Funeral services set for revered Rock Hill mortician John W. Ramseur Sr.
Funeral services have been set for John W. Ramseur Sr., a legendary mortician in Rock Hill whose family operates one of York County’s oldest Black-owned businesses.
Ramseur, 87, died at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House on Tuesday.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at New Mount Olivet A.M.E Zion Church in Rock Hill.
The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Burial will be at Barber Memorial Cemetery.
Ramseur’s family has operated Robinson Funeral Home near downtown Rock Hill for 112 years.
He was the first African-American president of the S.C. Board of Funeral Service.
Ramseur was involved in several other civic, educational, and community service throughout decades of work in York County.
This story was originally published January 13, 2023 at 12:53 PM.
