
| Name | Carolyn REABER [1, 2] | |
| Birth | 1936 | Utica, New York |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina CAROLYN R. HUGHES Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:00 am Carolyn Reaber Hughes, 79, died on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Utica, New York, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Edith Levenson Reaber. Mrs. Hughes worked for several ladies dress shops in Sumter before deciding to go into real estate. She worked for John M. Brabham Real Estate and retired after 27 years. At Anderson Memorial Hospital, she studied to be a surgical technician, until her marriage to Thomas P. Hughes. She also did volunteer work at Anderson Hospital as a pink lady. She was a member of the Rainbow Girls in Massachusetts and the Anderson Junior Assembly in Anderson. She was twice married, first to Charles Samuel Wells Jr., who died of leukemia at the age of 28. They were married for eight years. She later married Thomas P. Hughes, who died at the age of 82. They were married for 41 years. Surviving are a son, Charles Wells (Robin) of Sumter; two daughters, Diane Kea (Reggie) of Hartsville and Julianna Wells (fiancee, Jessy Vincent) of Summerville; two stepchildren, Tom Hughes (Joann) and Katy Hughes, both of Daniel Island; two grandchildren, Jennifer Henson (Tom) and Catherine Fail (Gray), both of Darlington; two great-grandchildren, Ian and Jacen Fail; and two sisters, Evelyn McCalla of Iva and Cynthia Reaber of Anderson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Dr. David Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Victor Donald, Jessy Vincent, Richard Burns, Frank Snow, Garry Garrison and Frank Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be Dan Lyles, Tommy Dabbs, Dr. Harry A. Jordan, Dr. Julian Abbott, Louis Disher, and Jim and Jolene Lander. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Mrs. Hughes would like to say a special thank you to all her clients and friends who were so true to her during her real estate career, and to Bruce Walker Automotive for taking such good care of all of her vehicles over the years. Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150; or to a charity of one's choice. 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. [1, 2] | |
| _UID | 93B666F7783D4E3BA7B398FB8EFC2DAC341D | |
| Death | 12 Apr 2015 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 14 Apr 2015 | St. Lawrence Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I215358 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 20 Apr 2015 | |
| Father | Karl REABER d. Bef 12 Apr 2015 | |
| Mother | Edith LEVENSON d. Bef 12 Apr 2015 | |
| _UID | 16CE24E1B7064EA495A8D894E49E1A6B48BA | |
| _UID | 16CE24E1B7064EA495A8D894E49E1A6B48BA | |
| Family ID | F201506 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Charles Samuel WELLS, Jr. d. 28 years of age, died of leukemia | |||||||
| Marriage | they were married for 8 years at his death [2] |
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| _UID | 4FF16A896EF4438F9180E2E176C4720CF3E6 | |||||||
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| Family ID | F201507 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 20 Apr 2015 | |||||||
| Family 2 | Thomas P. “Tommy” HUGHES, Sr., b. 1925, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 7 Dec 2007, at a local nursing center (Age 82 years) | |
| Marriage | 1966 [2] | |
| _UID | 18474B5606854B979C78677A02BF995C1824 | |
| _UID | 18474B5606854B979C78677A02BF995C1824 | |
| Family ID | F145869 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 20 Apr 2015 | |
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