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1936 - 2024 (88 years)| Name | Patricia McCOY [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Birth | 16 Jul 1936 | Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Fort Devens, Massachuetts of Sumter, South Carolina At death- she had grandcaughters and 1 grandson. Where do they go? jkh PATRICIA MCCOY BURNS Posted Monday, November 25, 2024 9:53 am Patricia McCoy Burns, 88, widow of David Pressley Burns, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born July 16, 1936, in Sumter County, she was the first child of the late Earl O’Neil McCoy Sr. and Ellen Hodge McCoy. After graduating from Edmunds High School in 1954, she attended Columbia College. She fell in love with “the boy across the field” in her hometown of Oswego. She and David were happily married for 62 years. They lived a life of service to God, country and fellow man. They both worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C., until David enlisted in the U.S. Army and was recruited into the Defense Attache’. That led to an adventure of a lifetime for the Burns family. They lived in Ankara, Turkey; Cairo, Egypt; Vienna, Austria; and Tehran, Iran, as well as several states in the U.S. When David retired in 1976, the family returned to their roots in Sumter County, and Pat worked for the magistrate's office. Pat used her musical gift to entertain residents in several nursing homes. She served as secretary of Maizie’s Place, a support group for people with Alzheimer’s. She received the Davis D. Moise, M.D. Award for significant contributions to the recovery of people with mental illness by The Candlelight Vigil Committee. She was also an accomplished artist. She was a lifelong member of Bethel Methodist Oswego and served as pianist for over 35 years. She was the historian and co-chaired the memorable 150th anniversary church celebration. She is survived by her sons, Christopher David Burns (Nan) of North Augusta and Scott Jeffrey Burns (Andrea) of Columbia; granddaughters, Kayla Stewart Burns of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Olivia Keaton Sanders (Andrew) of Boulder, Colorado, and Natalie Rebecca Keaton of Irmo; grandson, Jacob Thomas Burns (Ginny) of Hoschton, Georgia; brother, Earl O’Neil McCoy Jr. (Susan) of Myrtle Beach; and sister, Kaye Ellen McCoy of Oswego. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by an infant grandson, Matthew David Burns. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Bethel Methodist Oswego in Oswego. The Revs. Tim Whited and Michael Henderson will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Buck Mozingo, Henry Lowder, Tony Burns, Felder Poplin, O’Neil McCoy and Edward Kelley. The family will receive friends Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Bethel Methodist Oswego, 5575 Lodebar Road, Sumter, SC 29153. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. [1, 6] | |
| HIST | of Fort Devens, Massachuetts of Sumter, South Carolina At death- she had grandcaughters and 1 grandson. Where do they go? jkh PATRICIA MCCOY BURNS Posted Monday, November 25, 2024 9:53 am Patricia McCoy Burns, 88, widow of David Pressley Burns, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born July 16, 1936, in Sumter County, she was the first child of the late Earl O’Neil McCoy Sr. and Ellen Hodge McCoy. After graduating from Edmunds High School in 1954, she attended Columbia College. She fell in love with “the boy across the field” in her hometown of Oswego. She and David were happily married for 62 years. They lived a life of service to God, country and fellow man. They both worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C., until David enlisted in the U.S. Army and was recruited into the Defense Attache’. That led to an adventure of a lifetime for the Burns family. They lived in Ankara, Turkey; Cairo, Egypt; Vienna, Austria; and Tehran, Iran, as well as several states in the U.S. When David retired in 1976, the family returned to their roots in Sumter County, and Pat worked for the magistrate's office. Pat used her musical gift to entertain residents in several nursing homes. She served as secretary of Maizie’s Place, a support group for people with Alzheimer’s. She received the Davis D. Moise, M.D. Award for significant contributions to the recovery of people with mental illness by The Candlelight Vigil Committee. She was also an accomplished artist. She was a lifelong member of Bethel Methodist Oswego and served as pianist for over 35 years. She was the historian and co-chaired the memorable 150th anniversary church celebration. She is survived by her sons, Christopher David Burns (Nan) of North Augusta and Scott Jeffrey Burns (Andrea) of Columbia; granddaughters, Kayla Stewart Burns of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Olivia Keaton Sanders (Andrew) of Boulder, Colorado, and Natalie Rebecca Keaton of Irmo; grandson, Jacob Thomas Burns (Ginny) of Hoschton, Georgia; brother, Earl O’Neil McCoy Jr. (Susan) of Myrtle Beach; and sister, Kaye Ellen McCoy of Oswego. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by an infant grandson, Matthew David Burns. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Bethel Methodist Oswego in Oswego. The Revs. Tim Whited and Michael Henderson will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Buck Mozingo, Henry Lowder, Tony Burns, Felder Poplin, O’Neil McCoy and Edward Kelley. The family will receive friends Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Bethel Methodist Oswego, 5575 Lodebar Road, Sumter, SC 29153. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. | |
| _UID | 3D31B6750E184A659E2C84D891BEC203A82E | |
| _UID | 3D31B6750E184A659E2C84D891BEC203A82E | |
| Death | 23 Nov 2024 | Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 26 Nov 2024 | Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, 5575 Lodebar Road, Oswego, Sumter County, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I232323 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Father | Earl O’Neil McCOY, b. 27 Jun 1913, Oswego, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 25 Dec 1974, St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina (Age 61 years) | |
| Mother | Ellen HODGE d. Bef 23 Nov 2024 | |
| _UID | 0F1B6DF2ADDD4671857A261F37B960C725A0 | |
| _UID | 0F1B6DF2ADDD4671857A261F37B960C725A0 | |
| Family ID | F118438 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | David Pressley BURNS, b. 24 Nov 1934, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 29 Jul 2017, Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 82 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 1955 [4, 6] | |||||
| _UID | 0F3966DD16144FD199E6F5E52877147A5B57 | |||||
| _UID | 0F3966DD16144FD199E6F5E52877147A5B57 | |||||
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| Family ID | F156907 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 27 Nov 2024 | |||||
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