William Woodrow “Billy” DOBY, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1947 - 2016  (68 years)

• Name	William Woodrow “Billy” DOBY  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Nov 1947	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina WILLIAM W. DOBY JR. Posted Tuesday, March 8, 2016 6:00 am William "Billy" Woodrow Doby Jr., 68, husband of Janet Jones Doby, died on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late William Woodrow Sr. and Claire Rogerson Doby. Mr. Doby was a member of Harmony Church. He was devoted to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed his time and fellowship with members of his Romeo Breakfast Clubs as well as flounder fishing and NASCAR racing. He was a retired civil engineer with the South Carolina Department of Transportation and was the owner and operator of Doby's Welding Co. He also took pride in his work building wrought iron gates and hand rails around the state. Surviving are his wife of the home; two daughters, Vickie McKenzie (Clarke) of Andrews and Crystal Doby Dinkins (Nat) of Sumter; a brother, John Michael Doby (Tambri) of Fort Mill; a sister, Mary Carolyn Doby (Sam) of Pineville; three grandchildren, Weston Clarke McKenzie, Claire Vivian McKenzie and Blakely Elizabeth Dinkins and another grandchild expected, Caroline Doby Dinkins; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Brown officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Honorary pallbearer will be Tommy Barron and members of his Romeo Breakfast Clubs. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Harmony Church, P.O. Box 1878, Sumter, SC 29151. 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.  [2, 4, 8]
  _UID	908D0893EA9E4F1D83D1EAE8C36450B8016A
  Death	6 Mar 2016	at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	8 Mar 2016	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I16756	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	William Woodrow “Bill” DOBY, Sr.   d. Bef 16 Jan 2005
  Mother	Claire ROGERSON,   b. 1918, Georgetown County, South Carolina d. 15 Dec 1993, at a local nursing center (Age 75 years)
  _UID	60E6A17A2A0B4EB8BEB5AA2C9D692E8DA6C2
  _UID	60E6A17A2A0B4EB8BEB5AA2C9D692E8DA6C2
  Family ID	F70658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F11750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S287] jones.ged. [S23645] William W. Doby Jr. [S2451] Interview with Janet Doby. [S6235] Claire R. Doby. [S8957] Vernon O. Jones. [S12766] Havala W. Jones. [S16035] Doby-Dinkins. [S4523] Doby-McKenzie.