WILBUR E. LOWDER SR.
Wilbur E. Lowder Sr., 90, died on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at his home.
Born on April 23, 1929, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Tindal and Alice Lowder. He was a member of Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church and the Men's Club of Lewis Chapel. He retired from Hicklin Motor Lines.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Clark Lowder; three children, Wilbur E. "Will" Lowder Jr. (Patsy), Annette Fryberger (Richard) and Darlene Watts (Robert), all of Sumter; five grandchildren, Tripp Lowder (Belinda), Todd Lowder (Christy), Bert Watts (Amy), Whitney Watts and Burrell Taylor (Lauren); six great-grandchildren, Mary McLeod, Anna Lowder, Ethan Lowder, Danielle Lowder, Kelsey Lowder and Callie Jane Watts; and two sisters-in-law, Ruth Pearson and Rose Lowder.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Prescott Lowder; a son, Gary Lowder Sr.; and a grandson, Gary Lowder Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancy Reed officiating. Burial will be at Brunson Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tripp Lowder, Todd Lowder, Burrell Taylor, Bert Watts, Ethan Lowder and Bobby Jones.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Darlene and Robert Watts, 3140 Britton Road.
Memorials may be made to Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church, 1510 Plowden Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29153.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Amedisys Hospice and caregivers, Daisy Crowder and Carmella Spann, for all of their care and compassion.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.