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1918 - 2011 (93 years)| Name | Mildred Elnora BROWN [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| Birth | 25 Mar 1918 | Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina  [11] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Education | Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing- class 1938- Sumter, South Carolina [4] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina lately of Covenant Place, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina at death- the following are surviving first cousins- Alice Cantey, Dr. Jack Rhame, and Dot Morgan of Sumter and W. Reid Patrick of Charleston (South Carolina) Mildred Shaw Mildred Elnora Brown Shaw, 93, lately of Covenant Place, was born March 25, 1918, in Camden, while her father was serving in World War II in France. She was the second of eight children born to Mildred Lee Hall Brown and Robert Tillman Brown Sr. She died peacefully and with her children at her side on Dec. 28, 2011, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter and an active participant and volunteer until 2010. Having an unshakable faith in God, a steady commitment to the Golden Rule of Jesus, she lived by the motto, "I am my brother's keeper." She leaves a love for family that is best reflected by the fact that all of her offspring, without exception, have followed into her example as committed believers in Jesus, the Christ. Mildred was educated in the public schools of Sumter, graduating in the Sumter High School Class of 1935. She was a graduate of Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1938, "before the days of curative medicine." She was a nurse in several Sumter physician offices (beginning with Dr. Ralph Dunn) and in many areas of Tuomey Hospital over a span of about 50 years. Due to shortages of surgeons in World War II, the Tuomey Hospital Board granted her "first assistant" privileges when she worked with certain surgeons. Following retirement, she served as a Tuomey Hospital board member. A core belief was that any job worth doing was worth doing right, and she was always on the lookout for a better way to do things. Mrs. Shaw was a person of fairly few wants and a tower of strength in her family. She had reasoned, strong opinions and convictions, which were seldom, if ever, modified by the emotions of the moment. Until the day she died, she was the consummate nurse in her commitment to caring for others and desire that Sumter have excellent nurses and medical resources. Mildred loved to read, to visit friends, who were ill or disabled, and cherished family occasions. Her children and their extended families called her "MaMa," the name she eagerly chose in honor of her own maternal grandmother, "MaMa", Mildred Shuford Murr Hall. Her favorite photos were "the four Brown sisters in nursing uniforms" and "four generations of Mildred." Until he died in 1993, Mrs. Shaw was married to Ervin Bartow Shaw for 52 years. She is survived by her son, Ervin Bartow Shaw Jr., M.D. (Betty Drafts); a daughter, Mildred Hall Shaw Berg (George); grandchildren, Jennifer Lee Shaw Kendrick (Paul C. Jr.), Amanda Lee "Amy" Berg Roberts (Geoff A.), David Ervin Shaw (Aubrey Fitzloff), and George Gerhardt Berg Jr. (Michelle "Chelly" Labordo); and great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Hope Kendrick Shultz (William Adam), P. Connally Kendrick III, Christopher Allan Roberts, Elizabeth Anne Roberts, Milana Marie Berg and Naomi Giselle Berg. Her sixth-sibling sister, Jane Jeffress (Charles Howard "Jeff" Jr.) resides with extended family in Alexandria, La.; her seventh-sibling brother, Murr Hall Brown resides with family in Mayesville; and her sisters-in-law, Jeanette "Net" Klarpp Brown (Bobby) and Johnnie Husband Brown (Tom) reside in Sumter. Among her surviving first cousins are Alice Cantey, Dr. Jack Rhame, and Dot Morgan of Sumter and W. Reid Patrick of Charleston. She was preceded in death by brothers, Thomas Edward "Tom" Brown (1986), William Hall "Bill" Brown (2008), and R.T. "Bobby" Brown Jr. (2010); and sisters, Betty Cain (Mrs. John Nelson "Bunk" Cain, 2007) and Alice Beaty (Mrs. Robert Wesley Beaty Jr., 2009). The family gives their profound thanks to her loyal and loving sitters, Bettie Tindal, Samantha Tindal and Nikki Blackwell of Quality Private Caregivers. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., with the Rev. Kevin Gorry officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Ave. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to the churches or Christian organizations of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Friday, December 30, 2011 [5, 8, 10] | |
| _UID | BA8FC4E178AD431AA1F895A6497CC33D09A4 | |
| Death | 28 Dec 2011 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 31 Dec 2011 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [10] |
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| Person ID | I99163 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 7 Jul 2023 | |
| Father | Robert Tillman BROWN, Sr., b. 23 Nov 1890, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 25 Dec 1973 (Age 83 years) | |
| Mother | Mildred Lee HALL, b. 31 May 1891, Wilmington, North Carolina d. 30 Apr 1982 (Age 90 years) | |
| _UID | 6E0DD752FC8D4AF1AB8C72436B2D00AF9BD4 | |
| _UID | 6E0DD752FC8D4AF1AB8C72436B2D00AF9BD4 | |
| Family ID | F68703 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Ervin Bartow SHAW, Sr., b. 3 Oct 1911, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 29 Jul 1993, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 81 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 28 Jun 1941 [12] | |||||
| _UID | 275370770B2744BEBDF178A1F578FF955D42 | |||||
| _UID | 275370770B2744BEBDF178A1F578FF955D42 | |||||
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| Family ID | F68709 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 9 Jul 2004 | |||||
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