Ms. Clareatha Abrams

Ms. Clareatha Abrams was born in Sumter County, South Carolina on August 13, 1936. She was the younger daughter, and the sixth of seven children by the late Arnett and Hazzel Coker. She departed this life on the morning of Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the National Health Care Center in Sumter. Ms. Abrams was educated in the public schools of Sumter County, and following graduation from high school, would further her education at Morgan State University in the mid-1950s, just before the start of the Civil Rights Movement. At some point during that time period, Clareatha would move to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, which would become her home for many years. Clareatha loved her life up in Philly. During her time up north, she got married and made a career out of being a popular local bartender in the Philly area. She was also an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, as well as ALL of the Philadelphia Sports teams…as many of her family and friends would state of her. In addition to watching sports, other activities Clareatha enjoyed cooking, traveling, and spending quality time with her nieces and nephews. In 2014, after retiring from over 45 years of bartending, Clareatha moved back to South Carolina to spend her final years being near the majority of her relatives. During most of her final years here, she would become a devout and active member of the Mt. Sinai AME Church. The Mt. Sinai community loved and appreciated the time Clareatha spent in their halls, that even when health issues prevented her from regularly attending service beyond 2020, she would have church members come visit her at the NHC Center to see how she was doing. Although Clareatha never had any children of her own, she was blessed with a strong group of family and friends that was there for her until the great heavenly father called for her to come back home. In addition to her parents, Clareatha was preceded in death by her five brothers: Arnett Jr, Randolph "Coon" Coker, Philemon "Phil" Coker, Theodore James "Ted" Coker, and Nathaniel "Sonny" Coker…. Clareatha Abrams leaves to cherish her memory: her older sister, Dorothy Coker Campbell, of Lynchburg, SC; a niece, Doris Allen, of Blythewood, SC; a grandniece, Carmen Allen-Carree of Blythewood, SC, plus several great nephews, a great-niece, cousins, and other relatives and friends, who will miss her greatly. The Facebook live stream is Mount Sinai AME Church

Ms. Clareatha Abrams

August 13, 1936 - May 27, 2023