Betty Ann “Toot” WELLS^[1]

1936 - 2019  (82 years)

• Name	Betty Ann “Toot” WELLS  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	19 Jul 1936	Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina at death- she had 3 additional great-grandsons- Brandon Barkley, Austin Riles and James Hyde- who are their parents? jkh Sumter woman, 82, dies with cat and dog in house fire COURTESY OF THE SUMTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Posted Friday, May 31, 2019 4:13 pm BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com An 82-year-old woman died in her home during a fire Friday afternoon near Cains Mill and Kolb roads. Betty Garris was pronounced dead at the scene from the fire in her mobile home on Browning Ridge Drive that occurred about 1:30 p.m. on May 31, Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker confirmed. Sumter County Fire Department Division Chief Joey Duggan said the first truck arrived two to three minutes after the call came in and found her deceased inside the living room along with a cat and a dog. Duggan said there was only light smoke showing when they arrived and that the damage was contained to that one room. A view from the outside of the home does not show any apparent fire damage. Duggan said the victim's husband reportedly came home to discover the scene and called 911. A cause of the fire is not yet known, but the fire department, Sumter County Sheriff's Office and coroner's office was on scene Friday investigating. Coroner Baker said an autopsy will be performed Tuesday morning at MUSC in Charleston. Garris's death marks the first fire fatality of 2019. "This has been one of the worst four days I can remember," Baker said Friday. The coroner's office responded to two traffic fatalities this week, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, a homicide in the city on Thursday and this fatal house fire on Friday. While this week's volume of unexpected deaths is not typical, the office was loaded down with work, as they also respond to residents who die of natural causes. Baker's coroner's office consists of only him, a chief deputy coroner and a part-time employee who transports bodies between Sumter and Charleston for autopsies. Both legislators in Columbia and the Sumter County Council denied funding Baker's request for an additional position, with the delegation saying they will have money available next year. 82-year-old woman dies in house fire Posted Sunday, June 2, 2019 6:00 am BY KAYLA ROBIN kayla@theitem.com An 82-year-old woman died in her home during a fire Friday afternoon near Cains Mill and Kolb roads. Betty Garris was pronounced dead at the scene from the fire in her mobile home on Browning Ridge Drive that occurred about 1:30 p.m. on May 31, Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker confirmed. Sumter County Fire Department Division Chief Joey Duggan said the first truck arrived two to three minutes after the call came in and found her deceased inside the living room along with a cat and a dog. Duggan said there was only light smoke showing when they arrived and that the damage was contained to that one room. A view from the outside of the home does not show any apparent fire damage. Duggan said the victim's husband reportedly came home to discover the scene and called 911. A cause of the fire is not yet known, but the fire department, Sumter County Sheriff's Office and the coroner's office were on scene Friday investigating. Coroner Baker said an autopsy will be performed Tuesday morning at MUSC in Charleston. Garris' death marks the first fire fatality of 2019. "This has been one of the worst four days I can remember," Baker said Friday. The coroner's office responded to two traffic fatalities this week, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, a homicide in the city on Thursday and this fatal house fire on Friday. While this week's volume of unexpected deaths is not typical, the office was loaded down with work, as it also responds to residents who die of natural causes. Baker's coroner's office consists of only him, a chief deputy coroner and a part-time employee who transports bodies between Sumter and Charleston for autopsies. Both legislators in Columbia and Sumter County Council denied funding Baker's request for an additional position, with the delegation saying it will have money available next year. BETTY ANN WELLS GARRIS Posted Tuesday, June 4, 2019 6:00 am Betty Ann "Toot" Wells Garris, 82, wife of Manford E. Garris, died on Friday, May 31, 2019, at her home. Born in Pinewood, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ada Furman Lowder Wells. Mrs. Garris was retired from Waste Management Co. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two daughters, Carol Ann Hinchliffe Collins (Alan) of Sumter and Cathy Annet Hinchliffe (David) of Wedgefield; a brother, Joseph Wells of Pinewood; and a great-grandchild, Audrey Brianna Cruzan. She was preceded in death by a sister, Thena Louise Goff; and a granddaughter, Amanda Michelle Taylor Rhodes. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Brian McGaw officiating. Burial will follow at Pinewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, Carol Collins. 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.  [4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina at death- she had 3 additional great-grandsons- Brandon Barkley, Austin Riles and James Hyde- who are their parents? jkh Sumter woman, 82, dies with cat and dog in house fire COURTESY OF THE SUMTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Posted Friday, May 31, 2019 4:13 pm BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com An 82-year-old woman died in her home during a fire Friday afternoon near Cains Mill and Kolb roads. Betty Garris was pronounced dead at the scene from the fire in her mobile home on Browning Ridge Drive that occurred about 1:30 p.m. on May 31, Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker confirmed. Sumter County Fire Department Division Chief Joey Duggan said the first truck arrived two to three minutes after the call came in and found her deceased inside the living room along with a cat and a dog. Duggan said there was only light smoke showing when they arrived and that the damage was contained to that one room. A view from the outside of the home does not show any apparent fire damage. Duggan said the victim's husband reportedly came home to discover the scene and called 911. A cause of the fire is not yet known, but the fire department, Sumter County Sheriff's Office and coroner's office was on scene Friday investigating. Coroner Baker said an autopsy will be performed Tuesday morning at MUSC in Charleston. Garris's death marks the first fire fatality of 2019. "This has been one of the worst four days I can remember," Baker said Friday. The coroner's office responded to two traffic fatalities this week, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, a homicide in the city on Thursday and this fatal house fire on Friday. While this week's volume of unexpected deaths is not typical, the office was loaded down with work, as they also respond to residents who die of natural causes. Baker's coroner's office consists of only him, a chief deputy coroner and a part-time employee who transports bodies between Sumter and Charleston for autopsies. Both legislators in Columbia and the Sumter County Council denied funding Baker's request for an additional position, with the delegation saying they will have money available next year. 82-year-old woman dies in house fire Posted Sunday, June 2, 2019 6:00 am BY KAYLA ROBIN kayla@theitem.com An 82-year-old woman died in her home during a fire Friday afternoon near Cains Mill and Kolb roads. Betty Garris was pronounced dead at the scene from the fire in her mobile home on Browning Ridge Drive that occurred about 1:30 p.m. on May 31, Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker confirmed. Sumter County Fire Department Division Chief Joey Duggan said the first truck arrived two to three minutes after the call came in and found her deceased inside the living room along with a cat and a dog. Duggan said there was only light smoke showing when they arrived and that the damage was contained to that one room. A view from the outside of the home does not show any apparent fire damage. Duggan said the victim's husband reportedly came home to discover the scene and called 911. A cause of the fire is not yet known, but the fire department, Sumter County Sheriff's Office and the coroner's office were on scene Friday investigating. Coroner Baker said an autopsy will be performed Tuesday morning at MUSC in Charleston. Garris' death marks the first fire fatality of 2019. "This has been one of the worst four days I can remember," Baker said Friday. The coroner's office responded to two traffic fatalities this week, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, a homicide in the city on Thursday and this fatal house fire on Friday. While this week's volume of unexpected deaths is not typical, the office was loaded down with work, as it also responds to residents who die of natural causes. Baker's coroner's office consists of only him, a chief deputy coroner and a part-time employee who transports bodies between Sumter and Charleston for autopsies. Both legislators in Columbia and Sumter County Council denied funding Baker's request for an additional position, with the delegation saying it will have money available next year. BETTY ANN WELLS GARRIS Posted Tuesday, June 4, 2019 6:00 am Betty Ann "Toot" Wells Garris, 82, wife of Manford E. Garris, died on Friday, May 31, 2019, at her home. Born in Pinewood, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ada Furman Lowder Wells. Mrs. Garris was retired from Waste Management Co. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two daughters, Carol Ann Hinchliffe Collins (Alan) of Sumter and Cathy Annet Hinchliffe (David) of Wedgefield; a brother, Joseph Wells of Pinewood; and a great-grandchild, Audrey Brianna Cruzan. She was preceded in death by a sister, Thena Louise Goff; and a granddaughter, Amanda Michelle Taylor Rhodes. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Brian McGaw officiating. Burial will follow at Pinewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, Carol Collins. 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.
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  Death	31 May 2019	at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	8 Jun 2019	Pinewood Cemetery, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina   [8]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I247277	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	James Robert “Robert” WELLS,   b. 1 May 1879   d. 6 Sep 1931 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Ada Furman LOWDER,   b. 26 Apr 1904   d. 8 Aug 1984 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1927	Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [2]
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  Family ID	F166963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Curt Charles HINCHLIFFE
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  Children	1. Carol Ann HINCHLIFFE   2. Cathy Annet HINCHLIFFE
  Family ID	F166964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Manford E. GARRIS,   b. 1943, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 24 Dec 2023, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1965  [7]
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  Family ID	F111489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S31484] Manford Garris. [S13002] Interview with Cathy Annet Hinchliffe. [S11655] Bradford E. Garris. [S9135] Amanda Rhodes. [S17393] Thena Goff. [S17394] Mike Goff. [S22745] Wedding Anniversary - Garrises celebrate 50 years. [S26746] Betty Ann Wells Garris. [S26890] Sumter woman, 82, dies with cat and dog in house fire. [S26891] 82-year-old woman dies in house fire.