U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
William H. “Billy” Hiller
July 19, 2006
William H. “Billy” Hiller, 56, of 105 DeWalt Street, Prosperity, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Hiller was born on November 22, 1949 in Newberry, the son of the late George O. “Bubba” and Josie Derrick Hiller. He was a member of Wightman United Methodist Church and was an employee of Georgia Pacific in Prosperity.
Mr. Hiller is survived by three daughters, Billie Jo Rawlings and her husband Jimmy of Chapin, Michele Garcia of Littlefield TX, and Sonny Harmon of MA; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Sue Hiller of Newberry and Von and Mary Hiller of Dodgeville, WI; and seven grandchildren, Blythe Rawlings, Haley Martinez, Joseph Martinez, Jamie Garcia, Gabriel Garcia, Samuel Garcia, and Alexis Harmon.
Funeral services were conducted 4:30 P. M. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. Eddie Taylor. Interment was in the West End Cemetery.
Visitation was from 6:00 to 7:30 PM Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials maybe made to Wightman United Methodist Church, PO Box 367, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Active pallbearers were Kevin Harmon, Jeremy Hiller, Bruce Reuter, Marion Reuter, Lee Foster, Casey McCarty, Mark Bowers, and Barry Richardson. Honorary pallbearers were the members of the Prosperity Fire Department and the Prosperity Rescue Squad.
Thelma Shealy Riddle
July 19, 2006
Thelma Shealy Riddle, 95, of Little Mountain, SC, widow of John Carroll “Jake” Riddle, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at her residence.
Mrs. Riddle was born on April 7, 1911, in the Central Community of Newberry County, a daughter of the late Thomas Anderson and Inez Bowers Shealy.
Mrs. Riddle was a life long member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, the Adult Sunday School Class, and the Young at Heart. She was also a former Sunday School teacher and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Riddle is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Richard “Dick” Shealy of Little Mountain; a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Harriett Riddle of Little Mountain; six grandchildren, Ricky Shealy, Adriane Shealy, Johnny Riddle, Molly Lominack, Jody Riddle and Sandra Wessinger; and seven great grandchildren, Courtney, Jennifer, and Michelle Wise, Laken Riddle, Morgan Shealy, Jacob Riddle, and Kassidy Lominack. She was predeceased by a sister, Ernestine Kibler and three brothers, Horace Shealy, Dewey Shealy, and Raymond Shealy.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 AM. Saturday at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church by the Rev. Steven Counts. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 7:00 to 8:30 PM Friday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Bus Fund or Building Fund, 816 Mt. Tabor Road, Little Mountain, SC 29075 or to the Little Mountain Rescue Squad, 234 Depot St., Little Mountain SC 29075.
Active pallbearers were grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Mark Davis, Dr. John Thompson, Dr. Tom Bradberry, Genelle Dominick, Bobbie Jean Ruff, Daisy Swittenburg, Myrtle Shealy, and the members of the Young at Heart.
Francis Pitts Martin
July 11, 2006
Francis Pitts Martin, 84, of 2964 Trinity Church Road, Newberry, widow of Lewis D. Martin, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, in White Oak Manor, Newberry.
Mrs. Martin was born on March 29, 1922 in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Hugh Forest and Helen Williams Pitts. She was a homemaker and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the U. M. W.
She is survived by a daughter Barbara M. Rogers of Newberry; a son, Wayne D. Martin of Ninety-Six; two sisters, Joyce Bouknight of Newberry and Gloria Brehmer of Kinards; two brothers, Marion Pitts of Newberry and Jim Pitts of Chapin; three grandchildren, Kelly Morris of Prosperity, Charles Rogers of Newberry and Dave Martin of Nine-Six; and two great-grandchildren, Dillon and Dalton Morris of Prosperity. She was predeceased by a brother, Vernon Pitts and a sister, Lila Pitts Martin.
Funeral services were conducted 11:00 AM Thursday at Trinity Untied Methodist Church by Rev. Hugh Bickley. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 6:30 to 7:30 P. M. Wednesday at the funeral Home and the family was at the residence of Mrs. Barbara Rogers, 2712 Trinity Church Road, Newberry.
Active pallbearers were Charles Rogers, Dave Martin, Watkins Martin, Mike Brehmer, Stan Bouknight and Tony Pitts.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 1167 Trinity Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108.
Gunnery Sergeant Kent Franklin Nickerson
July 10, 2006
Gunnery Sergeant Kent Franklin Nickerson, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), 82, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at Lexington Medical Center following a brief illness.
Sgt. Nickerson was born on April 5, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , a son of the late Earl Franklin and Roseina Nickerson. He left his family’s farm at age 17 to enlist in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He fought in the South Pacific, in the Marshall Islands at Johnston and Kwajelain and locations undisclosed. He served again in Korea and in Vietnam.
A dedicated saltwater fisherman, he loved boats and life on the water. Sgt. Nickerson retired from the Marines to Tidewater, Virginia, where he spent winters in Wide Water on the Potomac and summered aboard his sportfisherman “Gunny V” in Colonial Beach. Throughout life he was a keeper of tropical fish and ardent model railroader. Few men loved dogs more or treated them better.
Sgt. Nickerson is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jeanne Winner Nickerson; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Brenda Nickerson of Youngs Island and Kent and Janice Nickerson of Columbia; a sister, Roxane Ewan; a brother, Earl Nickerson; a granddaughter Allison Nickerson Romaine; a grandson, Joshua Nickerson; a great-granddaughter, Sara McTeer Romaine and a great-grandson, Tyler Gray.He was predeceased by a brother, James Nickerson.
The family expresses sincere thanks to the staff at Lexington Medical center for the care they provided and to Palmetto Health Hospice. What wonderful people they are.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Funeral services were held in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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Harry Jerome “Jerry" Forrest, Jr.
July 8, 2006
Harry Jerome “Jerry" Forrest, Jr., U. S. Air Force Captain Retired, 68, of 180 Bedenbaugh Road, Silverstreet, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at his residence.
He was born on October 9, 1937 in Leesville, a son of the Lucille “Lucy” Coleman Forrest of Saluda and the late Harry Jerome “Romie” Forrest, Sr. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force. His love for woodworking was a special hobby. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Saluda.
Surviving is his loving wife of 47 years, Mary Bedenbaugh Forrest; a son, daughter-in-law and grandson, Scott, Jill and John David Forrest; his mother; and a sister, Dianne Forrest all of Saluda. He was predeceased a son, David Allen Forrest and a sister, Linda Forrest.
Graveside funeral services were conducted at 11:00 A. M. Wednesday at the Trinty United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1160 Trinty Church Road by the Rev. Walter “Buster” Youngblood. The family did receive friends at his residence 180 Bedenbaugh Road, Silverstreet.
The family sends special thanks to Dr. Alan Turner, Davita Greenwood Dialysis nurses, staff and patients; also the Hospice Care of Piedmont.
To honor Jerry’s memory memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
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George V. Gfell
July 2, 2006
George V. Gfell, 76, of 100 Aderley Oak Loop, Irmo died Sunday July 2, 2006 at the Lexington Medical Center.
He was born on February 21, 1930 in Norwalk, OH, a son of the late Paul E. and Bernice Knouse Gfell. He was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and a retired employee of Kennametal Inc of PA. He was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Chapin and a member of American Legion Post #7 in Lexington. He also was a high school football official in Lexington, KY for 40 years.
Mr. Gfell is survived by his wife, Edna Kawa Gfell; two sons and daughters-in-law, Greg and Jeanette Gfell of Lexington, KY and Tim and Sheila Gfell of Irmo; a sister, Shirley Sotak of Parma, OH; two grandsons, Timothy Byron Gfell and Benjamin Phillip Gfell, a sister-in-law, Frieda Parsh of Raleigh, NC; a niece, Dianna Parsh of Raleigh, NC; a brother-in-law, John Kawa of Clover; and three nephews, Ted Sotak, Terry Sotak, and Tom Sotak all of Cleveland OH.
Funeral Mass was offered at 11:00 A. M. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church by the Father Andrew Vollkommer. Interment was in Woodridge Memorial Gardens.
Rosary was recited at 7:00 P. M. Tuesday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Visitation did follow the Rosary and last until 9:00 P.M.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Debt Reduction, PO Box 549, Chapin, SC 29036.
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James Harvey Wilkerson
August 26, 2006
James Harvey Wilkerson, 63, of 2230 Main St., died Saturday, August 26, 2006 at his residence.
He was born on Feb. 21, 1943 in Panama City, FL and was a son of the late James Harvey and Marjorie Dyches Wilkerson. He was a retired manager with AC Widenhouse in Wilmington, NC. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, a member of the El Karubah Shrine Temple of Shreveport, LA and a thirty second degree Scottish Rite Freemason, Columbia, SC.
Mr. Wilkerson is survived by his wife, Christine Livingston Wilkerson; two sons, LtCol (S) James H. Wilkerson, III, USAF of Izmir, Turkey and Maj. Paul E. Wilkerson, USAF of Warner Robins, GA; two brothers, Gareth Lavan (Van) Wilkerson of Charleston, SC and Philip Duane Wilkerson of Goose Creek, SC; three grandchildren, Clayton Edward Wilkerson, Virginia Lane Wilkerson and James Ward Wilkerson.
Funeral services were conducted 10:30 AM Tuesday at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery.
Visitation was from 5 to 7 PM Monday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials be made to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, P.O. Box 382, Newberry, SC 29108 or to Newberry College, 2100 College St., Newberry, SC 29108.
Mary Barrineau Kerwin
August 25, 2006
Mary Barrineau Kerwin, 89, formerly of North Augusta and Allendale, SC, widow of Gilbert J. Kerwin, died Friday, August 25, 2006 at Springfield Place in Newberry.
Mrs. Kerwin was born on June 19, 1917 in Andrews, SC, the daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Mary Ellen Cooper Barrineau. She was a homemaker and a member of Central United Methodist Church in Newberry.
Mrs. Kerwin is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Al Harvey of Newberry and a son, and daughter-in-law, Bert and Becky Kerwin of Allendale; six grandchildren, Shellie Cochcroft, Jason (Marci) Harvey, Scott (Missy) Kerwin, Gigi Kerwin, Trey Kerwin, and Stacey (Bruce) Smith; and 10 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Summer Allen “Bucky” Kerwin.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 PM Sunday in Swallow Savannah United Methodist Church in Allendale. Interment was in Swallow Savannah Cemetery.
Memorials maybe made to Central United Methodist Church, PO Box 67, Newberry, SC 29108.
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