U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mr. Leroy Steed
Curtis Cab Co. employee
Date of announcement: May 5, 1998
Mr. Leroy Moses Steed, of 3438 Toms Drive, died Saturday, May 2, 1998, at University Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Vernon Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvin McCrae officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Steed, a native of Augusta, was a graduate of Lucy Laney High School. He had retired from the New York Transit Authority and was an employee of Curtis Cab Co. He had served on the Augusta Planning Commission, was president of Breeze Hill Subdivision Neighborhood Association and was a member of the Augusta-Richmond County Neighborhood Associations Alliance Inc. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of American Legion Post 263, Catonsville, Md., Hiram Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of New York and Mystic Star Lodge No. 62, where he was a past master and worshipful master. He was president of the Augusta Pool Checker Club. He was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie L. Howard Steed; a son, Leroy Steed II, Augusta; a daughter, Beverly Steed Battle, Augusta; his stepfather, Charles Savage, Baltimore; a brother, James Perry Steed, Augusta; and two sisters, Richardine Holmes, Atlanta, and Danette Daggett, Augusta.
Pallbearers will be Frankie Finks, Yule Mitchell, Theodore Miller, Reuben Chapman, Antonio Lewis and William Jordan.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Breeze Hill subdivision Neighborhood Association.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Williams Funeral Home.
Mr. Clarence Weaver
Retired sanitation worker
Date of announcement: May 5, 1998
BLACKVILLE, S.C. -- Mr. Clarence Weaver, 67, died Sunday, May 3, 1998, at Meadowbrook Health Care.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pine Hill Baptist Church, Johnston, with the Rev. Brooks Williamson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mr. Weaver, a native of Edgefield County, had retired as a sanitation worker. He was a member of Pine Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Wilbur Weaver.
Friends may call at the residence of Mary Smallwood, Long Cane Road, or at Amos and Sons Funeral Home, Johnston.
Mrs. Martha Whitlock
Homemaker
Date of announcement: May 5, 1998
MADISON, Ga. -- Mrs. Martha Kaye Ruark Whitlock, 45, of 1370 Copelan Road, died Sunday, May 3, 1998, at Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Gibbs Memorial Baptist Church, Bostwick, with the Rev. Mike Pritchett officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Creek Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Whitlock, a native of Walton County, had lived in Morgan County most of her life and attended Morgan County schools. She was a homemaker and a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Terry Wesley Cannon; three daughters, Janie Whitlock, Dana Whitlock and Jenna Whitlock, all of Madison; four brothers, Johnny Ruark, Albuquerque, N.M., Steve Ruark, Madison, Reuben Ruark, Good Hope, and Charles Ruark, Bostwick; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Allen Ruark, Randell Wilson, Chris Stewart, William Stewart, Zeb Adams and George Cannon.
Friends may call at McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro.
Mr. Carl Williams Sr.
Date of announcement: Oct. 04, 1998
BLACKVILLE, S.C. -- Mr. Carl Edward Williams Sr. died Friday, May 1, 1998, in Barnwell County.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hope Memorial Park, Barnwell.
Mr. Williams, a native of Allendale county, was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, where he chaired the board of trustees.
Survivors include three sons, Carl E. Williams Jr. and Charles E. Williams, both of Blackville, and Dennis Williams, St. Charles, Mo.; four daughters, Lovenia Reed, Mary Hunter and Ruth Smalls, all of Blackville, and Joe Marie Martino, Ehrhardt; and 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at Green's Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Helen Allen
Retired registered nurse
Date of announcement: May 06, 1998
Mrs. Helen Josephine Allen, 87, of 1730 Sibley Road, died Monday, May 4, 1998, at University Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. Allan McDonald officiating.
Mrs. Allen, a native of Conception Harbor, Newfoundland, was a retired registered nurse and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include one son, Thomas Allen, Boyertown, Pa.; one daughter, Winifred Coleman, Evans; two sisters, Violet Hoffman, Stuart, Fla., and Ann Flanagan, Los Angeles; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael Coleman, Chad Allen, Jason Allen, Thomas Allen, Dana Hansen, Sean Coleman and Gerry Tobin officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Richmond Columbia County Unit, P.O. Box 1725, Augusta, GA 30903.
The family will receive friends at 6:30 p.m. today at Platt's Funeral Home, North Belair Road.
Mr. George Anderson
Date of announcement: May 06, 1998
NORTH AUGUSTA -- Mr. George Linwood Anderson, 78, of 1200 Talisman Drive, died Monday, May 4, 1998, at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Graniteville cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Graniteville, with the Rev. Tony Rhodes officiating.
Mr. Anderson, a native of Graniteville, had served in the Army.
Survivors include one sister, Margaret Ussery, Vallejo, Calif.
Friends may call at the residence of Jerry Proctor, Pine Log Road, or from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Napier Funeral Home, Graniteville.
Mrs. Opal Branch
Homemaker
Date of announcement: May 06 at 05:15 PM
DUBLIN, Ga. -- Mrs. Opal Joy Branch, 70, died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at Columbia Fairview Park Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Dublin Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Joe Gauthier officiating.
Mrs. Branch, a native of Laurens County, was a homemaker and a member of Olivet Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Clinton L. Branch; one son, Reid Branch, Rochelle; three daughters, Sonya Garrett and Tammy Raley, both of Dublin, and Joy Till, Houma, La.; one sister, Audie F. Clark, Dublin; and seven grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Richard and Joyce Stanley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Etta Davenport
Date of announcement: May 06, 1998
Mrs. Etta DavenportATLANTA -- Mrs. Etta Sims Davenport, 88, of 51 Ollie St., died Sunday, May 3, 1998, Grady Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oconee Baptist Church, Stephens, with the Rev. J.H. Sims officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mrs. Davenport, a native of Greene County, was a member of Oconee Baptist Church.
The family said she was the family matriarch and was affectionately called ``Mama Etta."
Survivors include six sons, Karriem Muhammad, Augusta, Virgus Davenport, Curtis Davenport, Alvin S. Davenport, David Davenport and Carl E. Davenport; seven daughters, Clara L. Webster, Lillie M. Watson, Henrietta Little, Lucy A. Davenport, Alma J. Roberts, Sarah Alexander and Brenda A. Floyd; and 54 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Williams Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Mr. Willie Fair
Southern Railroad retiree
Date of announcement: May 06, 1998
COCHRAN, Ga. -- Mr. Willie G. Fair, 84, died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at Bleckley Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cochran First Baptist Church with the Revs. Ken Brooks and Phil West officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mr. Fair, a native of Bleckley County, was retired from Southern Railroad and as a maintenance superintendent with Cochran and Bleckley County School Systems. He was a member of Cochran First Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. He was a member of Woodmen of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine L. Fair; one son, Tony Fair, Statesboro; one daughter, Gay Fair Runnion, Kennesaw; one brother, Melvin L. Fair, Bradenton, Fla.; one sister, Nell Ivey, Warner Robins; and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Fisher Funeral Home.
Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Mr. Douglas Ham Jr.
Retired security guard
Date of announcement: May 06, 1998
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Mr. Douglas Ham Jr., 72, died Monday, May 4, 1998, at Candler Hospital, Savannah.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home with John Scott, elder, officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in High Shoals Primitive Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Forsythe.
Mr. Ham, a native of Monroe County, was a retired security guard with ITT Grinell, where he also worked as a machinist. He was a member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce L. Ham, Statesboro; one son, Richard Ham, Augusta; one daughter, Brenda Messer, Edgefield, S.C.; three brothers, Walter O. Ham and John Richard Ham, both of Forsythe, and Charlie Ham, Cocoa, Fla.; three sisters, Lucille Harwell and Francis Richardson, both of Forsythe, and Ann Brown, Milledgeville; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. William Harris
Marine Corps retiree
Date of announcement: May 06, 1998
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Mr. William Lee ``Bill" Harris, 67, died Monday, May 4, 1998.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bethel United Methodist Church, Olar, with the Revs. Edward Stiltz and Wilbur Creech officiating. Burial will be in Starr cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Olar.
Mr. Harris, a native of Ferriday, La., was a retired captain with the Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Delores S. Harris; five sons, Terry Harris, Charleston, Jimmy Harris, Albany, Ga., Jerry Harris and Robert Harris, both of Rock Hill, and Greg Harris, Bainbridge, Ga.; one brother, Robert Harris, Columbus, Miss.; four sisters, Ann Grossman, Diamond Head, Miss., Pat Rutland and Dena Howington, both of Wesson, Miss., and Carol Crowley, Van Cleave, Miss.; and 11 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Mole Funeral Home, Barnwell.
