U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Lawrence L. Baxter
Lawrence Leroy “Sonny” Baxter died April 30, 2007, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning.
Born Aug. 30, 1948, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Victoria Shannon Baxter. Sonny was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County. He was employed by Covenant Trucking for 13 years. Sonny was a member of Prayer House Mission Holiness Church under the pastorate of the Rev. E. Carter.
Three sisters preceded him in death, Mary Baxter, Emma Baxter Hilton and Belle Baxter Wilson.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Leatha Baxter of Summerton; three sons, Donald (Marcia) Baxter of Houston, 
Texas, Leroy (Theresa) Baxter of Norwalk, Conn., and Sonny Baxter of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Janet (Charles) Green of Columbia, Aretha Frierson of Houston and Angela Baxter of Summerton; 23 grandchildren, Aijah, Xavier, Courtney, Donald, Nicky, A.J., Elijuwa, QuaNeicey, Krystol, Charliyah, Charles, T.J., Tiffany, Johnathan, Justin, Christopher, Angela, Nayeli, Lavelle, Keen, Quan, Shanta and Jaylen; four sisters, Bessie (Waiters) Wright of Dallas, Texas, Mozell (Willie) Fryer of Augusta, Ga., Helen Baxter of Summerton and Eva P. Perry of San Deigo, Calif.; a caring and compassionate niece and caregiver, Patsy (Steve) White of Summerton; a special friend, Dorothy Hillard of Summerton; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Prayer House Mission Holiness Church, Davis Crossroads, with Pastor Eartha Carter officiating.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Summerton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.
Charlie Livingston
NEW YORK – Charlie Livingston departed this life on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Jamaica Hospital in Jamaica, N.Y.
Charlie was born on Feb. 26,1930, to the late Harry and Sylian Livingston. In his youth, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior and joined Liberty Hill AME Church. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County. As a young man, he met and married Robert Jean Nelson. They resided in Miami, Fla., and from their union four children were born. He later relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y., where he met and resided with Ruby Rothwell. Charlie owned and operated a gas station for 20 years. He worked at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation and retired after 18 years.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Livingston.
Those Charlie leaves to cherish his memory and grow from his love are his loving friend, Iris Washington of New York; four sons, Charlie Jr. (Ann) Livingston of Brooklyn, Larmar (Donna) Livingston of Miami, Clinton Frierson of Summerton and Jeffrey of Brooklyn; three daughters, Marguerite (Kenneth) Laws of Detroit, Mich., Ruthie (Paul) Livingston of Miami and Gloria Cheatham of Brooklyn; 12 grandchildren, Carlton, Lauren, Spencer, Martinque, Kenneth, Jarred, Charlie III, Nelson, Tamica, Dr. Shakelia, Dupree and Andaisha, five great-grandchildren, Blake, Shane, Brent, Charles and Sadie; his three sisters, Louise Walters of Summerton, Maryann Lawson of Summerton and Ruth (James) Melton of Queens, N.Y.; his two brothers, William Livingston of Summerton and Harry (Claudia) Livingston of Brooklyn; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Livingston were held on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at historic Liberty Hill AME Church in Summerton, with the Rev. Dr. Melvin J. Capers officiating.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Summerton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.
Darlene Kennedy
Darlene Kennedy, age 34, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.
Born in New Zion, she was the daughter of Lillie Young Kennedy and the late Frank Arthur Kennedy. She was a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. She was educated in the public schools of Richland and Clarendon counties. She was employed by Courtyard by Marriott Northeast in Columbia.
Survivors include a son, Albert “Demont” Kennedy of New Zion; mother, Lillie “Silk” Young; sister, Deedee (Deric) Evans; brother, James Young Jr.; paternal grandmother, Carrie Kennedy, all of New Zion.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, Columbia. Burial was at Howard Chapel AME Chruch, New Zion. The Rev. Thurmond Bowen, pastor, officiated.
Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning was in charge of arrangements.
James F. Tobias Sr.
James Franklin Tobias, Sr., of Wilson, South Carolina, died on September 29, 2007. His wife, Joann Moye Tobias, preceded him in death. They were happily married for 49 years.
Frank was the sole remaining child of Hessie Lowder and Daniel Friendly Tobias. On their farm, one of Frank’s happiest memories was helping his Daddy get water for the “Old Northwestern” train at the Wilson Depot. He remained an ardent fan of railroads and loved to take his children on Sunday afternoon excursions to retrace the old routes. As Frank grew older, he became even more fascinated with machinery, especially automobiles. He was a natural-born mechanic and bought his first car at a very early age.
He decided not to farm full time and went to work for the S.C. State Highway Department. He told stories about his experiences, including moving the logs to build the Santee Bridge. Frank worked in the Naval Shipyard in Charleston during WWII. He, Joann and their infant daughter, Ann, returned to Wilson to live after his duties concluded in Charleston. He began working as a mechanic at Prothro Chevrolet in Manning. As service manager, he supervised mechanics there for over 40 years, building up lifelong business relationships due to his honesty and dependability.
Frank met Joann Moye in the summer of 1940. He also said he knew she was special because he let her wear his roller skates in his convertible! Frank and Joann became the parents of six children: Ann, Frances Lee, Evelyn, Jimmy, Louisa and Sherri. The family lived next door to Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Sr. and Frank’s sisters, Mary Martha and Alethia.
Frank was an active member of Union Methodist Church until he became too ill to attend. He, Joann and all the children were members of the church that was so dear to Hessie and Daniel Tobias. This little country church, one of three in the Jordan Charge, was the center of life for most of the families in Wilson. Hessie and Daniel’s adult children and their families often had Sunday dinner together after church. There were times when there were 10 adults and 16 grandchildren at dinner.
Frank urged all of his children to succeed in school. All six attended college and entered various professions: nursing, dietician, landscaping, administration, and teaching. He was delighted as his children married and began their own families: Ann (Mack) Fleming, children: Jenny, Randall and Sarah; Frances Lee (Don) White, children: Madeline and Mary Beth; Evelyn (Tom) Moore, children: Thomas and Benjamin; Jimmy, children: Jamie and Jennifer; Louisa (Moffatt) Bradford, children: Drouet and Nicholas Vidrine; and Sherri (Doug) McGowan, children: Justin and Tyson Smith. By 2004, there were also 7 great-grandchildren: Eliza, William, Edward, Harrison, Landon, Isabel and Joseph. He was also “Uncle Frank” to many beloved nieces and nephews. His commitment to public education was always strong – he urged his friends and business contacts to support the tax bill for Manning’s new high school. He also was a great supporter of the Boy Scouts, leading a troop of Wilson boys for several years, including a trip to the Darlington race track.
Frank retired for the second time from Santee Motor Company and spent the remaining years making improvements to the family farm. He was a faithful steward of the farm that his parents worked so hard to build up. He became involved in the program to plant crops to support quail and planted several acres of longleaf pine trees: his gift, he said, to his children.
The family wants to thank the many friends and relatives who were so attentive to their father. They have their love and gratitude always. The family cherishes so many memories of Daddy and “Gran”; they wanted to share a few with friends and relatives who also loved “Mister Frank.” Like many families, they really just want the world to pause, for just a second, and acknowledge the passing of a good man, a devoted son, beloved daddy, grandfather and faithful husband.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, in Wilson Union United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Devere Williams officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, at Stephens Funeral Home in Manning.
Memorials may be made to Wilson Union United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 780, Manning, S.C. 29102.
Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Robert E. Singleton
Robert Earl Singleton, 47, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Aiken Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Columbia, a son of the late Thomas Richard Singleton Sr. and Betty LaBoon Singleton. He worked in transportation as a long-distance truck driver and was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are one brother, Rick Singleton Jr. of Summerton; two sisters, Debbie (Rick) Bowen of Sumter and Susan (Jim) Kronberg of Aiken; one nephew, Jeffrey Bowen; two nieces, Jennifer Bowen-Rogerson and Robin Kronberg; and a great-nephew, J. Michael Rogerson.
He was predeceased by his parents.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at the Bullock Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Clay Smith officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Tuomey Foundation, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 120, Sumter, S.C. 29150.
Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter was in charge of the arrangements.
Wilbert Green
Wilbert “Yogi” Green, 41, entered into eternal rest at High Point Regional Health System on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.
He was born April 4, 1966, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Moses Lee Canty and Dorothy Green. He received his education in the public schools of Clarendon County and Guilford County, N.C. Yogi, as he was affectionately called, was a loving and kind person.
Memories will be cherished by seven brothers, Robert E. (Terri) Green of Sanford, N.C., Robert L. Green of Thomasville, N.C., Stanley (Jacqueline) Green of Pinewood, Tyrone (Carla) Stephen of Charlotte, N.C., Oran Stephen of Greensboro, N.C., Larry (Jennie) James of Loris and Leroy (Mayola) James of St. George; and three sisters, Marilyn (Zack) Abdoulaye of High Point, N.C., Rose Stephen of Charlotte and Bertha M. Johnson of Fort Benning, Ga.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at Antioch RMUE Church in Rimini with the Rev. Ronald Wine, pastor, the Rev. Charlie Hampton, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Robert Nelson and Evangelists Susan Burgess and Helen Century.
Burial followed in Manning Cemetery in Pinewood.
Community Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Terrell Walker Everett
Margaret Terrell “Peggy” Walker Everett, 82, of Summerton, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born on Aug. 21, 1925, in Summerton, she was a daughter of the late Claude Townes Walker and Norma Wilkins Walker. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Irby and Alice Ezelle Walker of Summerton, and her maternal grandparents were the Honorable John Terrell and Mary Elizabeth Smith Wilkins of Hendersonville, N.C. She was a 1946 graduate of Winthrop College and remained an active alumna. After graduation she taught in the Columbia School System and in Summerton Elementary School and Clarendon Hall. She was a member of Summerton Baptist Church. She served as regent of the Elizabeth Peyre Richardson Manning Chapter of the DAR, and as president of the Summerton Pink Dogwood Garden Club. She was a former member of the Eastern Star and was also a member of the Julius A. Mood Post of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by a son, Henry Tindal Everett, Jr. of Summerton; two brothers, Claude Townes Walker Jr. and Thomas Irby Walker and his wife Norvelle Plowden Walker; nine nieces and three nephews, and a number of great nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her son, Thomas Carswell Everett; her only daughter, Margaret Walker Everett; her sister, Elizabeth Walker Garber and brother-in-law, Stanley Garber of Camden; and a sister-in-law, Beulah Pinner Walker of Summerton.
A private family committal service was held on Friday, March 14, 2008, in Summerton Evergreen Cemetery, with the Rev. Robert Ashba and the Rev. Robert Allen officiating.
She was laid to rest beside her husband, the late Henry Tindal Everett.
Memorials be made to the Evergreen Cemetery, c/o John A. Scott, P. O. Box 206, Summerton, S.C. 29148.
Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory of Manning was in charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Terrell Walker Everett
Margaret Terrell “Peggy” Walker Everett, 82, of Summerton, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born on Aug. 21, 1925, in Summerton, she was a daughter of the late Claude Townes Walker and Norma Wilkins Walker. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Irby and Alice Ezelle Walker of Summerton, and her maternal grandparents were the Honorable John Terrell and Mary Elizabeth Smith Wilkins of Hendersonville, N.C. She was a 1946 graduate of Winthrop College and remained an active alumna. After graduation she taught in the Columbia School System and in Summerton Elementary School and Clarendon Hall. She was a member of Summerton Baptist Church. She served as regent of the Elizabeth Peyre Richardson Manning Chapter of the DAR, and as president of the Summerton Pink Dogwood Garden Club. She was a former member of the Eastern Star and was also a member of the Julius A. Mood Post of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by a son, Henry Tindal Everett, Jr. of Summerton; two brothers, Claude Townes Walker Jr. and Thomas Irby Walker and his wife Norvelle Plowden Walker; nine nieces and three nephews, and a number of great nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her son, Thomas Carswell Everett; her only daughter, Margaret Walker Everett; her sister, Elizabeth Walker Garber and brother-in-law, Stanley Garber of Camden; and a sister-in-law, Beulah Pinner Walker of Summerton.
A private family committal service was held on Friday, March 14, 2008, in Summerton Evergreen Cemetery, with the Rev. Robert Ashba and the Rev. Robert Allen officiating.
She was laid to rest beside her husband, the late Henry Tindal Everett.
Memorials be made to the Evergreen Cemetery, c/o John A. Scott, P. O. Box 206, Summerton, S.C. 29148.
Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory of Manning was in charge of the arrangements.
Annie Mae J. Clark
Annie Mae Johnson Clark, 86, widow of Moses Clark Jr., died Tuesday, April 9, 2008, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning.
Born July 13, 1921, in the Santee dam section of Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Davis and Viola Thomas Johnson. She received her formal education at Society Hill School, Clarendon County. In her youth, she accepted Christ as her Savior and joined Society Hill AME Church and later joined Mount Chapel Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member until her health failed.
Survivors include six sons, Edward (Brenda) Clark of Manning, James (Barbara) Clark and Joseph Clark, both of Buffalo, N.Y., John Peter (Helen) Clark and Robert Lee (Robbie) Clark, both of Newark, N.J., and Kenneth (Judy) Clark of Rochester, N.Y.; nine daughters, Barbara Jean Clark, Annie J. (Pat) Clark and Shelia M. Clark, all of Manning, Lillie Mae (Sonny) Johnson, Pinease (Frank) Robinson and Bernice Clark, all of Buffalo, Loretta Clark of Washington, D.C., Lovenia Clark of Sumter and Ruth Felder of Connecticut; one brother, Preston (Inez) Johnson of Manning; three sisters, Mary Boyd of East Otto, N.Y., Catherine Dixon of Philadelphia, Pa., and Alice White of Manning; 31 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held on Monday, April 14, 2008, at Mount Chapel Baptist Church in Manning with the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, pastor, officiating, assisting the Rev. O’Donald Dingle.
Burial was in the churchyard cemetery.
Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning was in charge of the arrangements.
