JOYCE ORENE MINTER BUIE

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Joyce Orene Minter Buie transitioned Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Columbia. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Oren Minter and Gardenia Ford. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Mt. Pisgah AME Church in Sumter with interment to follow at Hillside Memorial Park. The Sumter Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will begin at 1 p.m. with the Omega Omega Service, immediately followed by the Celebration of Life.
The public may view Mrs. Buie from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Palmer Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: The Emmanuel United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1203, Sumter, SC 29151.
Mrs. Buie was a graduate of Sumter High School, Class of 1970; Hampton Institute, Class of 1974 and earned a Master of Education degree from the University of South Carolina in 1985. She was a life-long member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church where she served faithfully in numerous capacities. She taught in Sumter School District 2 at Mayewood and Crestwood High Schools before retiring in 2010.
She was a member of Sumter Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for 39 years, NAACP Sumter Branch, SC Education Association and South Sumter Beautification Association.
Surviving are her husband, David H. Buie of Sumter; two daughters, Jennifer Elaine Buie, Columbia, and Kimberly (Devon) Buie McKnight, of Wade, North Carolina; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.


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