Obituary of Thomas Donald Sansom

Thomas Donald “Don” Sansom, 79, husband of Barbara Taylor Sansom, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at a local nursing facility. He was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama and he was a son of the late Thomas Stovall Sansom and Catherine Irene Stout Sansom. Mr. Sansom was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Bethany Sunday School Class. He attended the University of Alabama and he was a U.S. Army veteran. He spent his career in the medical supply business and retired from Gericare Medical Supply Company in Montgomery, Al. Don enjoyed boating, hunting, fishing and woodworking. Most of all he loved and was committed to his wife of 59 years and was a wonderful father and grandfather. In his later years, Don found great joy spending time with his friends at the Mt. Vernon Coffee Club, his growing family and his deepening relationship with his Lord. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a son, Kevin Donald Sansom and wife Amy of Montgomery, AL; one daughter, Karen Sansom McCreight and husband Bobby of Sumter; one sister, Elaine Sansom Hardison and husband Darwin of Fairhope, AL; six grandchildren, Tyler Brooke Sansom, Kevin Donald Sansom, Jr., Thomas Donald Sansom, II, Ann Elizabeth McCreight, Catherine Stout McCreight, and Sarah Stewart McCreight; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, George Glenn Sansom and a sister, Gloria Sansom Molloy. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jim Burton and Rev. Dr. Mark Durrett officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Karen McCreight, 419 W. Calhoun Street from 3 to 5 PM Monday. The family would like to thank the staff of National Healthcare Center for the love and constant care they gave Don. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church 9 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC. 29150 or to Wilson Hall School, 520 Wilson Hall Rd. Sumter SC 29150. 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.