Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
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1930 - 2011 (81 years)| Name | Jacqueline Wade THAMES [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | |
| Birth | 19 Nov 1930 | Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | 773-7708 523 Benton Drive Sumter, South Carolina 29150 jabaalot@aol.com Jacqueline T. Baker Posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011 6:00 am | Updated: 4:13 pm, Fri Dec 23, 2011. Jacqueline Thames Baker, 81, widow of Malcolm Douglas Baker Sr., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 at her home. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Horace Thomas Thames and Jessie Wade Smith Thames. Mrs. Baker was a charter member of Lemira Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church for more than 66 years where she served as Sunday School teacher, choir director and organist. She was also the retired owner/operator of Baker Appliance Co. Active in the community, Mrs. Baker was one of the 33 charter members of the Sumter Genealogy Society where she was also an active volunteer for many years, assisting countless families from around the country to research and document their family lineage. Always proud of her South Carolina heritage, Jackie was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Huguenot Society, First Families of South Carolina and the Jamestowne Society. Mrs. Baker's love of music extended into her personal life as a beloved piano teacher where she taught many of Sumter's young people the disciplines and valuable skills associated with music that have served them well for many years. She also taught music at area kindergartens, entertained the residents of National Health Care, as well as Solomon's Home where she resided for the last chapter of her life. Surviving is one son, Malcolm Douglas Baker Jr. and wife, Charlotte, of Lexington; three daughters, Patti Welday and husband, Kurt, and Susan E. "Beth" Huggins and husband, Don, all of Sumter, Nancy Graybeal and husband, Frank, of Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; four grandchildren, Jessica Huggins Bettinger and husband, Joe, Russ Graybeal, Meg Graybeal and Adam Baker. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Rowton officiating. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be elders and deacons of Lemira Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and also at her home immediately following the service. Memorials may be made to the Sumter County Genealogical Society, 219 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Lemira Presbyterian Church, 514 Boulevard Road, Sumter, SC 29153. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. Steve Madden and staff of Lexington Oncology, Tri-County Hospice, and all of the personal care givers for the comfort they provided during her final illness. A special thanks goes to Kim McGinnis for her loving care, support and friendship. 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. Posted in Obituaries on Saturday, December 24, 2011 [2, 3, 6] | |
| Reference Number | 8770 | |
| _UID | EAA6C63F8D304FB88DFE3D2D8BF4DF3EEA48 | |
| Death | 23 Dec 2011 | at her home, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 26 Dec 2011 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I28471 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 26 Mar 2012 | |
| Father | Horace Thomas THAMES, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1908, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 1997 (Age 88 years) | |
| Mother | Jessie Wade SMITH, b. 30 Aug 1912, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 29 Sep 1949, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 37 years) | |
| Marriage | Paxville, Clarendon County, South Carolina [9] |
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| _UID | 12D1FFF955DC43BA9A777829C1CEDB325792 | |
| _UID | 12D1FFF955DC43BA9A777829C1CEDB325792 | |
| Family ID | F37339 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Malcom Douglas “Douglas” BAKER, Sr., b. 9 Sep 1927, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 28 Apr 1996, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 68 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 4 Feb 1951 | Lemira Presbyterian Church, Sumter, Sumter Co., SC [2] |
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| _UID | C54FACE743FB46EFA05592C8D52E972C2F03 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F20003 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 18 Jan 2008 | |||||||||
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