All Obituaries

Sumter, SC…Jon E. Ingram, age 75, beloved husband of 50 years to Lula M. Shorter Ingram, died on Monday, September 21, 2020 at his residence.   Born June 12, 1945 in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late James and Dorothy Ingram.  Jon served his country in both the United States Army and the United States Air Force and was retired from the retail paint business.  He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.  He was an avid golfer and Chicago Cubs...

Sumter, SC…James Richard Cahill, Jr., Age 87, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Prisma Health Tuomey.   Born on October 8, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late James Richard Cahill and Agnes Roche Cahill.  James served in the United States Navy, on a destroyer, during the Korean conflict and later drove a trolley car in the city of Boston, MA for many years.  In his later years, he retired in Sumter, SC.  He was known for loving to...

Sumter, SC…Lavona Ruth Clark Hyatt, age 69, died on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her residence.   You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.   The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.  

Sumter, SC…Patricia Catherine Smith Johnson, age 50, beloved wife of 21 years to Steven James Johnson, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Prisma Health Tuomey. Born in Evanston, IL, she was a daughter of Sharon Kathleen Spiegel Smith and the late Robert Llewellyn Smith Jr.  Patricia devoted her life to her family and she was a mother not only to her children, but all of their friends and anyone else that visited her home.  She loved to dance but her true joy in life was...

Sumter, SC…Salinda Ann Larabee, best friend and treasured wife of 40 years of Bruce Larabee, died at Covenant Place on September 14, 2020 at the age of 62. She was a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant in the weather career field having devotedly served her country for 26 years.  She continued her life service after retirement as an active volunteer in the Sumter community.  She was always happiest when giving back to others. She was predeceased by her parents, Barton...

  Eastover, SC…Oscar Alvin “Al" Cantrell, age 90, beloved husband of the late Jacqueline Virly Cantrell, died on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in Sumter.   Born in the Mt. View community of Spartanburg County, Al was the son of the late Joseph Cantrell and Cloris Armittie Mills Cantrell.  One of five children, Al was raised on the family farm.  In high school he dreamed of joining the military and in the summer of 1948, he enlisted in...

Sumter, SC…Samuel Maurice Varner, age 70, died on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.   Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Samuel Cecil Varner and Mary Rogers Varner. He served in the US Army. He was a retired Antique Dealer. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He attended Lakewood Baptist Church.   Surviving are his wife, Katherine Sweatt Varner; one son, Samuel M....

Sumter, SC…Walter L. Hogg, 87 years, Lt. Col. USAF Ret. and beloved husband of Julianne Hogg for 57 years, passed peacefully at home with his loving family.   He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from Carrick High School, where he was an accomplished football and track athlete. He attended and graduated the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, and went on to serve honorably in the USAF for 20 years. Walter and Julie retired to Sumter, where he continued his public service as an...

Sumter, SC…Master Sergeant Joseph Sterling Vance, Jr., USAF, Retired, age 81, beloved husband of 54 years to Celima San Esteban Vance, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Prisma Health Tuomey.   Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Walter and Dorothy Morris. Mr. Vance served his country in the United States Air Force and retired after twenty two years of service.  Following his retirement from the Air Force, he went on to become a Metropolitan...

Sumter, SC…Ursula Vogel Guest, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Ursula was born on October 30, 1934, in Aisch, Germany where she was raised on a farm. After WW II She left Germany at the young age of 17 and briefly lived in England and then she sailed to the United States, entering the Port at Ellis Island, to become a U.S. Citizen.  She achieved her childhood dream. While working as a bank teller in Dayton Ohio she met the love of her life, USAF Airman...