Obituaries - The Sumter Item (2024)

Sam Bradley III, 43, son of Sam Bradley Jr. and Daisy Elizabeth Wright Bradley, was born on Jan. 30, 1981, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital …more

5/21/24 11:22 AM

Rosa Lee Austin Anthony, 79, widow of Leroy Anthony and daughter of the late Jimmie McCray and Katherine Flemming McCray, was born on July 3, 1944, in Sumter. She departed life on Wednesday, May 15, …more

5/21/24 10:34 AM

Pastor George Phillip Windley Sr., 74, husband of Linda Galloway Windley and son of the late George William Windley and Annie Bell Moore Windley, was born on July 23, 1949, in Conway. He departed …more

5/20/24 05:00 PM

Geneva Bernice Jennings Bradford, 70, wife of Elijah Bradford Sr. and daughter of the late Julius Jennings Sr. and Evelyn Dorothy Brunson Jennings, was born on Feb. 6, 1954, in Sumter County. Family …more

5/20/24 03:54 PM

Rosa Lee McLeod English, 74, wife of Ben English Jr. and daughter of Harry McLeod and the late Bertha Fullard McLeod, was born on Feb. 19, 1950, in Sumter. She departed this life on Friday, May 17, …more

5/20/24 01:04 PM

Eddie McBride, 74, husband of Lillian Bell McBride and son of the late Sammie Wilson and Geneva McBride Green, was born on Sept. 9, 1949, in Sumter County. He departed this life on Sunday, May …more

5/20/24 12:59 PM

Sam Bradley III, son of Sam Bradley Jr., and Daisy Elizabeth Wright Bradley, was born on Jan. 30, 1981, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in …more

5/20/24 12:14 PM

Lorenzo Rogers, 69, died Monday, May 20, 2024, at his home. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Oct. 23, 1954, he was the son of Lucille Clark Rogers and the late Archie Rogers Sr. The family will …more

5/20/24 12:07 PM

Ernest J. Porter Sr., 102, widow of Hattie McNair and Rosa Lee Levan, passed away May 15, 2024, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sumter. Born March 27, 1922, in Sumter, Ernest was the …more

5/20/24 12:04 PM

Keyirra Tatyana Walker, daughter of Stacy Jett and Sharon Starling, was born on March 4, 1999, in Sumter. She departed this earthly life on Monday, May 13, 2024. Keyirra attended the public …more

5/20/24 11:23 AM

Wanda Faye Catlett Miller, 90, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, peacefully passed into glory at Prisma Health Tuomey on Friday, May 17, 2024. Born on Feb. 11, 1934, in Sevierville, …more

5/20/24 06:23 AM

DALZELL — Michael “Mike” W. Stepp, 73, died on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at his home after a battle with Parkinson’s. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the …more

5/20/24 06:14 AM

MANNING — On Saturday, May18, 2024, Veola McKnight Quattlebaum, widow of the late Frank Walter Quattlebaum, passed away peacefully at McLeod Health Clarendon. Born on Sunday, Feb. 3, 1946, in …more

5/20/24 06:12 AM

Ms. Diana Peoples, of the Lucknow community, entered eternal rest on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be …more

5/20/24 06:10 AM

Katherine Emmalean Abrams, 78, wife of Leslie Doyle Abrams, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, after a valiant fight with cancer. Emmalean, as she was affectionately known to her family, was …more

5/18/24 05:00 PM

Rebecca Sueann Jones, 63, died Thursday, May 16, 2024, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Jones and Elaine George Jones. …more

5/18/24 05:00 PM

Ernest James Porter Sr., 102, widower of Rosa Lee Levon Porter and Hattie M. Porter, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sumter. Born in Sumter on March 27, …more

5/18/24 05:00 PM

Mr. Bryant Lee Thomas, 45, died on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey. He was born on Thursday, Aug. 31, 1978. The family will receive visitors from 4 …more

5/18/24 05:00 PM

Geraldine Knox, daughter of Lizzie Knox Neely and the late Simon Jenkins, was born July 8, 1953, in Sumter. She departed this earthly life on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Geraldine received her elementary …more

5/17/24 05:00 PM

Mrs. Deborah Camilla Billie Wilson, 73, of 893 Club Lane, Sumter, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 10, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be …more

5/17/24 05:00 PM