Frank Wills WATFORD, Sr.^[1]

1933 - 2021  (87 years)

• Name	Frank Wills WATFORD  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 Apr 1933	Darlington County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina they have 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild I am not sure all of his grandchildren are in the correct place. Where do Brett and Tori go? jkh I am not going to try and guess where the great-grandchildren go. jkh FRANK W. WATFORD SR. Posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:00 am Frank W. Watford Sr., 87, husband of the Rev. Mary Nesbitt Watford, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born on April 2, 1933, in Darlington County, he was a son of the late Leveen Hart Watford and Polly Spires Watford. He retired from Vaughn-Bassett Furniture Co. and was a member of New Testament Lighthouse Church. Survivors include his wife of 65Ѕ years; two sons, Willis Watford Jr. (Mary) of Sumter and Ronnie Watford (Tammy) of Columbus, North Carolina; nine grandchildren, Frankie Watford (Jessica), Adam Watford (Katherine), Ethan Watford, Wyatt Watford, Eddie Reece (Miranda), Matthew Reece (Savannah), Josh Reece, Brett Norris (Megan) and Tori Wycoff; 12 great-grandchildren, Jackson Watford, Payton Watford, Brice Watford, Sydney Watford, Abby Watford, Lexy Watford, Hannah Reece, Madalynn Reece, Kerston Norris, Jackson Norris, Tanner Norris and Jordan Norris; and a brother, L.H. "Bud" Watford of Oswego. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Reece; son-in-law, Lamar Reece; and siblings, Edna Powell, Woodrow Watford, Johnny Watford, Peggy Smith, Shirley Marsh, Sadie Galloway and Eunice Dority. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Clyde Chan and the Rev. Mark Huggins officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [4, 5, 7, 9, 10]
  _UID	D42DDEB2B3CD4B3DB55C2EBA677C0A25A482
  Death	7 Mar 2021	Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	10 Mar 2021	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [10]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I157995	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Leveen Hart WATFORD   d. Bef 7 Mar 2021
  Mother	Polly SPIRES   d. Bef 7 Mar 2021
  _UID	22904DC230F8411DAF716532F3E9CFB861DB
  _UID	22904DC230F8411DAF716532F3E9CFB861DB
  Family ID	F120411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reverend Mary NESBITT,   b. 14 Sep 1938, Atkins community of Lee County, South Carolina d. 25 Sep 2024, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 9 Jul 1955  [4]
  _UID	CBF63EEDF073406289A73CD4F42954CD6FCF
  _UID	CBF63EEDF073406289A73CD4F42954CD6FCF
  Children	1. Frank Willis “Willis” WATFORD, Jr.   2. Ronnie WATFORD   3. Karen Ann WATFORD,   b. 9 Nov 1960, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 20 Mar 2019, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F107810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021

  
  

• Sources

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