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1929 - 2014 (85 years)| Name | Emily “Emmie” ROWLAND [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Birth | 1929 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- she had additional grandchildren- Margaret Burns, Emily Burns, Anna Burns, Olivia Burns and Banks Burns- who are their parents? jkh Emily R. Burns Emily “Emmie” Rowland Burns, 85, widow of Richard Buchanan Burns, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Edmonia Garrett Rowland. Mrs. Burns attended Sumter public schools and was a graduate of Salem College. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Sumter Junior Welfare League, the Daughters Book Club, the Posse Cats and the Assembly Club. Surviving are four sons, Richard Buchanan Burns Jr. of Sumter, Alwin Caruthers Burns III of Sumter, Claude Garrett Burns (Ellen) of Summerville and Charles Rowland Burns (Marian) of Sumter; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Burns, Margaret Burns, Rowland Burns (Laura), Emily Burns, Rebecca Burns Jenkins (Blake), Anna Burns, Olivia Burns and Banks Burns. She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles G. Rowland II; and two sisters, Margaret Rowland Bagnal and Edmonia Rowland Stockton. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Earle Rowland officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Sumter Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2746, Sumter, SC 29151, or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. The family would like to extend a special word of thanks to the Visiting Angels, Tuomey Hospice and her special friend, Alberta Capers. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Thursday, February 6, 2014 [4, 5, 6, 7] | |
| _UID | 5FA215B4502D4632BADFE5095E502E31534E | |
| Death | 5 Feb 2014 | at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 7 Feb 2014 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I106368 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 Mar 2024 | |
| Father | Earle ROWLAND, b. 11 Oct 1894 d. 13 Jun 1951 (Age 56 years) | |
| Mother | Edmonia GARRETT, b. 31 Jul 1894, Laurens, South Carolina d. 19 Sep 1966 (Age 72 years) | |
| _UID | 518D94A9A20F4F5DB389A0A6AB2655B3D368 | |
| _UID | 518D94A9A20F4F5DB389A0A6AB2655B3D368 | |
| Family ID | F73479 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Richard Buchanan BURNS, Sr., b. 6 Mar 1925, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 19 Sep 1976, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 51 years) | |||||||||
| _UID | 44BCC77CAC294F0B875E64BB91EF8BF778A5 | |||||||||
| _UID | 44BCC77CAC294F0B875E64BB91EF8BF778A5 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F73594 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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