James Wesley McELVEEN^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 2013  (85 years)

• Name	James Wesley McELVEEN  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	1928	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina James McElveen James Wesley McElveen, 85, husband of Martha Mims McElveen, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Agape Hospice House in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Wesley McElveen and Edna Osteen McElveen. Mr. McElveen was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church. He was also a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and retired from the U.S. Civil Service at Shaw Air Force Base. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; four brothers, Robert McElveen of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Russell McElveen of Burlington, N.C., Emery McElveen of Sumter and Gobe McElveen of Sumter; a granddaughter, Jamie Ayers of Sumter; a son-in-law, David Ayers of Sumter; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda McElveen Ayers, and a brother, Phillip "Phil" McElveen. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home, and other times at the home, 620 Boulevard Road. Memorials may be made to St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 27 Broad 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. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, February 24, 2013  [5, 6, 8, 9, 10]
  MILI	He was also a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran  [10]
  _UID	530811D6557B42B7874E4698722951A8523F
  Death	23 Feb 2013	at the Agape Hospice House, Columbia, South Carolina
  Burial	25 Feb 2013	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [10]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I125880	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Wesley L. McELVEEN,   b. 1903, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Aug 1993, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Edna OSTEEN,   b. 1908, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 2 Feb 1994, at a local nursing center (Age 86 years)
  _UID	3549AB7700BF47A9ACD003374053B0C8103E
  _UID	3549AB7700BF47A9ACD003374053B0C8103E
  Family ID	F19088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha MIMS,   b. 8 Dec 1928, Turbeville, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 3 Oct 2014, Agape Hospice House, Columbia, South Carolina (Age 85 years)
  _UID	B83D7A1EFE1944EEA0C2066EFB53BC42F87D
  _UID	B83D7A1EFE1944EEA0C2066EFB53BC42F87D
  Children	1. Linda Marlene McELVEEN,   b. 1953, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 7 Aug 2007, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F86491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S26004] Loyd R. McElveen. [S32828] Emery Ray McElveen. [S3492] . [S8615] Daniel J. Mims. [S9115] Linda M. Ayers. [S7083] Edna O. McElveen. [S1543] Interview on the phone. [S5284] Wesley L. McElveen. [S12416] Charles P. McElveen. [S19254] James McElveen. [S20056] Robert C. McElveen. [S21628] Martha M. McElveen.