U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
ALBERT WRIGHT JR.
Albert “Tacky” Wright Jr., 66, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 19, 1935, he was a son of the late Albert Wright Sr. and Marie Canty Wright. He attended the schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Lincoln High School. He played baseball for the Sumter White Sox. At an early age he joined Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Perry Wright and Tyrone Wright; three brothers, James Wright of Lake City, Leon Wright of Sumter and Raymond Wright of Newark, N.J.; four sisters, Miriam Session of Brooklyn, N.Y., Dorothy Bryant of Chicago Ill., Flossie Littles of Sumter and Deloris Brooks of Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Williams Sr. officiating assisted by the Rev. Kay Adams Best. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Bracey, Ashby Davis, James Dudley, James Holland, James McCray, Herman Pearson and James Watson. Floral bearers will be nieces. The funeral procession will leave 2:15 p.m. from the home of his sister Flossie Littles, 56 James Village Apartments, Sumter. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
OLINE WEBB SUMPTER
Oline Webb Sumpter, 77, widow of Charlie Sumpter, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at her residence. Born Aug. 1, 1924, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Webb and Evalena Frances Webb. Survivors include a son, Robert Sumpter. The family will receive friends at the home of her son, 337 Mooneyham Road, Sumter. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
MARY HEMPHILL BOYLE
SUMMERVILLE — Mary Hemphill Boyle, 74, widow of William Augustus Boyle Jr., died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at her residence. Born July 6, 1926, in Charleston, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Robert Hardee Hemphill and Mary Osborn Barnwell Hemphill. She was a graduate of Summerville High School and attended the College of Charleston. She was also a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the American Contract Bridge League. Survivors include three daughters, Sissue (Dan), Beauchene, Dodie (John) Altman and Jane (George) Brown, all of Summerville; two sons, William A. Boyle (Gus) of Sumter and Robert H. Boyle (Bob) of Kingsport, Tenn; a brother, Robert Hardee Hemphill III of Summerville; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Parks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
BISHOP WILLIE R. BURGESS
BALTIMORE,Md — Bishop Willie R. Burgess died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Leroy and Ella Lee Burgess. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
TIADGHA VIGON BOONE
Tiadgha Vigon Boone, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of Lakisha Hamilton and Wendell Boone Jr. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Chapel A.M.E. Church, Paxville with the Rev. William Scott officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zero Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of the grandmother, the Rev. Mary Davis Hamilton, Route 2, Box 603, Pinewood in the Paxville community. Heming-DeLaine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JAMES CANTY
James Canty of 2625 Edmunds Drive, widower of Ruby White Canty, died Sunday morning, Feb. 18, 2001, at his home. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Gladys DuBose Jones, 2625 Edmunds Drive. Services will be announced by Community Funeral Home.
HARLAND G. MERCHANT
Harland George Merchant, 76, husband of Dorothy W. Merchant, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter. Services will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.
ALLEN L. OLIVER
SUMMERTON — Allen Lee Oliver, 65, died Monday morning, Feb. 19, 2001, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning after an illness. Born July 31, 1935, in Summerton, he was a son of the late Louis Oliver and Lillie Jones Oliver. He was reared by his foster parents, the late James Scott and Lillie Ragin Scott. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Millie Scott, Roosevelt Street, Summerton. Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home in Manning.
JOHN M. STOCKBRIDGE
John McLeod Stockbridge, 50, husband of Kay Meadows Stockbridge, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center in Columbia. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home. Services will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.
JOE WILLIAMS JR.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Deacon Joe Williams Jr., 86, formerly of Old Foreston Road, Greeleyville, S.C., died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at the Medical College of Pennsylvania hospital in Philadelphia after an illness. Born April 14, 1915, in the Greeleyville community of Williamsburg County, S.C., he was a son of the late Joe Williams Sr. and Cora McDonald Williams. He was first married to the late Mary Ned Williams, then to the late Helen Singletary Williams, and then to the late Etta Mae Wright Williams. The family will receive friends at his home, Old Foreston Road, Greeleyville. Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home in Manning, S.C.
TERESA K. DAVIS
BISHOPVILLE — Teresa “Resey” Keziah Davis, 44, wife of Olin Davis Jr., died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Chester County, she was a daughter of Edwin Keziah and Veronica Morton Keziah. Survivors besides her husband and her parents of Bishopville include a daughter, Jody L. Atkinson; a brother, Don L. Brown; two sisters, Katura Skinner McLeod of Bishopville and Karen Keziah Mellor; and five nephews and seven nieces. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Becky Boykin officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, and at other times at 4085 Bush Branch Road, Sumter. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home in Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
CURTIS WEBBER
RIMINI — Curtis “Curt Mickey” Webber, 73, husband of Mary Ballard Webber, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. Born May 19, 1927, in Eastover in Richland County, he was a son of the late Edisto DeVeaux and Beatrice “Jimmie Bea” Webber Patten. Mr. Webber attended Richland County public schools. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors besides his wife include a son, Dallas C. Webber of Pinewood; four daughters, Shirley M. Bell, Dorothy R. Brown and Mary A. Joseph, all of Bronx, N.Y., and Kanzora N. Robinson of Pinewood; eight brothers, Eugene of Brooklyn, N.Y., Daniel and Carl, both of Bronx, Herman and Enoch, both of Eastover, Alton of Columbia, Willie J. of Sally and Joshua of Stamford, Conn.; two sisters, Ola Mae and Barbara, both of Bronx, and Bernice of Queens, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Antioch UME Church, Route 2, Rimini, with the Rev. Jonathan Smith, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Roosevelt Boyd. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 2:30 p.m. from his home, Route 1, Box 604, Lang Lane, Rimini. The family will receive friends at the same home. Summerton Funeral Service in Summerton is in charge of arrangements.
COURTNEY L. WILSON
MAYESVILLE — Courtney Loyita Wilson died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at her home. Born April 26, 1981, in Lee County, she was a daughter of William P. Wilson Jr. and Annie Durant Wilson. Miss Wilson attended the public schools in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and in Lee County, and she graduated from high school in 1999. She also attended the University of South Carolina Sumter Sumter and was currently enrolled at Central Carolina Technical College. She attended Mt. Pleasant AME Church and the Marine Corps Base Chapel in Kaneohe. She joined Unionville AME Church, where she accepted the Lord as her Savior. She was involved with the Genesis Chapel, youth Bible Study, Junior choir, Sunday school and taught vacation Bible school. Survivors besides her parents include a daughter, Annissa Hokuao-O-Nalani Wilson; two sisters, Lashia K. Wilson of the home and Yeta Wilson of Virginia; and her grandparents, Gertrude Wilson and Freddie Mae Durant. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Unionville AME Church in St. Charles with the Rev. Joshua Dupree officiating, assisted by Dr. Clyde Anderson of New York, N.Y., the Rev. David Brown and the Rev. Charles Lawson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The funeral procession will leave at 3:30 p.m. from the home, 6609 St. Charles Road, Mayesville. The family will receive friends at the home. Williams Funeral Home Inc. in Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
TAMOR M. LOWERY
LYNCHBURG — Tamor Moses Lowery, widow of Ellie Lowery, died today, Jan. 23, 2001, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Services will be announced by Commercial Funeral Home.
D. GWEN H. MAHONEY
MANNING — Donna Gwen Hardy Mahoney, 50, wife of John Allen Mahoney, died this morning, Jan. 23, 2001, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home.
WOODROW J. MILLS SR.
Woodrow “Woody” Joseph Mills Sr., 79, husband of Mildred Brown Mills, died today, Jan. 23, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
WILLIE E. MONROE
PLANT CITY, Fla. — Willie Edward Monroe, 48, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at Plant City Hospital. Born July 6, 1953, in Clarendon County, S.C., he was a son of Ernest and Gussie Bennett Gill and a grandson of Ruth Johnson, all of Route 2, Box 87, Summerton, S.C. Burial will be in Plant City. Courtesy announcement of Summerton Funeral Service in Summerton, S.C.
MATTHEW D. GALLASHAW
Matthew D. Gallashaw, husband of Victoria Brown Gallashaw, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born April 9, 1921, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Matthew D. Gallashaw and Rosa Brown Gallashaw. Mr. Gallashaw attended Ebenezer High School in Dalzell, Lincoln High School in Sumter and Brenard Junior College in Cheraw. Mr. Gallashaw was a farmer, employed at Electrical Wholesalers and retired from Exide Battery. He also was employed with Wells Fargo as a security guard. In his youth, he became a Christian and joined Ebenezer Presbyterian Church (USA) in Dalzell, where he served as a trustee, deacon and sang in the choir. He also organized and managed the Singing Cousins. Survivors besides his wife include two sons, the Rev. Matthew D. Gallashaw of Philadelphia, Pa., and Olanda Lee Gallashaw of Dalzell; a daughter, Mattie Mack of Dalzell; a sister, Ella Canty of Sumter; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Emmett A. Gallashaw; and three sisters, Angeline Davis, Ethel Pearson and Estel Porcher. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church (USA) in Dalzell with the Rev. Dr. Franklin D. Colclough officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ernest Jackson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 1:30 p.m. from the home, 2715 Gallashaw Drive, Dalzell. The family will receive friends at the home. Williams Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
JAMES C. JENKINS
James Clifford Jenkins, 22, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Born Oct. 7, 1978, in Sumter County, he was a son of James Baker and Evelyn Washington Jenkins Rice. Mr. Jenkins was a lifelong member of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Hillcrest High School, Class of 1997. He was formerly employed at Madison Industries and later at Santee Print Works. Survivors besides his father of Bishopville and his mother of Rembert include a brother, Glen Jenkins of Columbia; and four sisters, Marlene Washington of Dalzell, Altresha Jenkins and Chantal Jenkins, both of Rembert, and Janifer Baker of Bishopville. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church in Bishopville with the Rev. Herbert Fogle, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Pallbearers will be Alexander Baker, Bernard Baker, Burnell Baker, Ernest Baker, Marvin Baker, Walter Baker Jr. and Walter Charles Jr. Flower bearers will be Earthie Abraham, Amanda T. Baker, Janie M. Baker, Ruby Jean Baker, Christine Charles, Georgette Frierson, Hope Baker Hayes, Daisy McQuillar and Jeanette McQuillar. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Marlene Washington, 30 Roka Drive, Dalzell. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
REV. DORETHA BREWER
The Rev. Doretha Brewer, wife of Robert Brewer Sr., died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was the mother of Robert Brewer Jr. The family will receive friends at the home of her husband, 979 Meadowbrook Road. Services will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.
WILLIAM J. BRYANT SR.
COLUMBIA — William J. Bryant Sr., widower of Mary Marie Bryant, died today, Jan. 22, 2001, at Dorn Veterans Medical Center. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Linda Harris, Route 2, Box 220-E, Baggett Road, Manning. Services will be announced by Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home in Manning.
ANITA JACKSON
Anita Jackson, wife of Alfair Jackson, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at her home. Born Sept. 1, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Frank Wilson and Lugenia Scriven Wilson. The family will receive friends at the home, 2261 Stamey Livestock Road. Services will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.
ETHEL TAYLOR
RIMINI — Ethel Mae “Ruby” Moore Nelson Taylor, wife of Johnnie Taylor, died Sunday morning, Jan. 21, 2001, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning after a brief illness. Born in Rimini in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of Margaret Moore “Mattie” Green. The family will receive friends at the home of her husband, Route 1, Box 1398, Rimini. Services will be announced by Fleming Funeral Home in Summerton.
WILLIE M. WEEKS
BOSTON, Mass. — Willie Mood Weeks, widower of Marie Gibson Weeks, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Boston. Mr. Weeks was born in Summerton, S.C. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Levern and Theophilus “Tee” Burke, P.O. Box 794, 8 Mood Drive, Summerton. Services will be announced by Dyson’s Home for Funerals in Summerton, S.C.
HENRY B. WHITE
BISHOPVILLE — Henry B. White died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, in Burlington, N.J. Born Sept. 30, 1930, in Lee County, he was a nephew of Lula Thomas and a cousin of Rosetta Mickens. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at New Hope Baptist Church. Boatwright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LOUISE WRIGHT
BISHOPVILLE — Louise Wright, widow of Elijah “Jelly Roll” Wright, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville. Born in Lee County, he was the father of Mary Wright. The family will receive friends at the home, 151 Hansel St. Services will be announced by Boatwright Funeral Home.
VIOLA BRAND
EFFINGHAM — Viola Rosa Catherine Brand, 84, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Honorage Nursing Center in Florence. Born April 3, 1916, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Ben Tilmon and Fannie Brand. She attended Clarendon County public schools. In her youth, she became a member of Oak Grove AME Church in Turbeville, where she was a faithful member of the gospel choir. Survivors include a son, Joenell Brand of Uniontown, Pa.; three daughters, Francena Brand of Turbeville and Emma Graham and Jannie T. Dickson, both of Effingham;; a brother, John Brand of Sumter; two sisters, Mary Brand of Olanta and Merletha Gamble of Laurelton, N.Y.; and 23 grandchildren. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Samuels and Richardson Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Grove AME Church, Burnt Branch Road, Turbeville, with the Rev. Oliver Davis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in New McFadden Cemetery in Olanta. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jannie T. and Rocky Dickson, 2515 McElveen Lane, Effingham. Samuels and Richardson Funeral Home in Lake City is in charge of arrangements.
HAROLD CHANDLER
Harold Chandler died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 22, 1951, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Paul Chandler and Bertha Herrington Chandler. Mr. Chandler attended Sumter County public schools. He was employed for 23 years at Exide Battery, now known as EnerSys Inc. Survivors include a brother, James Chandler of Sumter; six sisters, Janie Brown of Fanwood, N.J., Mary Hadley of Seat Pleasant, Md., Barbara Allen of Philadelphia, Pa., and Betty Colclough, Berthinia Davis and Alice Nixon, all of Sumter; and two aunts and an uncle. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Chandler Jr. and Payton Chandler. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home Inc. with the Rev. Ernest Jackson, presiding, assisted by the Revs. Melvin Coleman, Jack Lewis Jr. and Robert Galloway. Burial will be in Clark United Methodist Church cemetery. The funeral procession will leave at 10:30 a.m. from the home, 509 Knightsbridge Road. The family will receive friends at the home. Williams Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
RAYMOND W. HILL
Raymond Watson Hill, 66, widower of Brenda Louise Thigpen Hill, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Randall G. Hill and Juanita Mixon Hill. Mr. Hill was a member of St. John United Methodist Church and was a retired supervisor from Santee Print Works. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include a son, Mickey Lynn Hill of California; a daughter, Melissa Barkley of Sumter; a brother, Randall G. Hill Jr. of Sumter; a sister, Judy Sell of Florence; and a grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Larue Cook officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Barkley Sr., James Barkley, John Polinskey, Jimmy Thigpen, Jay Thigpen and Lee Thigpen. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, and at other times at the home, 423 E. Charlotte Ave. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HARVIS McGEE
Harvis “Bro” McGee, husband of Margaret B. McGee, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born June 8, 1939, in Bessemer, Ala., he was a son of the late Horace and Carrie Beulah McGee. Mr. McGee attended Junior High 81 School in New York. He was a former member of Soundview Baptist Church in New York. After moving to Sumter in 1971, he joined Mt. Pisgah AME Church. He served in the U.S. Army and was employed by Yuasa-Exide. Survivors besides his wife of the home include four sons, Michael McGee, Harvis McGee Jr. and Ulysses Kevin McGee, all of Sumter, and Kiplin Eric Evans McGee of New York, N.Y.; six daughters, Janette McGee Johnson of the home, Denise McGee Nelson of Bishopville, Lillian McGee Hastie, Sharon McGee and Margaret Ann “Candi” McGee, all of Sumter, and Pamela McGee of Rocky Point, N.C.; three brothers, Willie Rankin of Birmingham, Ala., Sylvester McGee of Birmingham, Ala., and Emerson McGee of Bronx, N.Y.; seven sisters, Martha Patterson of Birmingham, Rose McGee, Lula Sanders, Inez McMillian, Joann Johnson and Virginia Williams, all of Bronx, and Katherine Harrison of Long Island, N.Y.; 23 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Polly. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Marion H. Newton, pastor, Minister Ricky Simmons and Minister Terry Law, officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park. There will be no public viewing. The family will receive friends at the home, 4610 Shirley P Drive. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
AMMIE MIMS
Ammie E. Mims, 86, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at National Healthcare System. Born in Pinewood, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Mims and Corrine Wells Mims. Ms. Mims was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Fidelis Sunday School Class. She was retired from the Franklin Co., Ohio Highway Department. She was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include a niece, Anne M. Moye of Sumter; a nephew, Norman W. Mims Jr. of Kingsland, Ga.; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial was in Sumter Cemetery. The family received friends at the home, 2440 U.S. 521 South. Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church, 109 Miller Road, Sumter, SC, 29150. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
LOUISE RILEY
BRONX, N.Y. — Louise Riley, 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at her home in Bronx, N.Y. Born Oct. 16, 1935, in Summerton, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Jamiel Green Riley. She was employed as a nurse for the Bronx State Hospital in Bronx, where she retired. Survivors include five aunts, Lula Watson of Long Island, N.Y., Hazel Carter and Ruby Richburg, both of Baltimore, Md., and Francis Lewis and Camilla Witherspoon, both of Opa-Locka, Fla.; and other relatives. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church in Summerton with the Rev. W.T. Johnson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Dyson’s Home for Funerals in Summerton, S.C., is in charge of arrangements.
MAGGIE L. SCARBOROUGH
Maggie Lou Scarborough, widow of Jessie Scarborough, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born July 30, 1911, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Matthew Butler and Elizann Washington Butler. Mrs. Scarborough attended Lee County public schools. She was employed by the Rev. T.J. Slater Sr. and Thelma Slater, where she was a faithful caretaker for many years. She was instrumental in raising many children in the Woodrow community and was known as “Aunt Maggie” to everyone who knew her, except her grandchildren, who called her “Nana.” In her youth she joined Mt. Olive AME Church, where she was a class leader, member of the senior choir, member of the missionary society and Woodrow Missionary Unit, the usher board, church school, and senior citizens. Survivors include a daughter, Ollie Mae Pearson of the home; a granddaughter, Bessie Rhee Mitchell of Washington, D.C.; a great-granddaughter, Sheila Wilson of Woodrow; two great-great-grandsons, Nathaniel Pearson of Sumter and Laquan Wilson of Woodrow; a special niece, Allean Jennings of Woodrow; and additional nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Joseph Butler, William “Spunk” Butler, Marion Butler, Ivory Butler, Edward Butler and Emanuel Butler; a sister, Sarah Dozier Butler; a granddaughter, Flossie Lou Mack; and a great-great-granddaughter, Tiffany Wilson. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive AME Church in Woodrow with the Rev. Timothy A. Johnson, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Roberta Wilson and the Rev. T.J. Slater Sr. Burial will be in Cooksfield Cemetery in Woodrow. Nephews will be pallbearers, and stewards of the church will be honorary pallbearers. Nieces will be flower bearers, and members of the church missionary society will be honorary flower bearers. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 2:30 p.m. from the home of her daughter, 2761 Rembert Church Road, Dalzell. The family will receive friends at the same address. Williams Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
