James Green Sr.

James "Fan" Green Sr. departed this earthly life on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born Feb. 1, 1930, in Sumter County, he was the eldest son of the late Abbie Sr. and Mollie McCoy Green. James attended Congruity School. He accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of Congruity Presbyterian Church (USA). He worked at Benup and Sims Construction, Khorn Ind. and ConFab Industries.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Romeo Green Sr.; and a sister, Mae Bell Robinson.

He leaves to cherish his memory: four daughters, Rosa (the Rev. Matthew Jr.) Kelly of Union, Debra (James) Grant, Mary L. Green and Teresa Green, all of Sumter; four sons, James Green Jr., Thomas Green and William Green of Sumter and Jimmy Green of Columbia; 11 sisters, Thelma Linton, Josephine Hudson, Mary Lou (Roosevelt Sr.) Cabbagestalk, Shirley Ann Potts, Sylvia Lee (Heyward Jr.) Singleton and Viola Herriott, all of Sumter, Margie Potts of Chesapeake, Va., Ruby Thompson of Philadelphia, Pa., Annie Mae Well and Jeanette (Ellison) McBride of Sumter and Nora (the Rev. Hoyt) Graham of Orange, N.J.; three brothers, Abie (Barbara) Green Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Henry Lewis Green and Tommy (Marcia) Green, all of Sumter; a brother-in-law, George Edward Robinson Sr. of Hartford, Conn.; 21 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Congruity Presbyterian Church (USA), Gable, with the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson, and eulogy by the Rev. Randolph Green. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The procession will leave from the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Sylvia Lee and Heyward Singleton Jr., 285 Boots Branch Road, where the family is receiving visitors.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.