Melvin Javis Geddis

December 31, 1956 - August 11, 2019

Melvin Jarvis Geddis left this earthly realm and entered into eternal rest on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Born in Sumter County, he was the third child of six children born to the late Moses Geddis, Sr. and Janie Dicks Geddis. Mr. Geddis, age 62, was a graduate of Sumter High School in the Class of 1975. He was first employed by the former Campbell Soup Co. in Sumter and later Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. After returning to Sumter he held numerous other jobs. His Christian experience inspired him to join fellowship and he became a life-long member of St James United Methodist Church in Sumter. In his spare time, Melvin enjoyed working with his hands and playing baseball as first base man for the Chicken Shack Team in Sumter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by twin brothers; Ronald and Donald Geddis . Those left to cherish precious memories are: his siblings; Deborah Geddis, Fayetteville, NC, William (Patricia) Geddis, Columbia, South Carolina, Moses Geddis, Jr,. Greenville North Carolina and Daron (Mary Sue) H aynesworth, Clarksville, Tennessee; two aunts, Mary (Lamar) Gaines, Detroit, Michigan and Martha Dicks, Sumter, South Carolina; sister-in-law. Brenda Geddis, Fayetteville, North Carolina and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and dear friends.