Priscilla “Cilla” Benjamin was born March 8, 1955, in Sumter, to the late Hattie and Al Smith Benjamin Sr. Priscilla attended the public school of Sumter County, where she graduated from Hillcrest High School. Some years after graduating, Priscilla relocated to New Jersey, where she lived and worked for many years before retiring and returned home to South Carolina. In 2023, Priscilla became a member of The Life Worship Center and was baptized later that same year. Priscilla departed this earthly life Friday morning, September 26, 2025, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital surrounded by loved ones as she transitioned to be with her heavenly Father. Priscilla memories will be cherished by her family and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Services will be held 3:00 p. m., Friday, October 3, 2025 in the John Wesley William Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 821 North Main Street, Sumter, with Pastor Jonte McFadden, Officiating. Burial will follow in the Rafting Creek Baptist Church Yard Cemetery.
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