Wallace Roland Dawson Jr., 88, was born on Nov. 17, 1934, in Rembert, the oldest son of the late Wallace Roland Dawson Sr. and Nettie Baldwin Dawson. God called him home to join his family on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
He received his education from the Sumter County public schools. At the age of 17, he moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to learn the trucking business from his uncle Baldwin. Later he moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey, and started his own trucking company, Roland Dawson Trucking Co. He hauled for different companies from Maryland to Maine. In the early 2000, he retired and moved back to Sumter, where he settled and enjoyed his retirement.
Wallace leaves to cherish his memories: his children, Gregory (Jane) Allen, Pamela (Ronald) Jordan and Glenn (Jackie) Orr, all of Georgia, Ronnie (Georgie) Orr and Valarie Flowers, both of New Jersey, and Annette Dawson of Illinois; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother, William Dawson; three sisters, Rosa Lee Diggs, Theola Richardson and Willie Mae Williams-Callaway; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines, the family is requesting that face masks and social distancing be observed by relatives and friends at the home, 4470 Dawson Road, Rembert.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Joshua Missionary Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis, pastor, the Rev. Rosa Muldrow, eulogist.
The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. for viewing until time of services.
The procession will leave the home at 10:15 a.m.
Burial will be in Joshua Baptist Churchyard Cemetery.
Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at [email protected]. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.
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