Sarah Whack Sweat

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Sarah Whack Sweat, 98, widow of Wheeler Sweat Sr., died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Sumter Valley Nursing Home in Sumter.

Born April 16, 1917, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late John and Lula Mae Witherspoon Whack.

She was preceded in death by four children, Thelma Billups, Levy Sweat, Jeanette Dwyer and Joyce Busby; two grandsons; eight sisters; and five brothers.

She attended the public schools of Clarendon County. She was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church, where she was mother of the church and served diligently in many areas of the church.

Survivors include two sons, Wheeler "Bud" (Mozell) Sweat Jr. and Lishead Sweat; two daughters, Gladys Lemon and Minister Annette (Sammie) Robinson of Sumter; three sisters, Helen Baxter of Miami, Florida, Minister Clara Whack of Atlanta and Ollie Pitts of Brooklyn, New York; 30 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; 44 great-great-grandchildren; three great-great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-great-grandchildren.

Celebratory services for Sarah Whack Sweat will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Leon Winn, pastor, officiating, and the Rev. Tyrone Tate, Minister Ronnie Smiling Sr., Minister Riccardo Richburg, Minister Naomi Richburg and Minister Mariea Canty assisting. Burial will follow in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery in Sumter.

Mrs. Sweat will lie in repose one hour prior to service.

The family will receive friends at her home, 9 Branch St. in Sumter, and at the home of her son and his wife, Wheeler "Bud" (Mozell) Sweat, 431 Foxworth St. in Sumter.

Services for Sarah Whack Sweat have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.