
| Name | Gloria Kay BENSON [3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 6 Aug 1953 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | I am making her the Gloria who married Steve Nolan McLeod. If this is not the correct Gloria then disconnect this Gloria from that Steve. jkh Her maiden name could be Rewis or even Brooks. jkh This is a hard obituary to follow. I didn the best I could. jkh Gloria Kay McLeod Gloria McLeod Obituary Obituary published on Legacy.com by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium on Jan. 26, 2026. Gloria Kay McLeod, 72, wife of Steve Nolan McLeod, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at her home. Born August 6, 1953, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Lorris Elliot Benson and the late Mary Ruth Thompson Benson. She was a member of Cherryvale Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 57 years; a daughter, Frances Elaine McLeod and wife, Julie Anne Hobbs; grandchildren, Rivers McLeod Shaw, Julian McLeod Shaw, Aiden McLeod Shaw, and Suyuri Judhit "Judi" Lopez; and a brother, Robbie Brooks (Lydia). She was preceded in death by siblings, Charles Rewis, Billy Joe Rewis, Flarie Lea Birchall, and George Rewis. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Friday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Jamie Osborne officiating. Burial will be in the Pinewood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Edward McLeod, Robert McLeod, James Houck, Jr., Johnny McLeod, David Brooks, and Eric Osborne. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 P.M. Friday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. [2] | |
| _UID | E8752250C0D046EE9CF4E392DF8AE404E9EF | |
| Death | 26 Jan 2026 | at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 30 Jan 2026 | Pinewood Cemetery, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I186095 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 1 Feb 2026 | |
| Father | Lorris Elliot BENSON d. Bef 26 Jan 2026 | |
| Mother | Mary Ruth THOMPSON d. Bef 26 Jan 2026 | |
| _UID | F3F804A4A9B245DE831B187AF7D2E907FA48 | |
| _UID | F3F804A4A9B245DE831B187AF7D2E907FA48 | |
| Family ID | F233113 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Steve Nolan McLEOD | |||
| Marriage | 1969 [2] | |||
| _UID | 3648F665D8304C95A3FAC9316A65766E0C5C | |||
| _UID | 3648F665D8304C95A3FAC9316A65766E0C5C | |||
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| Family ID | F126465 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 1 Feb 2026 | |||
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