Lexington County
(These obituaries have been copied exactly as they appeared when printed
in the newspaper, including misprints and errors.)
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Colie AARON
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
23 March 2004
Service for Colie Livingston Aaron, 87, of the Lowman Home, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, with burial in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Rev. R. Wayne Lovett, Sr. will officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons and grand sons-in-law. Memorials may be made to Lowman Home, Alzheimer’s Unit, Bethany Pavilion, P.O. Box 444, White Rock SC 29177. Visitation will be Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Aaron, husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Lovett Aaron, died Saturday, March 20, 2004. Born in Congaree, he was the son of the late Hagood and Lula Belle Coker Aaron. An Army veteran of World War II, he retired from Dorn VA Hospital after thirty years of service. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and a lifetime member of VFW Post 641. Surviving are sons, James Aaron of West Columbia and Jack Aaron of Elgin; daughters, Margaret A. Mintz, Bonnie Gleaton and Jody House, all of West Columbia and Esther Leaphart and Connie Meek, both of Lexington ; sixteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; sisters, Ethel Jackson, Frances Lovett and Evangeline Lovett; sister-in-law, Sister Maria Lovett and brother-in-law, Harvest Sox.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Miss Grace ABLE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Date: ???
Miss G. Able Plans to be Announced
Miss Grace Able, of 600 Saluda Ave., Batesburg, died yesterday in Providence Hospital in Columbia. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Robert G. and Carrie Howell Able. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Batesburg, a graduate of Coker College and taught at Furman and Batesburg Elementary School for a number of years. She was also an employee of Batesburg Post Office for over 30 years, serving as acting postmistress and postal clerk and retiring as a rural letter carrier. She was a member of Batesburg-Leesville Business and Professional Women’s Club and was a recipient of the Career Woman of the Year award. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Freeda Bouknight of Saluda. Plans will be announced by Barr Funeral Home of Leesville.
*contributed by John Howell
John ABLE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
April 30, 1999
COLUMBIA – Service for John Carson Able, 88, of 4233 Mimosa Road, will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Building Fund. Mr. Able died Monday, April 28, 1997 at Dorn VA Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Leesville, he was the son of the late Boyce Judson and Maude Mack Able. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the VFM # 641, American Legion and the DAV. He was a retired worker with VA Regional Office Medical Division in Columbia. He was also a member of First Baptist Church where he was a member of the Baraca Sunday School Class. Surviving are his wife, Annie Elizabeth Harmon Able of Columbia; son, Lenwood Robert Able of Columbia; sister, Margaret Able Holly of Granite City, Ill.; and nieces and nephews.
*contributed by John Howell
Mrs. Annie Sharpe ADKINS
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
December 31, 1965
Mrs. Adkins’ Funeral Plans are Incomplete
Lexington. - Funeral plans are incomplete for Mrs. Annie Sharpe Adkins, 21, of 603 Pineridge Road, West Columbia, who was killed in an auto-train collision at Styx Railroad Crossing. She was a member of Harmony Church. Surviving are her husband, J. Boyd Adkins of West Columbia, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison P. Sharpe of Columbia, three sisters, Mrs. Sarah S. Tuggle of West Columbia, and Miss Willie Mae Sharpe and Miss Barbara Sharpe of Columbia, and three brothers, H. B. Sharpe, Elton and Aaron Sharpe of Columbia. Friends may call at the home of Mrs. Martha Adkins, 231 Pineridge Road, West Columbia and Thompson Funeral Home.
(additional obit)
Mrs. Annie Sharpe ADKINS
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
January 3, 1966
Triple Services For Auto-Train Victims Today
Lexington.
Triple funeral services for Mrs. Annie Sharpe Adkins, 21, Mrs. Mary S. Wise, 19, and her 7 month old daughter, Connie Denise Wise, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Harmony Baptist Church, Gaston. They were killed Wednesday morning when their car collided with a train at a crossing near South Congaree. Mrs. Adkins and Mrs. Wise, sisters, were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison P. Sharpe and had lived in Lexington and Richland county all their lives. Friends may call at the home of Mrs. Martha Adkins, 231 Pineridge Rd., West Columbia. Active pallbearers will be William Summers, David Summers, Wade Johnston, Charlie Heck, Jimmy Carter, Louie Schumpert, Howard Watson, Douglas Darby, Jeff Holder, Larry Chavis, Billy Chavis and D. H. Sharpe.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Claude Griffith AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
November 1972
Funeral services for Claude G. Amick,75, of 2219 Bull St., who died Monday, will be today at 3 p.m. in Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, conducted by the Rev. James C. Barker. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. Mr. Amick was a son of the late Sally Huffstetler and Robert Amick. Surviving are his widow, Lydia B. Amick; a daughter, Juanita A. Dennis; two sons, Marvin G. and Curtis C. Amick; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Price; Mrs. Mae Koon, Mrs. Lillian Mohr; three bothers, L. Monroe Amick, R. Heber Amick, R. Ray Amick of Columbia. Pallbearers will be Howard W. Mooneyham, Murray Price, Ray Mooneyham, Billy B. Price, Larry J. Nelson and Calvin Stanfield.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Eva Lucile AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
February 4, 1934
SERVICES TODAY FOR MISS AMICK
Last Rites at 10 O'clock This Morning at Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Funeral services for Miss Eva Lucile Amick, 28, of 2809 Columbia avenue, who died Thursday afternoon, will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation at 10 o'clock this morning, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Wynne C. Boliek. Interment will be at Macedonia Lutheran church yard, near Chapin. Miss Amick was a native of Lexington county but for the past ten years had lived with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Amick, 2809 Columbia avenue. She leaves many friends to mourn her passing. Besides her parents, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. D. D. Price of Lexington, Mrs. J. M. Orr and Miss Maye Amick, both of Columbia; four brothers, L. Monroe Amick, C. G. Amick, R. Heber Amick and R. Ray Amick, all of Columbia.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
James Luther AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
April 1939
JAMES L. AMICK RITES SUNDAY
Brother of Columbian Dies at His Home in Lexington County
Newberry, April 8 - Funeral services for James Luther Amick, 70, who died early Friday morning in the Piney Woods section of Lexington county, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at St. Peter's (Piney Woods) Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev. J. S. Wessinger, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Harman and the Rev. E. Z. Pence. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Besides his widow, who was Miss Elizabeth Ann Huffstetler, before marriage, are a brother, Robert L. Amick of Columbia, and the following sons and daughters, Mrs. Bessie Madison, Horace Amick, Mrs. Alma Ruth Reeves and Mrs. Zilla Amick, all of Ware Shoals; Mrs. Eunice Farr, Little Mountain; Miss Rose Amick and Mayhem Amick, both of Prosperity.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Larry Monroe AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
June 27, 1976
Mr. L. Monroe Amick, 82, of 3112 Lincoln Street, died in Richland Memorial Hospital Saturday. He was born in Lexington County, a son of the late Robert L. Amick and Sally Huffstetler Amick. Mr. Amick was a retired auto mechanic supervisor with Yonce Motors. He was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church. Surviving are his widow, Ethel Heath Amick; two bothers R. Heber Amick and R. Ray Amick of Columbia and three sisters, Mrs. Dora Price, Mrs. Maye Koon and Mrs. Lillian Mohr of Columbia. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, conducted by the Rev. William S. Ketchie. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Lois Frick AMICK
Mrs. Lois Frick Amick, 98, of White Rock, widow of Seber Amick, died Saturday, April 13, at the Lowman Home Nursing Center in White Rock. Mrs. Amick was born on January 10, 1904 in Lexington County, a daughter of the late Job and Josephine Stillwell Frick. She was a retired nurse assistant at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia and a member of the Ascension Lutheran Church and WELCA. She was a former member of St. Peter (Pineywood) Lutheran Church. Mrs. Amick is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Miriam A. Kirkpatrick of Greenville, Dorothy A. and Robert Strickland of Chapin and Roberta A. and Errol Bryan of Loganville, Ga.; one son and daughter-in-law, Eldred B. and Evelyn Amick, Sr. of Prosperity; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter (Pineywood) Lutheran Church by Rev. David Tholstrup and Rev. Ron Brown. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. tonight at Whitaker Funeral Home, 939 Chapin Rd., Chapin.
Active pallbearers will be the grandsons.
*contributed by Siegbert Frick
Lydia Belle Harmon AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
December 16, 1990
Mrs. Lydia Bell Harmon Amick, 90, widow of Claude G. Amick, of 2219 Bull St. died Saturday. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late James B. D. and Lottie Black Harmon. She was a member of Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a son, Curtis C. Amick of Columbia; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita A. Dennis of Columbia; and sisters, Mrs. Josephine H. Frick of Columbia and Mrs. Junelle H. Nicholson of Forth Worth, Texas. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, with burial in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Marvin Griffith AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
December 6, 1985
Marvin Griffith Amick, 65, of 6718 Bishop Ave., died Thursday. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of Mrs. Lydia Harmon Amick and the late Claude Amick. Mr. Amick, a member of the Columbia First Pentecostal Holiness Church, was a retired asbestos insulator with Local Union No. 92. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Essie Medlin Amick; his mother of Columbia; a brother, Curtis Amick of Columbia; and a sister, Mrs. James A. (Juanita) Dennis of Columbia. Pallbearers will be Jim and Steve Dennis, Richard and Rudy Medlin, John Amick, and Watson Boltin.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Columbia First Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Revs. Henry Chavis and F. Odell Jordan. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Talbert-Shives Funeral Home.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Raphael Heber AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
April 24, 1984
Funeral services for Ralphael Heber Amick will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Talber-Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. James H. Nichols. Burial will be in Macedonia Lutheran Church cemetery in Newberry County. Pallbearer will be nephews; David M. Price, Clyde Johnson, Walter E. Grigsby, Bill B. Price, Jim N. Katz and John D. Raines. Mr. Amick, 73, of 4003 Lamar St., died yesterday at his residence. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Sally Huffstetler Amick. He was a retired carpenter, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Reformation Lutheran Church. Surviving are a brother, R. Ray Amick; two sisters, Mrs. Maye A. Koon and Mrs. Lillian Mohr. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 o'clock at the Talbert-Shives Funeral Home.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Robert Lee AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
June 14, 1952
Robert L. Amick Dies At Residence; Funeral Sunday
Funeral services for Robert Lee Amick, 79, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation by the Pastor, Dr. Wynne C. Boliek. He died at his home, 4003 Lamar St., at 4:30 this morning after being in declining health for several years. Burial will be in Macedonia Lutheran Church Cemetery, near Chapin.
Mr. Amick was born in the Macedonia section of Lexington County and was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. D. D. Price and Mrs. Samuel L. Koon of Columbia and Mrs. Kenneth W. Mohr of Frankfurt, Germany; four sons, L. Monroe Amick, Claude G. Amick, R. Hebert Amick, and R. Ray Amick all of Columbia; 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be give grandsons, Murray Price, Wesley Price, Marvin Amick, John W. Raines and A. W. Granzow, and one nephew, Maynardy Huffstetler. They will meet at Talbert Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. The body will be at the funeral home until the hour of the service.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Robert Ray AMICK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
March 27, 1985
Robert Ray Amick, 71, of 811 Howard St., died Monday. Born in Lexington, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Sallie Huffstetler Amick. He was a retired supervisor of Miller Tire Service and a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nell Lever Amick; daughters, Mrs. Walter E.(Linda) Grigsby of Cayce and Mrs. H. Ray (Elaine) Laird of West Columbia; sister, Mrs. Maye Koon and Mrs. Ken (Lillian) Mohr of Columbia; and grandchildren. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Fred M. Reese Jr. and the Rev. Susan Ulmer. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dr. Larry Hedgepath, Dr. Edward Huskey, Ed L. and Ernest Ulmer, Richard Hornsby and Murray, Bill and Westley Price. Memorials may be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ulmer, 3731 Verner St., and will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Allen ARANT, Sr.
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
June 2003
Services for Allen C. Arant, Sr., 95, of West Columbia, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Covenant Community Fellowship Church, 1111 Mason Road, conducted by Rev. Amos Hann, with burial in Southland Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Covenant Community Fellowship Church Building Fund. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 today at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Mr. Arant, widower, of Eva K. Neely Arant, died Friday, May 30, 2003. Born in Swansea, he was the son of the late Martin M. and Henrietta Jeffcoat Arant. He was a member of Covenant Community Fellowship Church. Surviving are his daughter, Amelia Jewel of West Columbia; sons, Allen Carlton Arant, Jr., and Lewis Arant, both of West Columbia, one sister, Frances Dennis of West Columbia; several nieces and nephews.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Mitchell ARGOE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
10 February 2000
Pelion - Services for Mitchell Lee Argoe, 83, of 721 Main Street, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2000 at Blizzard Funeral Home with burial in Pelion Oaklawn Cemetery. The Rev. Gary Hanna will officiate . The family will receive friends 6 - 8 tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Argoe died Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Harry Hampton and Echasah Elizza Rawls Argoe. He was a maintenance supervisor with North Port Hospital, Long Island, N. Y. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews, great nieces; great nephews.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Mrs. Colie Steele ARNOLD
The Dispatch-News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, June 20, 1963
Mrs. Colie Arnold of Lexington Dies.
Mrs. Colie Steele Arnold, 63, of Lexington died Monday at a local nursing home after a period of declining health.
Mrs. Arnold was born in Lexington County, a daughter of the late Alice Risinger Steel and William P. Steele. She was a retired employee of Lexington public schools and was a member of the Lexington Baptist Church.
She is survived by four children: J. Robert Arnold of Lexington, J. H. Arnold of Columbia, Mrs. John M. Eargle of Lancaster and Mrs. William J. Crawford of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 11 grandchildren, one brother, Dan Steele of Lexington; two sisters, Mrs. D.A. Taylor of Lexington and Mrs. Fulmer Cockrell of Lancaster. Funeral services were held at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon in the Lexington Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Carey Steele. Interment was in the Lexington Memorial Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Larry Arnold, John Eargle, Danny Taylor, David Arnold, Charlie Lorick and Jimmy Eargle. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Glad Tidings Sunday School Class and deacons of Lexington Baptist Church.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
(Mrs) L. K. BACHMAN
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
June 21, 1977
Funeral services for Mrs. L. K. Bachman, 78, of 1712 State St., Cayce, were held today at Thompson Funeral Home, with burial in Ebenezer Methodist Church cemetery. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Moore and Mildred Spires Jeffcoat. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Eastern Star.
Surviving are two sons, John L. Jeffcoat of Swansea and N. F. “Joe” Jeffcoat of Plant City, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Blackmon and Mrs. Aurelia Koon of Columbia and Mrs. Mildred Turner of Charleston; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen B. Wilson of Cayce; and two sisters, Mrs. Effie Dooley of West Columbia and Mrs. Bertha O’Daniels of Clinton.
*contributed by John Howell
Jane Catherine BALLENTINE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Jan. 14, 1943
Last Rites Held Friday For Miss Ballentine.
Miss Jane Catherine Ballentine, 88, died at her residence at St. Andrew’s (Broadriver Road) Thursday morning after an illness of several months. She was born in Lexington County and was a charter member of St. Thomas’ Lutheran church near Chapin. Surviving are two half-sisters, Mrs. S. C. Fulmer, of Chapin and Mrs. J. B. Harmon, of Newberry; two half-brothers, W. A. Wessinger, of Chapin and S. M. Wessinger, of Columbia and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the St. Thomas Lutheran church near Chapin at 2:30 Friday with the Rev. G. H. C. Park, pastor in charge. Assisting were the Rev. D. L. Miller and the Rev. W.C. Bolieck. Interment was in the churchyard. Active pallbearers were Forest M. Shealy, Alonzo Shealy, B. E. Fulmer, J. Ernest Wessinger, J. B. Wessinger and J. B. Harmon. Honorary pallbearers were H. B. Wessinger, J. N. Wessinger and member of the St. Thomas Lutheran church council.
*contributed by Marlene K. Walker
Dorothy BAUGHMAN
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
May 2001
Lexington – Services for Dorothy J. Baughman, 68, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, conducted by the Rev. J. O. Reed, with burial in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 this evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Charity of One’s Choice or to SC Special Olympics. Mrs. Baughman, widow of Julian Baughman, died Tuesday, May 8, 2001. Born in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur James and Lula Roberts Lovett. A local lifetime resident, she was a member of Northside Baptist Church and retired from Mount Vernon Mills . Mrs. Baughman enjoyed the simple life and was so very proud of her children, grandchildren and great-grandson. Her life was her family and she showed he love by the many wonderful meals she so joyfully prepared. She was deeply loved and cherished and will be missed dearly by her family and friends. Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and C.B. Elkins of Lexington, Deborah and John McHenry of West Columbia, Carolyn and Kevin Walker of Lexington; grandchildren, Berry Hawkins, Mike McHenry, Ashley McHenry; and great grandson, Aubrey Walker.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
(Mrs.) Lennie BECK
MRS. ROY C. BECK
Funeral services for Mrs. Roy C. Beck will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in St. John’s Lutheran Church, near Fairview, conducted by the Rev. Mr. J. L. Drafts and the Rev. Mr. H. A. Wolfe. She was killed instantly yesterday morning when her car went out o control on a curve and struck a tree on Platt Springs Road about five miles west of West Columbia. Surviving are her husband, Roy C. Beck of Lexington; two sons, Johnny and Eddie Grandy of Pelion; a stepson, Jason D. Beck of Lexington; her mother, Mrs. Essie L. Derrick Williams of Cayce; two sisters, Mrs. Madeline Hall of Lexington and Mrs. Janie Senterfiet of Charleston; and six brothers Berley, Carroll and Ellison Williams of West Columbia, Graydon and Paul Williams o Cayce and James C. Williams of the U. S. Air Force in Korea. According to S.C. Highway Patrolman J. H. Strickland, Mrs. Beck was driving towards West Columbia when she apparently lost control of her car, went off the right side of the road, then came back onto the road and across it to the left side where she went off again and struck a tree head-on. Strickland said the weather was clear and dry and could give no reason for the accident. Thompson Funeral Home is in charge.
(Additional obit)
WOMAN DIES IN ACCIDENT IN W. COLUMBIA
A 33-year-old Lexington woman was killed instantly Thursday morning when her car went out of control on a curve and struck a tree on Platt Springs Road about five miles west of West Columbia. Lexington County Coroner Baron B. Shumpert identified the woman as Lennie Beck, of Rt. 4, Lexington. She died about 8:45 a.m. According to S.C. Highway Patrolman J.H. Strickland, who investigated the accident, Mrs. Beck was driving towards West Columbia when she apparently lost control of her car, went off the right side of the road, then came back onto the road and across it to the left side where she went off again and struck a tree head-on. Strickland said the weather was clear and dry and could give no reason for the accident. Mrs. Beck is survived by her husband, Roy C. Beck of Lexington; two sons, Johnny and Eddie Gandy of Pelion; a step-son, Jason D. Beck of Lexington; her mother, Mrs. Essie L. Derrick Williams of Cayce; two sisters, Mrs. Madeline Hall of Lexington and Mrs. Janie Senterfiet of Charleston; and six brothers, Berley, Carroll and Ellison Williams of West Columbia, Graydon and Paul Williams of Cayce and James C. Williams of the U.S. Air Force in Korea. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in St. John’s Lutheran Church near Fairview, conducted by the Rev. J. L.Drafts and the Rev. H. A. Wolfe. Thompson Funeral Home is in charge.
*contributed by John Howell
Mrs. Josephine Taylor BELL
The Columbia Record, Columbia, SC
November 22, 1963
Mrs. Bell’s Funeral is Conducted Today.
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Taylor Bell were held today in Thompson Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Willie Cromer and the Rev. J. L. Baggett. Interment will be in Lybrand Cemetery. Mrs. Bell, 75, wife of Harper B. Bell of 2309 Frink St., Cayce, died at the home of her daughter after an illness of several months. Active pallbearers were Curtis Lorick, Henry Dunn, Jr , Ray Bachman, H. M. Bachman, L.C. Henry and C.L. Bachman.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Hana Serena Hendrix BLACK
The Lexington Dispatch, Lexington, SC
Wednesday, February 27, 1901
Mrs. Serena Black, widow of Mr. David Black, and the oldest sister of Mrs. Malinda Seay, who was buried at this place yesterday, died at her home in the county last Thursday, in the 81st year of her age, and was buried in the family burying ground on Friday. She had the reputation of being an estimable lady and her long life was spent in useful employment. She was a consistent Christian and lived faithfully up to the ordinances of the church with which she connected herself. In the belief of a glorious resurrection and a life beyond the dark shadows of the grave she lived and in that faith she died. Peace be to her ashes.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Mrs. Iva Knight BLACKWELL
The Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, August 7, 1969
Mrs. Blackwell Dies Wednesday of Last Week.
Mrs. Iva Knight Blackwell, 66, of 307 State St., West Columbia, died Wednesday of last week at a Columbia Hospital. She was born in West Columbia, a daughter of the late Fred and Sally Glenn Knight. She was a member of Brookland Methodist Church. Mrs. Blackwell was the widow of the late Will Blackwell, magistrate at West Columbia for many years. Surviving are two sons, Frederick S. Blackwell of Gaithersburg, Md., and Charles W. Balckwell if Washington D.C.; a daughter, Mrs, David Locklier of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Flake of Winnsboro and Mrs. Carl Anderson of Bennettsville; and a brother, David Knight of Anderson. Funeral services were held Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Brookland Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dreher Lee. Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Thompson Funeral Home was in charge.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Mrs. Nora Aughtry BLACKWELL
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
8 November 1954
Mrs. Blackwell Of Cayce Dies.
Mrs. Nora Aughtry Blackwell, 66, of Cayce, died suddenly at the Baptist Hospital yesterday morning. She was born March 23, 1888, in Lexington County, the daughter of the late Paul Ellison and Francis Lucas. She had made her home in Cayce all of her life and was a member of the Park Street Baptist Mission. Survivors include her husband, Johnny F. Blackwell of Cayce; two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Spratllin of Cayce and Mrs. C. B. Lorick of West Columbia; one son, H.C. Aughtry of West Columbia; three step daughters; one brother, Fred Ellison of Cayce; two half-brothers, Albert Ellison and John Ellison, both of Cayce; two half sisters, Mrs. Alice Beaton and Mrs. Beatrice Parker, both of Cayce, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the Thompson Funeral Home by the Rev. R. A. Thompson , assisted by the Rev. Harold Salisbury and the Rev. N. I. Epting. Interment will follow in the Mount Herman Methodist Church yard. Active pallbearers will be Haskell Hutchinson, Raymond Woodman, Maxie Sturkie, B. P. Murray, Leonard Geiger and O. D. Lorick.
Honorary pallbearers will be J. P. Butler, Dr. B. G. Latimer, P.H. Corley, E. A. Owens, Jr. John Blume, Hubert Blume, Preston Odom, Ralph Brown, A.. A. Lorick, J.D. Day, Ralph Brown, T. C. Blackmon, H. M. Bowers, J. S. Galloway, Coy Derrick, Tom Frick. All pallbearers will meet at the Thompson Funeral Home at 3:55 this afternoon. The body will remain at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Spratlin, 1814 Dunbar St., Cayce, until 2:30 this afternoon and then will be taken to the funeral home for services.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Oscar D. BONNER
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
WEST COLUMBIA - Dr. Oscar D. Bonner was born in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of the late Oscar Davis Bonner and Bertha Elizabeth Basser Bonner. Dr. Bonner attended Central High School in Jackson, Miss., and holds academic degrees from Millsaps College, the University of Mississippi and Kansas University. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and retired with the rank of Lt. Commander. He was professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina from 1951-1982, and retired as distinguished Professor Emeritus. During this time he was head of the Chemistry Department for eleven years and held the R.L. Sumwalt Endowed Chair of Chemistry for eleven years. During his term as head of the department, it received grants from the Office of Education and from the National Science Foundation to subsidize the construction of the Jones Science Building. The department also received a Department Development Grant which funded the expansion into the area of biochemistry. Dr. Bonner was Visiting Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Savannah River Laboratory; visiting Fulbright Professor in Germany and South Korea, and visiting Professor at universities in England, France, Australia and Canada; National Science Foundation Visitor at Baylor University and Mercer University; and Seminar Speaker at other colleges and universities in the United States. He served as co-investigator of a joint sponsored research program with the University of Ljubliana, Slovenia. Dr. Bonner was a 50 year member of the American Chemical Society. He served as chairman and councilor of the South Carolina Section for which he received the Distinguished Service Award. He was program chairman of a Southeastern Regional Meeting and a joint Southeast-Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS; also a member of the National Meetings and Exposition Committee for 4 years. He served as chairman of a Gordon Research Conference on ION Exchange. And was author or co-author of over 100 scientific articles. Dr. Bonner was listed in Who's Who of America. Dr. Bonner is survived by his wife, Katherine Nelson Bonner; sons, Davis Bonner, Richard Bonner and Rev. Tim Bonner; step-daughters, Jeannie Chewning and Renee Gordon; three grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, a step great-grandson, and a great-granddaughter. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Cayce United Methodist Church, with burial in the Kaigler-Davis Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Kaigler-Davis Cemetery, c/o George K. Nelson, 2612 Taylor Road, Cayce, SC 29033, or to the Cayce United Methodist Church, 1600 12th Street, Cayce, SC 29033.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
Mrs. Fairey BOONE
The Lexington Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, June 20, 1963
Mrs. Boone of Rt. 1, Gaston, Dies.
Mrs. Fairey Boone, 73, of Rt. 1, Gaston, died Thursday evening at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Survivors include her husband, John H Boone; one sister, Mrs. H. L. Sightler of Gaston and one brother, Lewis E, Goodwin of Vance. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday from the First Baptist Church of Gaston, with the Rev. Walter C. Brissie officiating, assisted by the Rev. W.H. Lippard. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ira Howell , John Howell, Edward Goodwin, Harrison Goodwin, Dempsey Goodwin, Charles Smith and Laymond Goodwin. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of the church.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
James R. BOUKNIGHT
Is Laid To Rest
Last rites for James R. Bouknight, 35 , who died Wednesday at his home, 219 Sumter Street, were conducted yesterday morning from Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Irmo, by the Rev. H. S. Petrea, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Andrew Hartly, Columbia. Interment followed in the churchyard. Mr. Bouknight was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and leaves many Friend who regret his passing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Rister Bouknight; one daughter, Martha Lee Bouknight; two sons, J. R. and John Jesse Bouknight , all of Columbia; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bouknight of Irmo; four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Carter of Charleston, Miss. Leola Bouknight, Miss. Catherine Bouknight and Miss. Virgina Bouknight , all of Irmo; two brothers, R. E. Bouknight of Gaffney and H. R. Bouknight of Irmo.
*contributed by Sarah Branham
Mrs. W. H. BOUKNIGHT
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Monday, December 7, 1931
Beloved Woman Dies Near Irmo
Mrs. W.H. Bouknight Passes After Long Illness--Funeral to Be Held Today.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Bouknight, wife of W.B. Bouknight, died yesterday afternoon at her home near Irmo after a long illness. Mrs. Bouknight was a beloved member of Bethlehem Lutheran church and had a wide circle of friends and relatives. She is survived by her husband, four daughter, Mrs. E.R. Parker, Mrs. James Rister, Mrs. Edwin Hotchkiss and Miss Naomi Bouknight, all of Irmo; six sons, William, Everette, Roy and Walter Bouknight of Irmo and Frank Bouknight of North Wilkesboro, N.C., and Carl Bouknight of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two sisters, Mrs. J.J. Bouknight and Mrs. J.W. Busby of Irmo; a brother, J.E. Riddle of White Rock, and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted from Bethlehem Lutheran church at 3 o'clock this afternoon by her pastor, the Rev. H.S. Petres, assisted by the Rev. F.L. Lineberger.
*contributed by Sarah Branham
William Martin BOUKNIGHT
Lexington Dispatch, Lexington, SC
January 12, 1880
Died, of diptheria, January 1st, in this county, William Martin, son of Drury L. and Margaret Bouknight, aged 8 years, 2 months and 12 days. Willie was a good boy, and his death caused deep grief to his parents and other relatives.
"Sweet idol of a father's heart,
Flower of a mother's tender cares;
With bitter grief from thee we part,
And think of thy fresh grave with tears."
P.M.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Lottie Carene Black Harmon BOYETTE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
February 3, 1955
MRS. BOYET, 86, LEXINGTON, DIES
Mrs. Lottie Harmon Boyet, 86, of Lexington, died at the Baptist Hospital at 11:30 last night after a lingering illness.
Funeral plans are incomplete. The body is a Sale Funeral Home.
*contributed by Cynthia Amick
(Mrs.) Lessie BOZICH
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, SC
August 13, 2004
Swansea - Lessie Redmond Bozich, 85, of Swansea, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, in Calvary United Methodist Church, Swansea, with the Rev. Bruce Rucker officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe Fogle, Dwight Toole, Dwayne Toole, Darryl Toole, Bill Wilbanks and Roger Rucker. Born in Swansea, she was the daughter of the late Jobe Jr. and Lillie Taylor Redmond. In 1942, Mrs. Bozich was selected to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., where she was employed for 10 years. In 1951, she married George Bozich. They enjoyed traveling throughout a number of states, including Alaska, where she worked on the U.S. Air Force base where Mr. Bozich was stationed. Mrs. Bozich was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a sister, Bobbie Ann Redmond Toole, and a nephew, Mike Toole. Surviving include her sister, Christa Redmond Fogle; nieces and nephews and their spouses, Ann Wilbanks (Bill), Joe Fogle (Marla), Dwight Toole (Cathy), Dwayne Toole (Lynn), Darryl Toole (Joye), and Diane Toole; great-nieces and nephews, Tripp, Kim, and Tara Fogle; Justine, Christopher, and Kendall Wilbanks; Jennifer, Morgan, Michelle, Robbie, Tori, Kelly, Sara, Crystal, Farrah, Keith, Courtney, and Delane Toole. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday at the church prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery Committee or to the American Diabetes Association. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is in charge of arrangements.
*contributed by Laurie Davis Hannah
BRANHAM Infant
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
April 10, 1971
Entered Into Eternal Rest
Friday, April 9, 1974
The infant son of Howard and Sarah Ann Moore Branham of 102 Lakeview Dr., Lexington died Friday in Baptist Hospital. Surviving are his parents; two sisters, Misses Angela and Tonya Branham of the home; and two brothers, Mackie and Ken Branham of the home. Funeral services will be today at 2 P.M. in Greenlaw Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. W. Loyd Hellams. Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, is in charge.
A Psalm of DavidTWENTY-THIRD PSALM
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou annointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and merecy shail follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORd forever.
*Contributed by Sarah Branham
Martha BRAZELL
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
November 1998
Services for Marha Shaw Cromer Brazell, 79, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Jacobs, Ronnie Becknell, Ronnie Sharpe, Ed Fuson, Jimmy Brazell and Kevin Strickland. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Ladies Aid Cassell Circle and “Scatter Cheer” Sunday School Class. Memorials may be made to Mount Tabor Lutheran Church or the Lowman Home. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Mrs. Brazell, widow of Wilbert M. Brazell, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998. Born in West Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Killian Augustus and Mary Elizabeth Jones Cromer.. A lifetime resident, she was a graduate of the Class of 1936 from Brookland Cayce High School. Mrs. Brazell was a member of Mount Tabor Lutheran Church , where she was a member of Ladies Aid Cassell Circle and “Scatter Cheer” Sunday School Class. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Marion C. and Valerie Brazell of Conway, Herbert and Nancy Brazell of West Columbia, Bryan A. and Janet Brazell of Givhans; twin sister, Mary Guignard of White Rock; grandchildren, Scott Brazell, Paige Cox, Allison Brazell, Kyle Brazell; great-grandchild, Josie Cox.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Sylvia BRAZELL
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
July 1998
Services for Sylvia Lorene Barzell, 50, will be held a 10 a.m. Friday at Westside Holiness
Church, with burial in Southland Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at the church. Thompson Funereal of West Columbia is in charge. Mrs. Brazell died Tuesday, July 28, 1998. Born in Red Bank, she was a daughter of the late Lucius and Vila Chavis Jeffcoat. As a life time resident, she was a member of Westside Holiness and was an employee of Panther Place Day Care. She lived children and was a mother to all. Surviving are her husband, Douglas Ray Brazell, Sr. of Lexington; sons, Douglas Ray Brazell, Jr., Mark D. Brazell, David Shane Brazell, all of Lexington; sisters, Lenora Chavis of Columbia, Mildred Sauls of Ballentine, Brenda Hill of Gaston ; brothers, Thurmond Jeffcoat of Lexinton, D.S. Jeffcoat of Gaston, R.M. Jeffcoat of Swansea, Rev. J.E. Jeffcoat of Cayce, Maxie Jeffcoat of Columbia; four grandchildren. She was predeased by her brothers, Alvin Jeffcoat and Rev . R. N. Jeffcoat.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Mrs. Will BRAZELL
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
2 April 1976
Mrs. Katherine Davis Brazell, 53, wife of Will Brazell of 1803 Second Ave., West Columbia, died Thursday at her home. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Edward H. and the late Mary Reese Davis . She was a member of the Full Salvation Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband; two brothers, Edward A. Davis of Cayce and William Davis of West Columbia and four sisters, Mrs. C. L. Thornton of West Columbia, Mrs. A.D. Morgan and Mrs. Alma Wright of Cayce and Mrs. Lucille Nunnery of North Carolina.
Plans will be announced by Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
(Mrs.) Cleo BROWN
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Wednesday, September 16, 1970
NEWBERRY – Mrs. Cleo Huffstetler Brown, 52, died Monday in Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Mrs. Brown was born in Lexington County, a daughter of Mrs. Mary Amick Huffstetler and the late C. S. Huffstetler. She was an employe of Kendall Mills. Surviving are her mother; two sons, Charles T. Brown of Prosperity and Albert W. Brown Jr. of Newberry; five sisters, Mrs. Ethel Hunt, Mrs. Lucille Franklin, Miss Emma Huffstetler, Mrs. Edith Eargle and Mrs. Marjorie Runyans of Newberry; and two brother, Wilbur Huffstetler of Newberry and Ellis Huffstetler of Clinton. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, with burial in Newberry Memorial Gardens. McSwain Funeral Home is in Charge.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Roscoe O. BUNDRICK
The Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
18 July 1987
Roscoe O. Bundrick, 70, of Clinton, died Feb. 12 . Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late John Haskell and Edna Bedenbaugh Bundrick. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Uldrock Bundrick; sisters, Mrs. Pauline Burkett of Leesville and Mrs. Irene Ward of West Columbia, and a brother, John Bundrick of Gilbert.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
(Mrs.) Lynn R. BURGER
The North Trade Journal, North, SC
March 1990
Mrs. Lynn Redmon Burger, 78, of Swansea, S.C., died Monday, March 5, 1990 at Byrnes Medical Center in Columbia. Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Melrose Memorial Gardens in Swansea, with the Rev. Phil Lavender officiating. Mrs. Burger was born in Swansea, daughter of the late John Marshall Redmon and Susan Jeffcoat Redmon. She was a member of Swansea U. M. Church and a retired OSHA inspector for the state. She was the widow of Albert G. Burger. Survivors include a son, Gil Burger of Orangeburg; two sisters, Mrs. Donald Guggenheim of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Mack Tuck of Richmond, Va.; a brother, John M. Redmon, Jr. of Bluefield, W. Va.; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be made to Swansea U. M. Church or to The Citadel. Culler Funeral Home of North was in charge.
*contributed by Gaynelle Redmond Jumper
Mrs. Margaret Timmerman BURLIN
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Tuesday, September 7, 1976
Judge Timmerman’s Daughter Mrs. Margaret Burlin Dies.
NEW YORK, NY – Mrs. Margaret Timmerman Burlin, 68, widow of Paul Burlin of New York, died Monday at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, S.C., after a long illness. Mrs. Burlin was born in Batesburg, S.C., a daughter of the late Judge George Bell Sr. and Mary Sullivan Timmerman of Batesgurg. She was a graduate of Sweetbriar College, Sweetbriar, Va. And received he M. A. degree from Columbia University in New York. She had lived in New York most of her life where her husband was a well-known artist. She had recently retired from the editorial staff of Glamour Magazine.Surviving are a brother, Judge George Bell Timmerman Jr., former governor of South Carolina of Batesburg, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Barbara Wedell of Sausalito, Calif. and several step grandchildren. Services will be 5 p.m. today in Batesburg Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Robert L. Long of St. Judes Episcopal Church in Columbia. Barr Funeral Home of Leesville, S.C. is in charge.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Clifton R. BUSBEE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Thursday, January 14, 1982
Clifton Ray Busbee, 66, of 5310 Two Notch Road, died Wednesday at Greenville General Hospital. Plans will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Horace L. BUSBEE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Tuesday, September 7, 1976
Horace L. Busbee, 74, of 1423 Lucas St. Cayce, died Monday in Richland Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Busbee was born in Lexington County, a son of the late Luther J. and Mary Jane Williams Busbee and had made his home in Lexington County all his life. He attended Broadacres Baptist Church and was a retired textile worker. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Myrtle L. Busbee of the home; six sons, Harry L. (Buck) Busbee of West Columbia, Jerry Busbee of Red Bank, Mike Busbee of the U. S. Army in Germany, Jack, Wayne and Donnie Busbee of Cayce; two daughters, Mrs. Dot Knight of Cayce and Mrs. Debbie Wooten of Lexington, two brothers, C. W. Busbee of Gilbert and C. R. Busbee of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Mildren Nichols of Rome, Ga. and 15 grandchildren. Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Thompson Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. L. Passailaigue, with burial in Mount Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robbie Busbee, Jake Busbee, Timmy Busbee, Butch Knight, Ronnie Nichols and Marty Busbee.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Mrs. M. E. BUSBEE
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Tuesday, November 23, 1943
Mrs. M. E. Busbee Dies at Hospital.
Mrs. Mary E. Busbee, 76, of Swansea, died yesterday morning at a local hospital in Columbia. She had been in ill health for many years. She is survived by the following children: Andrew J. Busbee of Swansee, Robert C. Busbee of Clinton, Haskell Harsey of Alabama; Mrs. Mary E. Sharpe of Columbia, W. E. Harsey of Swansea, Mrs. D. V. Spires of Swansea, and Mrs. Mary R. Hutto of Florida; also 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 o’clock this afternoon from Sheron Cross Road Methodist Church, near Swansea, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Harvey of Swansea. Interment will follow in the churchyard.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
David BUTLER
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
July 2002
Leesville - Services for David Brian Butler, 56, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, with a private burial to follow. The family will receives friends following the service. Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 121 Humane Lane, Columbia, SC 29202. Mr. Butler died July 20, 2002. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., he was the son of Benjamin Harris Butler and the late Andrea Mae Kerr Butler. Mr. Butler raised horses for the past decade, including two-time USA Equestrian Horse of the Year. He also practiced law in Lexington for over 30 years. Mr. Butler was a member of the SC Bar Association, American Horse Show Association, Frisian Horse association, Andalusian Horse Association and the USC Alumni Association. Surviving are his wife, Dana Yvette Butler of Leesville; son, Ryan Everett Butler of Charleston; daughters, Angela Gates of West Columbia and Laura Hanford of Summerville; granddaughters, Audrea Mae Butler -Watkins, Raylyn Hanford and Jessica Hanford; sister, Julia Elaine Drummond of Greenville; father and stepmother, Benjamin Harris and Nell Butler of Aiken; and his five special horses, Captain John Silver, Royal Daencer, Barullo, Tierdaenof and Boe.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Jesse B. CARPENTER
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Sunday, January 24, 1982
CARPENTER RITES.
Services for Jesse B. Carpenter will be held at 3 p.m. today at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Charles W. Easley. Pallbearers will be Virgil L. Byrd, John S. Timerman, Roland C. Young, Jack E. Bozard, George P. Jacobs and Elmer Frick. Mr. Carpenter died suddenly at Lexington County Hospital. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is in charge.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Mrs. Anita M. CARTER
Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
18 February 1987
Mrs. Anita Moore Carter, 78, of N. Ave., Cayce, died Feb. 6. Born in Leesville, she was a daughter of the late Daniel D. and Nannie Pauline Rutherford Moore. She was member of Cayce United Methodist Church. Survivors include, daughters, Anita M. Carter and Mrs. Cheryl C. Hunter of Columbia; sons, Auburn H., Jr. and Jan S. Carter of West Columbia, Gene W. Carter of Cabot, Ark., and Paul Q. and Barry B. Carter of Cayce; sisters Mrs. Mary J. Derrick of West Columbia, Mrs. Rita M. Dorroh of Columbia and Mrs. Ethel J. Tharburn of Las Vegas; and a brother, James B. Moore of Columbus, Ga. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association of South Carolina, 2838 Devine St., Columbia, S.C. 29205
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Arthur F. CATO
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
23 July 1967
Savannah, Ga. — Arthur F. Cato, 49, of Rt. 1, Savannah, Ga., died Thursday at the Naval Hospital in Savannah. He had made his home in Savannah for the past several months and was formerly of West Columbia. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Cato Gruber of West Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Burgess of Pageland and Mrs. Lillie Koon of West Columbia; two brothers, Albert Cato of Swansea and Ollie Cato of Richmond Va., and three grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday from Thompson Funeral Home. Active pallbearers will be LeRoy Knight, Leo Cook, Walter P. Koon, Haskell Cato, Norman Spradley and Paul Chavious.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Carl B. CHAPMAN
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Sunday, August 22, 1999
CHAPIN - Services for Carl B. "Dick" Chapman , 92, will be held at 3 p.m. today (Sunday, August 22, 1999) at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel is in charge. Memorials may be made to Mr. Horeb Lutheran Church or to the Lowman Home. Mr. Chapman died Friday, August 20, 1999. Born in Peak, he was a son of the late Job Jackson Chapman and Aurelia Derrick Chapman. He was a member of Mr. Horeb Lutheran Church and the Adult Sunday School Class. He was a Mason with the Little Mountain Lodge. Surviving are his wife, of 70 years, Rosabell Derrick Chapman; daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Fuller king of Hartsville, Rosemary and Marion Frick of Columbia; brothers, Joe Chapman of Chapin, Harold Chapman of Cayce; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Carl B. Chapman Jr.
*contributed by Melissa Gandy
Jessie CHAVIS
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
20 December 2003
Gaston- Jessie Mae Chavis, 64, of Gaston, died Friday, December 19, 2003. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:30 pm, Sunday, December 21, 2003, in Gaston First Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. David Carter officiating. Mrs. Chavis was born in Lexington County, a daughter of the late Claude and Violet Spires Furtick. She was a member of Gaston First Baptist Church. She was married to the late Altie Chavis. She was predeceased by a daughter, Peggy Sue Chavis, and a brother, Ross Furtick. Survivors include six daughters, Susan Diana Farmer of Swansea, Mrs. David (Nancy) Porter, Mrs. Gene (Lula) Kyzer, Mrs. Doug (Tracy) Kirkland, Jewel Chavis, and Mrs. Wayne (Ruby) Garrett, all of Gaston; two sisters , Helen Crim and Frances Furtick, both of Gaston; three brothers, Edward Milo Furtick and Jimmy Furtick, both of Gaston and Stanley Furtick of Beaufort; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at Culler-McAlhaney Funeral Home of North and at other times at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kyzer, 165 Towe Road, Gaston. Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice, 1175 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
*contributed by Helen Skipper
(Infant) CLAMP
The Lexington Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, June 20, 1963
Clamp Infant Dies.
Graveside services for the infant son of Tindal and Sandra Jumper Clamp were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at New St. Paul Cemetery near Gilbert by the Rev. Henri Bishop. Survivors include his parents; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jumper of Gilbert; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clamp of Leesville; the maternal great-grandmothers, Mrs. Jake Jumper of Gilbert and Mrs. George Koon of Batesburg.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Edieth Carolyn Frick CLARK
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
December 27, 2003
CHARLESTON - Mrs. Edieth Carolyn Frick Clark, 87, formerly of North Charleston, widow of Marion Elton Clark, died Thursday, December 25, 2003, in Life Care of Charleston. Born in Chapin, Mrs. Clark was a daughter of the late Jacob Walter and Loretta Jane Sease Frick. She had retired from Johnson & Johnson Insurance Managers and was a member of Advent Lutheran Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Judith C. Goff of North Charleston and Mrs. Jane C. Mason of Newberry; four grandchildren, Derrick Mason, Patrick Mason, Brian Goff and Elisa Leaird; six great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Advent Lutheran Church, North Charleston. The family will receive friends one and one half hours prior to the service. Burial will be in Mount Horeb Lutheran Church Cemetery in Chapin at 3:30 p.m.
*contributed by Siegbert Frick
Edgar Jerome CLEMENT
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Friday, February 26, 1982
CLEMENT RITES.
Services for Edgar Jerome Clement will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at Thompson Funeral Home, West Columbia, conducted by the Rev. George Cooper. Burial will be in Celestial Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Arthur and Billie Holiday, Jimmie Butler, Bruce Linder, Johnnie Smith and James Derrick. Mrs. Clement, 70, of 310 Sortwell St., West Columbia, died Wednesday at Lexington County Hospital.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
(Miss) Carrie M. CONNELLY
The Lexington Dispatch-News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, April 1, 1976
Miss Carrie Maud Connelly, 83, of Chapin, died Wednesday of last week in the Lowman Home at White Rock. Miss Connelly was born in Lexington County, a daughter of the late Rufus Lewie and Frances Long Connelly. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church. Services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Macedonia Lutheran Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Richardson. Surviving are two brothers, Fletcher and Victor Connelly, both of Chapin. Pallbearers were Vernon Swygert, Carl Connelly, Carl Shealy, Emanuel Lindler, Hopson Connelly and Charles Hamilton. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel, was in charge.
*contributed by Vickie Ellisor
Mrs. C. B. CORDER
The Columbia Record, Columbia, SC
9 November 1974
Corder Rites.
Leesville - Funeral services for Mrs. C. B. Corder were held today in Ebenezer Southern Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Leecy Bright. Pallbearers will be Henry Lester, J.B. and Donald Hall, Harold Corder, Billy and Irvin Oswald. Mrs. Corder, 87, of Leesville, the former Leila Smith, died yesterday at the home of a daughter.
She was born in Lexington County, a daughter of the late Albert and Jane Smith.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Cleo Hall and Mrs. Mattie Gant of Leesville; two sons, Lester James Corder of Lexington and Otis Corder of Leesville; a sister, Mrs. Elmore Oswald of Gilbert; 12 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Charlie R. COSTNER
The Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, September 10, 1964
C. R. Costner Of W. Columbia Dies Last Week.
Charlie R. Costner, 85, of 507 B Ave, West Columbia, died Wednesday of last week in the Baptist Hospital after an illness of several months. A lifelong resident of Lexington County, he was a retired employee of the Columbia Mills, past mayor of South Congaree , past master of Sinclair Lodge 154 and a member of Brookland Eastern Star Chapter 104. At the time of his death, he was a member of Congaree Baptist Church where he was a honorary deacon. He was clerk of First Baptist Church in West Columbia for 38 years and was also an honorary past deacon. He taught Sunday School at both churches for more than 42 years. He was twice married, first to the late Lessie Cherry Costner who died in 1947. Surviving from this union are a daughter, Mrs, Doyle (Thelma) Jaco and a son, Phillip R. Costner of Charleston. Also surviving are his widow, Mrs. Zellie Wingate Costner; a brother, H.L. Costner of Pima, Ariz., and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Harry Butler. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday, in Congaree Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dewey Cockrell, the Rev. John D. Adkinson, the Rev. Lloyd Hellams and the Rev. R. H. Major of Charleston. Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Active pallbearers were Bobby Costner, Tommy Jaco, Doyle Jaco, Jr., Jimmie Hudson, Charles Thomas, Frank Thomas and Johnny Brown. Honorary pallbearers were, Dr. D.S. Chappell, Dr. R.G. Latimer, John R, Hilton, Alvin Awtry, Mr, Spigner, Dr, T. C. Whetsell, William Senterfeit, W.F. Turner, C. Taylor, J.L. Bachman, George Schumpert, S.K. Oliver, C. H. Coggins, also deacons and members of the Costner Sunday School Clas of Congaree Baptist.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Davie CRAFT
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
March 19, 2004
Gaston, SC - Davie E. Craft, 60, of Gaston, died Wednesday, March 17, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 21, 2004 at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Eric Jeffcoat officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Craft was born in Wilmington, NC, a son of the late Lewie H. and Erma Dyson Craft. He was a retired brick mason and land surveyor. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Barbara Stachoviak Craft of the home; two daughters, Janet Phillips of Phildelphia, PA, and Holly Craft of Maryville, TN; three sons and daughters-in-law: Charles and Ann Craft of Minneapolis, MN; Joe and Melinda Craft of Alta Monte Springs, FL; and Blaise Craft of Gaston; and two grandsons, Patrick Phillips and Samuel Craft. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m., Friday, March 19, 2004, at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North and other times at the home, 140 Sam Craft Road, Gaston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital.
*contributed by Laurie Davis Hannah
Essie RISTER CRAFT
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Monday, April 20, 1970
Mrs. Essie Rister Craft, 81, of 2306 Forest Rd., Cayce, died Sunday in the Twillight Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Lexington County, daughter of the late Jasper and Mary Bell Pou Rister. She was a member of the Middleton Street Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Oraland B. Craft of West Columbia and Herbert Craft of Pensacola, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Vivian Bailey of Charleston, Mrs. George Owens and Mrs. Doris Osborne of West Columbia; and a brother, Adolphus Rister of Gaston. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Thompson Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Horace Sims, Rev. P. Homer Jeffcoat and Rev. J. L. Passailaigue. Burial will be in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery near Swansea.
*contributed by Melissa Gandy
William Dupre CRAFT
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Saturday, August 21, 2004
SWANSEA - William Dupre Craft, 77, of Swansea, died Thursday, August 19, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 23, 2004, at King Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Earl Hartley and Rev. H. Larry Jones officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Mr. Craft was born in Lexington County, a son of the late Marion S. and Josephine Cook Craft. He was a member of King Grove Baptist Church. He was a member of Woodmen of the World and Oliver Masonic Lodge #133. He was predeceased by two brothers, Dalton Craft and M. B. Craft. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law: Tommy and Beddy Jean Craft; Ricky and Carol Craft; Randy and Teri Craft, all of Swansea; three brothers: Callie Craft of Lexington; Joe Craft of Pelion; and Buddy Rawls of Haiti, MO; a sister: Betty Williams of Pelion; four grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Craft, 1132 Daniel Sharpe Road, Swansea. Memorials may be made to Oliver Masonic Lode #133, 205 Sunny Drive, Gaston, SC 29053.
*contributed by Melissa Gandy
Loyce CRIDER
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
January 2005
WEST COLUMBIA – A graveside service for Loyce Howell Crider, 71, of West Columbia, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2004, in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Paul Redman. Visitation will be held at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia, Tuesday, January 13, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Sardis Baptist Church, 1601 St. Matthews Road, Sandy Run, SC 29060. Mrs. Crider died Monday, January 12, 2004. Born in Swansea, she was the daughter of the late John and Myrtle Wise Howell. Mrs. Crider had retired from Southern Bell. Surviving are her husband, Willie Crider of West Columbia; brothers, John Howell of Cayce, Rembert Howell of York and five stepchildren.
*contributed by John Howell
Harry CRIM
The State Newspaper, SC
9 November 2004
Swansea - Harry Cecil Crim, 80, of Swansea, died Sunday, November 7, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at Calvary United Methodist Church with Rev. Bruce Rucker officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Mr. Crim was born in Lexington County, a son of the late Jacob S. and Mary Lee Stabler Crim. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church. He was a retired welder from Reco Tanks in Cayce and had worked for CTA. He was a past member of the Sandy Run Fire Department, Station 18.Survivors include his wife, Adelle Knight Crim of the home; two daughters, Jean Crim Goodwin and Janice Jumper Bullock, both of Swansea; a sister, Bernice Jumper of Swansea; three grandchildren, Duane Goodwin, Donna Sturkie and James K. Bullock; and three great- grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North and other times at the residence, 109 Crim Road, Swansea. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Tri-County, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC 29210 or Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 148, Swansea, SC 29160.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Mrs. J. L. CRIM
The Lexington Dispatch News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, June 20, 1963
Mrs. J. L. Crim of Swansea Dies.
Mrs. Feddie Whitaker Crim, 83, of Swansea, died at the Lakeside Rest Home Sunday morning after a long illness.
Mrs. Crim was the daughter of the late Henry Whitaker and made her home in Swansea where she was a chartered member of Calvary Methodist Church. She was the widow of the late John L. Crim. Mrs. Crim is survived by one son, Herbert H. Crim of Swansea; one sister, Mrs. Texas Boles of Columbia; two half-sisters, Mrs. Ezra Jumper of Swansea and Mrs. W.D. Huffman of Orangeburg; one grandchild, Harold Crim of Sycamore and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Calvary Methodist Church near Swansea b the Rev. T.B. Smith. Interment was in the churchyard.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Susie CRIM
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
January 2005
Services for Susie “Granny” Lee Crim, 82, will be held at 2 pm. Monday in Laurel Baptist Church, conducted by Reverend Steve Kittrell, with burial at Celestial Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Eddie Crim, David Crim, Jeff Boley, Randy Boley, Frankie Clark, Tony Leaphart, Steve McIver and Clint Watts. Honorary pallbearers will be co-workers of Cayce Chapter 1528 and Cayce 462 members. Memorials may be made to Laurel Baptist Church, 2250 Pine St., West Columbia, SC 292170. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 pm. Sunday at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington. Mrs. Crim, widow of Joseph Lambert Crim, died Friday, January 21, 2005. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Lee Andrew and Francis Rish Spires. A lifetime resident, she was a member of Laurel Baptist Church and retired from Lexington Blouse of West Columbia. Mrs. Crim was a member of the Chapter 1528 WTOM of Cayce. Surviving are her daughters, Elizabeth Ann Witcher of St. Matthews and Shirley Jean Wessinger of Lexington; son and daughter-in-law, Bobby Lee and Louise Crim; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews and friends. Mrs. Crim was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters.
*contributed by Helen Skipper
Nettie CROMER
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
NEWBERRY — Nettie Lee Summer Cromer, 83, widow of Gilbert Freddie Cromer, formerly of Kinard Street, Newberry, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cromer was born June 29, 1922, in Lexington County, a daughter of the late John Daniel and Minnie Ola Rister Summer. She was a member of the Newberry Church of God. Mrs. Cromer is survived by her daughter, Betty Jean Cromer of Newberry; two sisters, Ruth Yochem of Greenwood and Ruby Ellen McCartha of Little Mountain; and a brother, Willie Summer of Little Mountain. She was predeceased by a sister, Inez S. Price and a brother, Harry Summer.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 P.M. Thursday at Whitaker Funeral Home. Interment will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. at Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Newberry Church of God, 2693 College Street, Newberry SC 29108. Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, is assisting the family.
*contributed by Sarah Branham
Earle J. CROUT
The Lexington Dispatch-News, Lexington, SC
Thursday, April 1, 1976
Earle J. Crout, 82, died Sunday night at Rikard’s Nursing Home in Lexington, following several months illness. Mr. Crout was born in Lexington County, a son of the late W. Drayton and Ophelia Harmon Crout. He was an active member of Gilbert United Methodist Church where he led and participated in all church activities. He was agent-operator for Southern Railroad in Gilbert for 40 years, served on the Lexington County advisory board for Selective Service during World War II, at one time, had operated a repair shop in Gilbert and was also a merchant for 30 years before his retirement. Mr. Crout was an organizer and active supporter of the Gilbert Peach Festive and was a prime mover in forming and operation the Gilbert-Summit Water District having served as treasurer and on the Board of Directors. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Maudine) Taylor, Cayce; one son, J. McBride Crout, Batesburg; one sister, Mrs. Iva Sease Sease, Gilbert; also four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 4:00, Tuesday afternoon, from the Gilbert United Methodist Church by Rev. Will Rogers, with interment in the Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Everette Kneece, Bob Caughman, James Efird Taylor, Rev. Paul Edward Smith, Arichie R. Crout and Archie L. Harmon II. Honorary pallbearers were the Adult Sunday School Glass and the Church Officers