RUBY JEAN WILSON GELDERMAN
Ruby Jean Wilson Gelderman, 76, widow of Robert H. Gelderman Sr., died Saturday, June 22, 2024, at The Terrace in Bishopville.
Born May 19, 1948, in Darlington, she was a daughter of the late James C. Wilson and Ola Atkinson Wilson. Mrs. Gelderman retired from Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. She enjoyed playing bingo and baking and loved her family dearly.
Survivors include two children, Robert H. Gelderman Jr. (Deborah) and Brenda Pate (Jeff); four grandchildren, Trey, Taylor, Courtney and Crystal; two brothers, Jim Wilson (Sarah) and Carroll Wilson; one sister, Dianne Howard (Morris); and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Jeanette Eargle.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel officiated by the Rev. Sammy Geddings. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.
Memorials may be sent to the Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st St., Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 or online at parkinson.org.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.