EMILY ANN SLOCUM

Emily Ann Slocum, 90, wife of retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Slocum Sr., died Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital of natural causes.

Born Oct. 30, 1933, in Dillon, she was a daughter of the late Ben Scott and Eula Bethea Scott. She retired from Allstate Insurance Co.Survivors include her husband of 67 years; a son, Edward A. Slocum Jr. (Arlene) and grandchildren, John, Joseph and Joselind, all of Chicago, Illinois; a special niece, Lisa Martin (David) of Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Hazel Miller of Lake View, South Carolina, and Mary Russell of Sumter; a brother, Ray Scott of Sumter; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Lake View Cemetery in Lake View, officiated by the Rev. Steve Miller.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the S.P.C.A., 1140 South Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.