Obituary of Mamie Earlyne Reese

Mamie Earlyne Reese, 91, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, to the late Joseph Earle and Lucia Dona Black Reese, Earlyne was an Edmunds High School graduate from the class of 1942. She went on to graduate from Queens College in Charlotte, NC, where she studied music and accounting. Earlyne was a former employee of the John Marshall Agency where she was an Executive Secretary and Treasurer. She was a former choir director and organist for Central United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC, a former organist for Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter, and a lifelong member of Beta Sigma Phi. She is survived by two sisters, Rowena Reese Pratt, and Rhidona Reese Woodward, both of Sumter; and two sister-in-laws, Carol T. Reese of Sumter, and Jackie Reese of Greenwood. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by four brothers, Joseph Kenneth Reese, Richard Black Reese, Travis Harold Reese, and Thomas Edgar Reese; and a sister, Lela Iantha Reese. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Reverend Steve Holler officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service, at the funeral home and at other times at the home of her sister, Rhidona Woodward. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W Liberty St, Sumter, SC 29150, Central United Methodist Church, 6030 Albemarle Rd., Charlotte, NC 28212, or to the charity of one’s choice. The family would like extend their deepest gratitude to the staff of Covenant Place and to Dr. Mayes Dubose for the many years of compassionate service. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.