Obituary of Timothy Isaiah Barnett

Timothy Isaiah Barnett, 13, died Thursday, April 6, 2023, at his home. Born in Landstuhl, Germany, he was a son of Elizabeth Fillmore Hauptman and Jamie Cliff Barnett. Timothy was a seventh-grade honors student at Alice Drive Middle School. He loved baseball, was a yellow belt in Karate at the Academy of Martial Arts and an avid saxophonist. Surviving are his father and fiancée Elizabeth Kelsey; his mother and Bonus Dad Geoffrey Clayton Hauptman; five brothers, Jaiden Barnett, Travis Barnett, Jamie “J.J.” Barnett, Grayson Hauptman and Landon Hauptman; a sister, Leigha Hauptman; maternal grandparents, Paul & Patricia Fillmore; paternal grandparents, Cliff & Debi Barnett, Jill Barnett, Jeryl & Debbie Hauptman; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family invites you to help celebrate Tim’s life in a candlelight vigil at Patriot Park, 200 General Drive, Sumter, on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 7:30 pm. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother and bonus dad. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.