Obituary of Harley J. Huggins

Harley James Huggins, 88, husband of Dorothy Mae Pittman Huggins, died Friday, August 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Lumberton, NC, he was a son of the late Charlie Huggins and Macie Osborne Huggins. Mr. Huggins was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran of World War II and retired with 22 years of service. He later retired from Farmers Telephone Company. Surviving are his wife of 65 years of Sumter; a son, Don Huggins (Beth) of Sumter; a daughter Wanda Hendrix (Scott) of Lexington; a brother, Charles Woodrow “Woody” Huggins of Lumberton, NC; a daughter-in-law, Elaine Huggins; five grandchildren, Kyle Huggins, Becky Barnette (Jordan), Jessica Bettinger (Joseph), Reagan and Rivers Hendrix; two great-grandchildren, Kenleigh and Clayton Barnette. He was preceded in death by a son, James Kenneth “Kenny” Huggins, three sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. Sunday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and at the residence following the funeral service. Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter, SC 29150, to a charity of one’s choice or to Wounded Warriors, 1990 Fordham Drive, #100, Fayetteville, NC 28304. 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.