LILLIAN "TUMPY" PAYNE CREECH

Lillian “Tumpy” Payne Creech, 90, widow of John Seaborn Creech, died Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey.
Surviving are two sons, John S. “Johnny” Creech Jr. of Florence and LeRoy Creech (Meg) of Sumter; two daughters, Miriam Creech Brice (James) of Greenville and Susan Creech Johnson of Chapin; seven grandchildren, Lillian Carlisle Brice Allen (Jacob), William Payne Creech, James Clowney Brice IV, Chapell Francis Johnson (Eden), Chandler Booth Johnson, Layton Richardson Creech and Thomas Fulton Creech.
She was predeceased by a son-in-law, Eric Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Stewart Rawson and the Rev. Brian Peake officiating.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.
Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Mission Funds at First Presbyterian Church or Mayesville Presbyterian Church.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.