U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Marilu H. Cantrell
June 3, 1905 -- June 17, 2004
ANDERSON -- Marilu H. Cantrell, 99, of NHC Healthcare of Anderson died Thursday, June 17, 2004, at NHC Healthcare of Anderson.
Born in Sugar Hill, Ga., she was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church. She served in many capacities at the church, which was pastored by her late husband, including Sunday school teacher, pianist and Bible school director. She was a fine housekeeper, cook, seamstress and gardener. She attended Chattahooche High School, Oglethorpe University and West Georgia College. She taught in the Georgia Public School system in Hall County, Cherokee County, Cobb County and Paulding County.
Surviving are son, Wesley E. Cantrell of Atlanta; daughter, Joanne Cantrell Croker of Anderson; sisters, Dot Hudgins Shaw and Marjorie Hudgins Morris; seven grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
She was the widow of the Rev. James Wesley Cantrell and the daughter of the late J.Z. Hudgins and Sally Tanner Hudgins. She was preceded in death by six brothers and four sisters.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at The McDougald Funeral Home by the Revs. Wesley E. Cantrell Jr. and Paul Brown; burial will be in Kennesaw Memorial Park, Marietta, Ga., at 4 p.m. Saturday. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
The family will be at the home of her daughter, Joanne Cantrell Coker, 111 Hanover Circle, Anderson.
Mike Elgin
Sept. 6, 1950 -- June 17, 2004
PIEDMONT -- Joseph Michael "Mike" Elgin, 53, of 705 Wren School Road died Thursday, June 17, 2004, at Hospice House in Anderson.
Born in Williamston, he was the son of the late Willie Haynie Elgin. He was a U.S. Army veteran, was employed by Anderson Districts 1 and 2 Career and Technology Center and was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are widow, Patsy Hill Elgin of the home; mother, Evelyn Brezeale Bodiford of Williamston; stepfather, John Chandler of Williamston; sons, Joseph Michael Elgin Jr. and Adam Hill Stansell of Piedmont; daughters, Ashley Stansell Merritt of Piedmont and Abby Cannon Stansell of the home; brother, Bill Elgin of Williamston; half brothers, Terry Chandler of Williamston and Bobby Chandler of Pelzer; half sisters, Beth Basinger of Pelzer, Melissa McMahan of Piedmont and Ann Yarbrough of Spartanburg; and four grandchildren.
Services are at 3 p.m. Saturday at Gray Mortuary chapel, Pelzer, by the Rev. James Norris; burial will be in Greenville Memorial Gardens. Family members are at their respective homes and will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to Hospice House, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621.
Nicholas Ollie Jordan
HONEA PATH -- Nicholas Ollie Jordan, 14, of 1700 Abercrombie Road died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at Anderson Area Medical Center.
Born in Anderson County, he was a member of the Donalds Church of God.
Surviving are his parents, Richard Bruce Jordan and Barbara Brown Jordan; sister, Anna Jordan of the home; paternal grandparent, Mary Edna Jordan of Belton; and maternal grandparents, Helen and Billy Sparks of Belton.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, John O. Jordan and Earl "Buster" Brown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Donalds Church of God by the Revs. Bruce Chambers and Herbert Taylor; entombment will at the Garden of Memories with full fire fighters honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home.
The family will be at the residence.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to the Friendship Fire Department.
Ollie Welborn
ANDERSON -- Ollie Welborn, 82, of West End Avenue died Thursday, June 17, 2004, at Hospice House.
The body is at The McDougald Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by The McDougald Funeral Home.
Addie Garner
Nov 29, 1917 -- June 21, 2004
WESTMINSTER -- "Addie" Vanola Garner, 86, of 211 East Franklin St., Anderson, formerly of Westminster, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at Anderson Area Medical Center.
Born in Westminster, she was a homemaker and a member of the Bethel Baptist Church of Oakway.
She was the daughter of the late Wayman W. and Ploma Tannery Mason. She was preceded in death by a brother, Otis Mason.
Graveside services are at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, with the Rev. Tim Sheriff officiating.
Flowers are accepted and family members are at their respective homes.
Sandifer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alberta Miller
PHILADELPHIA -- Alberta V. Miller, formerly of Due West, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, in Philadelphia.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Holloway's Funeral Home, Belton. The body will be returned to South Carolina for burial.
Bertie Lee Foster
REDFORD, Mich. -- Bertie Lee Foster, age 77, June 20, 2004 of Redford, MI. Beloved wife of Edsel A. Foster. Loving mother of Donna, Joan M. Ross and Steven (Carole). Daughter of Lonnie and Alma Ledford. Dear sister of Eunice Bice, Herman Ledford and Bobbie Smith. Also survived by twelve grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on June 22, 2004 at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home in Livonia, MI. The family suggests contributions to Alzheimer's Association or Huron Valley Hospice.
Evan Nord
COLUMBIA -- Evan W. Nord died Monday, June 21, 2004 in Columbia, S.C. after a brief illness. Mr. Nord was born August 22, 1919 in Amherst, Ohio, the youngest of three children of Walter and Virginal Nord. From an early age Evan was exposed to the world of design and manufacturing, working with his father and his brother, Eric in the family enterprises, The American Specialty Company and U.S. Automatic Corporation.
Mr. Nord was educated in the Amherst public schools and received his degree in engineering in 1941 from Case School of Applied Sciences. In 1944 Evan and his brother-in-law Joe Ignat enlisted together in the U.S. Navy. Evan served as an officer for two years on ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Upon his return from World War II Evan rejoined his father and his brother, Eric in the workplace at U.S. Automatic. Evan focused his talents throughout his business career on manufacturing processes, facility planning and employee relations.
In 1954 Evan, along with his father and brother, founded Nordson Corporation and were soon embarked on developing Nordson into the world's premier manufacturer of equipment to apply coatings and adhesives.
Evan Nord and Cynthia Whitehead Tinker were married May 28, 1966. Their five children, Eric, Bruce, Kathleen, Ethan and Allyson, were raised in the Oberlin community and, after Evan retired in 1978 as an officer of Nordson, in their second community of choice, Columbia, S.C.
Evan Nord had a love parallel to his family and Nordson. Evan was deeply committed to improving the communities in which they lived and particularly the lives of those who are disadvantaged. In 1967 Evan became President of Nordson Foundation, another family initiative. Working through the foundation where appropriate, but also applying his own resources and unstinting effort, Evan played a crucial leadership role in creating the Oberlin Early Childhood Center, the Community Foundation of Lorain County, the Oberlin Community Center and The W.G. Nord Mental Health Center. Evan's leadership in preservation and adaptive reuse is abundantly evident in the Amherst Freight Station, the Oberlin Depot, the New Union Center for the arts in Oberlin, the Amherst Historical Society's Sandstone Center, the new headquarters in Amherst for The Nord Family Foundation and the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization's Oberlin Heritage Center, particularly the Jewitt, Monroe and King Houses.
Mr. Nord carried his leadership in philanthropy to South Carolina. He was a key participant in developing the Central Carolina Community Foundation. Evan supported The Nurturing Center which his wife Cindy founded in 1989. His service in the Columbia community also included the South Carolina State Museum Foundation, New Morning, Heathwood Hall and the South Carolina Children's Home. Evan and Cindy were honored in 1995 as the Humanitarians of the Year by the Palmetto Society of the United Way of the Midlands.
Evan Nord is survived by his wife, Cindy, and their five children together with nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 24th between 6:00 and 8:00 pm at The State Museum in Columbia. A public Memorial service in Ohio is scheduled for Sunday, June 27th at 10:00am at Finney Chapel followed by a reception in Tappan Square in Oberlin. Private Interment will be at Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin. Memorial contributions may be made to Carolina Children's Home, 3201 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204, or The Nurturing Center, 1332 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201, and O.H.I.O., Post Office Box 455, Oberlin, Ohio, 44074-0455.
Shives Funeral Home (803) 754-6290 is in charge of arrangements.
Florence Fortier
PENDLETON -- Florence Eula Mae Richey-Fortier, of Pendleton, has died.
She was born on March 5, 1949, in Pendleton.
Surviving are sons, Marvin Morecee Benson and Dwayne Thomas Crump; sisters, Sarah Equilla Richey and Patricia Richey-Cummings; brothers, Wilbur Richey and Samuel E. Richey Sr.; and two grandchildren.
She was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Dessie Pearl Gambrell-Richey. She was preceded in death by brothers, Clarence and Aubrey Richey Sr.
Services were held in California.
Marcus D. Brown Funeral Home, Inc. of Anderson is in charge of arrangements.
Gwendolyn Elease Anderson
ANDERSON -- Gwendolyn Elease Anderson, of Anderson Place, 311 Simpson Road, formerly of Butler St., Anderson, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Anderson Place.
She born and reared in Anderson and was educated in the Anderson County school system. She received her bachelor's degree from Benedict College, her M.Ed. from Atlanta University and she did post graduate work at universities in Illinois, California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
She taught for 47 years in the Anderson County school system working as an elementary school teacher and as an adult education teacher. She taught as Northside Elementary School, South Fant Street Elementary School, East Market Street School (later named Jefferson Avenue School), and Centerville Elementary School from which she retired.
She was a member of the National Education Association, the S.C. Education Association, Anderson County Association of Classroom Teachers, S.C. Retired Teachers Education Association. Besides being a member of these organizations, she held various offices, chairmanships, key representations and she participated in, and conducted numerous workshops. She also represented many of the organizations as a delegate to national conventions more than 20 times. In total there is a list of more than 35 awards, certificates and citations for her work in education and her church.
She was baptized in the Jordan River and was a member of Saint Paul's First Baptist Church. She was also a member of a number of organizations and she will always be remembered as being the "star actress" and producer of Slabtown Convention, a comic, yet serious play that was presented throughout Anderson County to sell-out audiences.
She left a written account of the heritage of Black Folks in Anderson County and a means for financially helping students who plan to teach by making a scholarship available to them.
Surviving are sister, Vivian L. Moultrie of Charleston; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was the daughter of Stewart and Lula Pressley Anderson. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Vir-Jes, Katie L. Price, George, Eugene, Bessie Lois Shepherd and Stewart Jr.
Services are at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Baptist Church by Dr. James O. Rich; burial will be in the Westview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
The family can be reached at (843) 723-3279.
Rich-Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Earl Stephens
BELTON -- John Earl Stephens, 80, of 215 Longshore Drive died Monday, June 21, 2004, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.
Born in Anderson County, he was a member of Second Baptist Church. He was an Army World War II veteran and a retired painter.
Surviving are brothers, James W. Stephens Jr. of Pendleton, Melvin R. Stephens of Easley, and Leonard Ray Stephens of Walhalla; and a sister, Shelby Jean Duncan of Sandy Springs.
He was the son of the late J.W. "Bill" Stephens and Lettie Hawkins Stephens. He was preceded in death by brothers, Howard Stephens, Bobby Stephens and Donnie Lee Stephens.
Graveside services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Belton City Cemetery with the Rev. John Ed Hawkins officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at Belton City Cemetery.
Family members are at their respective homes.
Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to the American Legion, P.O. Box 663, Belton, S.C. 29627.
Cox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Jones
1933 -- 2004
BELTON -- John Henry Jones, 70, of 300 Campbell St., Apartment 8, died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Born in Anderson County, he was a former employee for the City of Belton. He was a member of New Hopewell Baptist Church and attended Mount Pleasant School.
Surviving are brothers, Paul Jones of Greenville and George Jones of Anderson; and sisters, Blanche Martin of Williamston, Blondell Andrews of Westland, Mich. and J. Haskell Boseman of the home.
He was the son of the late Grover R. Jones Sr. and Gladys Henderson Jones. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Grover Jones Jr. and Hayward Jones.
Services are at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the New Hopewell Baptist Church by the Revs. J.E. Plamer and Daryl Boldon and Minister Charles Mattison; burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Thursday. No formal wake is planned. The body will lie in state on Wednesday and Thursday at the Holloway's Funeral Home of Belton.
The family is at the home.
Lula Mae Williams
SENECA -- Lula Mae Williams, 90, of 401 Rochester Highway died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.
Born in Oconee County, she was a member of the St. James United Methodist Church in Seneca. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are three nieces reared in the home; and two nephews reared in the home.
She was the daughter of the late Frank and Pauline Milliner Williams.
Services are at 3 p.m. Thursday at the W.D. Addison Memorial Chapel of Adams Mortuary, Seneca; burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Seneca. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.
The family is at the home.
