Elihu McDowell Sr.

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OLANTA - Elihu McDowell Sr., 75, husband of Lucinda Wells McDowell, died Feb. 21, 2015, at his home.

Born Sept. 28, 1939, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Henry McDowell and Josephine Miller McDowell.

Celebratory services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Asbury United Methodist Church in the Shiloh community of Sumter County, with the Rev. Shirley A. McKnight officiating, Minister Ernest Frierson presiding and the Rev. Marie Webb assisting.

He will lie in repose for an hour prior to services.

The family will receive friends at the home, 5050 Sleepytree Lane in Olanta.

Services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.