Jerome B. Frederick

Jerome B. Frederick obituary, Florence, SC

Jerome B. Frederick

Jerome Frederick Obituary

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Bobby Jerome Frederick (Bob) was born on May 17, 1942 and was the youngest son of the late Leo and Annie Lee Frederick. He was a native of Rowesville, South Carolina and graduated from Lockett High school in the Branchville School District. Upon graduation from high school, Jerome migrated to New York where he lived for 40 years. In 1963, he married Addie Mae (Brown) Frederick and to this union three children were born (Nancy, Bobby Jerome Jr, and David).

In 1998, Bob married the late Tina Louise (Watson) Frederick and gained a daugher in Stacie Riddle Brown. After retirement, he and Tina relocated to Florence, South Carolina where they attended New Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Bob was preceded in death by his wife (Tina), his parents (Annie Lee and Leo Frederick), five brothers (Leroy, Perry, Herbert, Joseph and Oscar), two sisters (Margaret and Eartha), one son (Bobby Jerome Frederick Jr), and one grandson (Bobby Jerome Frederick III).

He leaves to remember him: two daughters: Nancy Frederick Johnson of Orangeburg, SC, Stacie Riddle Brown (Keith) of Bay Shore, NY, one son: David Frederick (Toria) living in San Diego, CA; one sister: Rose (William) Stokes of Anchorage, Alaska; 3 brothers-in-law and 2 sisters-in-law, 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Please keep the family of Jerome B. Frederick in your thoughts and prayers.

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