U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Woodrow Wallace
1926-2003
Mayesville, S.C.
Woodrow Wallace 77, husband of Margaret Atkinson Wallace, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at the Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Chesterfield County, he was a son of the late Jim Wallace and the late Della Mae Caughman Wallace.
Mr. Wallace was a member of Ashwood Nazarene Church and retired from Santee Print Works.
Surviving are his wife of Bishopville; two sons, Willie L. Poole of Sumter and Albert Eugene Poole of Bishopville; three daughters, Margaret Paris of Bishopville, Faye Wright of Lamar and Carolyn Allen of Sumter and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lloyd Wallace and Floyd Wallace.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday in the Chapel of the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with Rev. T. W. Mitchell officiating.
Burial will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Ashwood Nazarene Church, 2145 Green Lane, Bishopville, S. C. 29010.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Olin S. Avin
1919-2003
Olin Sanders Avin, 84, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at a local nursing center.
Born in Pinewood, he was the son of the late Lucious E. Avin and the late Rosa Griffin Avin.
Mr. Avin was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was a retired, self-employed farmer. He served in the United States Army, 329th Harbor Craft Company during World War II.
Surviving are two sisters, Louise A. Ward and Mary Camilla Carson, both of Sumter; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Perry M. Avin, James R. Avin, Eddie M. Avin, and Orrie T. Avin; and a sister, Myrtle Broach.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday in the Chapel of the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Laverne Hancock officiating.
Burial will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home, and other times at the home of his sister, 1801 Wardland Road.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, S.C. 29150.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Caroline Cecelia Yates
1957-2003
C. Cecelia Yates, 46, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at the Orangeburg Nursing Home in Orangeburg, S.C. after a lengthy illness.
Born in Sumter, she was the daughter of Colleen Holland Yates and the late Ansley “Bubba” Lee Yates.
She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church and attended Winthrop College. She was a graduate of Florence-Darlington Nursing School.
Surviving are her mother of Sumter; her maternal grandmother, Eileen Holland of Sumter; a brother, Ernest F. Yates of Sumter; a sister, Cricket Yates Stewart and her husband Craig of Alexandria, Virginia; two nieces, Ansley Stewart and Lee Stewart; and three nephews, Craig Stewart, Patrick Yates, and Andrew Yates.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Ansley Yates.
Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday in the Chapel of the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
Private graveside services will be held at St. Lawrence Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of her mother.
Memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice, 232 W. Calhoun Street, Sumter, S.C. 29150 or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, S.C. 29151 or to Wateree AIDS Task Force, in care of the Sumter County Health Department, P.O. Box 1628, Sumter, S.C. 29151.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Laly Jeannette Watts
1933-2003
Laly Jeannette Hartin Watts, 70, wife of William Gerald Watts, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Spartanburg, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Dempsey Hartin and the late Estelle Loyde Hartin.
Mrs. Watts was of the Baptist faith and was a retired seamstress with Pioneer Dress Company.
Surviving are her husband of Oswego, S.C.; two sons, Frederick C. Arrington of Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana and Ernest D. Arrington of Sumter; and four grandchildren, David Arrington, Kimberly Arrington, April Arrington, and Chrystal Arrington.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday in the Chapel of the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Henderson officiating.
Burial will be in the Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Oswego, S.C.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home and other times at the home of her sister-in-law, Mozelle London, 1059 Marion Lane.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Avenue North, Suite 101, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577 or to Bethel United Methodist Church, 5575 Lodebar Road, Sumter, S.C. 29153.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Velma Blanton Goings Kerns
1913-2003
Velma Blanton Goings Kerns, 89, twice married, first to the late Otis L. Goings and then to the late Harley Kerns, died Monday, July 28, 2003 at a local nursing center.
Born in Stanly County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Ervin Blanton and the late Nancy Ann Hathcock Blanton.
Mrs. Kerns was a member of Bethesda Church of God and was a former member of Tremont Church of God in Greenville, S.C. She was a former resident of Covenant Place and Solomon’s Home.
Surviving are five half-sisters, Margaret Thompson of Mint Hill, N.C., Bonnie Carter of Ft. Lawn, S.C., Deloris Watts, Nellie Montgomery, and Barbara Henry, all of Lancaster, S.C.; two nieces Nancy Gardner of Sumter and Diane Evans of York, S.C.; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Evergreen Burial Park in Mint Hill, N.C. with the Rev. Albert H. Sims officiating.
The family will receive friends at the home of her niece, Nancy Gardner, 2295 W. Brewington Road.
Memorials may be made to Bethesda Church of God Building Fund, 1402 Camden Hwy, Sumter, S.C. 29153.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Carrie Green Johnson
1909-2003
Carrie Green Johnson, 94, widow of J. T. Johnson, died Monday, July 28, 2003 at a local nursing center.
Born in Clarendon County, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt Green and Susan Emmaline Tomlinson Green.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son, J. T. Johnson, Jr. and wife Frances of Sumter; two daughters, Mary J. Hobbs of Lynchburg and Emily J. Thomas and husband Parkin of Sumter; a brother, Barron H. Green of Lynchburg; eight grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a very dear friend, Mary Lou Riles of Sumter.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday at Shiloh United Methodist Church with the Rev. Preston Grimsley officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Curtis Hobbs, Mark Hobbs, Frank Thomas, John Lee Thomas, John Johnson, and Roy Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Philip H. Brandt and Joe F. Dean, Jr.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church, 6005 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, S.C. 29080, or to a charity of one’s choice.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
