ROOSEVELT DURANT JR.

Funeral services for Roosevelt Durant Jr. will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 Harvin St., Sumter, with Dr. Marion H. Newton Sr., pastor, and Pastor Ricky Simmons officiating.

Roosevelt Durant Jr., 61, transitioned on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at his residence, 2765 U.S. 15 South, Sumter.

Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Roosevelt Durant Sr. and Dorothy Colclough Durant. Roosevelt was a graduate of Sumter High School Class of 1975. He served for four years in the U.S. Army. Afterwards, he was employed by Santee Print Co. and, most recently, at Peace Textiles of Sumter.

Survivors include wife, Yvett Tindal of Sumter; four daughters, Dorothea DuRant of Sumter, Tiajuana and Qieante' Harris, both of Spartanburg, and Ashonda McKnight of New York; two sons, Anthony and Johnny Tindal, both of Sumter; three brothers, Wayne Durant, Barry (Judy) DuRant and Melvin (Cassetta) Durant, all of Sumter; three sisters, Sharolyn Durant Hill of Sumter, Doretha (Ivory) Fullard and Andrea M. Durant of Capitol Heights, Maryland; 13 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.

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Professional services rendered by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.