U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
David R. Nichols
June 8, 2005
David R. Nichols, 73, of 5664 Deadfall Road, Silverstreet, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood.
Mr. Nichols was born on June 16, 1931 in Hagerstown, MD, a son of the late Ernest H. and Eula Anson Nichols. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, having served in the Korean War. He retired from ISE of America, Inc. and was a member of the Amity Masonic Lodge #87.
Mr. Nichols was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church, a former chairman of the congregational council and a teacher of the Elsie Nichols Sunday school class.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Ruth Hamm Nichols of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jay Clements, Jr. of Roswell, GA and son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Judy Nichols of Gilbert; a brother, Thomas H. Nichols of Dunwoody, GA; and four grandchildren, Amanda and Robin Nichols and Jamie and Rebecca Clements.
Funeral services for David R. Nichols will be conducted at Friday at 11: A. M. at the Silverstreet Lutheran Church by the Rev. Steve Jackson. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 P. M. Thursday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Silverstreet Lutheran Church, 120 Long Street, Silverstreet, SC 29145.
Active pallbearers will be Mike Willingham, Jerry Willingham, Terry Crone, Mike Sheppard, Maffett Fant, Bill Floyd, Ashley Rowe and Jim Chalmers.
John H. Brooks
June 3, 2005
John H. Brooks, 49, of 3101 College St, Newberry, died Thursday, June 3, 2005 at his residence.
Mr. Brooks was born on September 13, 1955 in Newberry, a son of Doris Fleming and the late J.C. Brooks.
Beside his mother of Newberry, Mr. Brooks is survived by his step-father, Elmer G. Fleming of Newberry; a sister, Sandra Carr of Greenville; a brother, James C. Brooks of Newberry.
Memorial services will be conducted at 3:00 P. M. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Kem Thomas. The family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the services.
George Huggin, Jr.
Thursday June 2, 2005
George Huggin, Jr., 70, of 1239 St. Philips Church Road, Prosperity died Thursday June 2, 2005 at Lexington Medical Center.
Mr. Huggin was born on October 1, 1934 in Spartanburg, the son of the late George Huggin, Sr. and Lucille Horne Huggin. He was a member of St. Philips Lutheran Church and was retired from Cone Mills-Carlisle Plant. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Huggin is survived by his wife Patricia Shealy Huggin of the home, a daughter; Wanda Lynn Maples of Prosperity, two sons; Craig and Tony Huggin both of Prosperity, a brother and sister-in-law; Charles E. and Betty Huggin of Prosperity, and two grandchildren; Kristi E. and Eric B. Maples both of Prosperity.
Graveside funeral services for George Huggin, Jr. will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Sunday at Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the residence, 1239 St. Philips Church Road, Prosperity.
Memorials may be made to St. Philips Lutheran Church, 2461 St. Philips Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108.
Travis Levern Eargle
July 24, 2005
Travis Levern Eargle, died Sunday, July 24, 2005.
Mr. Eargle was born on August 30, 1938 in Richland County, SC, a son of the late James M. and Louise Chapman Eargle. He was a 1956 graduate of Chapin High School, and served in the US Army Reserve at Fort Jackson. He was a retired electrician with Thomas Electric Company, and was owner and operator of Eargles’ 66 Service Station in Chapin. He was a member of St. Jacobs Lutheran Church.
Mr. Eargle is survived by his wife Mary Katherine Stone Eargle; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Tracy and Lisa Eargle of Irmo, and Glenn Eargle of Chapin; a sister Lorene Eargle Cannon of Irmo; four brothers, Raymond Eargle of West Columbia, Dale Eargle of Irmo, Leland Eargle of Columbia, and Lemuel Eargle of Chapin; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Caroline Eargle and Travis Douglas Eargle of Irmo. He was predeceased by three brothers, John Eargle, B.L. Eargle, and Elton Eargle.
Funeral services for Travis Levern Eargle will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday at St. Jacobs Lutheran Church by the Rev. Andrew Eargle. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, at the Whitaker Funeral Home, Chapin.
Memorials may be made to St. Jacobs Lutheran Church, 844 Columbia Ave., Chapin, SC 29036.
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Mary Inez King Kitchen
July 24, 2005
Mary Inez King Kitchen, 78, formerly of Kinards, widow of Lester Kitchen, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at White Oak Manor.
Mrs. Kitchen was born on May 10, 1927 in Joanna, a daughter of the late William and Mittie Bedenbaugh King. She was a former employee of Joanna Mills and was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church.
Mrs. Kitchen is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Freddie Wingard of Newberry; a son and daughter-in-law, Donnie L. and Sandra J. Kitchen of Joanna; three sisters, Betty Goff of Myrtle Beach, Evelyn Campbell of Greenville, and Lula Bell Madden of Ware Shoals; three grandchildren and spouses, Shane and Amy Kitchen of Little Mountain, Lee Anne and Mike Egleston of Newberry, and Todd and Hollie Wingard of Joanna; six great-grandchildren, Derek Vereen, Nikki Wingard, Benji Wingard, Lynzi Wingard, Sophie Egleston, and Henry Egleston. She was predeceased by a grandson, Michael Wingard; three sisters, Ellen Madden, Daisy Hanson, and Verna Lee Nelson; and a brother, Thomas King.
Funeral services for Mary Inez King Kitchen will be conducted at 11:00 A.M.
Wednesday at the Fairview Baptist Church by the Rev. Mark Bernshausen and the Rev. Tommy Daum. Interment will be in Bush River Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Fairview Baptist Church, Playground Fund, 4433 Indian Creek Road, Kinards, SC 29355.
Active pallbearers will be nephews and grandson.
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Walter D. Byrd
July 18, 2005
Reverend Walter D. Byrd, 51, of Prosperity, S.C., Pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy in Pacolet, S.C., founder of New Heart Ministries, a heart transplant recipient, Volunteer of helping families at Christmas, and WIS TV 10 weather helper, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Rev. Byrd is survived by his parents Dewey “D.B.” Byrd, Sr. and Audrey Byrd of Prosperity; his four children, Eric Byrd of Pelzer, Justin Byrd of Prosperity, Julie Byrd of Spartanburg, and Joseph Byrd of New York; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Dewey Byrd, Jr. and Jackie Byrd of Saluda, Eddie and Sharon Byrd of Newberry; a sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Clarence Howard of Prosperity; five grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will be at the home of Dewey Sr. and Audrey Byrd, 107 Byrd St., Prosperity. Friends will be received at the Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry on Wednesday, July 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services for Reverend Walter D. Byrd will be held Thursday, July 21 at 3:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church of Prosperity, 115 Wessinger Rd. and US Highway 76. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Speakers for the services will be Rev. Alan Rhodes, Bishop Kenneth Baker, and Rev. Dale Gooding.
Pallbearers will be members of his congregation.
Honorary Pallbearers will be his nephews.
Bart Barrett
July 8, 2005
God called Bart home on Friday, July 8th at 9:15pm. A Rosary Service for Bartlett Francis Barrett will be held at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin on Tuesday, July 12th at 7:00 P.M. and visitation will follow until 9:00 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, July 13 at 11:00 A.M. by Father Andrew J. Vollkommer in the Church with interment in the Church Cemetery.
Mr. Barrett was born June 27, 1917 in Boston Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Bartlett F. and Mary A. Sheehan Barrett.
He served in W.W. II as a paratrooper in the Army’s 13th and 82nd Airborne Division. Bart applied for a job and was interviewed by John McKeen at the Brooklyn NY plant of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. When Mr. McKeen took a look at his name and saw it was the same as the street in front of the plant--Bartlett Street--he was hired on the spot. He retired forty years later on June 25, 1982 as the general manager of Sorbitol/Organic 111. He was active in local politics and served the town of Waterford Connecticut as the treasurer for many years.
Bart saw Theresa Gore at a Kresge five and Dime in Jamaica New York and he knew immediately that she was the one. They were married on June 30, 1940 and celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this year.
Bart and Terry enjoyed spending time with their two daughters and their grandchildren, attending every event they could. They also enjoyed flower gardening, bowling and traveling together. They were faithful members and active volunteers of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church in Waterford Connecticut and Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin.
Bart is survived by his wife, Terry and his two daughters, Theresa and husband Jim Earp of Concord NC and Lois and husband Barry Mather of Chapin. They have ten grandchildren and twenty-eight great grandchildren. He is survived by a brother William (Dorothy) of East Sandwich, Massachusetts and a sister Peggy (Roy) of Wheaton, Maryland; and two sister-in-laws. He was predeceased by sisters, Marion, Rita and Helen, and brothers Jackie and Frankie.
The family would like to thank the staff of Providence Hospital 4th floor and Heartland of Lexington for their kindness and care in the last month’s of Bart’s life.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 549, Chapin, SC, 29036.
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