ERNEST STROMAN JR.
Ernest "Ernie" Clifton Stroman Jr., 91, husband of Emily Boone Stroman, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at the National Healthcare Center.
Born in Charleston, he was a son of the late Ernest Clifton Stroman Sr. and Louise Johnson Hammond.
Mr. Stroman was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he served in many capacities and was a former president of the Fa Ho Lo Sunday School class. He was a graduate of Edmunds High School, where he lettered in baseball, basketball and football, and was also a graduate of The Citadel, where he was a member of the Summerall Guards, served as captain of the basketball team and was named to the All-Southern Conference. He was the retired manager and executive vice president of Belk-Stroman Co. He was instrumental in the development of the Sumter Mall by moving Belk-Stroman as its anchor store. He was an avid golfer at Sunset Country Club, where he won numerous club championships, and also was a former chairman of the board.
He was a former board member of the SC National Bank and Standard Federal. He was a past president of the the Sumter Greater Chamber of Commerce, Sumter Merchants Association and Sumter Executive Club; a former member of the Sumter Kiwanis Club; and a former board member of the Ocean City Life Insurance Co. He was a member of the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame.
Surviving are his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Emily Stroman Boykin of Sumter and Elizabeth Stroman Powell (Henry) of Orlando, Florida; a brother, David Randolph Stroman (Beth) of Indian Trail, North Carolina; a sister, Ellen Stroman Robinson (James) of Huntsville, Alabama; four grandchildren, Dr. Robert Ernest Boykin (Emily), Emily Elizabeth Boykin Talarico (Jon), Dr. Elizabeth Bethea Powell and Edward Stroman Powell; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews, Cathy Boone Weeks (Karl), Theodore Edward Boone, III (Susan), Alan Boone (Cathy), Robert George Boone, David Stroman (Courtney), Rebekah Stroman, Lauren Moose, and the Robinsons of Alabama.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ernest Edward Stroman, and a sister, Nicole Stroman Moose.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph James and the Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston officiating.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fa Ho Lo Sunday School class.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service in the church fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Hugh Stoddard, Amedisys Home Health and the staff at NHC Sumter.
Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.