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1923 - 2008 (85 years)| Name | Sarah Elizabeth THOMAS [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 29 Aug 1923 | Clarendon County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| Education | she graduated from Hartsville High School, Hartsville, South Carolina, with honors | |
| Education | she graduated from Hartsville High School, Hartsville, South Carolina, with honors | |
| HIST | Date Published: December 2, 2008 ELIZABETH T. MCELVEEN Sarah Elizabeth Thomas McElveen, 85, wife of Joseph Thomas "J.T." McElveen Sr., died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the Tuomey Healthcare System. Born August 29, 1923, in Clarendon County, she was the oldest of the five children of the late Frank Watson Thomas and Lois Maye Folsom Thomas. After graduating from Hartsville High School with honors, Elizabeth and her sister Frances moved to Sumter to work for the telephone company. While working in Sumter, Elizabeth met her husband of 64 years. In April of 1944, Elizabeth traveled with Lucille Mims McElveen, her future mother-in-law, to Boise, Idaho where J.T. was awaiting deployment to fight in World War II so Elizabeth and J.T. could marry before his departure for England. The couple was married on April 12, 1944, by a Methodist minister in Boise. After her marriage, Elizabeth worked for Waters Florist on Loring Place before she and her husband opened Empire Ice Cream Company. She and her husband were the owners and operators of Empire Ice Cream Company and Empire Cycle Company on Liberty Street in Sumter for over 50 years. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, Elizabeth is survived by her son, Joseph Thomas "Joe" McElveen Jr. and his wife, Kathryn Watson "Kathy" McElveen, her daughter, Martha McElveen Horne and husband Terrell Thomas "Terry" Horne and four grandchildren, Joseph Thomas "Thomas" McElveen III, Kathryn Watson "Kate" McElveen, Elizabeth McElveen Horne, and Joseph Tyler "Tyler" Horne, all of Sumter. She is also survived by one brother, Charles Thomas and wife Delene of Hartsville; two sisters, Frances Thomas Tew of Cary, N.C., and Ruth Thomas Cartee of Hartsville; one sister-in-law, Alice Stuckey Thomas of Hartsville; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Wilbur Thomas. Elizabeth was a loving and devoted wife who worked alongside her husband throughout their marriage. She was also a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who taught her children to love God, work hard, and honor their commitments and she lovingly helped her children pass those values on to her grandchildren. Elizabeth loved the Lord, and she served Him by showing kindness, patience, and grace to everyone. Elizabeth knew she would go Home to be with her Savior when she died, and it was her prayer that she will someday see us all again in Heaven. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. James Chandler officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Joseph Thomas McElveen III and Joseph Tyler Horne and nephews, Charles Wayne Thomas Jr., Henry E. Cartee, Greg Cartee, and J. Carlisle McElveen Jr. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Jeanne C. Watson Oncology Endowment in care of the Tuomey Foundation, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 120, Sumter, SC 29150. On-line 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. [2] | |
| HIST | Date Published: December 2, 2008 ELIZABETH T. MCELVEEN Sarah Elizabeth Thomas McElveen, 85, wife of Joseph Thomas "J.T." McElveen Sr., died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the Tuomey Healthcare System. Born August 29, 1923, in Clarendon County, she was the oldest of the five children of the late Frank Watson Thomas and Lois Maye Folsom Thomas. After graduating from Hartsville High School with honors, Elizabeth and her sister Frances moved to Sumter to work for the telephone company. While working in Sumter, Elizabeth met her husband of 64 years. In April of 1944, Elizabeth traveled with Lucille Mims McElveen, her future mother-in-law, to Boise, Idaho where J.T. was awaiting deployment to fight in World War II so Elizabeth and J.T. could marry before his departure for England. The couple was married on April 12, 1944, by a Methodist minister in Boise. After her marriage, Elizabeth worked for Waters Florist on Loring Place before she and her husband opened Empire Ice Cream Company. She and her husband were the owners and operators of Empire Ice Cream Company and Empire Cycle Company on Liberty Street in Sumter for over 50 years. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, Elizabeth is survived by her son, Joseph Thomas "Joe" McElveen Jr. and his wife, Kathryn Watson "Kathy" McElveen, her daughter, Martha McElveen Horne and husband Terrell Thomas "Terry" Horne and four grandchildren, Joseph Thomas "Thomas" McElveen III, Kathryn Watson "Kate" McElveen, Elizabeth McElveen Horne, and Joseph Tyler "Tyler" Horne, all of Sumter. She is also survived by one brother, Charles Thomas and wife Delene of Hartsville; two sisters, Frances Thomas Tew of Cary, N.C., and Ruth Thomas Cartee of Hartsville; one sister-in-law, Alice Stuckey Thomas of Hartsville; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Wilbur Thomas. Elizabeth was a loving and devoted wife who worked alongside her husband throughout their marriage. She was also a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who taught her children to love God, work hard, and honor their commitments and she lovingly helped her children pass those values on to her grandchildren. Elizabeth loved the Lord, and she served Him by showing kindness, patience, and grace to everyone. Elizabeth knew she would go Home to be with her Savior when she died, and it was her prayer that she will someday see us all again in Heaven. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. James Chandler officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Joseph Thomas McElveen III and Joseph Tyler Horne and nephews, Charles Wayne Thomas Jr., Henry E. Cartee, Greg Cartee, and J. Carlisle McElveen Jr. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Jeanne C. Watson Oncology Endowment in care of the Tuomey Foundation, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 120, Sumter, SC 29150. On-line 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. | |
| Occupation | she moved to Sumter from Hartsville to work for the telephone company (with her sister Frances); after marriage she worked for Waters Florist on Loring Place before she and her husband opened Empire Ice Cream Company (& Empire Cycle Company on Liberty St) [2] | |
| Occupation | she moved to Sumter from Hartsville to work for the telephone company (with her sister Frances); after marriage she worked for Waters Florist on Loring Place before she and her husband opened Empire Ice Cream Company (& Empire Cycle Company on Liberty St) [2] | |
| Religion | she was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina [2] | |
| Religion | she was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina [2] | |
| _UID | D2A80AA6F40F42F6BB9DD11F6C1D006AA056 | |
| _UID | D2A80AA6F40F42F6BB9DD11F6C1D006AA056 | |
| Death | 30 Nov 2008 | Tuomey Healthcare System, Sumter, South Carolina |
| Burial | 3 Dec 2008 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I232441 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 17 Jul 2015 | |
| Father | Frank Watson THOMAS d. Bef 30 Nov 2008 | |
| Mother | Lois Maye FOLSOM d. Bef 30 Nov 2008 | |
| _UID | 6568E19A8B4F4A6197C2023B8440BF6147A6 | |
| _UID | 6568E19A8B4F4A6197C2023B8440BF6147A6 | |
| Family ID | F156988 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Joseph Thomas “J. T.” McELVEEN, Sr., b. 30 Dec 1922, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 21 Jun 2011, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 12 Apr 1944 | Boise, Idaho [2] |
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| _UID | 56B7B87A27CC42A2BD53221F75743C2AB69F | |||||
| _UID | 56B7B87A27CC42A2BD53221F75743C2AB69F | |||||
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| Family ID | F132372 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 5 Dec 2008 | |||||
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