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

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Obituary for Gene Harold Weatherly

Gene Harold Weatherly, 78, husband of Joyce Foxworth Weatherly, died Sunday, August 5, 2018, at his home.

Born April 12, 1940, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Erasmus A. Weatherly and the late Tannie Singleton Weatherly. He attended Alice Drive Baptist Church and retired from Carolina Furniture Works after 40 years of service.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years; a daughter, Gayle Weatherly Miles (Swain); two grandchildren, Cristin Coleman (Josh) and McSwain Miles (Natalie); two great-grandchildren, Caroline Coleman and Taylor Coleman; and a sister, Lillian Weatherly Revenaugh.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ervin Weatherly, Robert Weatherly, and Hubert A. Weatherly; and a sister, Helen Weatherly McGee.

Funeral services will be held at 4 P.M. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith, the Rev. Al Sims, and Mr. Bobby Richardson officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Swain Miles, McSwain Miles, Josh Coleman, Harwood Weatherly, Jr., Abel Vasquez, and Randy Simpson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Cray Weeks, David Dreier, Don Windham, Pete Mixon, Dan Lyles, and Norman Partin.

The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 4 P.M. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter, SC 29150 or to a charity of one’s choice.

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
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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