Obituary of Gladys Geddings Avins

Gladys Geddings Avins, 84, widow of Horace T. Avins, Sr., died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at McElveen Manor. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Altmount Moses Geddings and Gracie Osteen Geddings. Mrs. Avins was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church and was retired from Campbell Soup Company. Surviving are one son, Horace T. Avins, Jr. (Connie) of Sumter; one daughter, Donna Martin (Roger) of Monroe, NC; one brother, Manning “Toogie” Geddings of Sumter; one sister, Helen Geddings of Sumter; four grandchildren, Angel Hodge, Stacy Avins, R.K. Martin and Lisa Henderson; two great-grandchildren, Chellsey Hodge and Jacob Martin. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy Geddings, James Geddings and Wesley Wilson Geddings; three sisters, Frances Boykin, Alice Holland and Delores Singleton. Funeral services will be held at 4 P.M. Friday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Rev. James Braswell officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday prior to the service at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Concord Presbyterian Church, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter, SC 29153. 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.