Gerald T. Cabbagestalk Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

“Those whom we hold dear never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they spread… The comfort they shared and The love they brought to our lives.” Gerald T. “Brother” Cabbagestalk, 73, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at 30 Purdy Street in Sumter. Born in Sumter County on June 16, 1943, he was a son of the late Dessie Cabbagestalk Jenkins. Gerald graduated from Robert Smalls High School, Beaufort, South Carolina. He was drafted in the U.S. Army, where he served his country with honor and pride for four years receiving an Honorable Discharge. He was employed by Colony Bakery in Charleston, South Carolina. During his early age at Antioch United Methodist Church, he received The Administration of the Sacrament of Baptism, The Order of Confirmation and Reception into the church and the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. His faith through the years was a witness to what he believed throughout his life in the community. His generous spirit was exemplified by his personal home outreach ministry providing shelter, food, words of wisdom, and financial support. In his leisure time Gerald enjoyed gardening, cooking, all sports and re/'ading newspapers and discussing current events. He was preceded in death by his late mother, Dessie C. Jenkins. He leaves to cherish precious memories: a son, Curtis (Damita) Singleton and one grandson, Jacquan Singleton all of Charleston, S.C.; one sister Shirley Luck, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one niece Michelle Luck Harper; two grandnieces, Sydnei M. Harper and Shelbi J. Harper all of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a special cousin Mae Ruth Cooke, Sumter, S.C.; and a host of other relatives and friends If Tears Could Build a Stairway “If tears could build a stairway, And memories were a lane, We would walk right up to Heaven And bring you back again Since you’ll never be forgotten

Gerald T. Cabbagestalk

June 16, 1943 - March 27, 2016