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Pastor Clay’ Reflects on 25 Years of Ministry 82-year-old woman dies in house fire Incident marks 1st fire fatality of the year, 4 unexpected deaths in 4 days SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 $1.75 BY KAYLA ROBINS the first truck arrived two to three Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and [email protected] minutes after the call came in and the coroner’s office were on scene SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 found her deceased inside the liv- Friday investigating. An 82-year-old woman died in ing room along with a cat and a Coroner Baker said an autopsy her home during a fire Friday af- dog. will be performed Tuesday morn- ternoon near Cains Mill and Kolb Duggan said there was only light ing at MUSC in Charleston. roads. smoke showing when they arrived Garris’ death marks the first fire Betty Garris was pronounced and that the damage was contained fatality of 2019. dead at the scene from the fire in to that one room. A view from the “This has been one of the worst 4 SECTIONS, 24 PAGES | VOL. 124, NO. 159 her mobile home on Browning outside of the home does not show four days I can remember,” Baker Ridge Drive that occurred about any apparent fire damage. said Friday. STATE 1:30 p.m. on May 31, Sumter Coun- Duggan said the victim’s hus- The coroner’s office responded to ty Coroner Robbie Baker con- band reportedly came home to dis- two traffic fatalities this week, one firmed. cover the scene and called 911. on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, Sumter County Fire Department A cause of the fire is not yet Division Chief Joey Duggan said known, but the fire department, SEE FIRE, PAGE A7 ‘Pastor Clay’ reflects on 25 years of ministry Searching for new shoes? Just head to the beach; shipping containers lost in ocean full of footwear A3 SPORTS American Legion Baseball action B1 DEATHS, B6 Evelyn V. Fulwood Leevy Debbie Thompson Linda Ann J. Brailsford Joe Davis Jr. Martha Belle B. Porter Gery G. Cook John Evans Carter Maggie Marie Ward MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Theola P. Wilson Alice Drive Baptist Church lead pastor Clay Smith talks with a congregant during a 25th Anniversary Celebration of his Jimmie Boatwright coming to lead the church. Preacher says seeing people grow in Jesus Christ is biggest reward WEATHER, A10 BY BRUCE MILLS ing message of Jesus Christ re- SUNNY AND WARM [email protected] mains the same. Patchy clouds, warm today and mild tonight. Back then, the church had an av- HIGH 93, LOW 68 When he started at Alice Drive erage Sunday attendance of about Baptist Church, a former pastor 285 people, and 301 were in atten- there told him “it’s a good church dance that day when “everybody to start at, but nobody stayed for comes to see what the new pastor INSIDE CONTACT US too long.” is going to be like,” he said. Now, Comics D1 Info: 774-1200 That was the spring of 1994, and the church averages a little more Opinion A9 Advertising: 774-1237 Smith said last week in an inter- than 1,500 in attendance over three view with The Sumter Item that he Sunday morning services and an- Outdoors C1 Classifieds: 774-1200 never dreamed that he would other on Monday nights. Reflections C2 Delivery: 774-1258 reach 25 years at the Sumter When he started, the church was Sports B1 News and Sports: church that’s actually never been at 109 Miller Road (the current Television A8 774-1226 on Alice Drive. USC Sumter Arts & Letters Build- Yesteryear C3 But today, the church at 1305 ing) and had a staff of five, includ- Loring Mill Road on the west side ing him. VISIT US ONLINE AT the .com of town is celebrating his 25th an- “Four were full time and a part- niversary as lead pastor. time bookkeeper,” Smith said. PHOTO PROVIDED Smith said many things at Alice Now, the church has 42 employ- A church bulletin from June 1994 Drive Baptist have changed since ees — 18 full time and the rest part shows Alice Drive Baptist welcoming his first Sunday in the pulpit — Clay Smith as its new pastor. June 5, 1994 — but the life-chang- SEE PASTOR CLAY, PAGE A7 NOAA predicts near-normal hurricane activity this year er officials are predicting a winds of 111 miles per hour or Season officially began near-normal year. higher. Saturday; 1 storm was The National Oceanic and An average hurricane sea- Atmospheric Administration son, which lasts through Nov. already named in May is expecting there to be nine 30, produces 12 named storms, BY KAYLA ROBINS to 15 named storms this sea- of which six become hurri- [email protected] son, of which four to eight canes and three are major could become hurricanes, it storms. Even though a named storm announced last week. The “Preparing ahead of disas- NOAA VIA AP popped up before Saturday’s prediction includes two to ter is the responsibility of all This Sept. 11, 2018, satellite image made available by NOAA shows official start of the Atlantic four major hurricanes, which Tropical Storm Florence, upper left, in the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical hurricane season, U.S. weath- means Category 3, 4 or 5 with SEE HURRICANES, PAGE A6 Storm Isaac, center, and at right Hurricane Helene. A2 | SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Final open house Teen charged in fatal shooting for Downtown FROM STAFF REPORTS Center, pending a bond hearing. Based on information gathered, On Thursday, police officers police detectives have determined Sumter Master Plan Police have charged a 17-year-old responded to the 500 block of South the shooting to be accidental, Sumter resident following the fatal Lafayette Drive just after 2 p.m. to according to the release. shooting of a 19-year-old that reports of a person An investigation is continuing, and set for Monday occurred on Thursday at a local being shot. When they more charges may be forthcoming. home. arrived, they found Anyone with information is asked BY KAYLA ROBINS Darius Therald Funchess-McClam Nyquan Jamel to call the department at (803) 436-2700 [email protected] was charged with involuntary Samuels, also of or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. manslaughter and unlawful Sumter, with a gunshot A cash reward may be available for The public has one more chance to possession of a firearm by a minor wound to his abdomen, information leading to an arrest. see and discuss what the future of after turning himself in to law FUNCHESS- according to Barron Tips can also be submitted to downtown Sumter will look like and enforcement Friday afternoon, MCCLAM Hite, a public Crime Stoppers by logging onto include. according to a Sumter Police information officer for www.P3tips.com and clicking on A final open house for the Down- Department news release. the department. Samuels was “Submit a New Tip” tab or by town Sumter Master Plan will be held Funchess-McClam remains in airlifted to Prisma Health Richland, downloading the new P3 Tips app for from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at City Sumter-Lee Regional Detention where he died later that day. smartphones. Centre, 21 N. Main St., where attend- ees will be able to hear the recommen- dations in the plan and see the concept plan. The master plan, a first of its kind for the downtown Sumter area, com- plements the 2040 Comprehensive Plan that is also in the process of being up- dated from the 2030 plan and an afford- able housing study. It is a blueprint and guide that outlines uses for the area in terms of live, work and play amenities for residents and visitors. A kick-off meeting was held in Feb- ruary, and a series of public drop-in sessions and open houses were held in April where the community was invit- ed to give input, which was then incor- porated into a layout designed by the project’s consulting firm, TSW. An on- line public survey was also available. Attendees on Monday will be able to see the culmination of the effort. The consultants have created recommen- dations on land use and design, trans- portation, aesthetics and other fea- tures. A main goal they took from pub- lic and stakeholder input through the process was to create a civic green to include 2.02 acres of park between the library and judicial center and behind the courthouse featuring a lawn, am- phitheater, splash pad and shared, walkable streets as well as a recom- mendation to incorporate 400 new resi- dential units in various sizes and for various groups of residents, from apartments to condos to single-family houses. For more information, go to www. PHOTO PROVIDED downtownsumter.org. Akintunde, a 23-year comedy veteran, will headline the Healthy Laughter event on July 27 at Sumter County Civic Center. 2 Sumter school board Prisma Health teams up with Akintunde committees to meet Monday BY BRUCE MILLS and the Healthy Laughter Comedy Tour [email protected] BY TRACI QUINN health care providers can receive a ment impact our culture and Monday will be a busy day for the Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital voucher for free or discounted ad- young people. Sumter school board with a pair of mission to the comedy show. Tickets to the Healthy Laughter committee meetings at the district If laughter really is the best Pre-show activities will focus on Comedy Tour are $10 for adults, $5 office.
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