Patty” “Tish” GATES | |
| Marriage | 12 Mar 1989 | Sumter County, South Carolina [9] |
| _UID | B73CA766C9B6421CA8016E4F6DB93C22C7F1 | |
| _UID | B73CA766C9B6421CA8016E4F6DB93C22C7F1 | |
| Family ID | F58464 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 16 Nov 2013 | |
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