U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mrs. Waltraud Murchie
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
Mrs. Waltraud Murchie, 77, of 2541 Milledgeville Road, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998, at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Starling Funeral Home, Harlem, with the Rev. Jerry Rockefeller officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Murchie, a native of Berlin, was a longtime resident of Harlem.
Mr. William Norton
Retired Western Electric employee
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Mr. William Arthur Norton, 75, of White Pine Drive, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory with the Rev. Dennis Lundblad officiating.
Mr. Norton, a native of Bon Air, Ala., was a retired installer for Western Electric. He was a member of Westminister Presbyterian Church. He served in the U.S. Marines during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy S. Norton; two sons, Douglas Norton, Birmingham, Ala., and Keith Norton, Fletcher, N.C.; one brother, Carroll L. Norton, Augusta; one sister, Dorothy Groover, Savannah; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 20 Oak St., Asheville, NC 28801.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today at Williams Funeral Service.
Mr. Clarence Osborne
Retired paint contractor
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
EVANS -- Mr. Clarence L. ``Buster" Osborne, 69, of 561 University Drive, died Thursday, June 25, 1998, at Columbia Augusta Medical Center.
A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. today at Poteet Funeral Home, Wheeler Road, with the Rev. Walton McNeal officiating.
Mr. Osborne, a native of Canton, Ky., was a paint contractor. He served in the U.S. Army, 4th Infantry Division, during World War II. He was a member of Mize Memorial United Methodist Church, where he was on the Usher Board and a member of the United Methodist Men's Club.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine Barnes Osborne; one brother, Thomas Osborne, Paducah, Ky.; and one sister, Ruby Whitaker, Paducah.
Memorials may be made to Mize Memorial United Methodist Church, 302 Barrow Dr., Augusta, GA 30906.
Mr. Willis Perry
Construction worker
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
Mr. Willis ``Bubber" Perry, of 4197 Wheeler Road, Martinez, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998, at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mr. Perry, a native of Columbia County, was a construction worker with Claussen Construction and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include one stepdaughter, Evelyn Dotson, Augusta; one brother, William Henry Perry, Martinez; and two sisters, Ludie Perry and Bessie Perry, both of Martinez.
Pallbearers will be Ike Stokes, Jimmy Flono, William H. Perry Jr. and Joe L. Banks.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Friends may call at the residence or at Williams Funeral Home.
Mr. Ralph Kersey
Retired farmer and printer
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
LIZELLA, Ga. -- Mr. Ralph Kersey, 79, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sardis Primitive Baptist Church, Kite. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mr. Kersey, a native of Emanuel County, was a retired farmer and a retired printer with Tyson's Print Shop. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of Lizella Baptist Church and a former member of Adrian First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Tincie Douglas Kersey, one son, Doug Kersey, Lizella; two daughters, Martha Jo Belote, Dry Branch, and Ramona Price, Wrightsville; one sister, Vonnella Douglas, Warner Robins; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Belote, Jody Kersey, Wayne Kersey, Jeff Hall, Joey Webb and John Jones.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
SYLVANIA, Ga. -- Mrs. Elizabeth H. Kelley, 86, died Tuesday, June 23, 1998, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Wesley Chapel Church with the Rev. Ernest Dixon Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Memorial Park.
Mrs. Kelley, a native of Screven County, was a homemaker and a member of Wesley Chapel Church.
Survivors include her husband, James C. Kelley Sr.; two sons, James Kelley Jr., Sylvania, and Addis Kelley, Augusta; four daughters, Theresa Jones, Augusta, Mary Robinson, Atlanta, Sandra Dash, West Orange, N.J., and Gloria Palmer, Charlotte, N.C.; one brother, Joseph Williams, Babylon, N.Y.; two sisters, Carrethea Cooper and Alfreida Habersham, both of Savannah; and 11 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Booker T. Scott Memorial Chapel.
Sylvania Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cora Kelly
Receptionist
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
Mrs. Cora Kelly, of 1748 15th Ave., died Monday, June 22, 1998, at University Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christian Fountain Baptist Church with the Rev. Elijah Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Murphey Ebenezer Baptist, Burke County.
Mrs. Kelly, a native of Cherokee County, S.C., had been a receptionist with Social Security Administration. He was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Queen Ester Grand Chapter, Juniper Chapter No. 2, Plandield, N.Y., and Christian Fountain Baptist Church, where she was a member of the deaconess board.
Survivors include her husband, Willie Kelly; one son, Terry White, Augusta; one brother, James David Oates, New Jersey; two sisters, Patricia Oates, Augusta, and Ruby Ann Oates, New Jersey; and five grandchildren.
Friends may call at the residence or Williams Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Edna Jones
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
THOMSON -- Mrs. Edna McGahee Jones, 88, of 610 Salem Road, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home with the Rev. James C. Elder Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Westview cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones, a native of McDuffie County, was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sons, James Jones and Robert Jones, both of Thomson, Roy B. Jones, Chicago; five brothers, Joe McGahee and Gene McGahee, Columbus, Henry McGahee, Tampa, Fla., Rubin McGahee, Jacksonville, and Bobby McGahee, Thomson; one sister, Susie Perdue, Thomson; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Friends may call at the Curtis Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Fannie Hogan
Homemaker
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
Mrs. Fannie Maude Hogan, 90, of 1810 McDowell St., died Wednesday, June 24, 1998, at St. Joseph Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Platt's Funeral Home, Crawford Avenue, with the Rev. Joe Pritchett officiating. Burial will be in Pierce United Methodist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Hogan, a native of Dearing, was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Advent Christian Church.
Survivors include two sons, Harvie Jordan Hogan Jr., Augusta, and James Willard Hogan, Martinez; two brothers, Roscoe Greene, Thomson, and Willard Greene, Dearing; one sister, Gladys West, Augusta; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Paul W. Hogan, David L. Hogan, George Lively, Trey Tucker, Herbert Leach and Terry Bentley.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Advent Christian Church, 1815 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Mr. Bruce Croft
Retired sales manager
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
BLACKVILLE, S.C. -- Mr. Bruce Croft, 59, of Hilda Road, died Thursday, June 25, 1998, at Providence Hospital, Columbia.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Folk Funeral Home, Williston, with the Revs. Todd Felkel and Bob Frederick officiating.
Mr. Croft, a native of Barnwell County, was retired from Georgia Insurance Co. as a sales manager. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Springfield.
Survivors include his wife, Tama Snyder Croft; one son, Robert ``Robbie" Bruce Croft, Saluda; one daughter, Tara Kaye Croft, Orangeburg; one sister, Myrna Croft Carter, Cope; and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Folk Funeral Home, Williston.
Mr. Ulysses Clark Sr.
Retired farmer
Announcement dated June 26, 1998
STAPLETON, Ga. -- Mr. Ulysses Clark Sr., 73, of 296 Kelly Quarter Road, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998, at Jefferson Hospital, Louisville.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hartsgrove Baptist Church with the Rev. W.L. Jones officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mr. Clark, a native of Jefferson County, was a retired farmer and a member of Hartsgrove Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Ulysses Clark Jr., Bronx, N.Y., and Milton Clark, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; three daughters, Mary Ann Brown, St. Petersburg, Fla., Alice Mae Simmons, Wrens, and Joanne McNair, Miami, and 17 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Freeman Funeral Home, Wrens.
