Nehemiah Tention Sr. Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Nehemiah Tention Sr. (Bishopville, South Carolina), who passed away on May 30, 2020, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Nehemiah Tention Sr. to show support.
He was predeceased by : his mother Maggie Tention; his wife Elouise Johnson Tention; and his sisters, Alice Tention, Lucille Boone and Nell Gerald.
He is survived by : his children, Rosa Shelton (Ronald) of Bishopville, Elijah Tention (Elouise) of Bishopville, Nehemiah, Jr. Tention (Lisa) of Bishopville, Betty Boykin (Cleveland) of Bishopville, Maggie Williams of Bishopville, Mary Alice Thomas (Charles) of Bishopville, Christopher Leon Tention of Bishopville and Sandra T. Brown of Marion; and his siblings-in-law, Lucille Boone, Annie Mae Frierson, Edward Johnson, Sr. and Elijah Johnson of Bishopville. He is also survived by twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-five great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews.
