Leroy Mumford, Jr.

Cheraw, SC

Mr. Leroy Mumford, Jr., age 84, entered into rest on Monday, November 20, 2017. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 22, 2017 from the Chapel of Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home by Dr. Lindsey Powell and Brent Taylor with burial to follow in the Sunset Memorial Park of Bennettsville, SC. The family will greet friends from 10:00 – 11:00 AM Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Mumford was born January 12, 1933 in Marlboro County, a son of the late Leroy Mumford, Sr. and Daisy Pope Mumford. He was an employee Carolina Canners, Inc. in Cheraw, SC, for several years. Mr. Mumford was also a carpenter for many years. He was a loving father and grandfather. He enjoyed farming, fishing, and tinkering with his tractors.

In addition to his parents, Leroy was preceded in death by a son, William “Billy” Mumford, and a daughter, Brenda Kay Mumford; brother, William “Buddy” Mumford.

Survivors include 1 son, R.D. (Mary) Mumford of Chesterfield, SC; 1 daughter, Joyce A. (J.B.) Wood of Chesterfield, SC; 2 brothers, James Mumford of Bennettsville, SC and Richard (Linda) Mumford of Gibson, NC; 3 sisters, Eloise Oliver of Bennettsville, SC, Mary Frances (Tom) Atkinson of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Katie Gause of Bennettsville, SC; also 9 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709.

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Mumford family.