U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
EDGAR A. SPEARS
Edgar Allen Spears Jr., 84, husband of Mary R. Spears, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Lexington, N.C., he was the son of the late Edgar Allen Spears Sr. and the late Florence Ledford Spears. Mr. Spears was a member of Grace Baptist Church, the Elks Club and the VFW Post 3034. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was the general manager for Sumter Dairies and Young's Food Stores.
Survivors. besides his wife of Sumter. include a daughter, Jean S. Bosse (George) of Tullahoma, Tenn.; and two grandchildren, Cheryl Bosse and Paul Bosse, both of Charleston.
He was preceded in death by a son, Dan S. Spears.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Steve Shumake officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
JOHN COARD
PINEWOOD -- John Coard, 63, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at his home in Pinewood.
Born on June 5, 1945, in the "Panola Community" of Pinewood, he was a son of Frances Coard and the late Wilhemina Junious Coard.
During his educational journey, he attended Scotts Branch High School in Summerton. He later moved to Bronx, New York, in 1965 where he resided for several years before relocating to Manhattan.
He was preceded in death by a son, Deitrich Little; siblings, Margaret, Mary Jane, Sarah, Francis Jr., Dorsey Coard and Susan Green; and his nephew Henry.
John also leaves behind to cherish his memories, his father, Frances Coard of Pinewood; a son, Andrea Little; three sisters, Lillian Ann Coard and Eva Mae Stukes, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Angie Lee Brunson of Sumter; a brother, Richard Coard, of California, two grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Saint Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Community of Pinewood. Final resting place will be at the church cemetery.
The remains will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service at 1 p.m. The family is receiving friends at the home of his father, Mr. Frances Coard, 1125 Gaymon Road, "Panola Community", Pinewood.
MILDRED ELLIS
Mildred Ellis, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at Jolley Acres Health Care Center in Orangeburg.
Born in Manley, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Charlie Daniel Ellis and Ada Lamar Ridgeway Ellis.
Miss Ellis was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was retired from Morehouse of Sumter.
Surviving is one sister, Ida Shackleford of Augusta, Ga. and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Atkinson officiating.
Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 1116 Manning Road, Sumter SC 29150.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.
GEORGE L. SPICER
George L. Spicer Jr., 71, husband of Betty Haile Spicer, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at Celebration Health Hospital, Celebration, Fla.
He was born in Versailes, Ky., son of the late George L. Spicer Sr. and Nellie Mae Hawkins Spicer.
Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Job's Mortuary Inc.
Job's Mortuary, 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
MARY F. HUGHES
Mary Frances Hughes, 88, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at her residence in Lynchburg. She was born in Lynchburg, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Player Dickey.
Mrs. Hughes was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. At an early age she joined Asbury United Methodist church in Lynchburg. After relocating to Baltimore, Md., she joined Mt. Moriah Baptist church where she served in many capacities for more than 25 years.
Mrs. Hughes was first married
to the late Joseph B. Eaddy, and to this union one child was born. She was later married
to the late Robert R. Hughes. She was employed with the McDonnough School in Owings Mill, Md., for more than 25 years as a supervisor of the dining room. She later worked for Noxell Corp., retiring after many years of service. After retiring, she returned to Lynchburg with her husband and reunited herself with Asbury United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the gospel choir and the United Methodist Women.
She leaves to cherish her memory: her daughter, Deloris Eaddy Tapp, of Sumter; two grandchildren, Fernando A. Tapp of Baltimore and Shutondia K. Tapp of Glendale, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, Brandon and Jordan Tapp of Baltimore; a godson, Freddie McKnight of West Haven, Conn., and a host of nieces, nephews, special friends, neighbors, other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by one adopted son, Bernard Hughes; two brothers, Henry and John Dickey and one sister, Lizzle Gamble.
Viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Job's Mortuary, 312 S. Main St., Sumter.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Asbury United Methodist Church, Lynchburg, with the Rev. Samuel Cooper Jr. officiating and the Rev. Eliza Black, presiding.
The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.
The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Deloris Tapp, 205 Wildwood Drive, Sumter, SC 29154.
Job's Mortuary, Inc. 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
CLYDE GREENE Jr.
Clyde "Lynn" Franklin Greene Jr., 33, died Thursday Dec. 25, 2008, at McLeod Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 18, 1975, in Manning, he was the son of Clyde Franklin Greene Sr. and Carrie Witherspoon Greene.
In his youth he accepted Christ as his Savior and joined Biggers AME Church.
He was a 1993 graduate of Manning High School.
After moving to Spartanburg, he attended Spartanburg First Baptist Church were he worked with the youth. He was also employed with the S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind as a behavioral interventionist.
Survivors include his parents, Clyde F. Sr. and Carrie Witherspoon Greene of Manning; one son, Treyshon Ja'len Greene; one daughter, Aiyana Miasia Greene, both of Paxville; two sisters, Shondelle T. Greene of Manning and Whitney D. Greene of Orangeburg; one brother, Lionel C. Greene of Charleston; a fiancee, Tiffany Bethune of Paxville; grandparents Hugh and Rosella Harvin of Baltimore, Md.; and a step-grandmother, Mary Witherspoon of Manning.
The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Tuesday, and funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at Biggers AME Church, Kingstree Highway, Manning, with the Rev. Andrew J. Jordan, pastor officiating, assisting, the Rev. Deloris Gerow and the Rev. Viola V. Fuller. Burial will follow in St. Matthews cemetery.
The family is receiving friends at the home of his parents Clyde F. Sr. and Carrie W. Greene, 629 Woodside Drive, Manning.
These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC of Manning.
LAVERNE TONEY
Laverne Toney died on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008.
He was the son of Grandson and Marie Toney.
The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1302 Back Swamp Road, Lynchburg.
Services will be announced later by Jefferson Funeral Home of Lynchburg.
Mrs. Frances Caldwell
Summerton, South Carolina
Dyson's Home for Funerals and Gum Springs Missionary Baptist Church in the Silver Community of Manning, South Carolina announce funeral services for the late Mrs. Frances Oliver Caldwell, (Age 104), will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2008 at Gum Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, South Carolina. Reverend O. J. Hannah, Officiating. Final resting place will be the church cemetery.
Mrs. Caldwell entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at the Lake Marion Nursing Home in Summerton, South Carolina.
Born in Clarendon County on July 8, 1904, to the late Edward Oliver and Mary Brailsford Oliver.
She was united in Holy matrimomy to the late Julius Caldwell.
She was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, four sisters and five brothers.
Fond memories will be cherished by her four daughters, Julia Bosier of Florida, Agnes (Euline) Thomas of Pinewood, SC, Liza Odom of New York and Mamie Bynum of Summerton, SC; two sons, John H. Caldwell of Florence, SC and James S. Caldwell of Washington, DC; a beloved and adopted son, Jessie (Tiny) Caldwell of Manning, SC; a sister, Willie Robinson of Florida and a host of grands, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, other close relatives and friends.
Viewing will be held at the chapel of Dyson's Home for Funerals on Thursday evening, July 24, 2008 from 1-7 p.m The family will receive friends at the homes of her children, Mamie Bynum, 1130 Urbana Road, Summerton, SC and Agnes (Euline) Thomas, 1350 Burton Road, Pinewood, SC. Mother Caldwell will be placed in the church at 1:00 p.m.
Mrs. Daisy Ragin Scarborough
Summerton, South Carolina
Dyson's Home for Funerals and Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, South Carolina, along with the Reverend Dr. W.T. Johnson, Pastor, announce funeral services for the late Mrs. Daisy Ragin Scarborough, (Age 86), will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2008 at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, South Carolina. Reverend Dr. W. T. Johnson, Pastor Officiating. Final resting place will be the church cemetery.
Mrs. Scarborough entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her residence in Summerton, South Carolina.
Born in Clarendon County on October 27, 1921, she was the third child born to the late Pinckney Ragin and Millie McBride Ragin.
Daisy grew up in a loving home where prayer was the daily diet and a home of great devotion where the word of God was taught. Daisy gave her life to Christ at an early age. She was a committed saint of God. The family tradition, the power of prayer and constant dedication to the Lord provided guidance and direction. Daisy sought, along with her family, the best that God provides for his children.
She received her formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. She graduated from high school and worked hard all her life. She was a member of Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, South Carolina.
She was a part of the great migration, moving from the south to the north for better opportunites. She took the skills and abilities that God gave her and made excellent use of those resources and turned them into opportunities. She set goals and standards, not only for herself, but she was a role model for others that could follow the patterns she established. She exhibited characteristics like the woman in Proverbs 31:10-31, a virtuous woman. She provided for her household. Her husband and children rise up, even in these moments, and call her blessed.
Daisy exhibited faith and skill. She was an active and an ardent member of the church.Like the women in the Bible, Acts 16: 13-15, Daisy too, was a woman of leadership and sponsorship; a woman, who was a builder for the Lord and a woman of prayer. As a worshipper, she helpled to establish a church center in the Bronx. This Bronx Assembly provided growth and inspiration for many! Like Lydia, who was a woman of various means, she was judged to be faithful by the Apostle Paul. She was not only committed to the care and love for her family and home, but also the care and outreach of the church. Her unselfish examples, provided much needed evangelism and a source of promoting the gospel and church growth.
Daisy migrated back to her roots and landmark in South Carolina. She brought encouragement and strength back to her place of birth.
She was united in Holy matrimony to the late Mitchell Linton Scarborough, Sr.
Daisy was preceded in death by four brothers, Bishop Pinckney A. Ragin, Jr, George H. Ragin, John B. Ragin and Robert Ragin, and two sisters, Annie Liza Purdie and Willean Ragin Rhames.
Fond memories will be cherished by her a son, Mitchell (Valerie) Scarborough, Jr. of Bronx, NY, a daughter, Millie Scarborough of the home, four grandchildren, Shakialah, Quantasia, Jeremiah and Talaya Scarborough, all of Bronx, NY; two sisters, Lillie R. Smythe and Emma (Ezekiel) Hill, both of Summerton, South Carolina, a brother, Hampton Ragin of Great Neck, New York; a God-Daughter, Lavella Hill of Beaufort, GA; a sister-in-law, Lena Ragin of Rimini, SC and a host of other close relatives and friends.
Viewing will be held at Dyson's Home for Funerals on Thursday evening, June 12, 2008 from 1-7 p.m. The family will receive friends at the home, 1069 Hall Street, Summerton, South Carolina. Mrs. Scarborough will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service (2:00 p.m.).
Deacon William Thomas Gibson
Sumter, South Carolina
Deacon William “Buster” Gibson, 90, was born on Sunday, July 22, 1917 in Summerton, South Carolina, to the late Thomas Gibson and Mamie Fludd Thompson
He received his formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. He was raised in a very religious household and attended services at St. Mark A.M.E. Church, Fire Baptized Holiness Church and Liberty Hill A. M. E. Church in Summerton.
In 1934, William married
Mary McCloud and from this union of over 30 years, there were eight children. He and his family relocated to New York City in 1940 where he took various jobs to provide for his family. As time progressed, he became a longshoreman on the docks. He retired from the Wil-mor Corp. as a forklift operator.
William enjoyed fishing with his friends and fixing things around the house. He was known as a “Jack of all trades.”
William joined the People’s Baptist Church in New York and served on the Usher Board. He later joined House of Prayer Holiness Church under the leadership of the late Elder Douglas Johnson where he became a Deacon and sang on the Men’s Gospel Chorus.
After the death of his first wife in 1965, he married
Mary Briggs Witherspoon, and they shared 30 years together. After the death of his second wife in 1998, Deacon Gibson moved back to South Carolina where he met and married
Emma Stukes and became a member of Gum Springs Missionary Baptist Church.
Two sons, William Gibson, Jr. and Eugene Gibson preceded him in death. Two grandchildren also preceded him in death, Mary Brown and Lakeishea Gibson.
Deacon Gibson leaves to cherish his memories: three sons, J. Kamau (Edenau) Gibson of Atlanta, GA, Joseph Gibson of Manhattan, NY and Tallie (Deborah) Gibson of Jamaica, New York; four daughters, Julia Gibson of Sumter, SC, Mamie Gibson of Paxville, SC, Mattie (Jessie) Gibson of Bronx, NY, and Beatrice Hill of Brooklyn, NY; one sister, Eula Graham of Jacksonville, FL; one brother, Willie P. Thompson, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl; 17 grandchildren and a host of great–grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, step sons and daughters, brothers in laws, sisters in law, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Gum Springs Missionary Baptist Church, "Silver Community" Manning, South Carolina. Reverend Corey Thompson, Pastor Officiating. Funeral services will also be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Grace Funeral Chapel, 607 N. Conduit Blvd. Brooklyn, NY. Final resting place will be Evergreen cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
Deacon William Gibson will be placed in Gum Springs Missionary Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m until the hour of service.
The family is receiving friends at Dyson's Home for Funerals from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 and at other times at the home of his daughter, Julia Gibson, 320 Adams Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina.
