GLADYS T. TIMMONS
Gladys Virginia Thames Timmons, age 80, beloved wife of 40 years to Noble Sylvester Timmons, died on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Frank Allison Thames Sr. and Edna Johnson Thames. She enjoyed traveling, golfing with her girlfriends and her monthly dinners with the "Dirty Dozen" golf and dinner group. She loved spending time with her family, especially her siblings. Her greatest joy was when her granddaughter came to visit. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Arlan Boggs of Los Angeles; one daughter, Sharron Erskine and her husband, Dennis, of Atlanta; one granddaughter, Hadley Boggs of Los Angeles; three brothers, Frank Thames and Pete Thames, both of Sumter, and Randy Thames and his wife, Deb, of Florence; and two sisters, Betty Ann Hatchell of Mount Pleasant and Jennifer Kolb of Sumter.
Gladys was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Thames; and two sisters, Dorothy Cockrell and Caroline Cody.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Miller officiating. Interment will follow at 1 p.m. at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Bullock Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Legion Post 15, P.O. Box 1193, Sumter, SC 29151.
You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.