U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
MARY H. CAPELL
Services for Mary Hopkins Capell, 72, who died Aug. 9, will be today, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. in the Norton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Liberty Hill cemetery.
Born in Hartsville, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Nellie Moody Hopkins.
Surviving are a son, James C. Lewis Jr.; grandchildren Celeste Phillips, Samantha Lewis, Niki Watson and Dixie Watson, all of Hartsville; great-grandchild, Amber Phillips of Hartsville. www.nortonfh.net
CHRISTINE MILLHOUSE
Funeral services for Christine Arthur Millhouse, 78, were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2006, at St. John United Methodist Church with the Revs. Frederick Yebuah and Larry L. Broussard officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.
Mrs. Millhouse died Thursday, Aug. 3. in Arlington, Va. She was born in Darlington County, a daughter of the late Carnell and Candice Williams Arthur. She received her education in the public schools of Darlington County and was a member of St. John United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Millhouse (the Rev. Larry) Broussard of Arlington, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Willistine Arthur Gregg of Hartsville; two goddaughters, Linda L. Fountain of Hartsville and Velvet Howard Reed of Harrisburg, Pa.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and other close relatives and friends.
MARY REYNOLDS
SOCIETY HILL - Funeral services for Mary Keith Reynolds, 83, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at the Society Hill Church of God. The Rev. Rickey Hartsoe will officiate with burial in Harris Creek Baptist Church cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends this evening, Aug. 11, from 4 to 6 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Society Hill Church of God Building Fund.
Mrs. Reynolds, widow of James Leroy Reynolds, died Wednesday, Aug. 9. Born in Chesterfield County, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Elizabeth Dawkins Keith. She attended the Society Hill Church of God.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Crawford 'Breezy' and Jean Reynolds of Society Hill; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Jimmy Dixon of Society Hill; sister, Margaret Parnell of Hartsville; brothers, Roger Keith, Joe Keith and Clyde Keith, all of Society Hill; grandchildren and spouse, Scott Dixon, Jamie B. Dixon, Eddie Reynolds, Debbie (Mike) Allen, Mikey Reynolds, all of Society Hill.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Agnes Gandy and Lavern Burkett and brother, Clarence Keith.
JOHNNIE MAE JOHNSON
Funeral services for Johnnie Mae Johnson will be held today, Aug. 16, 2006, at 4 p.m. at Second Baptist Church in Hartsville. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn cemetery, directed by Hines Funeral Home Inc. The Rev. J.D. Blue, pastor, will officiate the service.
Mrs. Johnson was born Oct. 27, 1939, in Bishopville, a daughter of the late Hallie Blackney Johnson and Johnny Johnson. She was educated in the public schools of Darlington County and graduated from Butler High School in 1958. During much of her working life, she worked as a cook at the Rainbow Inn Restaurant in Hartsville.
Surviving to cherish the loving memory of Johnnie Mae Johnson are one daughter, Teresa Johnson of Hartsville; three sons, Reggie (Teresa) Ketter of Norfolk, Va., Roderick Johnson of Charlotte, N.C., and Eric Johnson of Hartsville; five sisters, Mattie Stevenson, Sylvia (J.D.) Johnson, Yvonne Johnson, Dorothy Johnson and Margie (Blakney) Smith, all of Hartsville; seven brothers, General Lee Johnson, Billy (Gwendolyn) Johnson, Harvey (Bobby Jean) Johnson, James (Margaret) Johnson, Johnny (Garcenia) Johnson, Hercules (Clara) Johnson, and Wendell (Denice) Johnson all of Hartsville; and host of other relatives and very dear friends.
DICK HALL
Funeral services for Delmas L. 'Dick' Hall, 68, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Thigpen officiating. Burial in Westview Memorial Park cemetery.
Mr. Hall died Friday, Aug. 11. Born in Darlington County, he was a son of the late Creighton and Eula Mae Tolson Hall.
He was previously employed with Hugh Newsome's Gulf Station.
Surviving are his daughters, Jill Kelley of Bethune, Robyn Myers of Camden; sisters and brother-in-law, Mazalee H. Vaughn of Charlotte, N.C., Betty Jean Sarasin of Vancouver, Wash., Carolyn and Don Mollo of Hendersonville, N.C.; brother and sister-in-law, Loyal 'Pedro' and Dianne Hall of Hartsville; and grandchild, Tyner Kelley.
SUSANA HERRINGTON
Funeral services for Susana Herrington will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, at Jerusalem Baptist Church with the Rev. Isaac Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.
JACK BRUCE
Funeral services for Jack Bruce will be held today, Aug. 16, 2006, at 12 p.m. at Nazareth Apostolic Church. The burial will follow in the church cemetery, directed by Hines Funeral Home Inc.
Mr. Bruce was born April 10, 1924, in Darlington County, a son of the late Ellis and Phyllis Brown Bruce. He was educated in the public schools of the county. Mr. Bruce enlisted in the United States Army in 1944. He served in the United States and the Philipine Islands with 1941st Engineer Service Company (Utilities Aviation). He attained the rank of sergeant and was honorably discharged on May 17, 1946, after having earned the American Theater Service Medal, the Asiatic Pacific and Philippine Liberation Service Medals with Bronze Stars and the World War II Victory Medal. Later, he worked for Williams Trucking Service and Coker Pedigree before retiring due to health reasons. He joined the Nazareth Apostolic Church in March of 1977 under the pastorate of Bishop Vera M. Davis. He was an ordained deacon and faithfully embraced the ministry as long as he was able to do so.
He was joined in holy matrimony to the former Alta Mae Johnson on Dec. 28, 1948, and to this union three daughters and four sons were born. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. All who knew him will miss his gentle smile and compassionate spirit.
Surviving to cherish his precious memory are his loving wife, Alta Mae; his daughters, the Rev. Jacqueline Elliott of Knoxville, Tenn., Mae Verna Pate and Patricia (Elijah) Robinson, both of Hartsville; his sons, Donnell Bruce of Society Hill, Jilly (Donette) Bruce, Johnny (Laurie) Bruce and the Rev. Dwayne (Ernestine) Bruce, all of Hartsville; 17 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; his sisters, Lee Ann Samuel of Philadelphia, Pa., Nancy Lee Rhodes of Hartsville; his brother, Walter (Rosa Lee) Bruce of Philadelphia, Pa.; his sisters-in-law, Lillie Bruce, Millie (James) Bruce, Frances (Freddie) Jackson; his brother-in-law, Ernest Gibson; and a host of other loving and devoted family members and friends, including Cynthia Bruce, Thurman Pate and JoAnn McFarland.
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GERALD GODBOLD
DARLINGTON - Graveside services for Gerald D. Godbold, 64, were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, in Darlington County Memorial Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Mr. Godbold died Saturday, Aug. 12, in a local hospital. He was born in Dillon County, son of the late William H. and Nellie Blackman Godbold. He worked as an insurance representative for Liberty Life Insurance Company and then for Willis Construction Company. Mr. Godbold was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was a charter member of Freedom Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Imogene Yarborough Godbold; two sons, David C. Godbold of Fla., Jerry (Terri) Godbold of Cheraw; a daughter, Lisa (Grady) Parrish of Darlington; six grandchildren, Laura, Matthew, Josh, Brad, Sarah and Whitney; a great-grandchild, Kali; two brothers, Howard Godbold, Gene (Ann) Godbold, both of Darlington; two sisters, Edna G. Anderson and Dora (C.D.) Strickland, both of Darlington.
Mr. Godbold was preceded in death by a son, Paul Godbold.
LOIS H. O'QUINN
Funeral services for Lois Hock O'Quinn, 86, were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, in the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home with the Revs. Paul Sullivan and Bev Kennedy officiating. Burial followed in Magnolia cemetery.
Mrs. O'Quinn, wife of Ashley W. O'Quinn, died Aug. 12. She was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late John LaRue and Odessa Mae Knorr Hock. She was a member of West Hartsville Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband of Hartsville; daughter, Kim O'Quinn Smith of Aiken.
She was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Hugh E. Smith Jr.
Memorials may be made to the West Hartsville Baptist Church, 1003 W. Carolina Ave. Hartsville, SC 29550.
IDA ERVIN JEFFERS
Ida Ervin Jeffers, 92, of the Black Swamp Community, passed on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 15. She was married
to her devoted husband, William Henry Jeffers, for 64 years.
Born near Mechanicsville, she was the daughter of Samuel Hugh and Ida Dargan Ervin. The family moved to the Old Ervin home on Pocket Road in Florence County in 1925.
Ida, known by all who loved her as Ily, had a quiet demeanor, but a deep running passion for the things she loved: her family, her artwork, the outdoors and her God. Her children remember her extraordinary sympathy and tenderness. Her creativity was evident in everything she did - especially in her delightful ceramic figures. She loved the green beauty of Back Swamp and Black Creek; and she taught this love to her children, nieces and nephews, and grandchildren by taking them camping and swimming and exploring in the woods. She drew strength from God and from her church family at St. John's Episcopal Church.
Predeceased are daughter Jessie Timmons Jeffers in 2000 and John T. Jeffers in 2003.
Surviving are her husband; sister Virginia E. Campbell; daughter Jo Jeffers of Back Swamp; son, Hugh Ervin (Anna Lee Turner) Jeffers of Charleston; daughter, Lisa J. (Truxton) Fulton of Huntsville, Ala.; and daughter-in-law, Kathryn Higgins Jeffers of Mt. Pleasant. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a special niece, Mary Ervin (Bill) Paulson.
Funeral arrangements are by Belk Funeral Home of Darlington. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Florence on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m. Interment will be private in the afternoon.
Donations may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 252 S. Dargan, St., Florence, SC 29506, or to McLeod Hospice, 1203 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29506.
MILDRED F. MARTIN
Graveside services for Mildred Freeman Martin, 89, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, at Westview Memorial Park cemetery. Deacon Jack Larkin will officiate, and Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Martin, widow of Roy Martin, died Tuesday, Aug. 15. Born in Hamlet, N.C., she was a daughter of the late George Jefferson and Bessie A. Peele Freeman. She was the manager of the Glamour Shop in Hartsville for many years and later was associated with Jordan Marsh Stores in Florida.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Mary Martin of Florida; grandchildren, Terri Morgan, Selisa Spires, Stuart Martin, Stephen Martin, Susan Hanks; great-niece and spouse, Sondra and William Johnson; eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Stephen Martin, and grandson, Sean Martin.
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CHARLES STEPHENSON
Funeral services for Charles Stephenson will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. J. D. Blue officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Bluff cemetery, located in Bishopville, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.
LAURA ROGERS
Funeral services for Laura Rogers will be held at 1 p.m. today, Aug. 18, 2006, at Kingsville United Methodist Church.
The burial will follow in the church cemetery, directed by Hines Funeral Home, Inc. Rev. James E. Moore, the pastor of Kingsville will officiate the service.
Ms. Rogers was born Aug. 20, 1916, in Darlington County, a daughter of the late Henry Rogers and Della James Rogers. She was educated in the county's public schools. At an early age she moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived there most of her adult life.
Ms. Rogers was a member of Unity Temple Church of God in Christ in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she faithfully served as a Missionary and also sang on the choir. She worked in Long Island, N.Y., as a nannie for several of the families in the area.
Her love, the warmth, the kindness and compassion will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Surviving to cherish the loving memory of Laura Rogers include her sisters, Marie (William) Ezigbo - Greene of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Edna Rogers Gregg of Hartsville; her brothers, Albertus 'Bert' Rogers of Hartsville, and Rufus Rogers of Bronx, N.Y.; a host of nieces, nephews, other close relatives and very dear friends.
