Norwood Edwin SPANN^[1]

1917 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Norwood Edwin SPANN  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	6 Jun 1917	Sumter County, South Carolina   [8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina Norwood E. Spann Norwood Edwin Spann, 96, husband of Janet D. Spann, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at his home. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Ernest Harleston Spann and Geraldine Aleada Beattie Spann. Mr. Spann was a farmer, a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church, and a past president of the Trinity Fellowship Class. He was a U.S. Army-Air Corps veteran of World War II and served in the South Pacific. He was a member of American Legion Post 15, serving as post commander 1969-70 and on the Sumter County Fair committee. He was also an avid P-15’s fan. Mr. Spann was with the original organizing group of Farm Bureau in the early 1940’s, serving on the board of directors for Sumter County Farm Bureau and on the Farm Bureau State Board of Directors. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a son, Robert Edwin Spann (Daphne) of Orem, Utah; three daughters, Susan S. Trautsch (Alfred) of Sumter, Marcia S. Boettcher (Jon) of Waynesville, N.C., and Darlene S. Thrift (Philip) of High Point, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Wilbur Spann; and sisters, Aleada Weldon and Estelle Spann. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston and the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John H. Spann, Wesley Spann, Ryan Spann, Clifton L. Spann, Cliff Spann, Cory Osteen, Robert Carlisle and Brooks Stuckey. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty 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 Saturday, January 18, 2014  [5, 7]
  MILI	World War II He was a U.S. Army-Air Corps veteran of World War II and served in the South Pacific.  [6, 7]
  _UID	001A2E902C58482AA4158B07756AAA80227A
  Death	16 Jan 2014	at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	20 Jan 2014	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [7]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I136976	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Ernest Harleston SPANN,   b. 25 Feb 1884, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 9 May 1969, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Geraldine Aleada “Leila” BEATTIE,   b. 26 Apr 1889, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 3 Jan 1937, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1913	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina   [9]
  _UID	CF7DABA5ADC2499EB38C2AF2B83ECA6B7893
  _UID	CF7DABA5ADC2499EB38C2AF2B83ECA6B7893
  Family ID	F94130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet DIETZ,   b. 1925, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania d. 22 Mar 2022, National Healthcare of Sumter, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 97 years)
  _UID	48C6DFCDF7E34F26BEB4D39E2003B8400793
  _UID	48C6DFCDF7E34F26BEB4D39E2003B8400793
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Robert Edwin SPANN   4. Darlene SPANN
  Family ID	F94131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S29732] Janet Dietz Spann. [S5125] Parent/Child Dedication. [S5532] Collins-Trautsch. [S6304] Collins-Trautsch. [S12181] First Baptist Church Baby Dedication Service. [S18858] With unrivaled valor. [S20505] Norwood E. Spann. [S3874] Interview with Susan Spann Trautsch. [S12177] Lou Gage , Beattie Family.