MILORAD KNEZEVICH
Milorad Robert Knezevich, 82, beloved husband of Barbara Ann Knezevich, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter.
Born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, Bob was a son of the late Milosh Stephen Knezevich and Mildred Obradovich Knezevich. He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired after 26 years as a chief master sergeant. After his career in the Air Force, he went to work as a car salesman for Goodwin Buick where he worked for more than 20 years. Bob loved sports and was an avid sports fan. He participated in many sports during his life and was a fierce competitor. Growing up in Pennsylvania, his favorite teams were the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. Locally, he supported the Sumter High School football and basketball programs as well as the Sumter P-15s and The University of South Carolina football team.
Surviving in addition to his wife are: four daughters, Sherry Portillo and Deborah Knezevich of Sumter, Pamela Osborne of Panama City, Florida, and Kristine Knezevich of Greenville, North Carolina; two brothers, Steve Knezevich, and his wife, Nancy, and Melvin Knezevich of Monroeville, Pennsylvania; nine grandchildren, Christopher Knezevich, Nicholas Johnson, Ashley Johnson, Kyle Osborne, Rebekah Brockington, Elizabeth Hiller, Matthew Burns, Skyler Cranfield and Victor Knezevich; and 17 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ann Knezevich; two sons-in-law, Arthur Osborne and Joe Portillo; and a great-granddaughter, Devyn Jewell.
A graveside service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Knezevich, Nicholas Johnson, Matthew Burns, Ronald Brockington, Dustin Cranfield and Victor Knezevich.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kyle Osborne, Trevor Hiller, Steve Knezevich and Melvin Knezevich.
You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.