U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Rev. Jessie Wiggins
Minister
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
AIKEN -- The Rev. Jessie T. Wiggins, 70, of 625 Shiloh Heights Road, died Wednesday, June 10, 1998, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Bacon Chapel Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Johnston, with Bishop Nathaniel Jeremiah Roach officiating. Burial will be in Aiken Memorial Park.
Rev. Wiggins, a native of Saluda County, was a driver at the Savannah River Site. He was an ordained minister and the former pastor of Red Hill Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Wagener, Macedonia Fire Baptized Holiness Church, McCormick, Mount Sinai Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Ridge Spring, and Caldwell Chapel Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Augusta. He was a member of Bacon Chapel Fire Baptized Holiness Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie M. Wiggins; two daughters, Vera M. Walker, Johnston, and Mazie H. Wideman, Aiken; two sisters, Rosetta Barnes and Pauline Conner, both of Leesville; and nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of the church.
Friends may call at the residence or after 1 p.m. today at G.L. Brightharp and Sons Mortuary.
Mrs. Mattie Taylor
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Mrs. Mattie Perkins Taylor, 91, died Saturday, June 13, 1998, at Bulloch Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah.
Mrs. Taylor, a native of Statesboro, was a longtime Savannah resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church, Savannah.
Survivors include two sons, Ernest Taylor, Statesboro, and James Taylor, San Diego; and 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 102 Dogwood Drive, Statesboro, GA 30458, or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2027, Statesboro, GA 30459.
The family will receive friends at 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnnie Ross
Former United Technologies Automotive employee
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
THOMSON -- Mr. Johnnie Lee Ross, 53, of 717 Old Washington Road, died Wednesday, June 10, 1998, at McDuffie County Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Whiteoak Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Delbert Nero officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mr. Ross, a native of Wilkes County, was a former employee of United Technologies Automotive of Thomson and of Johnson Chevrolet of Thomson. He was a member of Whiteoak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Moore Ross; two daughters, Angela Engram, Warrenton, and Carol Ross Benning, Thomson; a stepson, Carl McCord, Germany; two stepdaughters, Celeste Evette Dorsey and Lisa Ross, both of Thomson; four brothers, Jessie Lee Ross, Curtis Ross, Cary Ross Jr. and Gary Ross Sr., all of Thomson; seven sisters, Mary F. Winfrey, Susie M. Burnett, Rosie Heath, Maggie Jones, Mary Bell Ross, Amanda Rogers and Katie M. Cummings, all of Thomson; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be members of Avery Temple Lodge No. 38, Dearing.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons and trustees of the church.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Crawford Mortuary, and in the church annex following the burial service.
Mr. Bill Prosser
Retired carpenter
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Mr. Bill Prosser, 83, died Saturday, June 13, 1998, at Pecan Manor Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Corinth-Leefield cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Brooklet, with the Rev. Bob Conley officiating.
Mr. Prosser, a native of Bulloch County, had retired as a carpenter. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Christine McCorkle Prosser; and a brother, Aubrey Prosser, Statesboro.
Pallbearers will be Bret Allen, Robert Prosser, Pete Brannen, Tony Nevil, Mac Nevil and Wade Aldrich.
The family will receive friends at 5 p.m. today at Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Caroline Pecor
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
Mrs. Caroline Kaney Pecor, 65, of 1903 Meadow Lane, died Thursday, June 11, 1998, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Sam Zebron officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Mrs. Pecor, a native of Langley, had lived in Augusta for 31 years. She was a homemaker and a Catholic.
Survivors include three sons, Dana S. Pecor and Robert E. Pecor Jr., both of Memphis, Tenn., and Patrick W. Pecor, Augusta; a daughter, Angela Pecor McKay, West Columbia, S.C.; a brother, John Henry Kaney, Statesboro, Ga.; a sister, Margie Cato, California; and 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2607 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA 30906.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Poteet Funeral Home, Peach Orchard Road, with a wake service at 6 p.m.
Mr. William Lanier Sr.
Businessman
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
Mr. William Stevens Lanier Sr., 88, of 2212 Terrace Road, died Friday, June 12, 1998, at St. Joseph Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Westover Memorial Park with the Rev. G. Daniel McCall officiating.
Mr. Lanier, a native of Augusta, was a 1931 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and a superintendent at Babcock-Wilcox. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Augusta. He was a member, elder and former Sunday school superintendent at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a son, William Stevens Lanier Jr., Augusta; a brother, James Fargo Lanier, Atlanta; two sisters, Constance Lanier Swearingen, Columbus, Ga., and Frances Lanier Whaley, Jacksonville, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 2261 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the residence.
Platt's Funeral Home, Crawford Avenue, is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Marcia Jeffcoat
Restaurant worker
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
NORTH, S.C. -- Ms. Marcia Lynn Jeffcoat, 41, of 4972 Salley Road, died Saturday, June 13, 1998.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Mount Beulah Church with the Revs. John O'Cain and Henry Chavis officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Grove Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Salley.
Ms. Jeffcoat, a native of Orangeburg County, was a cook and waitress at Dean-o's, and she was a fire department volunteer and an emergency medical technician. She was a member of Rocky Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her parents, C.E. Jeffcoat and Marjorie Corbett Jeffcoat; and a brother, David Jeffcoat.
Pallbearers will be Dean Rawls, Don Rawls, Gerald Rawls, Jeffrey Jeffcoat, Donny Berry, Mike Corbett, Troy Corbett, Josh Corbett, Jay Corbett, Allen Corbett and Robert Corbett.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Blizzard Funeral Home, Wagener.
Mrs. Lucy Elton
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
SAVANNAH -- Mrs. Lucy Bell Hall Elton, 100, died Friday, June 12, 1998, at Moss Oak Health Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Harrison Baptist Church, Harrison, with the Revs. M.F. Price and Stan Fredrick officiating. Burial will be in Harrison cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Harrison.
Mrs. Elton, a native of Washington County, was a longtime resident of Harrison. She was a homemaker and a member of Harrison Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, William Hugh Elton Sr., Soperton; two daughters, Helen E. Cave, Savannah, and Grace Potantus, Elyria, Ohio; a sister, Vivian Young, Harrison; and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at E.K. May Funeral Home, Tennille.
Mrs. Dorothy Dozier
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
WASHINGTON, Ga. -- Mrs. Dorothy ``Dot" Blackmon Dozier, 69, of 520 N. Alexander Ave., died Friday, June 12, 1998, at Wills Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home with the Rev. Albert Huyck officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Dozier, a native of Wilkes County, was a homemaker and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5899 Ladies' Auxiliary. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Dozier.
Pallbearers will be Charlie Griffin, Billy Fortson, Jay Miller, Luke Martin, David Tyler and Bobby Williamson.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5899.
Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Foundation.
Mr. Lewis Christofferson
Warehouse manager
Announcement dated June 14, 1998
RAYLE, Ga. -- Mr. Lewis E. Christofferson, 69, of 210 Chafin-Echols Road, died Friday, June 12, 1998, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington, with the Rev. Alan Shields officiating. Burial will be in Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens, Washington.
Mr. Christofferson, a native of West Virginia, had lived in Rayle for eight years. He had managed warehouses for Kroger for 42 years, and he was a member of the CSRA Kennel Club.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Christofferson; four sons, Jack Christofferson, Stone Mountain, Steve Christofferson, Pennsylvania, Eric Christofferson, Rayle, and Karl Christofferson, Dacula; a brother, Ed Christofferson, Germantown, Tenn.; a sister, Nancy Tiburzio, Columbus, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
