Obituary

JOHN Q. BRUNSON Sr.
John Quittman Brunson Sr., 68, widower of Patricia Newman Brunson, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.Born in Albemarle, N.C., he was a son of the late Muldrow McCoy Brunson and the late Vasti Silvey Brunson. Mr. Brunson was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran.Surviving are a son, John Quittman Brunson Jr. of Sumter; a daughter, Regina Elaine Thomas of Sumter; a brother, Joel Brunson of Sumter; a sister, Joan Smith of Arkansas; and five grandchildren.Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Brunson Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Bordeaux officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service.Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.