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515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-7500
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-7500
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-7500

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Obituary for James Henry Ardis Sr.

James Henry Ardis, Sr., 79, husband of Mary Hendrix Ardis, died Sunday, February 25, 2018, at his home.

Born November 9, 1938, in Pinewood, he was a son of the late Lee Willard Ardis and the late Willie Nevlyn Hurst Ardis. He was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church and retired from Florence Concrete. He was an avid fisherman and fox hunter and was a member of the South Carolina Fox Hunter’s Hall of Fame.

Survivors include his wife of Pinewood; a son, James Henry Ardis, Jr. of Sumter; two grandchildren, James H. “J.J.” Ardis, III (Katy) and Kattie Ardis Hendrix; two great-grandchildren, Layla Mae Brinson and Harlyn Sue Ardis; and two sisters, Beverly Owens of Moncks Corner and Helen Joy of Bonneau.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melody Ann Ardis.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Services will be private.

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

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803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net