Wallace H. Emerson, 101, husband of the late Mary M. Emerson, died Saturday, December 13, 2014, at his home.

Born March 1, 1913, in Granville, Vermont, he was a son of the late Edward J. Emerson and the late Gertrude Emerson.

Mr. Emerson was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He served in the U.S. Army in the Panama Canal Zone in 1933, and U.S. Army 8th Air Force during World War II.

Survivors include two sons, Christopher Emerson (Holly) of St. Augustine, Fla., and Alexander Emerson (Joan) of Wilmington, NC; a daughter, Deborah Jones of Sumter; seven grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, David Emerson, a son-in-law, Warren Jones; six brothers, and three sisters.

Memorial services will be private.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 or to Tuomey Hospice, 500 Pinewood Rd., Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29154.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

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