U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Marie Steading
POMARIA — Services for Marie Layne Steading will be at 12 Noon on Wednesday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Laurens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Faith Temple, 5080 Sandy Flat Road, Taylors, SC 29687.
Mrs. Steading, 90, widow of Troy B. Steading, Sr., died April 3, 2005. Born in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Floyd N. and Mary Elizabeth Hollingsworth Layne. She had retired from Laurens Glassworks and was a member of Faith Temple Interdenominational Church.
Surviving are daughters, Alma McEntyre Harris of Pomaria, Helen M. Lunsford of North Augusta, Glayds B. Fowler of Easley; twelve grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Mrs. Steading was predeceased by a son, Troy B. Steading, Jr. and a daughter, Elizabeth McNair Faxon.
Nellie R. Redd
EVANS, Ga. — A graveside service for Nellie Roe Redd, 85, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Montmorenci Baptist Church Cemetery. Shellhouse Funeral Home, Aiken, S.C., is in charge. Born in Newberry, S.C., to Samuel and Gertrude Wheeler Roe, she died April 4, 2005. Surviving: husband, Roland; daughter, Susan Carvalho; grandchildren, Jennifer Carson, Kevin Carvalho; great-grandchildren, Caleb Carson, Austin Greene.
Alan Smith
ABBEVILLE — Services for Alan Wesley Smith, 57, 3 p.m. Wednesday: Rice Memorial Baptist Church, burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, visitation 6-8 tonight at Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home. Born in Abbeville to James and Betty Blanchett Smith, he died April 3, 2005. Surviving: wife, Doris Simpson Smith; daughters, Jerri, Deanna Smith; siblings, Debra Hodges, Reese, Brent Smith; 2 grandsons.
Margaret Allen
COLUMBIA — Graveside service for Margaret Brinson Allen, 89, will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Southland Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
Mrs. Allen, married to the late Glenn Curtis Allen for fifty years, died Sunday, April 3, 2005. Born in Lyons, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Ellison and Effie Brinson. She retired from Olympia School.
Surviving are children, Douglas Allen, Judy A. Campbell, Linda A. Suttles and Danny Allen, all of Columbia; grandchildren, Tracey C. Reynolds and Courtney C. Ridgeway, both of Lexington, Gina M. Campbell and Mark Suttles, both of Columbia and Ashley A. Miller of Savannah, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, Kyle Reynolds and Lauren Reynolds, both of Lexington. She was predeceased by a brother and three sisters.
Jesse Percell
COLUMBIA — Services for Jesse M. Percell, Army veteran, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brookland Baptist Church, burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Calhoun Co. to Simon and Amelia Percell, he died April 1, 2005. Surviving: wife, Pearlean Percell; children, Don, Jessica, Vickie, Gloria, James, Theresa, Elnora, Denise; siblings, Robert, Prentis, Wilhelmina; grandchildren.
William Bethea Sr.
SUMTER — Services for William Admon Bethea Sr., 75, 10 a.m. Wednesday: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation 6-8 tonight: Elmore-Cannon-Stephens F.H. Born in Marlboro Co. to Dewey and Nettie Dial Bethea, he died April 3, 2005. Surviving: wife, Floree Lowder Bethea; son, William Jr.; grandchildren, Christal Gainey, Jennifer Bethea; great-grandchildren, Leilah, Andrew Gainey; sister, Elsie Hobbs.
Joseph Bailey
CANADYS — Mr. Joseph Wayne Bailey, 58, of 5106 Maple Ridge Road, Canadys, died Sunday afternoon, April 3, 2005, in the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro.
Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 6, 2005, in The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery at Canadys.
Mr. Bailey was born December 6, 1946, in Charleston County and was a son of the late Joseph Parker Bailey and Rita Haile Bailey. He was a graduate of Walterboro High School and retired after a longtime career in Hotel and Motel management. He was a member of Canadys First Baptist Church and also attended Harvest Community Church where he was a Sunday School teacher. Mr. Bailey was an accomplished pianist and organist and will always be remembered for his love of music. He took great pride in his gardening and loved to fish.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Shirley Herndon Bailey; a son, Brent Bailey and his wife Rhonda Dopson Bailey of Walterboro; a daughter, Denise Bailey Watford of Canadys; and a brother, Bennie Hankins and his wife Linda of Early Branch. There are three grandchildren, Rianna Bailey, Danielle Watford and Devyn Watford that also survive.
Flowers will be accepted or the family has suggested that memorial contributions be directed in his memory to the American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 205, Columbia, South Carolina 29204.
Family and friends are invited to call from 6:00 until 8:30 this Tuesday evening at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Homes, Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408.
Walter Branham
ELGIN — Graveside services with full military rites for Walter Lee Branham, 86, of Elgin will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Chris Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 6, 2005, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at Kornegay Funeral Home Lugoff-Elgin Chapel. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kershaw County, 2001 W. DeKalb St., Camden, SC 29020. Kornegay Funeral home Lugoff-Elgin Chapel is in charge.
Mr. Branham died Monday, April 4, 2005. Born in Winnsboro, SC, he was the son of the late Andrew David and Lila Bowen Branham. He was a U.S. Army WW II veteran, having earned Bronze Star and received the Purple Heart. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Miller Branham; daughters, Dorothy Martin of Elgin, Phyllis Kelly and her husband Joel of Elgin; a stepson, Tom Rabon of Columbia; 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-granddaughter; sisters, Inez Taylor of Camden, Alether Gleaton and Betty Medlin, both of Lugoff; brother, Clarence Branham of Lugoff. He was predeceased by his first wife, Dorothy B. Branham, sister, Mattie Osborne, brothers, Murdie M. Branham and Jack A. Branham.
Delores Bittorf
SUMTER — Delores Chandler Bittorf, 68, widow of Roger V. Bittorf, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Strasburg, Va., she was a daughter of the late Clyde Curtis Chandler and the late Anabel Artz Chandler.
She was formerly employed by Cutler Hammer and was a member of the Fairfax Christian Church in Fairfax, Va.
Survivors include five children, Richard Eugene Bittorf of Bristol, N.H., Walter Vernon Bittorf of Greensboro, N.C., Rebecca B. Kirsch of Fairfax, Va., Joel Emory Bittorf of Manassas, Va., and Lisa B. Shaver of Kingsland, Ga.; a twin sister, Dorothy C. Manna of Sumter; two brothers, Frank E. Chandler of Burke, Va., and Samuel R. Chandler of Manassas, Va.; four grandchildren, Jesse Curtis Bittorf, Virginia Lynn Bittorf, Dakota Cage Patterson, and Trinity Shaver.
Graveside services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday in Panorama Memorial Gardens in Strasburg, Va., with Rev. Jay Alexander officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at her home, 1767 Anburn Drive, Sumter and from 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. Thursday at Stovers Funeral Home in Strasburg, Va. (540)465-5101.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Ferrell
ELGIN — Funeral services for Raymond Ezekiel Ferrell, 75, of Elgin will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Rev. Kenneth Jackson will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to service from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel.
Surviving are a son, Larry Wayne Ferrell and his wife Lisa of Pearisburg, VA, and grandchildren Kevin and Kristin Ferrell; sister, Carrie Anderson of Rich Creek, VA.
