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1931 - 2024 (93 years)| Name | William Richard “Billy” McLEOD [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 24 Feb 1931 | Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina WILLIAM R. MCLEOD Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2024 5:00 pm William R. “Billy” McLeod, 93, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at his home. Born Feb. 24, 1931, in Sumter County, he was the son of the late Gilbert K. McLeod and Willie Sue Pierson McLeod. He was in the grocery business since 1954 and owned multiple Piggly Wiggly grocery stores. He was in the Black Angus cattle business for 65 years and was the owner of Black Crest Farms. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was a lifetime member of the Gamecock Club. Survivors include three children, W.R. “Ricky” McLeod Jr. (Sondra) of Manning, Gilbert Mark McLeod (Sandy) of Sumter and Martha Melissa McLeod (Steve) of Sumter; six grandchildren, Becky McLeod, Will McLeod (Jill), Ashleigh Sommerville (Eric), John Skinner (Christine), Wade Skinner (Sarah), and Ezra McLeod; seven great-grandchildren, step-sons, Robbie Jordan (Lisa) and Rodney Jordan (Sissy); five step-grandchildren; and a special friend, Jan Whitaker. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Mr. Gilbert Griffin and Mr. Billy Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1770 U.S. Highway 15 South, Sumter, SC 29150-8704. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. 2 leading Sumter business owners pass away Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2024 6:00 am By BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Two prominent Sumter business owners, Billy McLeod of Piggly Wiggly and Carl Simpson III of Simpson Hardware Co., have died. Billy McLeod was 93 and died peacefully on Tuesday, according to his son Ricky McLeod. Visitation will be Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road. His father, Gilbert McLeod, founded Mac’s Supermarkets, which changed into Piggly Wigglys in the mid-1950s, and McLeod worked in the stores for 70 years, dating to 1954. Mac’s Supermarkets started with two small stores in Sumter. The McLeod family currently owns three Piggly Wigglys in Sumter and eight total. At one time, the family had 16 stores. Carl Simpson III was 82 and died suddenly on Tuesday, according to his son-in-law Shawn Matthews. The family will be receiving visitors at the home. A graveside service will be Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Simpson’s father, Carl Simpson, Jr., founded Simpson Hardware Co. in 1951 with the purchase of stores in Camden, Hartsville and later Sumter. Carl Simpson III opened a second location at Palmetto Plaza in Sumter in 1963. Currently, Simpson Hardware has five locations: three in Sumter, one in Manning and one in Lake City. WILLIAM R. ‘BILLY’ MCLEOD • 1931 - 2024 Owner of Piggly Wiggly locations in Sumter, William R. "Billy" McLeod, remembered for his business legacy and good nature Posted Saturday, April 13, 2024 6:00 am BY BRYN EDDY bryn@theitem.com Dotting the Sumter area and beyond are Piggly Wiggly stores, many of which were owned by the late William R. "Billy" McLeod. McLeod died on April 2 at 93 years old. He left a lasting impact in both the business world and the community of the Sumter area. He was born in Sumter County on Feb. 24, 1931, and entered the grocery business in 1954, according to his obituary. Writer Lindsay King authored a story about McLeod's legacy in the Black Angus cattle business and wrote that he was full of those endearing jokes that were good-natured and fit for a man his age. She wrote that he joked he was born in a pickup truck on Main Street in Sumter and that he said he had no business ever buying cattle but that he started with just three of them more than half a century ago, leaving time for his herd to grow like crazy, giving him just what he needed to become the successful businessman his community will remember him by. McLeod was the son of the late Gilbert K. McLeod and Willie Sue Pierson McLeod, according to his obituary, and he was the owner of Black Crest Farms, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as a member of the Gamecock Club. He is remembered by three children, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two stepsons and five stepchildren. [1, 2, 3, 5] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina WILLIAM R. MCLEOD Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2024 5:00 pm William R. “Billy” McLeod, 93, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at his home. Born Feb. 24, 1931, in Sumter County, he was the son of the late Gilbert K. McLeod and Willie Sue Pierson McLeod. He was in the grocery business since 1954 and owned multiple Piggly Wiggly grocery stores. He was in the Black Angus cattle business for 65 years and was the owner of Black Crest Farms. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was a lifetime member of the Gamecock Club. Survivors include three children, W.R. “Ricky” McLeod Jr. (Sondra) of Manning, Gilbert Mark McLeod (Sandy) of Sumter and Martha Melissa McLeod (Steve) of Sumter; six grandchildren, Becky McLeod, Will McLeod (Jill), Ashleigh Sommerville (Eric), John Skinner (Christine), Wade Skinner (Sarah), and Ezra McLeod; seven great-grandchildren, step-sons, Robbie Jordan (Lisa) and Rodney Jordan (Sissy); five step-grandchildren; and a special friend, Jan Whitaker. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Mr. Gilbert Griffin and Mr. Billy Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1770 U.S. Highway 15 South, Sumter, SC 29150-8704. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. 2 leading Sumter business owners pass away Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2024 6:00 am By BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Two prominent Sumter business owners, Billy McLeod of Piggly Wiggly and Carl Simpson III of Simpson Hardware Co., have died. Billy McLeod was 93 and died peacefully on Tuesday, according to his son Ricky McLeod. Visitation will be Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road. His father, Gilbert McLeod, founded Mac’s Supermarkets, which changed into Piggly Wigglys in the mid-1950s, and McLeod worked in the stores for 70 years, dating to 1954. Mac’s Supermarkets started with two small stores in Sumter. The McLeod family currently owns three Piggly Wigglys in Sumter and eight total. At one time, the family had 16 stores. Carl Simpson III was 82 and died suddenly on Tuesday, according to his son-in-law Shawn Matthews. The family will be receiving visitors at the home. A graveside service will be Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Simpson’s father, Carl Simpson, Jr., founded Simpson Hardware Co. in 1951 with the purchase of stores in Camden, Hartsville and later Sumter. Carl Simpson III opened a second location at Palmetto Plaza in Sumter in 1963. Currently, Simpson Hardware has five locations: three in Sumter, one in Manning and one in Lake City. WILLIAM R. ‘BILLY’ MCLEOD • 1931 - 2024 Owner of Piggly Wiggly locations in Sumter, William R. "Billy" McLeod, remembered for his business legacy and good nature Posted Saturday, April 13, 2024 6:00 am BY BRYN EDDY bryn@theitem.com Dotting the Sumter area and beyond are Piggly Wiggly stores, many of which were owned by the late William R. "Billy" McLeod. McLeod died on April 2 at 93 years old. He left a lasting impact in both the business world and the community of the Sumter area. He was born in Sumter County on Feb. 24, 1931, and entered the grocery business in 1954, according to his obituary. Writer Lindsay King authored a story about McLeod's legacy in the Black Angus cattle business and wrote that he was full of those endearing jokes that were good-natured and fit for a man his age. She wrote that he joked he was born in a pickup truck on Main Street in Sumter and that he said he had no business ever buying cattle but that he started with just three of them more than half a century ago, leaving time for his herd to grow like crazy, giving him just what he needed to become the successful businessman his community will remember him by. McLeod was the son of the late Gilbert K. McLeod and Willie Sue Pierson McLeod, according to his obituary, and he was the owner of Black Crest Farms, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as a member of the Gamecock Club. He is remembered by three children, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two stepsons and five stepchildren. | |
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| Death | 2 Apr 2024 | at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 6 Apr 2024 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I250293 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 1 May 2024 | |
| Father | Gilbert K. McLEOD | |
| Mother | Willie Sue PIERSON | |
| _UID | 1B9B6D72D1AB40029FF6E54300BFE2DA8B76 | |
| _UID | 1B9B6D72D1AB40029FF6E54300BFE2DA8B76 | |
| Family ID | F219230 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Lee Ellen ALLEN | |||||
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| _UID | A6BF2910F52C4BDEA21E96E0BE3E00C2DCF5 | |||||
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| Family ID | F168942 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 7 Apr 2024 | |||||
| Family 2 | Winnie Faye NEWMAN d. Bef 4 Aug 2006 | |||
| _UID | BA76A4E786904D7D9319D1A6946A270EF171 | |||
| _UID | BA76A4E786904D7D9319D1A6946A270EF171 | |||
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| Family ID | F73675 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
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