José Garcia

Mr. José Garcia, 72, passed away on Saturday afternoon, November 29, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A funeral mass is planned for Wednesday, December 3, at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father Francis Gillespie. S.J. officiating. Family members will serve as pallbearers. A rosary service with visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, December 2, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 PM. Born March 10, 1942 in Valle Hermoso Tamaulipas, Mexico, he was a son of the late Pascual Garcia and Maria Vega. A cattle farmer in Mexico in his younger days, Mr. Garcia was a row crop farmer in Sumter County. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Josefina Quicio de Garcia; a son, José Francisco Garcia; three daughters: Maria de los Angeles Garcia, Elsa Garcia, and Nidia Estela Garcia; three brothers: Reynaldo Garcia, Humberto Garcia, and Francisco Garcia; five sisters: Ofelia Garcia, Maria Reyes Garcia, Berka Garcia, Maria Guadalupe Garcia, and Maria Aurora Garcia; eleven grandchildren: Martin Antonio Rojas, Selina Gibson, Stephanie Rojas, Jesus Ivan Galvan, Juan Garcia, Moises Padron, Stacie Rojas, Valeria Padron, Ruby Garcia, Topacio Garcia, and Perla Padron; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Homero Garcia. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mr. José Garcia.