Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1927 - 2021 (94 years)| Name | Emma Jean “Jean” RAGSDALE [5] | |
| Birth | 24 May 1927 | Honea Path, South Carolina  [3, 6, 7] |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina EMMA RAGSDALE JACKSON Posted Tuesday, August 31, 2021 6:00 am Emma "Jean" Ragsdale Jackson, age 94, beloved wife of the late Phillip Wade Jackson Sr., died peacefully on Saturday morning, Aug. 28, 2021. Born in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Floyd Orr Ragsdale and Grace Louise Mitchell. Orphaned at an early age, she was raised by her grandmother, Emma Kay Mitchell, in Anderson County. Jean Jackson was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she served her Lord as a Sunday school teacher for 56 years. She also worked as the church's secretary for more than 20 years. She was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother and aunt to her family and a treasured friend to all who knew her. Preceding her in death was her grandson, Ryan Jackson Pitts; and her two siblings, Floyd Evans Ragsdale and Dorothy Ragsdale Cox. Surviving are her three children, Phyllis Jackson Williams (Herbert), Grace Jackson McDuffie (Bob) and Phillip Wade Jackson Jr. (Sandy); seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; many cherished nieces and nephews; and lifelong friends. The family would like to especially thank Agape Hospice Service, and her caregivers, Kim James, Merecedes Williams, Terri Simmons, Geraldine Anderson and Thania Rose for their faithful, loving care. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter. Her grandson, Dr. Herbert James Williams III, will officiate the service. The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Bullock Funeral Home and will receive friends other times at the family home, 2151 Kolb Road, Sumter, SC 29150. The family respectfully asks that all in attendance please wear a mask and follow all COVID-19 guidelines. The family has requested memorials be sent, in lieu of flowers, to Bethel Baptist Church. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. [2, 3] | |
| Reference Number | 5024 | |
| _UID | 458CA947A41644D5ABFDA7A02C28B162EA5D | |
| Death | 28 Aug 2021 | |
| Burial | 31 Aug 2021 | Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, 2401 Bethel Church Road, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I23671 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 23 Sep 2022 | |
| Father | Floyd Orr RAGSDALE d. Bef 18 Nov 2003 | |
| Mother | Grace Louise MITCHELL d. Bef 18 Nov 2003 | |
| _UID | D688E288DCE14F00B780ABBAFBF30FE85554 | |
| _UID | D688E288DCE14F00B780ABBAFBF30FE85554 | |
| Family ID | F78043 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Phillip Wade “Wade” JACKSON, Sr., b. 1 Oct 1925, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 Jul 1999, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 73 years) | |||||||
| _UID | 88FFABBB0BAB4AA1BF30E05B111EA6B340A0 | |||||||
| _UID | 88FFABBB0BAB4AA1BF30E05B111EA6B340A0 | |||||||
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| Family ID | F16635 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||
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