BLANCHE H. KEMMERLIN

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Blanche Holloman Kemmerlin, 81, widow of Samuel W. Kemmerlin, died Friday, June 15, 2018, at her home.

Born Sept. 24, 1936, in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Grover C. Holloman and the late Effie Nesbitt Holloman. Mrs. Kemmerlin was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church and the Woodmen of the World. She retired from Winn-Dixie Stores after 44 years of service.

Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Kemmerlin Hill (David) and Sandra Kemmerlin Dannelly (Tim), both of Sumter; three grandchildren, Tiffany Reaves (Ryan), D.J. Hill (Jennifer), and Ashley Branham (Dustin); and four great grandchildren, Austin, Kodie, Lakin and Morgan.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be D.J. Hill, Ryan Reaves, Austin Reaves, Kodie Reaves, Dustin Branham and Gene Holloman.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. The family would like to express their appreciation to Taneshia and Dell with Amedisys Hospice for their care and compassion.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 190 Knox Abbott Drive, # 301, Cayce, SC 29033; or the Kidney Foundation, 508 Hampton St., # 200, Columbia, SC 29201.

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