Roscoe "Skip" Pendry

Sumter, SC…Roscoe Billy “Skip" Pendry Jr., age  76, beloved husband of Nancy Chung Pendry, died on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at his residence.

Born in Siloam, NC, he was a son of the late Roscoe Billy Pendry Sr.  Skip graduated college with an MBA and served his country as a member of the United States Marine Corps.  He retired after 20 years of service in 1990 as a Gunnery Sergeant.  He was a very proud marine and loved his time spent serving his country.  After his service, Skip worked for and retired from Sherwin Williams Corporate .  He enjoyed writing, gardening and sports cars.  Skip was a kind and pleasant man that was always performing random acts of kindness for people that he did not even know.  He trained his German shepherd “Boy” to be a therapy dog and they would volunteer at Tuomey Hospital visiting cancer patients.  He will be remembered as a very loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.  He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife Nancy; a son, Michael David Pendry of Louisiana; a daughter, Christine Marie Pendry of Sumter and three grandchildren, Jack Michael Richardson-Pendry, Kate Hayden Pendry and Sawyer Christine Pendry.

In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his aunt, Ruth Gilbert.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Children International, P.O. Box 219357, Kansas City MO 64121 or online at www.children.org.

Due to the Covid-19 virus, the family will be holding a private interment at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery on Monday, April 6, 2020 at 9:00 am.

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The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

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