U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
James LeRoy Dees
Society Hill, SC
Funeral services for James LeRoy Dees, 91, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2003 at Antioch Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenny Lynch will officiate with burial in the church cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 18, 2003 from 4 to 6 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Antioch Baptist Church, 1121 Bethlehem Rd., Hartsville, SC 29550.
Mr. Dees, widower of Grace Helms Dees, died Thursday, January 16, 2003. Born in Lauringburg, NC, he was a son of the late James Bradley and Ellie Hasty Dees. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and a loving father. He was employed with Sonoco Products Company for 31 years and was a member of the Old Timers Club. He enjoyed farming for over 50 years.
Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Penny Dees of Hartsville, SC; daughters and sons-in-law, Patsy and Jimmy Steen of Garden City, SC, Bobbie and Tommy James of Hartsville, SC, Jane and Bert Hendrix of Hartsville, SC, Nancy Powers of Florence, SC, Betty Dill of Orlando, FL; sisters, Clara Cox of Pamplico, SC, Mary Alice Beverly of Baltimore, MD, Aileen Smith of Sunset Beach, NC; brother, Colon Dees of Laurinburg, NC; 13 grandchildren; 17 great - grandchildren.
Tommy McLaughlin
Hartsville, SC
Graveside services for Julius T. “Tommy” McLaughlin, 43, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2003 at First Pentecostal Holiness Church cemetery. The Rev. Alvin Rogers will officiate and Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Mr. McLaughlin died Friday, January 17, 2003. Born in Darlington County, SC, he was a son of the late Fred C. and Viola Jones McLaughlin.
Surviving are his sisters, Tammy Hall of Hartsville, SC, Penny Dees of Hartsville, SC; brother, Charlie McLaughlin of Hartsville, SC; stepmother, Martha McLaughlin of Hartsville, SC.
Marcia Tredway
Hartsville, SC
Funeral ervices for Marcia Tredway, 25, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2003 at the Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ed Griggs will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday, January 27, 2003 from 1 - 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Tredway died Thursday, January 23, 2003. Born in West Virginia, she was a daughter of Harry Tredway and Brenda Blocker Pack.
Surviving are her father of Wellsburg, WV; mother of Hartsville; sister, Brenda Michelle Tredway of Weirton, WV; half - brother, Billy Tredway of West Virginia; half - sister, Nicki Tredway of West Virginia.
H. D. Baynes
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Henry Duncan Baynes, 91, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 31, 2003 at West Hartsville Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Bev Kennedy and the Rev. Tim Tomlinson will officiate with Masonic rites and burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 30, 2003 from 5 - 7 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the West Hartsville Baptist Church, 1003 West Carolina Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550.
Mr. Baynes died Wednesday, January 29, 2003. Born in High Point, NC, he was a son of late Samuel Lorenzo and Mary Robeson Baynes. He was the owner and operator of the Carolina Food Shop for 24 years, a charter member and Deacon of West Hartsville Baptist Church. He was a member of the Hartsville Masonic Lodge #173, the Omar Shrine, the Retired Men's Club, and the Do - Si - Do Club. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, as well as a trusted friend to many.
Surviving are his wife of sixty - five years, Betty Maness Baynes of Hartsville, SC; son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Julia Baynes of Fountain Inn, SC; daughter and son-in-law, Betty Alice and Richard Harper of Mt. Pleasant, SC; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren.
Lide Winburn
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Lide George Winburn, 89, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at Fourth Street Baptist Church. The Rev. Gary Harper will officiate with burial in Darlington Memory Gardens directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 4, 2003 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Winburn died Monday, February 3, 2003. Born in Chesterfield County, SC, he was a son of the late George Washington and Mary Jordan Winburn. He was a member of Fourth Street Baptist Church, retired from Sonoco Products Company, and was a member of the Old Timers Club.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Lundy Winburn of Hartsville, SC; sons and daughters-in-law, Lide M. and Ellen Winburn, Sr. of Hartsville, SC, Melvin L. and Brenda Winburn of Greenwood, SC, Carlyle and Helen Smith of Ruby, SC; daughters and sons-in-law, Mildred W. and Gilford Dearman of Simpsonville, SC, Margaret W. and Thomas Nelms of Simpsonville, SC, Shelby W. Chandler of Mauldin, SC, Faye W. and David Bramlett of Laurens, SC, Cathy Elaine W. and Leslie Burr of Hartsville, SC, Linda Faye W. and Dick Overmeyer of Orangeburg, SC, Brenda S. and Tommy Caulder of Chesterfield, SC; sister and brother-in-law, Linda S. and Johnny Wallace of Hartsville, SC; 12 grandchildren; many great grandchildren.
Willie Blanche Newsome
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Willie Blanche “Ma Coot” Newsome, 94, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 9, 2003 at Gum Branch Baptist Church. The Revs. Jeff Gardner and Darryl Bogatay will officiate, assisted by John Griggs and Gregg Griffin, with burial in the church cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 8, 2003 from 4 - 6 pm at the funeral home.
Mrs. Newsome died Thursday, February 6, 2003. Born in Darlington County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Etson and Carrie Moore King. She was a member of Gum Branch Baptist Church, Sunday School Teacher for fifty years, owner and operator of Newsome’s Grocery, and a substitute teacher for the Clyde Schools. She was known and loved by her family and friends as "Ma Coot".
Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, James E. "Tom" and Doris Newsome of Florence, SC, John A. and Patsy Newsome of Newport, TN; daughter and son-in-law, Joye N. and Luther "Bucky" Howard of Hartsville, SC; grandchildren, Wesley Newsome, Dennis Newsome, Phillip Newsome, Sandy Folk, Jackie Tyner, Mark Newsome, DeEtte Johnson; 9 great grandchildren; 2 great - great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Jay King, Brock King, Jack King, Lonnie King; sister, Ruby King.
James Shelton Gainey
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for James Shelton Gainey, 51, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, February 9, 2003 at Lakeview Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles Boswell will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 8, 2003 from 4 - 6 pm at the funeral home.
Mr. Gainey died Thursday, February 6, 2003. Born in Darlington County, SC, he was a son of Myrtle Warr Gainey and the late Leroy Gainey. He worked at Sonoco Products Company for 19 years in the carpenter shop. He was a loving and dedicated father to his family.
Surviving are his wife, Tonnie Gainey of Hartsville, SC; son and daughter-in-law, Chad and Angie Gainey of Hartsville, SC; daughters and son-in-law, Tanya Gainey of Hartsville, SC, Shellie and Tee Johnson of Hartsville, SC; mother of Hartsville, SC; sister, Joyce Smith of Hartsville, SC; brothers, Raymond Gainey and Tracy Gainey, both of Hartsville, SC; grandchild, Emily Nicole Gainey of Hartsville, SC, Randa Leigh - Anne Gainey of Hartsville, SC.
Lila Mae Dixon
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Lila Mae Gainey Dixon, 77, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at Darlington Church of God of Prophecy. Bishop Bobby Steen and Revs. Harold Copeland, Glenn McGoughan and Marvin Griggs will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dixon, widow of Edward P. Dixon, died Sunday, February 9, 2003. Born in Darlington County, she was a daughter of the late John and Gladys Hall Gainey. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Surviving are sons, Earl Dixon and Don Dixon both of Hartsville, SC; brother, Jimmy Gainey of Columbia, SC; sisters, Kathy Felkle and Alice Faye Stratton both of Columbia, SC; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Maisie Dunn Arnette
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Maisie Dunn Arnette, 75, will be held at 2:30 P.M. Thursday, February 13, 2003 at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Bob Cline will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 12, 2003 from 5 - 7 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 104 East Home Ave., Hartsville SC 29550
Mrs. Arnette, widow of James H. Arnette, died Monday, February 10, 2003. Born in Conway, SC, she was a daughter of the late Mack and Rosa Jordan Dunn. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Golden Fellowship. Previously she was a secretary at First Baptist Church, Carolina Elementary School, Frank Farm Equipment, and Midway Tractor.
Surviving are her son, Mack Arnette of New York City, NY; daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Dent King of Society Hill, SC; sisters, Elneda Singleton of Charleston, SC, Bessie Spivey of Aynor, SC, Thelma Lee of Conway, SC; grandchildren, Dent King, IV, Mandy King, Annie Arnette, Virginia Arnette.
Dr. James W. Blackmon
Hartsville, SC
Graveside services for Dr. James W. Blackmon, 60, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2003 at Westview Memorial Park cemetery. The Revs. Ben and Dora Gafford will officiate the burial directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 15, 2003 from 5 - 7 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the S.C. Governor's School for Science & Mathematics, 121 North Fifth Street, Hartsville, SC 29550.
Dr. Blackmon died Thursday, February 13, 2003. Born in Darlington County, SC, he was a son of the late Julian C. and Lila Folsom Blackmon. He was a charter member of West Hartsville Baptist Church, a graduate of Hartsville High School, Coker College, and Life University, Atlanta, GA. He taught chemistry at Hartsville High School for five years, practiced chiropractic in Hartsville for 10 years, and was employed with Royster Clark as a chemist.
Surviving are his wife, Lyn Terry Blackmon of Hartsville, SC; step - son, Barron Harold Windham, III of Hartsville, SC; sister, Ruth B. Stanley of Hartsville, SC; brother, Julian Curtis Blackmon, Jr. of Camden, SC.
Ellie Mae Rogers
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Ellie Mae Galloway Rogers, 94, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Wesley United Methodist Church. The Rev. David Surrett will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at Magnolia cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, 145 East College Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550.
Mrs. Rogers, widow of Walter Gandy (Piggy) Rogers, died Thursday, January 2, 2003. Born in Florence County, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Pinckney and Maggie Apple Galloway. Mrs. Rogers was educated in the Timmonsville City Schools and attended Florence Business School. She was a long time member of Wesley United Methodist Church where she was the pianist for the men's Sunday school class for over 50 years. She was a member of the McIn - tosh Sunday school class and was active in circles and other church groups. Mrs. Rogers was a life - long member of the Hartsville Pilot Club with a 50 - year perfect attendance record. She worked a number of years with the Hartsville Print & Dye Works, served as the secretary to the Carolina Elementary School Principal, retired from the South Carolina Education System in 1980, and was a member of the Darlington County Retired Education Association.
Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy Rogers and Jim Neighbors of Beaufort, SC; grandchildren, Susan Neighbors McLemore of Beaufort, SC, James D. Neighbors, Jr. of Wash - ington, VA, Beth Rogers Maust of Matthews, NC, Rebecca Rogers Taft of Hartsville, SC; 5 great - grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, James Rogers, and her sister, Margaret Gaskins.
Gene Autry Johnson
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Gene Autry Johnson, 66, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at North Hartsville Baptist Church. The Rev. Ladell Humphries and the Rev. Dr. Richard Bailey will officiate with burial in Westview Memorial Park cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Monday, February 17, 2003 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the North Hartsville Baptist Church, 1117 Patrick Highway, Hartsville, SC 29550 or Hospice of the Pee Dee, 555 E. Cheves, Florence, SC 29506.
Mr. Johnson died Saturday, February 15, 2003. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of Myrtle Gandy Johnson and the late John A. Johnson. He was a member of the North Hartsville Baptist Church, choir, Bill Baxley Sunday School class, and previously was a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was employed with Perfection Gear for 20 years and was retired from Darlington County Schools Maintenance Department. He was a longtime Little League baseball coach and also coached and refereed basketball.
Surviving are his wife, Mary McDonald Johnson of Hartsville, SC; sons, Woody Johnson of Union, SC, Daniel Johnson of Hartsville, SC; daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy and Kenny Howle, Donna and Boyce Howle, Tonya and Lawrence Hawkins, all of Hartsville, SC; mother of Hartsville, SC; sisters, Jonnie Lou Parker and Jackie Teal, both of Hartsville, SC; grandchildren, Casey Johnson, Trent Johnson, Jerry Howle, Josh Howle, Amanda Howle, Kenneth Howle, Courtney Hawkins, Jessie Hawkins, Tate Hawkins.
William Claude Mims
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for William Claude Mims, Sr., 78, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at Union United Methodist Church. Rev. Paul Mitchell will officiate with burial at Westview cemetery.
Mr. Mims died Sunday, February 16, 2003. Born in Chesterfield County, he was a son of the late Robert Preston and Mattie Parnell Mims. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Union United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 398, McBee, SC, 29101 or American Heart Association, BTC - 009, 181 East Evans Street, Suite 206, Florence, SC, 29506 - 5502. Mr. Mims was a member Union United Methodist Church and retired from Sonoco Products Company after 36 years and was a member of The Old Timers Club. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a sergeant in the military police.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia King Mims of Hartsville, SC; son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Mims, Jr. of Crossville, TN; daughter and son-in-law, Ginger and Barry Houghtalen of Knoxville, TN; granddaughter, Kaley Mims.
Tinsy Perdue Riley
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Tinsy Perdue Riley, 78, will be held at 3:30 P.M. Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Gary Colboch and the Rev. John Hamilton will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 19, 2003 from 5 - 7 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, 949 N. Marquis Hwy., Hartsville, SC 29550.
Mrs. Riley died Monday, February 17, 2003. Born in Darlington, SC, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Pearlie Lynch Perdue. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and the Fellowship Bible Class. She and her husband were owners and operators of the Family Kitchen.
Surviving are her husband, Haskell Riley of Hartsville, SC; daughters and sons-in-law, Theresa and Rev. Wayne Cash of Hartsville, SC, Snookie and Rev. Allen Barnett of Rockwall, TX; sister, Mattie Rolfe of Hartsville, SC; grandchildren, Chantel Mayton, Christopher Cash, Matthew Cash, Patrick Cash, Shannon Isom, Kent Barnett, Monica Stock; 7 great - grandchildren.
Kay Stewart Norton
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Kay Stewart Norton, 61, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Lakeview Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael West the Rev. Dr. Gary Colbach will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home.
Mrs. Norton died Monday, February 17, 2003. Born in Darlington County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Junius and Alma Hudson Stewart. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church and the Joy Sunday school class. She worked with Clark & McCall Architects for 20 years and Larry Phillips C.P.A. for 4 years.
Surviving are her husband, Tommy Norton of Hartsville, SC; sons and daughter-in-law, Chris and Rhonda Norton of Hartsville, SC, Danny Norton, Sr. of Hartsville, SC; daughters, Sharon D. Norton of Dallas, TX, Tammy Norton of Florence, SC; sisters, Betty S. Walker of Marion, SC, Gloria S. Davis of Chesterfield, SC; grandchildren, Danny Norton, Jr., Jonathan Norton, Jessica Freeman, Katie Norton, Erica Norton, Rachel Norton. She was preceded in death by her brother, Emmitt Stewart.
Juanita Watford Flowers
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Juanita W. Flowers, 80, will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at Springs Branch Baptist Church. Revs. Buddy Amerson and Jerry Gainey will officiate with burial in the Flowers cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home.
Mrs. Flowers, widow of Roland F. Flowers died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003. Born in Darlington County, she was a daughter of the late Ben Timmons and Eula Lee Smith Watford. The family will receive friends at the residence. She was a member of Green Hill Church of God of Prophecy.
Surviving include five sons and daughters in law: Creighton and Nell Flowers, Millard Flowers, Grover Flowers, Manuel and Ivy Flowers, and Delton Flowers, all of Hartsville; five daughters and sons in law, Janie Lee and Frank Hall, Shirley Ann Woods, Margaret Ann and David Dixon, Linda R. Hicks and Louretta and Tony Smith, all of Hartsville; two brothers, Grady Watford, Darlington and Louie Watford, Laurel Hill, N.C.; a sister, Ethel "Net" Dority, Timmonsville; 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Clayton Flowers.
Tom Young
Hartsville, SC
Funeral services for Walter Thomas “Tom” Young Jr., 91, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 28, 2003 at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Bob Cline will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery directed by Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 27, 2003 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 104 East Home Ave., Hartsville SC 29550.
Mr. Young died Monday, February 24, 2003. Born in Rockingham, NC, he was a son of the late Walter Thomas and Maude Robbins Young. He was retired from Sonoco Products Company with 50 years of service. He was an active member of First Baptist Church since 1947 and had served as a deacon, usher, Sunday school teacher and homebound visitor. Everyone who knew Tom will remember him for his strong faith in God, his honesty and his belief in always being the best you can be.
Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Louise Watkins Young of Hartsville, SC; sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy and Frieda Young of Magnolia, MS, Johnny and Sharon Young of Lyman, SC; daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Jim Hoffman of Raleigh, NC; grandchildren and spouses, Kim and Daryl Chopin, Vanessa and Beau Clark, Stephen and Julie Hoffman; great - grandchildren, Nathan Chopin, August Chopin, Will Clark.
