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Willie “Bubba” Fleming Jr.

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Willie “Bubba” Fleming Jr.

Birth
Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
Death
26 Aug 2018 (aged 23)
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
New Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Willie "Bubba" Fleming Jr. was born on Nov. 2, 1941, in Lake City, to the late Willie and Ada English Fleming. He attended the Florence County Public Schools in Lake City. On Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, Willie was called to eternal rest at Palmetto Health Tuomey, due to an ongoing illness.

He started working for Georgia-Pacific, VB Williams and Korn Furniture Co. throughout his early years of life. Willie retired working at the tender age of 65 from Korn Furniture as a bed clamp operator. He distinguished himself as a Christian at the age of 12 and united with Oak Grove AME Church, where he was baptized and remained a member throughout his life.

He met his beautiful wife, Pearlie Mae Burgess Fleming, in his 20s and to this union, three children were born. Willie was a very loving husband, father, relative and friend. He had a wonderful smile and loved people. Many of his friends called him "Tall."

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Willie and Ada Fleming; paternal grandparents, Jessie and Elizabeth Fleming Jr.; maternal grandparents, John (Minnie) English; and brothers, John Westly Persow, Author Eugene, James, Bennie and Robert Fleming.
Willie "Bubba" Fleming Jr. was born on Nov. 2, 1941, in Lake City, to the late Willie and Ada English Fleming. He attended the Florence County Public Schools in Lake City. On Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, Willie was called to eternal rest at Palmetto Health Tuomey, due to an ongoing illness.

He started working for Georgia-Pacific, VB Williams and Korn Furniture Co. throughout his early years of life. Willie retired working at the tender age of 65 from Korn Furniture as a bed clamp operator. He distinguished himself as a Christian at the age of 12 and united with Oak Grove AME Church, where he was baptized and remained a member throughout his life.

He met his beautiful wife, Pearlie Mae Burgess Fleming, in his 20s and to this union, three children were born. Willie was a very loving husband, father, relative and friend. He had a wonderful smile and loved people. Many of his friends called him "Tall."

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Willie and Ada Fleming; paternal grandparents, Jessie and Elizabeth Fleming Jr.; maternal grandparents, John (Minnie) English; and brothers, John Westly Persow, Author Eugene, James, Bennie and Robert Fleming.

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  • Added: Aug 7, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214183857/willie-fleming: accessed ), memorial page for Willie “Bubba” Fleming Jr. (2 Nov 1994–26 Aug 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 214183857, citing McFadden Cemetery, New Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257).