U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Odell Young
WESTVILLE — Funeral services for Odell “Shorty” Young, 78, will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2006, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Phillip Bostrom will officiate.
Mr. Young died Friday, June 9, 2006. Born in Camden, SC, he was the son of the late Koger Blakeney and Jessie Bell Truesdale Young. Mr. Young retired from Springs Industries as an industrial engineer. He was very active with the Boy Scouts and was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Young was very proud of his efforts in the organization and founding of the Westville Fire Department where he had served as former Fire Chief.
Surviving are his wife, Michelle “Mickey” Young of the home; four children, Gary Young and his wife, Rose Ann, of Camden, Michel Young of Westville, Carol Y. Williams and her husband, Mitch, of Kershaw and Charles Young and his wife, Arlene, of Kershaw; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Ruth Frazier of Camden; a brother, David Leroy “Buck” Young of Great Falls. He was preceded in death by a brother.
The family will receive friends Saturday, June 10, 2006, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Damascus United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 506, Westville, SC 29175.
Baker Funeral Home, 210 E. Hilton Street, Kershaw, SC 29067 is serving the family of Mr. Young.
Geraldine May
DECATUR, Ga. — Mrs. Geraldine G. May of Decatur, Ga., died Tuesday, June 6, 2006. She is survived by four daughters, Sharon May of Columbia, Vivian Charters and husband, Barry, of Mesa, AZ, Patricia Kroger and husband, Daniel, of Ft. Pierce, FL, Audrey Marianes and husband, Bill, of Tucker, GA; and grandchildren, Brooke Green, Barry C. Charters II, Erin Charters, Alexis Marianes and Lia Marianes. She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph May. A funeral mass was held June 9th at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Decatur, Ga. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
Mary Jackson
SALUDA — Mary Jones Jackson, 71, daughter of Robert Weaver and Francis Jones, reared by Squair and Mary Ellis, died June 5, 2006, in Self Regional Health Care, Greenwood. Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Lockhart Baptist Church, Logan Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are her children, Earl, Ophelia and Miriam Jackson, Larry Jones; sisters, Elmira Jones, Evalina Williams.
James Lollis
PROSPERITY — Services with burial for James Henry Lollis, 76, carpenter, are 4 p.m. Sunday at Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Visitation is 6-7 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, Newberry. Born in Pelzer to Harrison J. and Nora Bell Kinard Lollis, he died June 9, 2006. Surviving: brothers, David, T. Newton Lollis; aunts, Annie Mae Bobb, Carrie Kinard; nieces; nephew; cousins.
Barbara Hornosky
LOCUST VALLEY, N.Y. — Barbara Murphy Hornosky, loving wife of the late Robert, died June 7, 2006. Mother of Tom (Marie) Lynn. Cherished grandmother of Nicholas. Dear sister of Donald Murphy, Doris & Joan Brandt, Ken Murphy. Her Irish eyes smile upon us from heaven. Mass of Christian Burial 9 a.m. Saturday: St. Dominic’s R.C. Chapel; arrangements by Francis P. DeVine F.H., both in Oyster Bay.
Lois Evelyn Stewart
HARTSVILLE — Funeral services for Lois Evelyn Anderson Stewart, 92, will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2006, at First Southern Methodist Church. The Rev. Suzanne G. Michael will officiate with burial in Westview Memorial Park Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Saturday, June 10, 2006, from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Southern Methodist Church, 820 Lakeview Blvd., Hartsville, SC 29550.
Mrs. Stewart, widow of Stith Barrett “Doc” Stewart, Sr., died Thursday, June 8, 2006. Born in Timmonsville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Chapel Tillman and Mary Clara Stewart Anderson. She was a charter member of First Southern Methodist Church and was a Sunday School teacher and member of the Woman’s Missionary Society. She had retired from B.C. Moore & Sons.
Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Mariola and Howard Gainey of Greensboro, NC, Diane and Carl Newsome of Hartsville, SC, Jean and Donnie Putnam of Hartsville, SC; sons and daughters-in-law, Sonny and Linda Gayle Stewart of Hartsville, SC, Wayne and Debra Stewart of Dalton, GA; sister, Beatrice Anderson of Timmonsville, SC; grandchildren, Crystal Hanna, Rev. Suzanne Michael, Joan Johnson, David Gainey, Russ Stewart, Terry Stewart, Barry Stewart, Michael Stewart, Carl Newsome, IV, Paige Gaddy, April Leeth, Ashley Alexander; 20 great-grandchildren.
Richard Wayburn II
NASHVILLE —Richard “Ricky” Wayburn II, age 51, owner of Wayburn Construction Company in Nashville, Tennessee, formerly of Columbia, South Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee, died Thursday, June 8, 2006, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a member of Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society and the Tennessee Home Builders Association. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Wayburn, MD, and mother, Maybelle Tarlton. Ricky is survived by his loving wife, Caren Millen Wayburn; sons, Jerad Isaac Wayburn and Jordan Millen Wayburn; MOM of over 35 years, Revera “Vee” Wayburn of Columbia, South Carolina; brother and sister-in-law, Lew and Debbie Wayburn of Columbia, South Carolina, sisters and brothers-in-law, Ann Wayburn of Knoxville, Tennessee, Becky Wayburn of Williamsburg, Virginia, Lynn and Frank Blakely of San Antonio, Texas , Cathy Wayburn of Dallas, Texas , Meryl and Jonathan Sachs of Cambridge, Massachusetts, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Paula and Jay Miller of Memphis, Tennessee; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Family and friends will meet 1:30 p.m. Sunday in New Jewish Cemetery for a graveside service with Rabbi Beth Schwartz officiating. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
Frances Raymond
KERSHAW — Services with burial for Frances Elizabeth F. Raymond, 70, 11 a.m. Monday: Sand Hill Baptist Church. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Sunday: Baker F.H. Born in Kershaw to Willie and Lois Roberts Faulkenberry, she died June 7, 2006. Surviving: husband, F. Gil Raymond; sons, Reid, Randy Bradley; siblings, Fred, Manly, Perry Faulkenberry, Ruth Bradley, Ann Jones; stepson, Matthew Raymond; grandchildren; more.
Permelia C. Bobbitt
SWANSEA — Permelia Cleckley “Pam” Bobbitt, 81, died Monday, May 22, 2006, in The Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Swansea United Methodist Church.
Ms. Bobbitt was born in Swansea, a daughter of the late Addison and Annibelle Sharpe Cleckley. She was a graduate of Winthrop College. Ms. Bobbitt was a retired florist and a member of Swansea United Methodist Church.
Survivors: two sons, Hugh Addison Bobbitt, Swansea, James Bobbitt, Gaston, and a number of grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Swansea United Methodist Church, 305 N. Church St., Swansea, SC 29160.
Benjamin “Bennie” Franklin Frazier Jr.
COLUMBIA — Mr. Benjamin “Bennie” Franklin Frazier, Jr., 82, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at noon at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1725 Gervais Street in Columbia. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The family will receive friends at the A.P. Williams Funeral Home, 1808 Washington Street in Columbia, on Monday, 6:00-8:00 p.m., and at other times friends may call at the home, 929 Pine St. Burial will take place in Palmetto Cemetery on Highway 321 in Columbia.
An only son of the late Annie and Benjamin F. Frazier, Sr., Benjamin F. Frazier, Jr. was born February 14, 1925, in Columbia. Attending the public schools, he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in June 1943, thereafter entering the United States Army in July. He served in Camp Ellis, Illinois, and in England.
In 1953, Bennie Frazier was one of the first African-American firemen to be employed by the Columbia Fire Department, serving there for 12 years. While there, he realized that he had a special talent: doing artwork - painting and lettering. At the fire department, he was assigned to produce signs not related to his job and for which he was not compensated. He decided at this point to use his God-given talent and opened his own business: The Frazier Sign Painting Company in 1965. The Midlands embraced his work, the decorative, colorful, and exacting signs in many, many places across the landscape of Richland and Lexington Counties. Then too, Mr. Frazier donated his artwork to many programs, organizations, and exhibits because of his firm belief that contributions to the community are an inherited responsibility.
Family was also an important endeavor in the life of Bennie Frazier. He married his sweetheart, Delores Bernice Hiller, and to this union seven children (1 daughter, 6 sons) were born. He always found time for family matters: weekends on travel excursions, building and flying model airplanes, riding bicycles, riding go-carts, street skating up and down Pine and Oak Streets. All of this was interspersed with church-going on Sundays.
As the children grew older, Mr. Frazier noted some musical ability among them. He ventured out, buying band equipment, organizing four of his children - along with several of their musical friends, and creating a local band titled “Soul Dimensions.” This band traveled around the State of South Carolina, playing for proms, dances, banquets, weddings, and many other occasions for eight years. In this way, he kept tab not only on his teenage children, but children of others who needed guidance and caring and supervision. All in all, he was a mentor, a role model, a man of integrity, an outstanding citizen, a devoted husband, and a supportive father.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Mrs. Delores Hiller Frazier; seven children, Jablonski (Gwen), Cheryl Frazier-Jackson, Maurice, Charles, DeWitt, Christopher (Patricia), Dwaine (Tabthia); 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Zenobia Frazier Williams of Jacksonville, Florida; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice Hiller Goodrum of Chicago; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, devoted friends, and classmates.
Gladys Craven Greene
BLACKVILLE — Gladys Craven Greene, 85, entered into rest Friday, June 9, 2006, in the Heart Hospital of Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC.
Mrs. Greene was born in Walterboro, SC. She was the daughter of the late Thaddeus and Minnie Valentine Craven. She was a member and active in all phases of church life of the Barnwell Church of Christ. She was a devoted Christian and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2006, in Barnwell Co. Memory Gardens on Reynolds Road with Brian Reardon officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at Mole Funeral Home in Barnwell and other times at the home of her daughter, Sharon and Robbie Wise, 2110 Holman Bridge Road. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 200 Jefferson St., Barnwell, SC 29812.
Survivors include: her loving husband of 68 years, John McKinley Greene Jr. of Blackville, SC; sons, Johnny R. Greene of Bluffton, SC, Thomas E. “Tommy” Greene (Cathy) of Williston, SC, J. Ron “Ronnie” Greene (Lucia) of Gatlinburg, TN; daughters, Mary Frances Ludwigson (Gary) of Santee, SC, Anna S. Fabian (John) of Goose Creek, SC, Kaye Greene-Smith (Don) of Williston, SC, Sharon G. Wise (Robbie) of Blackville, SC; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Aisley M. Still.
Jane Butler Fisk
LEXINGTON — Funeral Services for Jane Butler Fisk will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 12, 2006, at Fellowship Baptist Church in Lexington with burial at 2:00 p.m. graveside in Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg, SC. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2006, at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Memorials may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church Building Fund. Active Pallbearers will be Mr. Scott Butler, Mr. Tracy Steele, Mr. Nisha Kubadara, Mr. Paul Lagatore, Dr. Richard C. Mooneyham, Mr. Terry Camillo, Mr. Michael Sherlock and Mr. Archie Maddox.
Mrs. Fisk died June 9, 2006. She was born April 26, 1927, to the late Albert George and Alma Braswell Butler in Monroe, North Carolina. She was the widow of Dr. Bruce Fisk of Orangeburg, SC. Mrs. Fisk was a member of Ashland United Methodist Church. She was an elementary school teacher and a chiropractic clinic office manager. She was also a member of The American Legion Auxiliary where she was past president of her local chapter and the state American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Fisk served in the American Red Cross as a social worker in Japan during the Korean Conflict. She was an accomplished ballroom dancer having danced in a Chicago Ballroom Dance Club, and in the Columbia Ballroom Dance Company.
Mrs. Fisk is survived by a daughter, Dr. Karen F. McElveen and a son, Bruce F. Fisk, Jr. of Lexington, SC; sister, Mary Ellen Butler of Smyrna, Georgia, brother, John Paul Butler of Deland, Fla. and two granddaughters, Lauren E. McElveen and Leighton J. Fisk.
Robert Johnson
CAMDEN — Funeral services for Robert Graham Johnson, 66, of Camden, will be held Sunday, June 11, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. at Bethesda Presbyterian Church with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Guy Oliver will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, June 10, 2006, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 502 DeKalb St., Camden, SC 29020 or American Lung Association, 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge.
Mr. Johnson died Friday, June 9, 2006. He was born in Camden and was the son of Annie Belle Thompson Johnson and the late Murdock McNeill Johnson. Mr. Johnson had retired from DuPont. He was a member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his daughter, Susan J. Brown and her husband Douglas of Atlanta; son, Timothy M. Johnson of Camden; 3 grandchildren, Amanda O’Keefe, Jacob Johnson and Caroline Brown; brother, James M. Johnson of Pinehurst, NC. He was predeceased by a daughter, Elizabeth O’Keefe.
Rose McFadden McCarther
LAKE CITY — Rose McFadden McCarther, daughter of the late Rev. Heywood and Bertha McFadden, was born in Scranton, SC, on October 24, 1941. She died May 13, 2006, in Baltimore, Md.
A graduate of Carver High School in Lake City, she received her Bachelor of Science from Allen University in Columbia and a Master’s in music theatre from Morgan State University in Baltimore. She also received advanced voice training at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Rose was a gifted pianist/organist and an outstanding opera singer. She shared her gifts with the Baltimore City Public School System for over 29 years. Students under Rose’s tutelage performed at the inaugural opening of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and for the Baltimore visit of the Bill Clinton/Al Gore presidential ticket.
Surviving: husband of 37 years, Prinston McCarther of Randallstown; daughter, Gloria Jean McCarther of Baltimore; son, Steven McCarther and wife, Tonya and infant grandson, Miles McCarther of Richmond, Va.; brothers, Esco McFadden (Pat) and Leo McFadden (Leona), all of N. Myrtle Beach; sisters, Ruby Lang (Eddie) of Sacramento, CA and Betty Epps of Columbia; and a host of relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her grandson, Quincy McCarther.
Evelyn Dunaway Randolph
COLUMBIA — Died on Friday, June 2, at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. She was 89. Mrs. Randolph was born in Hopkins, SC, and lived most of her life in the Shandon area of Columbia with her husband of 45 years, John H. Randolph, who died in 1988. Two brothers, Jefferson Davis Dunaway, Jr. and Charles W. Dunaway, Sr., also predeceased her. She was a member of Shandon Methodist Church.
Mrs. Randolph worked for the SC government at the Dept. of Health and the Dept. of Agriculture. She was an accomplished pianist and organist, playing frequently for weddings and the entertainment of her many friends. She loved music, dancing, traveling, the beach (any beach), and a good game of bridge.
She is survived by her daughter, Virginia (Gini) Randolph of Alexandria, VA, nephews Charles W. (Bill) Dunaway, Jr., A. Randolph (Jack) Smith, Sr. and partner Stephen Berry Scott, Richard D. Randolph III, and niece Anne A. Randolph. They and a host of other family members and friends of all ages will always remember, with great affection, the pleasure of her company.
A memorial service conducted by the Rev. Wayne Kinyon will be held at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, 1 Still Hopes Drive, West Columbia, at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22. In lieu of flowers, her daughter requests that donations in her memory be made to Capital Hospice, 6565 Arlington Blvd., Suite 501, Falls Church, VA 22042
Etta Ree Mills
LEXINGTON — Funeral services for Etta Ree Mills, 82, will be held 3 p.m. today (Sunday), June 11, 2006, at the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia, officiated by Reverend Megan Gray and Reverend Michael Henderson. Interment will follow in Lexington Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Cayce United Methodist Church, 1600 12th Street, Cayce, SC 29033.
Mrs. Mills, wife of Everette Thomas Mills, died Friday, June 9, 2006. Born in Salley, SC, she was the daughter of the late Haskell and Ethel Whetstone. She was formerly a member of Clinton Methodist Church in Salley, SC and currently a member of Cayce United Methodist Church. She was a former employee of Perry Mann Electric Supply.
Surviving is her husband of Cayce; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Ron Safko, of Irmo and Janice and David Jarvis of Whitmire; two grandchildren, Eric Thomas Rast and Rene Kimberly Rast. Mrs. Mills was preceded in death by a brother, Otho Whetstone.
Larry P. Dukes
ORANGEBURG — Mr. Larry P. Dukes, age 54, of 1377 Old Ellorree Road, Orangeburg, died Friday, June 9, 2006, in MUSC Hospital of Charleston. Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2006, at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home with burial in Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Davis Dinkins and Rev. R. Zeigler will officiate. Active pallbearers will be Jerry Craven Jr., Dr. Robert Smoak, Donnie Bennett, Jameson Miles, Ernest Troutman, Brian Troutman, James Handy and Ricky Dukes. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Cox Wood Preserving Co.
Mr. Dukes was born in Orangeburg, a son of Mrs. Thelma Bennett Dukes and the late Clarence Paul “Pete” Dukes. He was a graduate of Orangeburg High School and Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. He was Manager of inventory and receiving for Cox Wood Preserving Co. where he served 34 years. Mr. Dukes was a member of Four Holes Baptist Church and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Surviving Mr. Dukes are his wife, Mrs. Betty Ann Boltin Dukes of the home; stepdaughter, Sheryl Ann Murdaugh; stepson, William Clay Murdaugh; his mother; sisters, Mrs. Linda Geddings and husband, Rodney, and Ms. Beth Dukes; seven grandchildren, including a special fishing buddy, Jerry Myer Craven III “Bud Man,” Matthew, Ryan, Amber, Gabby, Lexi and Xander, all of Orangeburg; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the residence of his mother, 1326 Old Elloree Road, Orangeburg, and Dukes-Harley Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Four Holes Baptist Church, 1622 Four Holes Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29115, the Cox Scholarship Fund, P.O. Drawer 1124, Orangeburg, SC 29116, or to a charity of choice.
Dukes-Harley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert L. Bishop
COLUMBIA — Celebration Services for Bishop Robert L. Bishop, of Columbia, are scheduled for twelve noon, Monday, June 12, 2006, at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road, Columbia, South Carolina, with interment to follow in Crescent Hill Memorial Garden. Ecclesiastic Service will begin at 5:00 p.m. today at Grace Christian Church, 5010 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC, a family and friends hour to begin at 6:00 p.m.
Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
“Oh how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” (NIV). It is written that a thousand years is but a day with the Lord, and on June 7, 2006, one of God’s best entered into the everlasting presence and Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ.
Bishop Robert L. Bishop served God diligently with his time and talents in his family, church and surrounding community. Today, we may grieve for this loved one, this faithful servant because he will be missed in the physical and in the natural. But in the spirit, we rejoice and we celebrate because we know that He is in the presence of our Lord. To God be the glory for the wonderful things He has done through his manservant, Bishop Robert L. Bishop.
We knew him as a Bishop, and a man who had such a great heart, such a yearning desire to be a vessel through which he might assist and uplift humanity everyday. Bishop leaves a legacy of church, family, and friendship behind that is a model for all today. He lived this legacy and shared it with his loving wife for over 45 years, Rev. Dr. Azalee C. Bishop. He also shared it with his children, Debra Jones (Leon), Trenton, New Jersey, Angela Bishop, Robin Jefferson, Sylvester Grazier, Roderick Lorance Bishop (Errica), Aaron Robert Elo Bishop (Jennifer), all of Columbia, SC; grandchildren, Christopher Bishop, Joseph Bishop, Danny Bishop, Dannyelle (fiance Ryan) Jones, Noel Jones, Rebekah Bishop, Roderick Eric Bishop, Matrease Grazier; one great-grandchild, Ryelle Jones; one brother, James C. Bishop (Gwen), Newberry, SC; and a host of nephews, nieces, and other loving relatives and friends.
Bishop was preceded in death by a brother, Freddie Lee Bishop; and a sister, Julia Bishop.
His legacy has reached into the hearts of women, men, and children throughout the Eau Claire community, the city of Columbia, and the entire state of South Carolina.
There are no adequate words to describe his faithfulness, his diligence, his pride, and his sacrifice. He was a man after God’s own heart. His life and his legacy are a challenge to us all to live closer to God and to love our family, friends and fellow man more. He has left teachings, words of wisdom, and a wonderful life in obedience to God for everyone who knew him. To God be the glory for the things that He has done. We will always remember the legacy of this elder, our brother, father, leader, and friend.
