Obituaries

Listed here are the family members that have gone home to our family in the heavens. While it might be a seat left empty at our reunion, the memories of the person who once sat in that seat will continue on in the generations of family memebers who honor their memory in their stories, pictures, and actions. Like Margaret Mead said in her poem below...."For if you always think of me, I will never be gone."

 

To the living, I am gone; to the sorrowful, I will never return.
To the angry, I was cheated, but to the happy, I am at peace,
And to the faithful, I have never left.
I cannot speak, but I can listen. I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore, gazing at a beautiful sea, Remember me.
As you look upon a flower and admire it's simplicity, Remember me.
Remember me in you hearts, thoughts, and your memories of the
times we loved, the times we cried, the times we fought, the times we laughed.
For if you always think of me, I will never be gone.

 If you have a loved one that is a family member that should be on this list, please contact us to have them added.


 

Marry McShane Jeter, 75, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 27, 2022, after a brief hospitalization. Born November 14, 1946, in Winnsboro, SC, he was a son of the late William Gist and Lula Coleman Jeter.

Mr. Jeter was a US Army veteran who honorably served his country during the Vietnam War. Following his active military service, Mr. Jeter served in the US Army Reserves and retired as a Master Sergeant after 25 years. He was employed as a letter carrier with the USPS for 37 years until his retirement in 2021. He was a former member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and was an active member of both the Jeter and the Coleman-Feaster-Mobley Family Associations. Mr. Jeter enjoyed family genealogy, US history, Jeopardy, and being involved in family life. His greatest legacy will be as a husband, father, and grandfather (Pop).

Guy Wilburn Jeter

Guy Jeter Mt. Pleasant - Guy Wilburn Jeter, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., passed on January 19, 2021, after a 19-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Guy, the son of the late John McDow Jeter and Eunice Wilburn Jeter, was born in Union, SC on March 18, 1948.

He graduated from Union High School and then received his BA in English from Davidson College. Guy is survived by his wife and soul mate of 50 years, Deborah Williams Jeter of Mount Pleasant, and children who deeply loved him, Cecelia Jeter McPhail and her husband, Fred, of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Guy Wilburn Jeter, Jr. of Okinawa, Japan. In addition, Guy leaves two granddaughters who adored their Papa, Grace and Miriam McPhail; his brother, John McDow Jeter, Jr. and his wife, Mary, of Richmond, Virginia; and his sister, Susan Palmer Jeter, and her husband, Alan Adler, of Topanga, California. Guy was beloved as a brother by his in-laws and as Uncle Guy to his nieces and nephews.

James Parham Jeter (Jim), 93, a resident of Crowfields, passed away on Wednesday, 18 August 2021, at Givens Health Center.

A native of Aurora, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Russell Jeter and Blanche Redditt Jeter. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Eugenia Boone Jeter, and son-in-law, Chris Metzger.

Upon graduation from the University of Richmond, Jim was commissioned in the Air Force and was stationed in Texas and London, England while on active duty. He remained in the Air Force Reserve for the remainder of his 30-year career, retiring as a Colonel. In parallel, Jim enjoyed a successful management career at Marsh McLennan in Greenville, SC. He also had a passion for genealogy and created quite an extensive library of family history.

Manning Thomas Jeter III

Manning Thomas “Tom” Jeter III, age 75, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021. A visitation for family and friends of Tom will be held Friday, November 19, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM in Porter Chapel at First Baptist Church, 212 12th St, Columbus, Georgia 31901, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM. Tom will be laid to rest in Parkhill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Rd, Columbus, Georgia.

Tom was born October 30, 1946 in Montgomery, Alabama; the son of Manning Thomas Jeter, Jr. and Mary Louise Loard Jeter. Tom graduated from Auburn University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and later a Master of Public Administration. At Auburn, Tom was a member of the ROTC and Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army as a Ranger achieving the rank of Captain. Tom was a Viet Nam Veteran. He was hired on January 19, 1976 by the US Secret Service. He rose through the ranks of the agency to become the Senior Resident Agent of the Savannah Resident office. Tom retired in 2001 and currently worked as an Independent Contractor doing background checks and security clearances for the US Secret Service and the US Department of State.

James Thomas Jeter III

Spartanburg – James Thomas “Jay” Jeter III, 74, husband of Mary Linda Burnett Jeter, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Jay fought a long and courageous battle with cancer.

A native of Whitmire, SC, he was the son of the late C.B. Jeter, Sr. and Evelyn Suber Jeter of Whitmire, SC. He graduated from Whitmire High School in 1964 as Salutatorian. Then Jay attended Furman University where he graduated with honors and a BA in Economics and Business. In 1978 he graduated from Winthrop University with a M. ED. He taught math at Union High School, 1973-1978; and then at Spartanburg High School, 1978 – 2010.

He served in the S.C. Army National Guard for six years and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church.