U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Katherine Robinson
WINNSBORO — Services for Mrs. Katherine Gatson Robinson, of 10038 Monticello Road, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at County Grove Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge.
Mrs. Robinson died Monday, February 28, 2005. Born in Winnsboro, she was the daughter of Mrs. Florence A. Gatson and the late Isiah Gatson, Sr. She was a member of County Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband; her mother of Winnsboro; sisters, Ella (Claurde) Robinson and Viola Gatson; brothers, Amos (Delores), Isiah, Jr. (Annette) and Odell Gatson.
Mary Ferrell
SUMTER — Services for Mary Huggins Ferrell, 91, widow of Sam Ferrell, are 2 p.m. Saturday (viewing 1 p.m.) at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. Burial: St. Mark Baptist Churchyard, Silver. Job’s Mortuary is in charge. Born in Silver to Mose and Mary Belson Huggins, she died March 1, 2005. Surviving: children, Thelma Johnson, Samuel, Bennell Ferrell; 11 grandchildren; 24 great, 5 great-great, 2 great-great-great-grandchildren.
Viola Burke
CAMDEN — Funeral services for Viola Crain Burke, 81, will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Highway Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. George Cashwell, Rev. Jack Crain, and Rev. Richard Cameron will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 4, 2005, from 6-8 p.m. at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to Kershaw County Hospice, 2001 W. DeKalb St., Camden, SC 29020.
Mrs. Burke died Wednesday, March 2, 2005. Born in Rutherfordton, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Leathie Mae Arrowood Crain. He had retired from Kershaw County Medical Center as a switchboard operator and was a member of Highway Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are her husband, Rev. Rudorph Burke; daughters, Trisha Powell and her husband, Don, of Columbia, Drusilla Cutler and her husband, Michael, of Lugoff, Rudene Hutto and her husband, Curtis, of Camden and Maude Davis and her husband, Danny, of Greer; grandchildren, Tammy Watson, Teresa Powers, Michael Weatherford, Shaun Cutler, Lee Cutler, Brent Hutto and Jason Hutto; five stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Inez Baker of Augusta, Ga. She was predeceased by four sisters and four brothers.
Eugene Dozier
SALUDA — Services for Eugene Dozier, WWII veteran, son of Janie Dozier Mobley, 2 p.m. Saturday: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he was a member. Logan Funeral Home is in charge. He attended Friendship Baptist Church, Columbia until his health failed. Surviving: daughter, Michelle Corbett-Burns; siblings, Janie Bonham, Tommy Pugh, Lillie Minick, Clarence, James, Eddie, Benjamin Mobley.
Obituary posted: March 4, 2005
Terry Fink
HARTSVILLE — Services with burial for Hamilton Terry Fink, 52, 3 p.m. Saturday: Mt. Elon Baptist Church. Visitation 5-7 tonight: Brown-Pennington-Atkins F.H. (www.bpafuneralhome.com). Born in Darlington to Hamilton & Frances Dampier Fink, he died March 2, 2005. An avid hunter, he enjoyed the outdoors. Surviving: siblings, Pam Parrish, Kerry Fink; niece, Francesca; fiancee, Brandy O’Neal
Willie Glenn
WEST COLUMBIA — Services for Willie James Glenn, 3 p.m. Saturday: Brookland Baptist Church. Burial in Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Cemetery. Visitation is 1-8 tonight at Jones Metropolitan Funeral Home. He was born in Lexington County, a son of Cimikers and Julia Jones Glenn. Surviving: wife, Ernestine Mack Glenn; children, Christine Glenn-Hill, Willie, James, Frederick Glenn; siblings; grandchildren.
Obituary posted: March 4, 2005
Dennis Hartpence
COLUMBIA — Services for Dennis Dean Hartpence, 53, J and G Foods plant manager, avid fisherman, are noon today at Greenlawn Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens. He died February 28, 2005. Surviving: wife, Albertha Cleckley Hartpence; children, Kayla, Christopher Hartpence, Tia Cleckley, Ashley Boykin, Laura Taylor; siblings, Elaine Milam Howard, Phillip, Paul and Leonard; nieces; nephews.
Billy James
GREENWOOD — Billy Louis James, 59, resident of 110 Biltmore Street and a former resident of Irmo, died March 1, 2005, at his home.
He was employed by South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., McMeekin Station in Lexington and was a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church in Greenwood.
Survivors include his mother, Mittie Sue Hanley James of the home; a son, Bradford Louis James of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, Denise James Smith of Greenwood.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Oakbrook Memorial Park.
Visitation was 5-7 Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to The Mason House, 1555 Shoup Court, Decatur, GA 30033.
Sandra Lynder
CHESTER — Services for Sandra Kay Hudson Lyner, 58, Blossom Shop owner/operator, Eastern Star member, 3 p.m. Saturday at Parkway Baptist Church. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation 6-8 tonight: Barron Funeral Home. Born in Chester to Loren and Nellie Starnes Hudson, she died March 2, 2005. Surviving: mother; son, James Jr.; grandchildren, Hannah Lyner, Jacob Davis; brothers, Loren, Samuel Hudson.
Ella Pendergrass
LAKE CITY — Services for Mrs. Ella Mae Pendergrass will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Allen Chapel Holiness Church on Ditch Bank Road in Cades with Bishop Larry McFadden officiating and burial in Poston Cemetery, directed by Green’s Funeral Home of Lake City. Born in Cades, a daughter of Jeffery and Ethlene Pendergrass, she died February 27, 2005.
Leslie Roundtree
COLUMBIA — Homegoing services for Leslie M. Adams Roundtree will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home with burial in Platt Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, West Columbia. Born in Columbia to Truman Simmons and Gloria Gean Carter, she died February 25, 2005. Surviving are her children, Marco, Markeit and Marquel Adams; her father, Truman; her brother, Patrick Joyner.
Betty Martin
HARTSVILLE — Funeral services for Elizabeth “Betty” Pressly Martin, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2005, at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Jeri Parris Perkins and the Rev. Teri Ott will officiate with burial in Magnolia Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 213 W. Home Ave., Hartsville SC 29550 or Darlington County Mental Health Association, Box 131, Hartsville SC 29551, or Presbyterian Home, 2350 Lucas St., Florence, SC 29501.
Ms. Martin died Tuesday, March 1, 2005. Born in Florence, S.C., she was a daughter of the late John H. and Elizabeth Pressly Martin. She was a graduate of Florida State University and was a librarian in the Georgia school system. She was involved with the Darlington County Mental Health Association for many years.
Surviving are her brother and sister-in-law, J. Harrison and Linda Martin, Jr. of Hartsville, S.C.; nephews and spouses, John H. and Susan Marti, III, Scott Allan and Pam Martin, Bryan R. and Stacy Martin; niece and spouse, Lori J. and Craig Morris; great-nieces, Amanda Martin, Ellen Martin, Taylor Morris, Candace Morris; great-nephew, Pressly Martin; goddaughter, Marjory Walker.
Martha Wider
COLUMBIA — Services for Martha Rice Wider will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Central Baptist Church with burial in Daughter of Zion Cemetery. Visitation is 7-8 tonight at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home. Born in Laurenburg, N.C., to Rev. Nathaniel and Elizabeth LaBrew Rice, she died February 27, 2005 Surviving: her children, Linda Samuel-Wider, Otis, Ronald, Valerie and Debra Wider; brother, Arthur Rice.
Bobby Kirkland
SALUDA — Bobby Dean Kirkland, 43, of 466 Pine Grove Road, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at his home.
A native of Saluda County, he was formally employed at Savannah River Site. He was a member of Asbestos Workers Local #92 and served in the South Carolina National Guard.
Surviving is his father, James Hue Kirkland of Saluda, mother, Annie Lewis Quattlebaum Kirkland of Saluda, two sons, Richard Dean Kirkland of Ninety Six and Anthony Scott Kirkland of Joanna, three brothers and sister in-law, Jimmy and Sherry Rodgers Kirkland, David Kirkland and Charles Kirkland, all of Saluda, a sister, Caroline Kirkland of Saluda, grandmother, Annie Ruth Kirkland of Saluda, three nephews, Jamie Kirkland, Robbie Kirkland and Keith Kirkland and a niece, Crystal Kirkland.
A brother, Keith Kirkland, preceded Mr. Kirkland in death.
Funeral services will be 3 P.M. Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Ramey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Preston Foxworth officiating. Interment will follow in Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 P.M., Friday, March 4, 2005, at Ramey Funeral Home.
