U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
CLYDE JOHNES
Clyde Johnes died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Born Oct. 18, 1935, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Beatrice Pack Ballard Jones. He professed Christ at an early age and joined Enon Baptist Church. Later, he joined Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Ethel Bowman of Sumter and Dorothy Kennedy of Inwood, N.Y. Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Baptist Church, with the Rev. L.W. Barnes, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Beulah Cemetery on Pinewood Road. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. A wake service will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The family will receive friends at the home of McKinley and Ethel Bowman, 2180 Kingsbury Road. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
ARCHIE RHODES
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Archie Rhodes, husband of Hattie Miller Rhodes, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Omni Manor in Youngstown. He was born May 27, 1907, in Darlington, S.C. Services will be announced by Fleming-DeLaine Funeral Home in Manning, S.C.
FRANCES M. McGUIRE
LADSON — Frances Marie Mouzon McGuire, 54, wife of Harrell Tindall McGuire, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at a local hospital. Born July 18, 1945, in Charleston, she was a daughter of Alvena Stuart Mouzon and the late Wilbur Lory Mouzon. Mrs. McGuire was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville. She was a teacher’s assistant for the Dorchester County School District. Survivors besides her husband of Ladson and her mother of Charleston include two daughters, Dawn Marie McGuire of Ladson and April McGuire Wright of Summerville; a brother, Carlisle L. Mouzon of Manning; two sisters, Gretta A. Pratt of Summerton and Carleen McCullough of Seabrook Island; and a granddaughter, Marissa Lory McGuire of Ladson. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Spell Chapel of Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville. Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Bethany United Methodist Church, 118 W. Third South St., Summerville, SC 29483. J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Greenridge Road Chapel in North Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.
RUTH H. RODGERS
Ruth Hudson Rodgers, 78, widow of John Carl Rodgers, died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at her home. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Edward Hudson and Hattie Shorter Hudson. Mrs. Rodgers was a member of First Church of God on Wise Drive. She was a graduate of Clevenger Business College. She was former owner of Star Cab Co. and Rodgers Garage. Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Ann Wright and her husband, Dumont Wright, of Columbia; two brothers, Marvin Hudson and J.T. Hudson, both of Sumter; six sisters, Ruby White and Trudie McLeod, both of Sumter, Lila Elmore of Darlington, Ida Geddings of Camden, Docia Keech of Seabrook, Texas, and Mildred Lumpkins of Leoma, Tenn.; and two granddaughters, Lauren Wright and Erin Wright, both of Columbia. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mae H. Rodgers. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Bower officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, and at other times at the home, 921 Sassafras Drive. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JOHN H. SHEATS
DALZELL — Memorial services with full military honors for John Henry Sheats, 55, who died Monday, May 29, 2000, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the small white chapel at Shaw Air Force Base with Chaplain Choi officiating. Members of the Shaw Air Force Honor Guard will be pallbearers. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 115 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150; the American Heart Association, 181 E. Evans St., Florence, SC 29501; or the American Cancer Association, 128 Stone Mark Road, Columbia, SC 29210. Bullock Funeral Home Inc. in Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
THOMASENIA SMILING
Thomasenia Smiling, wife of Curtis Smiling, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Born Nov. 28, 1935, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Moody Sr. and Maggie Jenkins-Maple. Mrs. Smiling graduated from Lincoln High School in Sumter and attended Brooklyn Community College in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was employed as a teacher’s assistant for the city of New York for 35 years. After retirement, she and her husband returned to Sumter. She was a devout member of East New York Church of God, where she served 35 years as a choir member, deaconness, a member of Leadership Intercessory Prayer and Women’s Leadership Team, instructor of New Members (Growing in Christ), Flea Market (church building/scholarship funds), vice president of the usher department, a Sunday school teacher and youth president and adviser. Survivors besides her husband of Sumter include two sons, Michael Smiling of Tampa, Fla., and Rodney Smiling of Metuchen, N.J.; three daughters, Sandra Jean Boardraye, Carolyn Denise Teagle and Phyllis Lorraine Jackson, all of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three brothers, Ollie Josey of Georgia, Ferdinand Maple of Connecticut and Ronnie Maple of Sumter; five sisters, Mary Shaw of Sumter, Grace Jackson of Washington, D.C., Thelma Johnson of Chicago, Ill., Dianne Edmunds of Georgia and Dorothy Philips of New York; 20 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives. A wake service will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at the Holy House of Prayer, U.S. 15 South, with Pastor Edmund Johnson officiating, assisted by Pastor Clifton McDowell and Pastor J. Barnes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends at the home, 2370 Whitesmill Road. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
R. ALPHONSO STUKES SR.
SUMMERTON — Robert Alphonso Stukes Sr., husband of Mary Ann Brown Stukes, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Born July 10, 1934, in Summerton, he was a son of the late Ladson “Babe” Stukes and Katie Lawson Stukes. Mr. Stukes attended Clarendon County public schools. In his youth, he attended Liberty Hill AME Church. In 1957, he relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to pursue his fascination of truck driving; and he was dedicated and reliable in this occupation. Survivors besides his wife of the home include four sons, Robert “Jerome” Stukes Jr., Haywood Stukes and Carl Stukes, both of Greensboro, N.C., and Michael Stukes of Ft. Lauderdale; two daughters, Roberta McCray of Manning and Mamie L. Stukes of Atlanta, Ga.; six brothers, Jacob, Marion, Lionel, Able and Daniel M. Stukes, all of New York, and Lester Bennett of Summerton; eight sisters, Rochelle S. Glover of Lumberton, N.C., Katie Bennett, Ethel Stukes, Suzanne Bennett and Marchia Stukes, all of New York, Leola Lawson of Manning, Henrietta S. Moses of Summerton and Thelma Clark of Orangeburg; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Hill AME Church with the Rev. Malachi Duncan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Roberta “Pat” McCray, 616 W. Huggins St., Manning. King Funeral Home in Summerton is in charge of arrangements.
MAE V. TAYLOR
HEMINGWAY — Mae Valdez Taylor, 83, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000. Born in Havana, Cuba, she was a daughter of the late Walking and Mary Role Valdez. Mrs. Taylor attended the public schools in Tampa, Fla., and received a nursing degree from Tampa Community College. She was employed as a nurse’s aide and sales clerk for more than 35 years in Brooklyn, N.Y. She attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church and St. Stephens Episcopal Church, both in Brooklyn. She later joined Jerusalem AME Church in Hemingway. She was first married to the late Johnny Border, and then to the late Wilton Taylor. Survivors include her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mattie Mae Pittman of Hemingway, Ben (Bessie) Taylor and Timothy Green, all of Hemingway, Leatha Mae Taylor of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Joseph (Clarece) Green of Orangeburg; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jerusalem AME Church with the Rev. James Frost, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Green’s Funeral Home in Lake City is in charge of arrangements.
CLARENCE M. WELCH
Clarence Millard Welch departed this earth on Thursday, June 1, 2000, to go to his Heavenly Father. He was born in Florence County on October 1, 1932, the son of the late Clarence M. Welch and Bessie B. Welch. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Nellie McAllister Welch; children Dale and Denise Welch and Chuck and Becky Welch, all of Columbia, S.C. He had five grandchildren, D.J., Jonathan, Lindsay, Heather and Hunter Welch. He is also survived by four brothers, Wilbur Welch of New Zion, R.M. Welch and Alfonza Welch, both of Sumter, and Beasley Welch of Manning; two sisters, Kathleen Nettles of Manning and Bernice Welch of New Zion; two sisters by marriage, Doris Walters of Goose Creek, S.C., and Shirley Cribb of Johnsonville, S.C. Two brothers predeceased him. He was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church, a Korean veteran and worked civil service at Shaw AFB for over 30 years. For the last 10 years he owned and operated Welch’s lawn maintenance business. Memorial services will be conducted by Dr. Clay Smith and Dr. Daniel B. Settle at Alice Drive Baptist Church on Saturday at 3 p.m. Memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church Building Fund, Sumter, S.C., and Shikinah Baptist Church in Greenville. There will be a private burial service. The family will receive friends at the home. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ELOUISE S. CARTER
Elouise Singleton Carter, 96, widow of Delta Carter, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Born Aug. 3, 1903, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Charity Singleton. The family will receive friends at the home, 2140 Claremont Road. Services will be announced by James Funeral Home Inc.
RUTH H. ROGERS
Ruth Hudson Rogers, 78, died today, June 1, 2000, at her home. Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
ALPHONSO STUKES
SUMMERTON — Alphonso Stukes died Monday, May 29, 2000, at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Born in Summerton, he was a son of the late Ladson Stukes and Katie Lawson Stukes. Services will be announced by King Funeral Home.
CHARLES E. EDWARDS
DALZELL — Charles E. “Chuck” Edwards, 63, husband of Dorothy K. “Dot” Ketchie Edwards, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at his home. Born in Birmingham, Ala., he was a son of the late Lambert M. Edwards and Alva Mae Warren Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church, the Hillcrest Masonic Lodge and was a S.C. state constable. He was a U.S. Air Force master sergeant with 23 years of service and a Vietnam War veteran. He also retired from Suburban Propane Gas Co. Survivors besides his wife of Dalzell include a son, Daniel R. Edwards of Dalzell; three daughters, Treena Edwards McCutchen and Donna Edwards Hogan, both of Orange Park, Fla., and Linda Edwards Johnson of Sumter; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Crosswell Baptist Church in Sumter with the Rev. Rodney Howard officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers will be Tommy Hickson, R.A. Reynolds, Len Brown, Preston Lee, Buddy Avin and Roy Powell. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sumter City Police Department and the S.C. state constables. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church or to the American Cancer Society. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home in Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
LUCILE R. EVANS
Lucile Richard Evans died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the Health Center at Richland Place in Nashville, Tenn. Born March 1, 1900, in Sumter, she was the youngest of 10 children born to the late Samuel Richards and Hannah Burroughs Richards. Mrs. Evans was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, where she served in many capacities including the United Methodist Women, senior choir, former secretary of the Council on Ministries, church historian, director of the gospel choir, youth choir musician, president of the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Hartsville District and member of Church Women United. She was active in the community, serving as secretary of the Sumter branch of the NAACP, a former secretary of the St. Paul Chapter No. 345 of the Order of Eastern Star, and a musician for District No. 4 of the Order of Eastern Star. Active in the Democratic Party, she served as poll manager of the Birnie precinct for many years. She was also active in the Sumter Music Guild, a charter member of the Martin Luther King Celebration Committee and the YWCA, the Friendly Ladies Club, the Green Thumb Garden Club and the Tuesday Afternoon Club. Mrs. Evans was a graduate of Lincoln High School and a graduate of Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina, Class of 1920 (currently South Carolina State University), and was the oldest living graduate of that institution. She also graduated from Morris College, class of 1945. She completed further studies at North Carolina Teachers College in Durham, N.C., and Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. She taught at the former Sumter Stonehill School. Survivors include her grandchildren, Dr. Richard N. Evans of Glendale, Wis., Samuel Roosevelt Evans of Los Angeles, Calif., Deborah Armeta Williams of Ft. Detrick, Md., Barbara L. Moon of Louisville, Ky., and Edna Ranelle Evans-Abernathy of Milwaukee, Wis.; eight great-grandchildren, Rachel Evans, Hillary Evans, Chanee A. Moon, Chanel F. Moon, Charles Abernathy Moon, Charis Evans Moon, Emma A. Williams and David Vincent Williams; and her daughter-in-law, Emma G. Evans Abernathy of Clarksville, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her only son, Richard Neal Evans Sr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Willis T. Goodwin officiating, the Rev. Harrison Ervin, pastor, assisted by the Rev. James Fountain and the Rev. Willie Dicks. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park. The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc., and at other times at the home, 215 S. Washington St. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
MARGIE KEELS
LYNCHBURG — Margie Keels, 75, widow of William Wyatt Keels, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, in a Florence hospital after an illness. Born in Orangeburg County, she was a daughter of the late Eddie Capers and Mayme Kizer Capers. She was a homemaker and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, William Wyatt Keels Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; four daughters, Linda K. Mixon, Gayle K. Jans, Susan K. Hurdle and Nancy K. McElveen, all of Lynchburg; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Floyd Funeral Home in Olanta. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church or the church choir. Floyd Funeral Home in Olanta is in charge of arrangements.
PEARLETHA S. SOLOMON
Pearletha Sweet Solomon, widow of Joseph Solomon Sr., died Saturday, May 27, 2000, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 20, 1932, in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Mack and Mabel Bowman Sweet. Mrs. Solomon was an active member of Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church, where she served on the missionary society faithfully until her health failed. She attended Lee County public schools. Survivors include six sons, Nathaniel Solomon and Leroy Solomon, both of Florence, Herbert Solomon of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Willie Solomon of Lynchburg, Isaiah Solomon of Atlanta, Ga., and Maurice Solomon of College Park, Ga.; five daughters, Jessie S. Parrott of Bishopville, Brenda Solomon of Lynchburg, and Tiney S. McCullough, Patricia Solomon and Deneshia Solomon, all of Sumter; a brother, Willie Sweet of Paterson, N.J.; 38 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church, Jamestown Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Wilbert C. Wilks, presiding pastor, officiating, assisted by Brother B.J. Barr. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery in Lee County. The casket will be placed in the church at noon. The family will receive friends at the home of Brenda Solomon, 1247 U.S. 76, Lynchburg. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES E. EDWARDS
DALZELL — Charles E. “Chuck” Edwards died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at his home. Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
LUCILE R. EVANS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lucile Richard Evans, widow of Roosevelt N. Evans, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Highland Place in Nashville. Born March 1, 1900, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Hannah Burroughs Richards. The family will receive friends at the home, 215 S. Washington St., Sumter, S.C. Services will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. in Sumter, S.C.
CLYDE JOHNES
Clyde Johnes, 64, died today, May 31, 2000, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Born Oct. 18, 1935, in Sumter, he was the brother of Ethel Bowman. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Ethel and McKinley Bowman, 2180 Kingsbury Road. Services will be announced by Job’s Mortuary Inc.
MAE V. TAYLOR
HEMINGWAY — Mae Valdez Taylor of Hemingway, 86, widow of Wilton Taylor, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Honorage Nursing Center in Florence after an illness. She was the sister-in-law of Mattie Pittman of Hemingway. The family will receive friends at the home of her niece, the Rev. Harriet Massingill, 103 Magnolia St., Hemingway. Services will be announced by Green’s Funeral Home in Lake City.
COLEMAN L. BRAMLETT
BISHOPVILLE — Coleman L. Bramlett, 94, widower of Wilhelmina Alexander Bramlett, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at his home after a brief illness. Born May 21, 1906, in Lee County, he was a son of the late John Madison Bramlett and Hettie Beasley Bramlett. Mr. Bramlett was a member of Hephzibah Presbyterian Church. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was a retired merchant and a farmer. Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Welsh and her husband, Steven Welsh, of Bishopville; five sons, Dr. Lindy Bramlett and his wife, Sharon Bramlett, of Columbia, Matt Bramlett and his wife, Betsy Bramlett, Al Bramlett and his wife, Eva Bramlett, all of Bishopville; Ronnie Houck and his wife, Ann Houck, of Bethune, and Julius C. Houck and his wife, Judy Houck, of Bishopville; three sisters, Alice Gray Houser and Nettie B. Huntley, both of Bishopville, and Ruby B. Moore of Sumter; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bishopville Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Hephzibah Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home, 2547 Sumter Highway, Bishopville. Memorials may be made to the Hephzibah Presbyterian Church, c/o Mrs. Mary Lee Elmore, 610 S. Main St., Bishopville, SC 29010. Hancock-Elmore-Hill-Funeral Home in Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
ROY GAMBLE
MANNING — Roy “Ray” Gamble, 34, of Route 5, Box 256, died Friday afternoon, May 26, 2000, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital after an illness. Born Oct. 21, 1965, in Manning, he was a son of the late Alex “Preacher” Gamble Jr. and Willie Mae Briggs Gamble. Mr. Gamble attended the public schools in Homestead, Fla. Survivors include four brothers, Jerome Gamble, Sheldon Gamble and Marvin Gamble, all of Miami, Fla., and Willie J. Gamble of Manning; three sisters, Jeanette Hilton and Mary B. Lawson, both of Manning, and Janie Gamble of Homestead; and his maternal grandparents, Oscar and Carrie Briggs of Manning. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Hayes F. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel of Samuels Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., with the Rev. Jerome McCray, pastor of St. Michael AME Church in Wedgefield, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Marvin Conyers and the Rev. Sylvester Hicks. Burial will be in the Lodebar AME Church cemetery, S.C. 527 East, Black River Road, New Zion. The family will receive friends at the home of his aunt, Virginia Weeks, 906 Branchview St., Bellwood subdivision, Manning. Samuels Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
INFANT JAH-BORN GARNER
Jah-Born Ezekiel Tafari Garner, 1˝-year-old son of Dwaine Garner and Glenda Richardson, died Thursday, May 25, 2000, at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital in Charleston. He was born Oct. 14, 1998, in Sumter. Survivors besides his parents include two brothers, Daquan Richardson of the home and Nyheem Richardson of Wilmington, Del.; three sisters, Shaneque Brunson, Shanay Richardson and Melanie Garner, all of Sumter; his maternal grandparents, Shirley Wilson of Sumter and Reggie Thompson of Houston, Texas; his paternal grandparents, Everee Garner and James Garner, both of Sumter; and his maternal great-grandmother, Inez Richardson of Wilmington, Del. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Chapel with Queen Mother Maimouna J. MBacke officiating. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Marlon Ceamer, Stacey Brunson, Daqwan Richardson and Lloyd AKerss. The funeral procession will leave at 2:30 p.m. from the home of his mother, Glenda Richardson, 15 Orchard Place. Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
BESSIE L. ROGERS
Bessie Luther Rogers, 93, a resident of Covenant Place, widow of Ernest Brasington Rogers Sr., died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Moore County, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Thomas Alexander Luther and Lovdy Alice Dunlap Luther. Mrs. Rogers was a member of Graham Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Ernest B. Rogers Jr. and his wife, Betty Rogers, of Orangeburg, T. Luke Rogers and his wife, Mary Helen Rogers, of Sumter; a daughter, Anne Gambrell and her husband, Samuel C. Gambrell Jr., of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; a brother, W. Carson Luther of Macon, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Jasper C. Smith of Sumter, Mrs. Robert L. Hudson of Salisbury, N.C., Mrs. William B. Harley Sr. of Columbia and Mrs. Claude Funkhouser Jr. of Bethesda, Md.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Daniel Lee and the Rev. John Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William C. Luther Jr., W. Walton Luther Jr., Charles M. Luther Jr., Russell J. Luther Jr., William B. Harley Jr., Steve Funkhouser, Tommy Huggins Jr. and the Rev. Rick Watson. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Graham Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, and at other times at the home of her son, Luke Rogers, 519 Phelps St. Memorials may be made to Graham Baptist Church or to the Salvation Army. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DR. SUBBEAL C. TOOMBS
SANTEE — Dr. Subbeal C. Toombs of 12 Andre Micheaux Road, 81, husband of Annie Mae Frierson Toombs, died Friday, May 26, 2000, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident at Interstate 95, Exit 102, in North Santee. Born Dec. 30, 1918, in Richmond, Va., he was a son of the late Russell Toombs and Julia Anderson Toombs. Dr. Toombs attended the public schools in Richmond, Va., and graduated cum laude from Virginia Union College in Richmond, where he received a bachelor’s degree. In 1946, he received a doctorate from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in dentistry. Dr. Toombs enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II as a dental officer. He received the following decorations and citations: American Campaign Medal, European African Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. He retired from private dental practice in New York City in 1987 and moved to Santee, where he became a loyal member of Santee Presbyterian Church until his death. Survivors include a brother, Harold R. Toombs of Richmond; two sisters-in-law, Cleon J. Toombs of Richmond and Esther F. Johnson of Summerton; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Hayes F. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel of Samuels Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Coit R. Troutman, pastor of Santee Presbyterian Church in Santee, officiating, assisted by the Rev. George P. Windley. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister-in-law, Esther F. Johnson, Route 1, Box 1255, Scarborough Landing Road, in the Camp Bob Cooper community of Summerton. Samuels Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of arrangements.
ANNIE F. TOOMBS
SANTEE — Annie Mae Frierson Toombs of 12 Andre Micheaux Road, 83, wife of Dr. Subbeal C. Toombs, died Friday afternoon, May 26, 2000, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Born April 9, 1917, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late William Frierson and Emma Lemon Frierson. Mrs. Toombs attended the public schools Ansonia, Conn., and graduated from Ansonia High School in 1933. She was employed as an assistant librarian in New York City from 1936 to 1956, and she worked as an dental assistant in her husband’s dental practice from 1958 until her retirement in 1987. She was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Jamaica, N.Y., and after moving to Ansonia, she became a member of the AME Zion Church. After moving to Santee, she united with Santee Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a sister, Esther F. Johnson of Summerton; a brother-in-law, Harold R. Toombs of Richmond, Va.; two sisters-in-law, Marie Frierson of Port Jefferson, N.Y., and Cleon Toombs of Richmond; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers, James Frierson, John J. Frierson and William Grant Frierson Jr.; and three sisters, Mamie F. Vaughn, Alice F. Williams and Ada F. Carrington. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Hayes F. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel of Samuels Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Coit R. Troutman, pastor of Santee Presbyterian Church in Santee, officiating, assisted by the Rev. George P. Windley. The family will receive friends at the home of her sister, Esther F. Johnson, Route 1, Box 1255, Scarborough Landing Road, in the Camp Bob Cooper community of Summerton. Samuels Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of arrangements.
ROY GAMBLE
MANNING — Roy “Ray” Gamble, 34, died Friday, May 26, 2000, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 21, 1965, in Manning, he was a son of the late Alex “Preacher” Gamble Jr. and Willie Mae Briggs Gamble. The family will receive friends at the home of his grandaunt, Virginia Weeks, 906 Branchview Drive in Bellwood subdivision of Manning, and the home of his sister, Mary Bennett Lawson, Lakebrook Apartments, No. D, Raccoon Road, Manning. Samuels Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FRANCES MARTIN
Frances Martin, 75, died Friday, May 26, 2000, at Carolina Hospital in Florence. The family will receive friends at the home of his brother, Edward Smith, 4 King St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
RUTH C. BOSIER
Ruth A. Collins Bosier, wife of Roosevelt Bosier, died Monday, May 22, 2000, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. Born Sept. 25, 1937, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of Julius Collins and the late Pauline Sweat Collins. Mrs. Bosier attended Paxville Elementary School and Scott’s Branch High School. In her youth she joined Zion Hill Baptist Church, and she later joined New Hope AME Church, where she served on the trustee board, stewardess board, missionary board, gospel choir, sweetheart banquet committee, kitchen committee and the pastor’s aide ministry. She was employed by Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning for 23 years. Survivors besides her husband of Manning and her father of Sumter include a son, George Bosier of Manning; four daughters, Roslyn Diann Miller, Shirley Mack and Janice Scott, all of Manning, and Susan Smith of Philadelphia, Pa.; four brothers, Roosevelt Collins, Jimmy Johnson and Harry Lee Johnson, all of Sumter, and James Johnson of Bridgeport, Conn.; a sister, Rutha Mae Darleans of Norwalk, Conn.; four adopted sons, Charles Bosier of Blackville, Michael Bosier of Atlanta, Ga., Tommie Johnson of Sumter, and Eugene Davis of Kershaw; four adopted daughters, Lucy Sweat, Thomasena Sweat, and Patricia Williams, all of Sumter, and Denise Budden of Hampton, Va.; 10 grandchildren; 16 adopted grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three adopted great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Davis. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at New Hope AME Church in Pinewood, with the Revs. J. Seawright, pastor, and Mary Jackson officiating, assisted by the Revs. Jack Dais, Esterleen Bethune, Willie Wright Jr. and Roosevelt Boyd. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. The funeral procession will leave at 1 p.m. from the home, Apt. 15-B, S. Boundary St., Manning. The family will receive friends at the home. Community Funeral Home in Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
RUTH C. BOSIER
MICHAEL BRUNSON ALCOLU — Michael Wesley Brunson, 45, husband of Kathy Elizabeth Ridgeway Brunson, died Friday, May 26, 2000, in Manning. Born Nov. 4, 1954, in Manning, he was a son of James Wesley Brunson and the late Lois Loretta Hodge Brunson. Mr. Brunson was an insurance agent for Clarendon County Farm Bureau, a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and lay leader, a member and past president of the Lion’s Club and past assistant recreational director for Clarendon County and Dixie Youth Baseball coach. Survivors besides his wife and father, both of Alcolu, include a stepmother, Anne Plowden Brunson of Alcolu; a son, Wesley Ridgeway Brunson of Alcolu; a daughter, Kelsey Elizabeth Ridgeway Brunson of Alcolu, a brother, Mark Alan Brunson of Alcolu; a sister, Sandra Brunson Edens of Dalzell; two stepbrothers, Chuck Wiley of West Virginia and Plowden Nelson of Pensacola, Fla.; two stepsisters, Vickie Lofton of Myrtle Beach and Lindy Neely of West Virginia. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Stephens Funeral Home in Manning, with the Revs. Seth Williams and Thomas J. Conway officiating. Burial will be in Brunson Cemetery in Sumter County. Pallbearers will be Donald Hardy, Stanley Hodge, Bill Coker, Jody Hodge, Andrew Hodge, Bruce Hodge, Ricky Lee and Randy Feagin. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Dixie Youth Braves, Lion’s Club, Adult Sunday School Class of Trinity UMC and staff of Clarendon County Farm Bureau. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home, Manning, and other times at the residence, Route 1, Box 720, Brewington Road, Alcolu. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund or memorial fund. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
