SUMTER – Julian Elmore Cousar, 75, widower of Susan Hampton Geddings Cousar, died Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Tuomey Hospital in Sumter.
Born May 31, 1934, in Sardinia, he was the son of the late John Landon and Annie Mable Ridgill Cousar. He attended The Citadel in Charleston, was a United States Air Force veteran, and a retired civil service business manager at the Federal Correctional Institute. He was of the Presbyterian faith.
Surviving are two daughters, Susan Cousar Smith of Sumter, and Julie Cousar McGuire and her husband Dale of Anderson; a sister, Carolyn Hoff and her husband Buddy of Manning; six grandchildren, Brandon and Lauren Smith, Joshua, Molly, Emzi, and Ally McGuire; two great grandchildren, Landon and Dillon Smith; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Kennedy; and five brothers, John L., Allison, Allen, Richard and Bobby Cousar.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Rodney Howard officiating. Burial was in Sumter Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Free Will Baptist Home for Children, P. O. Box 229, Turbeville, SC 29162.
CONDOLENCES
I offer my condolences to the family. I regret I cannot attend the funeral due to my work in Columbia this week. George McFaddin
