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1954 - 2014 (60 years)| Name | Robert Newton HELLAMS [2, 3] | |
| Prefix | Dr. | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 1954 | Laurens, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Robert N. Hellams Dr. Robert Newton Hellams, 60, husband of Lisa Hobbs Hellams, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Laurens, he was a son of Dorothy Bolt Hellams Robertson and the late Pierce Donnan Hellams Sr. He was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, LIFE group teacher and was a member of the choir. He was a 1972 graduate of Laurens High School and a 1976 graduate of The Citadel. He received his Master’s of Education in 2001, Specialist in Education in 2003, and Doctorate of Education in 2008 from South Carolina State University. Dr. Hellams was a social studies teacher and J.V. football coach in Dorchester School District Four; an Assistant Principal in Hampton School District One; and was most recently an assistant principal with the Sumter School District. He was a former member of the South Carolina Football Officials’ Association, former District Director and President of the Palmetto Touchdown Club; 1994 Official of the Year, officiated at the North-South All-Star Football game in 1994, and was a member of the South Carolina Football Officials’ Association Hall of Fame (Class of 2008). He was a member of the Christian Golfer’s Association, a life member of The Citadel Alumni Association, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators and the Palmetto State Teachers Association. He served in the S.C. Army National Guard from 1989-97. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; mother of Laurens; two children, Robert Newton Hellams Jr. (Virginia) of Gastonia, North Carolina and Mary Katherine “Katie” Hellams of Charlotte, North Carolina; two step-children, Russell Jamison Elmore of Sumter and Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Elmore of Duncan; grandchildren, Andrew, John and Sara Hellams; step-grandchild, Hayes Elmore; and a sister-in-law, Rebecca Hellams of Benham, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Leigh Hellams; and a brother, Pierce Donnan Hellams Jr. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Hobbs Jr., 590 Pringle Drive. Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church Honduras Mission Fund, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Kipper Ackerman’s Sounds of Grace. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, June 29, 2014 [3] | |
| HIST | Robert N. Hellams Dr. Robert Newton Hellams, 60, husband of Lisa Hobbs Hellams, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Laurens, he was a son of Dorothy Bolt Hellams Robertson and the late Pierce Donnan Hellams Sr. He was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, LIFE group teacher and was a member of the choir. He was a 1972 graduate of Laurens High School and a 1976 graduate of The Citadel. He received his Master’s of Education in 2001, Specialist in Education in 2003, and Doctorate of Education in 2008 from South Carolina State University. Dr. Hellams was a social studies teacher and J.V. football coach in Dorchester School District Four; an Assistant Principal in Hampton School District One; and was most recently an assistant principal with the Sumter School District. He was a former member of the South Carolina Football Officials’ Association, former District Director and President of the Palmetto Touchdown Club; 1994 Official of the Year, officiated at the North-South All-Star Football game in 1994, and was a member of the South Carolina Football Officials’ Association Hall of Fame (Class of 2008). He was a member of the Christian Golfer’s Association, a life member of The Citadel Alumni Association, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators and the Palmetto State Teachers Association. He served in the S.C. Army National Guard from 1989-97. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; mother of Laurens; two children, Robert Newton Hellams Jr. (Virginia) of Gastonia, North Carolina and Mary Katherine “Katie” Hellams of Charlotte, North Carolina; two step-children, Russell Jamison Elmore of Sumter and Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Elmore of Duncan; grandchildren, Andrew, John and Sara Hellams; step-grandchild, Hayes Elmore; and a sister-in-law, Rebecca Hellams of Benham, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Leigh Hellams; and a brother, Pierce Donnan Hellams Jr. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Hobbs Jr., 590 Pringle Drive. Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church Honduras Mission Fund, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Kipper Ackerman’s Sounds of Grace. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, June 29, 2014 | |
| MILI | He served in the S.C. Army National Guard from 1989-97. [3] | |
| MILI | He served in the S.C. Army National Guard from 1989-97. | |
| _UID | 3B47B0E8AEF84E538C242427D5A19094F6EA | |
| _UID | 3B47B0E8AEF84E538C242427D5A19094F6EA | |
| Burial | 1 Feb 2014 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Death | 28 Jun 2014 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Person ID | I291949 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 13 Jan 2021 | |
| Father | Pierce Donnan HELLAMS, Sr. d. Bef 28 Jun 2014 | |
| Mother | Dorothy BOLT | |
| _UID | 4109F49D700E40EEBA96131909BDF5D59393 | |
| _UID | 4109F49D700E40EEBA96131909BDF5D59393 | |
| Family ID | F196793 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Living | |||||||
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| Family ID | F195870 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 29 Jun 2014 | |||||||
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