Obituary of Hubert Duvall Osteen, Jr.

Hubert Duvall Osteen, Jr., 84, husband of Jacqueline “Jackie” Brown Osteen, formerly of Greenville, died Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Hubert Duvall Osteen and Margaret “Toody” Weeks Osteen. He was the retired chairman of Osteen Publishing Company, Inc. and served as the Editor and Publisher of The Item for over 40 years. He was past President of the SC Press Association. Mr. Osteen was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder. He was a graduate of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, a graduate of the University of Missouri and received a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving in Vietnam and he was a member of The Fortnightly Club. He was the past chairman of the Downtown Revitalization Board. He was the Sumter Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year in 1994 and received the Sumter YMCA Humanitarian Award in 1995. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; three sons, Hubert Graham Osteen, II and wife Julia Richmond Osteen of Georgetown, SC, Kyle Brown Osteen and wife Susan Wells Osteen, John “Jack” Duvall Osteen and wife Susan Doherty Osteen all of Sumter; six grandchildren, Katherine Duvall Osteen and husband Gordon Fitzgerald Vernon of New York City, Hubert Graham Osteen, III and wife Kathleen Catherall Osteen of Jacksonville, FL, Margaret Wells Osteen of Greenville and Kyle Brown Osteen, Jr. of Sumter, Loren Elise Osteen and John Duvall Osteen, Jr. of Sumter; two great-grandchildren, Gordon Wilds Vernon and Emily Gray Osteen. Private graveside services will be held at the Sumter Cemetery with Rev. Nick Cheek officiating. Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Fireside Fund, 36 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, SC 29150 or to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun Street, Sumter, SC 29150. On-line condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com The family would like to extend their appreciation to the loving and outstanding caregivers. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.