U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Jacob Burton
FORT LAWN — Services with burial for Jacob Othell Burton, 7, a first grade student at Lewisville Elementary School, are 3 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Grove UMC. Visitation is 7-8 tonight at Hartley Funeral Home, Lancaster. Born in Mecklenburg Co. to Othell Jr. and Connie Love Burton, he died Jan. 15, 2005. Surviving: parents; sister, Jenny Burton; grandparents, Edna Love, Othell Burton Sr., Tommie Kilgore.
Ronald Brown
CHERAW — Services for Ronald Scott Brown, 35, landscaper, will be held at 4 p.m. today at Kiser Funeral Home with burial in Society Hill Church of God Cemetery. Born in Bennettsville to Howard Sr. and Janie Juanita Keith Brown, he died January 14, 2005. Surviving are spouse, Sharon Denise Goodale; brothers, Howard, Ricky, Tim, Rodney Brown; sister, Renee Brown.
Alice Carter
LORIS — Services for Alice Hardee Carter, 83, widow of William Carter, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Baptist Church with committal services in Carter Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Hardwick Funeral Home. Born in Loris to Willie and Margaret Hardee, she died Jan. 15, 2005. Surviving are daughters, Wilma Bullard, Jewell Godfrey; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Margaret Culpepper
COLUMBIA — Service for Margaret White Culpepper, 77, will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be 2-3 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons, Brad Lewis, Brian Lewis and Brandy Lewis; great-grandson, Adam Lewis; nephew, William M. Bennett; and friend, Howard Moody.
Mrs. Culpepper, wife of the late H. W. “Dub” Culpepper, died Friday, January 14, 2005. Born in Nashville, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late William White and Lela Escue White. She fulfilled her childhood dream to be a loving mother. Blessed with five children, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, life was complete. Trusting God to see her through everything in this life to eternity with Him, she bravely and gracefully faced cancer without fear.
A loving and tender soul, she in thanksgiving gave generously to others. Please join us in celebrating life by following her example, giving back to God in thanksgiving for His many blessings, by giving generously to one of her favorite charities: Feed the children or Special Olympics. You are sure to be blessed.
Surviving are sons, Michael W. Culpepper of San Francisco, Calif. and Kenneth H. Culpepper and his wife, Mary, of Charlotte, N.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Don Rothwell of Columbia. Susan and Charles Tyler of Manning and Kathy and Eddie Wingard of Blythewood; brother, William B. white of Columbia; sister, Terri Bennett of Columbia; grandchildren, Brad Lewis and his wife, Amanda, Brian Lewis and his wife, Marcia, Brandy Lewis, Kristine Lopez, Tracy Cardoza, Houston Culpepper, Betsy Tyler, Katie Tyler and Laura Wingard; and great-grandchildren, Adam Lewis, Nocholas Lewis, Kiana Lopez and Danica Lopez.
Memorials may be made to Special Olympics or Feed the Children.
Edna Devinney
ROCK HILL — A graveside service for Edna Burris Devinney, 83, widow of Oscar Devinney, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Grandview Memorial Park. Visitation is 7-8:30 tonight at Greene Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel. Born in Rock Hill to Ernest and Eula McSwain Burris, she died Jan. 15, 2005. She attended First Wesleyan Church. Surviving are sisters, Pauline Burris, Gloria Self; 11 nieces; one nephew.
Sam Giles Jr.
LANES — Services for Sam Giles Jr., 84, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Lanes, with burial in Gordon Cemetery. Henryhand Funeral Home, Kingstree, is in charge. He died Jan. 12, 2005. Surviving are wife, Mary Jane Giles; son, Abraham Giles; daughter, Clara Giles; siblings, William Giles, Annie Fulton, Susan Felder, Elizabeth Izzard, Geneva Dozier; 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.
Jasper Floyd
SUMTER — Services for Jasper L. Floyd, 75, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday (visitation 6-8 tonight) at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home with burial with full military honors in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Born in New Zion to Letha Mae Floyd, he died Jan. 15, 2005. Surviving are wife, Irene Floyd; children, Donald, Jimmy, Roy Floyd, Karen Parker, Janet Gainey; two siblings; 12 grandchildren.
Douglas Grow
COLUMBIA — Service for Douglas Melvin Grow, 46, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Carolina Children’s Home, 3201 Trenholm Rd., Columbia, S.C. 29204. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service.
Mr. Grow died Friday, January 14, 2005. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of Robert L. Grow and the late Nancy L. Grow. A 1976 graduate of Belfontaine High School, Belfontaine, Ohio, he served in the U.S. Air Force in telecommunications. He was an avid fisherman and golfer and enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles. He was a member of Columbia Northeast Christian Church.
Surviving are his daughter, Chelsea Renee Grow of Columbia; his wife, Pandora Y. Graham-Grow and step-daughter, Mryriha Ashley Graham of Columbia: his father and step-mother, Robert L. Grow and Dorothy Southern Grow of Chapin; and sister and brother-in-law, Kathy and Bob Rawers of Sullivan’s Island. He was formerly married to Geraldine D. Grow. He was predeceased by his sister, Diane C. Grow.
Horace Hicks
BAMBERG — Services for Horace Hicks, 57, widower of Roberatta Stokes, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Pilgrim Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Bamberg Memorial Gardens. Carroll Mortuary is in charge. Born to Judell Johnson, he died Jan. 17, 2005. Surviving are son, Anthony Hicks; brothers, Preston, Johnnie Hicks, James Johnson; sisters, Maary Green, Harriet, Lisa Grant.
Gwendolyn Harris
COLUMBIA — Services for Gwendolyn Marie Harris will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home with burial in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Born in St. Louise to Robert and Lou Morris Thurmond, she died January 12, 2005. Surviving are husband, Anthony Harris Sr.; children, Anthony, Adam, Aaron, April Harris; parents; four brothers; five grandchildren.
Josephine Hillary
COLUMBIA — Services for Josephine “Josi” Hillary are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ; burial in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home. Born in Boston to Clarence and Catherine Elam, she died Jan. 13, 2005. Surviving: husband, Raymond Hillary; children, Raymond Jr., Jessie, Kendal, Joanne Hillary, Patrick McClinton, Leonna Alexandria; four sisters; grandchildren.
Vernie Humphries
UNION — Services for Vernie Odessa Horne Humphries, 95, widow of W.L. Humphries, are 2 p.m. (viewing 1 p.m.) Tuesday at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church; burial in Fairforest Baptist Church Cemetery. S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Spartanburg to Simon and Ora Horne, she died Jan. 15, 2005. Surviving: 8 children; 2 sisters; 1 niece; 23 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
Heyward Kennedy Jr.
JEFFERSON — Services with burial for Heyward Kennedy Jr., 84, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Elon UMC. Visitation is 7-7:30 tonight at Flemming Funeral Home, Pageland. He died Jan. 14, 2005. Surviving are wife, Carrie Kennedy; sons, Frank, Andrew, Lucious, Joh, Silas Kennedy; daughters, Narrie Scott, Delbra Jordan, Je-Nata Newman; brothers, James, Abraham, Andrew Kennedy; 12 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.
Linda Knight
WALTERBORO — Services for Linda Knight, 55, employee of Colleton Industries, are 2 p.m. Tuesday (visitation 6-8 tonight) at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home with burial in Bedon Baptist Church Cemetery. Born in Colleton Co. to Theodore and Annie Craven Knight, she died January 16, 2005. Surviving are sisters, Helen Miles, Eleanor Voss; brothers, Thomas Rembert, Roy Crosby; others.
Rev. James Johnston
MYRTLE BEACH — Rev. James W. Johnston 86, died Sunday, January 16, 2005, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
Rev. Johnston was born Jan 10, 1919, in Decatur, GA, a son of the late Will and Oma Williams Johnston.
Rev. Johnston was a retired Methodist Minister serving the S.C. United Methodist Church Conference. Rev. Johnston was called by the Pelion Charge for his first church, he also served as Senior Pastor with Epworth Children’s Home Church, Main Street United Methodist, Mount Pleasant-Pisgah Charge, Saluda Charge, North-Limestone Charge, Ware Shoals-Hodges Charge, Suber Marshall United Methodist Church. He served two terms at Shiloh Methodist and retired from the Ministry at Pond Branch United Methodist Church in 1986. He was a Army Veteran of World War II.
Surviving is his wife of sixty-three years, Florence N. Johnston, a son, Rev. James W. Johnston Jr. and wife Kathy Ann of Greenwood, SC; Three daughters, Rendy Howle and husband Bill of Orlando, FL, Shirley J. Livingston and her husband Don of Webster, NC and Sara J. Melton of Myrtle Beach, SC; nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday January 18, 2005 at Pond Branch United Methodist Church in Gilbert, SC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church following the services.
The family would appreciate memorials be made to Pond Branch United Methodist Church 1913 Pond Branch Road, Gilbert, SC 29054 or Epworth Children’s Home, PO Box 50466 Columbia, SC 29250.
