U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
EARL FARMER
Earl Farmer, 79, husband of the late Vergie E. Horne Farmer, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Dorn VA Medical Center.
Born May 27, 1925, in Laurinburg, N.C., he was the son of the late Irvin Farmer and the late Nora Gaddy Farmer.
Mr. Farmer was a retired union worker and a member of the local D.A.V.
Surviving are his three children, Barbara Farmer of West Columbia, Eddie Farmer and Ervin Farmer both of Sumter; one sister Dorothy Cottingham of Dillon; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the local D.A.V.
On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
BLANCHE AMERSON
Blanche Amerson, 95, widow of Walter Amerson, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at a local nursing center. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.
KATHERINE McLEOD
Katherine "Kitty" Clark Chewning McLeod, 75, wife of the late Lee McLeod, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 9, 1929, in Sumter, she was the daughter of the late Leland F. and Alma Felder Chewning and Walter M. Clark and Agnes Felder Clark.
Mrs. McLeod was a member of Westside Baptist Church.
Surviving are four children, Aggie Newman, Cliff McLeod, Russell C. McLeod (Carolyn), all of Sumter, and Troy A. McLeod (Joni) of Mt. Pleasant; three sisters, Margaret Way of Santee, Mary Harelson and Virginia Deas of Sumter; one brother, Rhinehart Chewning of Holly Hill; nine grandchildren, Kathy Barwick, Shannon (Jackie) Barwick, Kasey Newman, Lee and Charley McLeod, Heather and Amber McLeod, Gracie and Alan McLeod; two great-grandchildren, Ann Bethea and Rollin Barwick.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Agnes Wactor and two brothers, W.M. Clark and Felder Clark.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Westside Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Bordeaux and Daniel B. Settle officiating.
Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Elmore Hll McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Westside Christian Academy, 554 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29150 and to the S.C. Special Olympics, 400 Roper Mtn. Road, Greenville, SC 29615.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements.
SHARON ROBERSON
Sharon Kay Bell Stout Roberson, age 58, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Hoopeston, Ill., a daughter of the late Archie Benton and Clara Ann Hinton Bell. She graduated from Central Carolina Technical College nursing program with the highest honors. She previously worked for Tuomey hospital and Internal Medical Associates PA. She was presently employed as a nurse at National Healthcare. She was a loving mother and "Nana" who loved life and her family and nursing. She was of the Methodist faith.
Surviving are one son, Jeffery W. Stout and his wife, Tammy, of Dalzell; two daughters, Julie Stout Hair and her husband, Ricky, of Pinewood and Stephanie Stout Coker and her husband, Vann, of Alcolu; five brothers, Marion Bell, Larry Bell and Gary Bell, all of Hoopeston, Terry Bell of Henning, Ill., and Robert Bell of Wheaton, Mo.; one sister, Shirley Bell Malott of Rensselare, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Eric Stout, Desere Stout, Chris Johnson, Tonya Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Angel Hair, Bella Hair, Ryan Coker and Alaina Coker.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Archie Bell Jr. and Eugene Bell; and one sister, Edit Bell Sprague.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Larry Gross, Phil Williams, Kyle Malott, Ryan Coker, Chris Johnson and Eric Stout. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Philip Brandt, Dr. Neal Christiansen and Dr. William M. Butler.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home and at other times at the family residence.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
BLANCHE AMERSON
Blanche Amerson, 95, widow of Walter Amerson, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at a local nursing center.
Born in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Conyers Holliday and the late Lula Idele Harrington Holliday. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Survivors include four nieces, Betty Jones of Summerville, Dorothy Brown of Sumter, Sheree Povich of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Sheila Cote of West Palm Beach, Fla.; four nephews, Art Baker of Columbia, George Baker of Greenville, Bobby Baker and Charles "Sonny" Holliday, both of Sumter; and other special family members, John and Christine Johnson and family, and Lu Dunlap, all of Sumter.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Martha Cote, Sarah Adele Baker, and Elizabeth Tallman; and a brother, Sammy Holliday.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home with Dr. James Chandler officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews Art Baker, Bobby Baker, Charles "Sonny" Holliday; great-nephew Robbie Baker; Rick Johnson; and Lee Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Hugh Stoddard, Ransom Cooper and the Loyal Friends Sunday School Class of Grace Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
THELMA PIERCE BRUNSON
Thelma Pierce Brunson, 86, wife of the late Bernie Ryan Brunson, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born June 13, 1918, in Chinquapin, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Corbett Thomas Pierce and the late Rosa Thelma Wood.
Mrs. Brunson was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a member of the Iris Chapter 149 Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Brunson was retired from Tuomey Healthcare System.
Surviving are her three children, Rosa Geraldine "Gerry" Brunson of Sumter, Harold Ryan Brunson and wife Effie of Saugus, Calif., and Donald Pierce Brunson and wife Janice of Sumter; two sisters, Hazel P. Taylor of Jacksonville, N.C., and Sallie B. Snider of Columbia; one brother, Gene A. Pierce of Chinquapin; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Robert A. Brunson.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Brunson cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Eastern Star Home, 1267 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153.
Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements.
LOUISE HOLLOMAN MARSH
ASHWOOD -- Louise Holloman Marsh, 85, widow of Claude G. Marsh, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at her home.
Born Jan. 28, 1919, in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Grover C. Holloman and the late Effie Nesbitt Holloman.
She was a member of Ashwood Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Claude Wayne Marsh and his wife, Karen, of Florence; a daughter, Patricia M. Brunson of Ashwood; one granddaughter, Teresa D. Brunson of Sumter; two sisters, Ruth Hudson of Columbia and Blanche Kimmerlin of Ashwood; four sisters-in-law, MaeNell Barfield and Susie Marsh, both of Camden, Rosa Hopkins of the Cedar Creek community and Betty Cook of Dalzell; a number of nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Barbara Cramer.
She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Jerry Brunson, and four brothers, Willard, Harvey, Clifford and Eldridge Holloman.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Ashwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Luke Harris officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home, 11 Holman Road.
Memorials may be made to the Bishopville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 927, Bishopville, SC 29010.
Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.
MABLE ETHEL PEARSON
Mable Ethel Pearson, 87, wife of Jasper Pearson of 51 years, died Oct. 21, 2004, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 1, 1917, in Sumter County, the daughter of the late Hayes Peterson and Alice Peterson.
She attended the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Lincoln High School. She also completed cosmetology school in Virginia. After marrying Jasper Pearson in 1953, they migrated to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was an active member of Friendship Baptist Church. Mable returned home to Sumter in 1972 and renewed her membership at First Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the Gospel Choir, Missionary Society, Vacation Bible School and Sunday school.
Survivors besides her husband include two daughters, Jacqueline Shumake (Michael Dubose) of Atlanta and Maxine Ruff (Ruben) of Charlotte, N.C.; one brother, Alfred Manley Peterson (Estella) of Darlington; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, 219 S. Washington St. The Rev. Dr. W.S. Randolph, pastor and eulogist, will be assisted by the Rev. Frank Williams Jr.
Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park in Sumter.
Pallbearers and floral bearers will be friends of the family.
The procession will leave at 12:30 p.m. from her home, 41 E. College St., Sumter.
Family will receive friends at her home, 41 E. College St., Sumter.
Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at WILLIAMSINC@FTC-I.NET.
Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LETHA MAE NESMITH
SALTERS -- Mrs. Letha Mae McCray Nesmith, 65, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown.
The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Mr. Roosevelt Nesmith, 153 Paris Circle, Salters.
Dimery & Rogers Funeral Home of Kingstree is in charge of arrangements.
