U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
JESSIE 'TOY' CLARK
DARLINGTON - Funeral services for Jessie 'Toy' Byrd Clark will be held at 1 p.m. today, Oct. 13, 2006, at New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home of Hartsville.
Jessie 'Toy' Byrd Clark was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical center after many months of failing health.
Jessie Clark was born Dec. 1, 1912, to Dan and Victoria Lincoln Byrd of the Hopewell section of Darlington. She received her education in the Darlington County Public School system. As a young woman, she joined in holy matrimony to Willie Clark. After many years together, he preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1993. This union was blessed with two sons, William E. Clark of Darlington and Sylvester 'Buddy' Clark, who preceded her in death; one daughter, Thelma C. Lamb of Darlington. Seven siblings also preceded her in death.
Jessie lived in New Jersey for more than 50 years. There she raised her children, worked and cultivated her skills in fashion designing and dressmaking.
Jessie 'Toy' was baptized at age 8 years old in the New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. After moving to New Jersey she became affiliated with the Fountain Baptist Church of Summit. She was an active member of the Usher Board, the Women's Guild, Deaconess Board and Missionary Board. While residing in New Jersey, she was an active participant of NAFAD, head usher of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, and a life member of the Tri-City NAACP.
Upon returning to the Darlington area, and until her health began to fail, she became active in the Missionary Society and the Homebound Program of New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church.
She leaves to celebrate her life along with her children, two brothers, Floyd Byrd of Hartsville and James E. (Evelyn Marie) Byrd of Florence; two sisters, Elma B. Davis of Columbia and Harriett Lee (Samuel) Lewis of Darlington; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and close relatives.
VIRGINIA A. SANDERS
Funeral services for Virginia Admill Sanders, 71, were held at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at Greater Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church. Burial followed services in the church cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home of Hartsville.
Mrs. Sanders died Sunday, Oct. 8, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. She was born in Darlington County, a daughter of the late Ezekiel Scott and Rosa Admill. She received her education in the public schools in the area and was a member of Greater Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Lori Ann Sanders-Gattison of Hartsville; three sons, Richard L. (Linda) Admill of Alpharetta, Ga., Davey Sanders of Society Hill, and Terrance Sanders of Hartsville; one sister, Janie Mae Kinley of Society Hill; two sisters-in-law, Mattie Admill of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Hilda Hendrix of Lamar; one brother-in-law, Allen Gilbert of Hartsville; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and other close relatives and friends.
NATASHA BROOKS
Graveside services for Natasha Hunt Brooks, 26, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, in Magnolia cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Boswell will officiate. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Natasha, who died Oct. 12, was born in Marietta, Ga., a daughter of Wilson E. Hunt Jr. and the late Annette Stratton Hunt.
Surviving are her father of Hartsville; son, Billy Brooks Jr. of Hartsville; maternal aunts, Wayne S. (Harry) Wallace of Hartsville, Lucy S. (the Rev. Sam) Johnson of Lakeview; maternal uncle, Sidney J. (Betty) Stratton of Hartsville; paternal aunts, Rebecca (Ronnie) Clark, Penelope (Charles) Ingram, of Hartsville.
CHRISTIE GRAY
LAMAR - A graveside service for Christie Phillips Gray, 37, will be held at 4 p.m. today, Oct. 13, 2006, in Lamar Memorial cemetery, officiated by Rev. Tom Brown and directed by Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel.
Christie died Tuesday, Oct. 10, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Florence County, daughter of LaRue and Christine Hill Phillips. She graduated from Lamar High School and had worked as a secretary. She was a member of High Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving in addition to her parents are two sons, John and Hunter Gray of Darlington; two brothers, Jerry (Robin) Phillips, Billy (Shirley) Phillips, all of Lamar; and a sister, Judy (Franklin) Fountain of Lamar.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Ruey Phillips.
BLANCH JOHNSON
DARLINGTON - Funeral services for Blanch Johnson, 54, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Oct. 13, 2006, in the Chapel of Belk Funeral Home with interment following in Grove Hill cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Allen Lynch.
Mrs. Johnson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 10, in a local hospital. She was born in Darlington, daughter of the late Hollie and Nancy Dixon Johnson. Blanch was a nurse at Heritage Nursing Home for many years. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Surviving are her son, Anthony Anderson of Florence; a brother, Berlin 'Bubba' Johnson of Florence; two sisters, Belvann Dudley and Lillie Mae Erickson, both of Darlington.
WILLIAM McFARLAND SR.
Funeral services for William McFarland Sr., 58, will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, at Southside Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow services in the church cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.
Mr. McFarland died Tuesday, Oct. 10, in McLeod Hospital Hospice Center after an illness. He was born in Darlington County. He was the loving son of the late Joe and Viola Cotton McFarland. He received his education in the public schools in the area and was a member of Spiritual Growth Ministries. He was also a retired employee of Sara Lee Hosiery.
Surviving are his wife, Berthena Robinson McFarland of Hartsville; eight children, Eric (Debra) McFarland of Florence, Michael McFarland of Atlanta, Ga., William McFarland Jr. of Columbia, Errol (Tawanna) Smith Melvin Hudson, Stacey McFarland, Selena (Timothy) Cooks and LaToya McFarland, all of Hartsville; one son-in-law, Timothy Edwards Sr. of Hartsville; four sisters, Lucille McFarland, Beatrice Ham and Lizzie McDaniel, all of Hartsville, Viola McFarland of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one brother, Authur McFarland of Darlington; a special nephew, Kent McFarland of Hartsville; three special friends, Hattie Stephenson, Charles McPhail and Marcus Martin, all of Hartsville; 26 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and other close relatives and friends.
JOYCE McINVILLE
DARLINGTON - Funeral services for Joyce Weatherford McInville, 66, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 13, 2006, in Mechanicsville Baptist Church with interment following in the church cemetery, officiated by Pastor Frankie Tanner and directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Mrs. McInville died Tuesday, Oct. 10, in a local hospital. She was born in Darlington, daughter of the late Benny Lee Weatherford and Earline Purvis Weatherford Anderson. Joyce was a devoted and loving housewife who enjoyed selling Avon. She attended Mechanicsville Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Johnny McInville of Darlington; a daughter, Cindy (Buster) Weatherford of Darlington; two sons, Joel Matthews of Charlotte; Johnny McInville III, of Darlington; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Eli (Margaret) Weatherford; Cecil Weatherford, all of Darlington; four sisters, Iona (Donald) Morse of Raleigh, N.C., Mary Frances McQueen, Lois Baird and Joanne Lyons, all of Darlington.
Mrs. McInville was preceded in death by brothers, Bennie, Thomas, Willie and Roy Weatherford, and sisters, Ruth Odom and Mildred Lewis.
Memorials may be made to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 2364 Mechanicsville Hwy., Darlington, SC 29532.
BETTY JEAN RIDDICK
Funeral services for Betty Jean Riddick were held Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, at Open Door Church of God in Christ in Brooklyn, N.Y., officiated by Rev. Jonathan Shaw. Interment was in Rosehill cemetery, directed by Derrick C. Jones Funeral Home PA. of Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Riddick, daughter of the late James H. and Anna Thomas Peterson, was born on Nov. 26, 1943, in Hartsville. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the soul of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend winged its flight from this world of turmoil, sin and pain to enter into that peaceful and restful place called eternity. She entered through heaven's open doors after a brief illness. Today we pause to pay tribute to that flight and celebrate her final homegoing because we know that our beloved 'BJ' is at rest.
Mrs. Riddick received her education at Butler High School in Hartsville, with the class of 1962, where she excelled in office management. After graduation she relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she worked 30 years in office administration with New York State Insurance Fund and New York City Transit Authority, retiring on Feb. 10, 2000.
She met and married
Royal E. Riddick on Feb. 18, 1971. They lived an exciting, fun-filled life among family and friends.
She was the mother of four children, Bernard, James, Pamela and Reginald.
Mrs. Riddick leaves to cherish her memory her children: Bernard Peterson along with his wife, Beth Johnson, James Peterson along with his wife Simone Carson, Pamela Riddick and Reginald Riddick; her grandchildren, Naquan Riddick, Marjani Peterson, Hydeia Riddick, James Nolan Peterson, and twins, Cyer and Cerrell LeGall-Riddick; her sister, Anna Harkless; two aunts, Helen Thomas Brewer and Kathleen Peterson Erby; in addition, a host of nieces, nephews, other close relatives and dear friends.
CRYSTAL CROWLEY
PATRICK - Funeral services for Crystal 'Chrissy' Crowley, 40, were held at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at Bethel United Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery, directed by Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home Inc. of Chesterfield.
Mrs. Crowley died Saturday, Oct. 14. She was born in Chesterfield County, a daughter of Brian Cassidy and Willie Jean Winburn. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who loved the holidays and made her home warm and welcome for family and friends. 'Chris' loved spending time with the loves of her life, husband, Frank, daughter, Nikki, and granddaughter Morgan. She was a self taught manicurist who enjoyed sharing her talent with family and friends. Mrs. Crowley was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Frankie Crowley of the home; one daughter, Nicole Crowley of the home; step-father, Ed Outlaw of Hartsville; one brother, William Outlaw of Hartsville; two sisters, Dawn Huggins and Annette Wilks, both of Hartsville; sister-in-law, Jackie (Rex) Hodge of Chesterfield; a nephew, Dylan Hodge also of Chesterfield and special granddaughter, Morgan Oliver of the home.
JERRY ROBINSON
Funeral services for Jerry Eugene Robinson, 70, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Sandy Bluff United Methodist Church cemetery in Bishopville, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.
Mr. Robinson died Thursday, Oct. 12, in McCoy Nursing Center after an illness. Mr. Robinson was born in Darlington County, a son of the late Aaron and Ruth Holmes Robinson. He received his education in the public schools in the area and was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Elease Robinson of Englewood, N.J.; two daughters, Marcella Robinson Stuart of Stroudsburg, Pa. and Armelenni Jones of Charlotte, N.C.; two sons, Frederick Robinson of Englewood, N.J., and Aaron Robinson of Summerville; three sisters, Ara Robinson-Hickman and Wilberetta Robinson, both of Baltimore, Md., and Rosanna Robinson-Moses of Hartsville; two brothers, Wilbert Robinson of Hartsville and George Alex Robinson of Florence; two daughters-in-law, Barbara Robinson of Paterson, N.J. and Ella Robinson of Summerville; four brothers-in-law, James Bradley of Myrtle Beach, Henry Price and Calvin Moses, both of Hartsville, Cordell Hickman of Baltimore, Md.; three sisters-in-law, Jessie Houston of Englewood, N.J., Jean Robins of New York, N.Y., and Bernadette Robinson of Baltimore, Md.; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a host of other close relatives and friends.
HERBERT PERKINSON
Funeral services for Herbert Ray Perkinson, 72, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at South Hartsville Baptist Church. The Rev. Dave Worthington will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends tonight, Oct. 17, from 5 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the South Hartsville Baptist Church, 205 E. Bobo Newsome Hwy., Hartsville, SC 29550 or McLeod Hospice, 555 E. Cheves, Florence SC 29506.
Mr. Perkinson, widower of Mildred Jackson Perkinson, died Tuesday, Oct. 17. Born in Darlington County, he was a son of the late Lee and Ruth Seymour Perkinson.
Surviving are his sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Ted Melton of Rock Hill; sister-in-law, Louise Perkinson of Hartsville; nephews, David Perkinson, Jim Perkinson; nieces, Linda Johnson, Debbie Moore, Becky Daniel, Lisa Sims.
He was preceded in death by his brother, James 'Perk' Perkinson, and his half sister, Rose Lee Winburn
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JULIAN McKENZIE
Funeral services for Julian A. McKenzie, 82, were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at San Jose Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, Fla. Burial will be held at graveside on Saturday, Oct 21, in Magnolia cemetery, Hartsville. Arrangements were by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home of Hartsville.
Mr. McKenzie passed away Oct. 13, in Jacksonville, Fla. He was born in Salisbury and had been a resident of Jacksonville since 1963. Mr. McKenzie retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield and then Sawgrass Country Club, where he worked until December of 2005. He was a member of San Jose Episcopal Church. Mr. McKenzie was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served on a destroyer in the pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Barnett Lodge, F & AM. Mr. McKenzie was a graduate of University of North Carolina. He served as an ACC official for more than 30 years.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline; son, Stephen McKenzie (Gail) of Birmingham, Ala.; two daughters, Ann Piercy (Patrick) of Hilton Head and Laura Backus (David) of Jacksonville; five grandchildren, Katherine, Margaret and Christine McKenzie, Claire and Julian Backus; and other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 1100 Ireland Way Suite 203, Birmingham, AL 35205 or Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32257.
