Patricia Ann “Pat” “Mama Pat” LANIUS

1933 - 2025  (92 years)

• Name	Patricia Ann “Pat” “Mama Pat” LANIUS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	15 Aug 1933	College Grove, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina PATRICIA ANN LANIUS BYNUM Posted Saturday, October 18, 2025 10:04 am Patricia “Pat” Ann Lanius Bynum, widow of Henry Clarke Bynum, went to her heavenly home on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Mrs. Bynum was the youngest child of the late Louise Paty Lanius Cooke and the Rev. Paul Fisher Lanius. She was born on Aug. 15, 1933, in College Grove, Tennessee. Her father was a United Methodist minister, and she grew up in Methodist parsonages throughout middle Tennessee. She graduated from Central High School in Columbia, Tennessee, and received her B.S. degree in elementary education from Middle Tennessee State University. It was while working at Lake Junaluska Assembly that she met her future husband. Her father officiated at her marriage to Henry Clarke Bynum on April 17, 1955, in Shelbyville, Tennessee. She was a loving mother and wife and was also active in the Sumter community. Mrs. Bynum was a devoted member of Trinity United Methodist Church for over 60 years, where she served in numerous leadership capacities. Mrs. Bynum was a past president of the Junior Welfare League, a former member of the Daughter’s Book Club, and she served on the Friends of Swan Lake Advisory Board. Mrs. Bynum loved her mountain home “Breezy Corner”, her hydrangeas on Snowden Street and everything pink. Her greatest joy, however, was her family. She adored her husband of 60 years, Henry, her children and her grandchildren. To many, she was affectionately known as “Mama Pat”. Mrs. Bynum was preceded in death by her son, Henry Clarke Bynum Jr., in September 2007, as well as her sister, Mary Louise Lanius Smith, and her brothers, William Robert, Neal Frazier and Paul Fisher Lanius. Mrs. Bynum is survived by her daughter Louise Lanius Bynum Mitchum and her husband, Robert “Eddie” Mitchum, of Concord, N.C. Also surviving are her son Edward Kennedy Bynum and his wife, Yvette Dibrell Bynum, of Sumter and daughter-in-law Mary Lynn “Sissy” Satcher Bynum of Columbia. Eight grandchildren survive Mrs. Bynum: Kellie Mitchum Davis and her husband, Jeremy, Satcher Bynum Armstrong and her husband, Branford, Henry Clarke Bynum III and his wife, Stephanie, Ann-Lanius Bynum Noblitt and her husband, Matt, Benjamin Wright Bynum and his wife, Lindsay, Edward Kennedy Bynum Jr., Ellis Roberson Bynum and Lottie Marie Bynum. Mrs. Bynum is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Adelaide Mitchum Davis, Radford Thomas Davis, MaryClarke Morgan Armstrong, William Branford Armstrong Jr., Oliver Henry Armstrong, Abigail Burke Bynum, Eliza Lyn Bynum, Charlotte Clarke Bynum, Willow Hope Noblitt, Naomi Grace Noblitt, Isaiah JaKori Noblitt, Emilia Elizabeth Bynum and John Edwards Bynum. A graveside service celebrating Mrs. Bynum’s life will be conducted at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery on Monday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Mark Yoder officiating. Mrs. Bynum’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service at Lodebar Farm, 1501 Martinville Church Road, Sumter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Junaluska Assembly, 759 N Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745; Wilson Hall School, 520 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150; Sumter Methodist Church 2751 S. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. 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).  [1, 7, 8]
  _UID	BC57A2D243BB4F5889E45EA2513A50B125DF
  Death	17 Oct 2025
  Burial	20 Oct 2025	Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Oswego, South Carolian   [8]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I210281	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Paul Fisher LANIUS   d. Bef 17 Oct 2025
  Mother	Louise PATY   d. Bef 17 Oct 2025
  _UID	3835134A1B6349CFB3FC9A57CC9944DF883A
  _UID	3835134A1B6349CFB3FC9A57CC9944DF883A
  Family ID	F232710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Clarke BYNUM, Sr.,   b. 10 Oct 1932, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 7 May 2015 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1955	Shelbyville, Tennessee   [6, 8]
  _UID	B2EB12B15BA74D069FD90C1ED70E417CF9D0
  _UID	B2EB12B15BA74D069FD90C1ED70E417CF9D0
  Children	1. Henry Clarke BYNUM, Jr.,   b. 1962, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 3 Sep 2007, at his home, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 45 years)   2. Edward Kennedy “Ed” BYNUM, Sr.   3. Louise Lanius BYNUM
  Family ID	F132374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2025

  
  

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  [S9200] Henry Clarke Bynum Jr. [S13586] Bynum-Armstrong. [S13804] Bynum-Armstrong. [S20175] William E. Bynum Jr. [S22376] Alvis Jesse Bynum. [S22423] Henry Clarke Bynum. [S29044] Marjorie Fleming Bynum. [S32974] Patricia Ann Lanius Bynum.