Mr. David Lee Christmas

October 11, 1961 - March 30, 2019

Funeral services for Mr. David Lee Christmas, 57, who entered into rest on Saturday, March 30, 2019, will be held at 2 o'clock on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in The Chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Atkinson and The Rev. Brandon Barkley will officiate with burial to follow in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the funeral home, and other times in the afternoons at 770 Lakewood Drive, Sumter, SC. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memorials may be made in his honor to the Prisma Health Toumey Hospital Cancer Center and Oncology Unit, 130 N. Washington Street, Sumter, SC 29150. Mr. Christmas was born on October 11, 1961, in Bishopville, SC. He was a son of the late Duncan Lee Christmas and Bessie Mae Bramlett Christmas. He was the owner of Kool Breeze Heating & Air and was also employed with Palmetto Paving Corp. He enjoyed visiting Ashwood Nazarene Church and Memorial Chapel. He loved his wife, his children, and his grandchildren. He loved cookouts, singing karaoke, fishing, gospel music, the mountains, working in his yard, gardening, and his tractor. He enjoyed cutting the fool and making others laugh. He loved to help others and would give you the shirt off of his back. He was known for doing the "Kool Breeze" dance, his cooking, and being a mommas boy. He loved sitting on his swing by the pond and looking at the birds. He was a man of many talents. He never met a stranger, and he enjoyed being the life of the party. His favorite color was purple and he loved fast cars and motorcycles. He is survived by his loving wife, Sheila Dianne Christmas of Ashwood, SC; son, Randy Leverne Baker of Bishopville, SC; daughters, Ashley (Josh) Baker of Mayesville, SC, Kellee (Jim) Compton of Bishopville, SC; stepchildren, Rebecca (Clint) Davis of Sumter, SC, Edward (Kelsey) Andrews of Sumter, SC, Patrick Andrews of Sumter, SC; brothers, Buddy (Linda) Christmas of Sumter, SC, Thomas (Myrtle) Christmas of Sumter, SC; sisters, Runette Ward of Cassatt, SC, Faye (Pete) Shadoan of Sumter, SC; grandchildren, Sellers Baker, Ansley Grace Baker, Bristol Baker, Lil Clint Davis, Dallas Davis, Hailey Davis, Wyatt Andrews, Patrick "P.J." Andrews; special friends, Mike Smith, John Kelly, Virgil Hatton, Kevin Gilmer; his loving dog, Pixie Mae Lee Christmas. He was preceded in death by his brother, Wilburn (Mildred) Christmas of Bishopville, SC; sister, Elizabeth (Jim) Newton of Griffin, GA; paternal grandparents, Tommy (Kate) Christmas; maternal grandparents, Willie (Beulah) Bramlett. Serving as pallbearers will be Virgil Hatton, Kevin "Gizmo" Gilmer, Mike Smith, Scott Brown, Clint Davis, Ken Christmas, Robby Christmas, and Brian Christmas.