Clara Louise “Punkin” HENDRIX^{[1, 2]}

1946 - 2021  (75 years)

• Name	Clara Louise “Punkin” HENDRIX  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	20 Mar 1946	Marlboro County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina CLARA LOUISE HENDRIX PREAST Posted Tuesday, August 3, 2021 6:00 am Clara "Punkin" Louise Hendrix Preast, 75, widow of Jess Elias Preast, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. Born on March 20, 1946, in Marlboro County, she was a daughter of the late Leroy Hendrix and Edith Louise Carpenter Hendrix. She retired from Rogers Manufacturing and Hodge Trucking. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Survivors include three children, Warren Anthony "Tony" Preast of Sumter, Elias "Bubba" Preast (Becky) of Elloree and Angela Tingen (Jim) of Sumter; six grandchildren, her oldest grandson that she reared, Jesse Preast, Nicholas Seruya (Tiffni), Isabella Seruya, Baylor Preast, Brogan Preast and Walker Tingen; one great-grandchild, Braeden Preast; a brother, Ernest Hendrix (Avanell) of Sumter; three sisters, Margaret H. Quick of Bennettsville, Marie H. Browder of Sumter and Betty Jean Davis (Oscar) of Sumter; four sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Walker Lee Hendrix. A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. Wayne McElveen and the Rev. Cecil Browder Jr. officiated. Burial was at Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mark Campbell, Trey Griffin, Ozzie Davis, Lawrence Preast, Jeffrey Preast and Anthony Preast. The family received friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and following the service at the home of Loretta Turner, 3406 Stone Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [1, 4, 6]
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina CLARA LOUISE HENDRIX PREAST Posted Tuesday, August 3, 2021 6:00 am Clara "Punkin" Louise Hendrix Preast, 75, widow of Jess Elias Preast, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. Born on March 20, 1946, in Marlboro County, she was a daughter of the late Leroy Hendrix and Edith Louise Carpenter Hendrix. She retired from Rogers Manufacturing and Hodge Trucking. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Survivors include three children, Warren Anthony "Tony" Preast of Sumter, Elias "Bubba" Preast (Becky) of Elloree and Angela Tingen (Jim) of Sumter; six grandchildren, her oldest grandson that she reared, Jesse Preast, Nicholas Seruya (Tiffni), Isabella Seruya, Baylor Preast, Brogan Preast and Walker Tingen; one great-grandchild, Braeden Preast; a brother, Ernest Hendrix (Avanell) of Sumter; three sisters, Margaret H. Quick of Bennettsville, Marie H. Browder of Sumter and Betty Jean Davis (Oscar) of Sumter; four sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Walker Lee Hendrix. A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. Wayne McElveen and the Rev. Cecil Browder Jr. officiated. Burial was at Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mark Campbell, Trey Griffin, Ozzie Davis, Lawrence Preast, Jeffrey Preast and Anthony Preast. The family received friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and following the service at the home of Loretta Turner, 3406 Stone Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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  Death	30 Jul 2021	Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
  Burial	1 Aug 2021	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I254017	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Leroy HENDRIX   d. Bef 7 Jan 2010
  Mother	Edith Louise CARPENTER,   b. 1919, Chesterfield, South Carolina d. 14 Jun 2014, NHC Healthcare, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 95 years)
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  Family ID	F173771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jess Elias PREAST,   b. 7 Oct 1942, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 24 Nov 2012, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1964	Sumter County, South Carolina   [7]
  _UID	6851C8B817C14EE1AAF178E2346168578916
  _UID	6851C8B817C14EE1AAF178E2346168578916
  Children	1. Warren Anthony “Tony” PREAST   2. Elias “Bubba” PREAST   3. Angela PREAST
  Family ID	F171306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S29089] Clara Louise Hendrix Preast. [S32640] Ernest Clyde Hendrix. [S4446] Marriage License Index #4. [S14695] New Arrival - Baylor Grace Preast. [S18910] Jess E. Preast. [S21094] Edith Hendrix. [S4446] Marriage License Index #4, page 1755.