OBITUARIES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013
YUSUF RAMI BEY Yusuf Rami Bey (Sultan) was born Sept. 10, 1950, to the late Ruth Archer and Frederick Bowman. He departed this life on Nov. 1, 2013. His formal education was at Resurrection Catholic School. He went to Springfield High School, where he was on the track team. He played in the band and was very instrumental. He was also a part of the art department, where he was able to demonstrate his drawing skills. As a young boy, he would listen to music and would catch the tune with his instrument. He was truly gifted. He graduated in 1967. He had a scholarship to go to MIT, but he chose to serve his country and joined the military instead. He received an honorable discharge. Yusuf leaves behind: his loving wife, Naeemah Bey; two sons, Yusef Bey and Asad Frierson; five daughters,
Nana Bey, Zuhura Bey, Dafina Bey, Tia Bey and El-morra Bey; 18 grandchildren, Khalil Bey, Kiara Bey, Ishan BeySpeights, Jashon Bey, Jamek Brown, Tymirh Bey-Foster, Jeffrey Costello, Jazz Bey, Shahada Bey-Foster, Jamorra Brown, Jahniah Bey, Tinasia Vaughn, Jamirh Bey, Mekhia Bey-Lane, Jamiyah Brown, Jordan Wilkersom, Sef Bey and Sincere Bey; six greatgrandchildren, Khalil Bey Jr., Aiden and Austin Bryant, Zaire Bey, Ta’lyn Felder and Sitara Bey; one sister, Ilene Sykes; two brothers, Idrys Bey and Frederick Bowman Jr.; five neices, Tijuana Sykes, Joann Sykes, Sheba Sykes, Shari Sykes and Kass Sykes; and 14 great-nieces and nephews. A special thanks to a close friend, Farron McLeod. He was preceded in death by both parents, Ruth Archer and Frederick Bowman; his daughter, Sitara Bey; his son, Jaja Bey; and his grandson,
Charles Jones Jr. Services will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel of Job’s Mortuary. The family is receiving friends at 102 Wright St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary, 213 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to jobsmortuary.net.
JOHN H. REYNOLDS WEST COLUMBIA — A memorial service for John H. Reynolds, 56, of West Columbia, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Congaree Baptist Church. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is assisting the family. Mr. Reynolds passed away on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. Born in Columbia, he was a son of the late Harold L. and Roberta Sturkie Reyn-
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olds. He was a lifelong area resident and a member of Congaree Baptist Church. John was a graduate of Airport High School and an employee of Buddy’s Auto Sales in Sumter. Surviving are his sister, Anne Norris of West Columbia; a brother, Everett Reynolds (Lynne) of Columbia; nieces and nephew, Sean Anderson (Janet), Jennifer Barrier (Jack) and Lisa Roland (Chris); grandniece and nephew, Amberlyn Roland and Colton Barrier; and best friend, Bernard Bolden. He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Anderson. Online condolences may be sent to www.thompsonsfuneral.com.
ANNIE MAE SINGLETARY Annie Mae Singletary, 57, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 8, 1956, in Lee County, she was a daughter of
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Mary Fortune Singletary and the late Henry George Singletary. The family will receive friends and relatives at her home, 429 Loring Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
JOHN D. McLANE John D. McLane, 51, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Palmetto Health Baptist hospital, Columbia. Born July 16, 1962, in Sumter County, he was a son of John and Shirley Mayrant McLane. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of Shirley M. McLane, 3460 Dirt Road, Horatio. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter. SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B6
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OKSU’s Smart leads preseason All-America team
Team 1. Alabama 2. Florida St. 3. Oregon 4. Ohio St. 5. Stanford 6. Baylor 7. Clemson 8. Missouri 9. Auburn 10. Oklahoma 11. Miami 12. South Carolina 13. LSU 14. Oklahoma St. 15. Texas A&M 16. Fresno St. 17. Michigan St. 18. N. Illinois 19. UCLA 20. Louisville 21. UCF 22. Arizona St. 23. Notre Dame 24. Wisconsin 25. Texas Tech
BY JIM O’CONNELL The Associated Press A lot of people were shocked when Marcus Smart announced he would return to Oklahoma State for his sophomore season. Nobody should be surprised the Cowboys point guard was a unanimous selection to The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team. Smart was on every ballot from the 65-member national media panel Monday, a no-brainer since he was expected to be among the first players chosen if he had declared for the NBA draft. The last unanimous preseason AllAmerica was Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger in 2011-12. After averaging 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals last season in winning the Big 12 player of year award, it was how the Cowboys fared in the NCAA tournament that had a lot to do with his coming back. “I felt like we had a lot more to accomplish,’’ Smart said of the loss to Oregon in Oklahoma State’s opening game of the NCAA tournament. “We were a lot better team than that. That’s just not the way we wanted to go out. It helped me a little bit to get motivated to
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Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart (33) is the only unanimous selection to The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team that was released on Monday.
come back this year.’’ Smart was joined on the preseason All-America team by seniors Doug McDermott of Creighton and Russ Smith of Louisville, sophomore Mitch McGary of Michigan and freshman Andrew Wiggins of Kansas. The 6-foot-4 Smart said he’s also coming back to improve on his 1.3-to-1 assist-turnover ratio and his 40 percent shooting from the field, including just 29 percent from 3-point range. Still, he said the deci-
sion to pass up millions of dollars and return to Stillwater was “the most difficult thing in my life.’’ McDermott, the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year last season after averaging 23.2 points and 7.7 rebounds, was on all but two ballots. A two-time first-team AllAmerica, McDermott could become just the 11th player to be a threetime postseason selection and the first since Patrick Ewing of Georgetown and Tisdale at Oklahoma from
1983-85. The 6-8 forward is one four returning starters for the Bluejays and coach Greg McDermott, Doug’s father. Creighton moves to the Big East this season. The 6-foot Smith, who received 52 votes, averaged 18.7 points and 2.9 assists in helping the Cardinals win the national championship. He won’t have the graduated Peyton Siva with him in the backcourt but coach Rick Pitino will still be calling the shots.
AP PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM The Associated Press’ 2013-14 preseason All-America team, with school, height, year and votes from a 65-member national media panel (key 2012-13 statistics in parentheses): Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, 6-4, sophomore, 65 votes (15.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4,2 apg, 3.0 spg) Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-8, senior, 63 (23.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 54.8 fg pct, 49.0 3-pt pct)
Russ Smith, Louisville, 6-0, senior, 52 (18.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.9 apg, 80.4 ft fg pct) Andrew Wiggins, Kansas, 6-8, freshman, 42 (HS: 23.4 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 4.3 apg, 58.0 fg pct) Mitch McGary, Michigan, 6-10, sophmore, 34 (7.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 59.8 fg pct) Others receiving votes (alphabetical): Isaiah Austin, Arizona State; Jahii Carson, Arizona State; Willie
Cauley-Stein, Kentucky; Aaron Craft, Ohio State; Cleanthony Early, Wichita State; C.J. Fair, Syracuse; Aaron Gordon, Arizona; Gary Harris, Michigan State; Joe Harris, Virginia; Rodney Hood, Duke; Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa; James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina; Jabari Parker, Duke; Adreian Payne, Michigan State; Julius Randle, Kentucky; James Young, Kentucky.
AP TOP 25 1. Alabama (52) 2. Oregon (2) 3. Florida St. (6) 4. Ohio St. 5. Baylor 6. Stanford 7. Auburn 8. Clemson 9. Missouri 10. LSU 11. Texas A&M 12. Oklahoma 13. South Carolina 14. Miami 15. Oklahoma St. 16. UCLA 17. Fresno St. 18. Michigan St. 19. UCF 20. Louisville 21. Wisconsin 22. N. Illinois 23. Arizona St. 24. Notre Dame 25. Texas Tech
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Others receiving votes: Texas 34, Georgia 32, BYU 28, Mississippi 17, Houston 9, Minnesota 7, Michigan 6, Washington 6, Ball St. 4, Duke 1.
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