Lloyd H. Baker Obituary: View Lloyd Baker's Obituary by The State

Lloyd H. Baker Obituary: View Lloyd Baker's Obituary by The State: "BISHOPVILLE - Lloyd H. Baker, 93, widower of Ella Mae Holloman Baker, died Monday, September 26, 2011, at his home.
Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late James Baker and the late Vinie Davis Baker. Mr. Baker was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and had retired from SONOCO. He was a member of Bishopville Masonic Lodge."

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Jeanne F. Mullins - September 5, 2011

Jeanne F. Mullins, 83, wife of Herbert P. Mullins, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia.

Born in Fond-Du-Lac, Wis., she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Verena Marie Allard Floyd. She was an avid seamstress and enjoyed a variety of needle work and quilting.

Survivors include her husband of Sumter; three daughters, Deborah Swaney (Rick) of Vienna, Ill., Charlotte Stewart (Larry) of Sumter and Barbara Ward (John) of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; six stepchildren, Jerry Mullins, Cris Mullins, Kevin Mullins, Patrick Mullins, Sean Mullins and Jana Lee Rankin; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wally Floyd and Maurey Floyd, both of Virginia; and a sister, Donna Brillion of Gurnee, Ill.

Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. John Patrick officiating.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris St., Greenville, SC 29605-4277.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium
515 Miller Road
Sumter, SC 29150-3331
(803) 775-7500

John Walter "Tadpole" Watts - September 1, 2011

John Walter Watts, 78, husband of Elizabeth "Betty" Burke Watts, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at Tuomey Hospital in Sumter.

Born Aug. 16, 1933, in Sumter, he was the son of the late Jackson Lee Watts and the late Wilma Evans Watts. He was a former member of the National Guard, a member of Jamil Temple, Sumter Masonic Lodge #364, Beuclare Chapter #20 Order of the Eastern Star, was a retired plumber with Hill Plumbing in Sumter with 49 years of service, a member of Bethel Methodist Church in Oswego and he attended Summerton Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife of Summerton; a son, Derek Watts of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Cindy Morris of Sumter and Kaye Angelbrant (Gene) of Canton, Mich.; five stepsons, Bennie Burke of Columbia, Robert E. Burke (Debra) of Pinewood, Jimmy Burke (Gail) of Lexington, Danny Burke (Helen) of Dalzell and Michael Burke (Beth) of Bluffton; a sister, Mozelle London of Sumter; two brothers, Gerald Watts of Sumter and Jackson L. Watts of Surfside; two granddaughters, Stacy Freeman (Chris) and Jennifer Starr, all of Sumter; a grandson, Joey Angelbrant of Kansas City, Mo.; three great-grandchildren; a number of step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Marion Watts; and a sister, Frances Newman.

A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, in the chapel of Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home in Sumter with the Revs. Garland Hart, Curtis Wells and Jim Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery in Oswego. Pallbearers will be Chris Watts, Jackie London, Jimmy Newman, Lee Morgan, Frank Hill, David Burke, Gene Angelbrant and Frankie Newman.

Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of Hill Plumbing, the Jamil Shriners and members of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 1181 Newman Circle, Summerton.

Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Rd., Greenville 29605, Bethel Methodist Church, 5575 Lodebar Rd., Sumter 29153 or to Summerton Presbyterian Church, 16 S. Cantey St., Summerton 29148.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements.