In Memory

Maria Pope (Mims) - Class Of 1984

Maria L. Mims SUMTER, SC - Maria L. Mims, R.N., 49, wife of John A. Mims, died Friday February 26, 2016 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Born in Goldsboro, NC, she was a daughter of James Pope and the late Wilma Jean Hannah Pope. Mrs. Mims was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church. She served her country in the U.S. Army. A Registered Nurse, she served in the Emergency Department at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and was currently serving as an Emergency Room nurse with her McLeod Regional Medical Center family in Florence. She coached softball in the Girls League at Sumter County PARD, assisted with the Marching Band at Crestwood High School, and enjoyed her time with the Freed School of Dance. Survivors include, her husband of 21 years; her father of NC; three daughters, Kristina Craig, Jenna Mims, and Sarah Boggan, all of Sumter; one son, Joshua Craig (Doren) of Florence; five grandchildren, Aaliyah Craig, Kameron Miller, Jayden Green, Jordan Green, and Kylie Watson; one brother, Michael Pope of NC; and two sisters, Beth Mims and Leigh Ann Graham, both of Sumter. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bethesda Church of God with the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Her McLeod Regional Medical Center family will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to the McLeod Hospice House, c/o McLeod Health Foundation, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston 







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