U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
V. Frances Felker
NEWBERRY — Mrs. V. Frances Felker, 65, of 314 Old Whitmire Highway, Newberry, died June 21, 2004 at her residence.
Born in Franklin, Kentucky, Mrs. Felker was a daughter of Mrs. Lillian B. Jones and the late James C. Jones. She was retired from Bank One and Whitten Center.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, and the Joy Group, the Women of the Moose # 1547, the twenty year club of Bank One, and the Newberry Car Buffs.
She is survived by her husband, George Gary Felker; her mother of Indianapolis, IN; sons, Jeffreyt A. (Denise) Whitaker of Greenfield, IN,anfd James K. Whitaker of Indianapolis; 2 daughters, Jeanne M. Whitaker of Indianapolis, and Julie W. (Jason) Barnes, of Prosperity; stepsons, Michael G. (Diane) Felker of Newberry and Jerry W. Felker of Cayce; a sister, Faye (Joe)Edwards of Indianapolis, IN a brother, James B. (Hazel) Jones of Nashville, TN; 6 grandchildren; 7 stepgrandchildren; and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Whitmire Cemetery.
The family is at her residence and will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.
The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Bethany Lutheran Church, 2704 Nance St., Newberry, SC.
Beth Granger
GREENVILLE — Beth Gunter Granger, 79, widow of William Pinkney Granger, Jr. of 301 Glacier St., died June 3, 2004.
Born in Marietta, GA, she was a daughter of Junia Anderson Gunter of Columbia, and the late Robert Lee Gunter, Sr.
Mrs. Granger received a BA Degree in French from LaGrange College in LaGrange, GA, and did post-graduate work at Emory University in Atlanta. She was a librarian at Alexander Elementary School in Greenville. She was a member of Monaghan United Methodist Church where she was active in the Sunday School and the United Methodist Women, and also worked at the Little Red Store. She worked for the Greenville Literacy Association and was a student at Greenville Technical College, where she was studying psychology. She enjoyed bird watching, needlework and growing house plants. She loved her grandchildren and was interested in the well being of animals.
Surviving are her daughters, Dianne Granger Morris of Greenville and Pam Granger Gale and her husband, Robert Ashby Gale of Asheville; her sister, Fran Timbrook of Columbia; one grandchild, Ashby William Gale; and two step-grandchildren, Steve and Rebbecca Morris. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Lee Gunter, Jr., and son-in-law, George W. Morris, III.
Services were held Monday, June 7, 2004, at Monaghan United Methodist Church, with the Rev. James McCoy-Bruce officiating. Burial was in Graceland West Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Monaghan United Methodist Church, 2 McBeth St., Greenville, SC 29611, Alexander Elementary School, 1601 W. Bramlett Road, Greenville, SC 29611, or the Arthritis Foundation, 5019 Nationscrossing, Charlotte, NC 28219-0828.
Robert Anglin
COLUMBIA — Services for SGM Robert A. Anglin, US Army (Ret.), 83, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens with military rites. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Lake Murray Boat and Sport Club. Visitation will be Thursday 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
SGM Anglin died Monday, June 21, 2004. Born on November 3, 1920 in Jingo, Tenn., he was the son of the late George and Ruby Deal Anglin. He devoted 30 years of service to his country in the United States Army, serving in WWII and the Korean War. He retired after 18 years with the State of South Carolina.
Surviving are his wife, Margarethe Holblinger Anglin; three grandsons, Manfred H. Anglin, Jr., Jeffery J. Anglin, and George Brian Anglin; daughter-in-law, Veronica Anglin; six sisters and two brothers; and seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son, Manfred Hans Anglin, sister, Gertrude Henke.
Harrison Harmon Jr.
PROSPERITY — Services for Harrison Monroe Harmon, Jr., 86, of 476 SC Highway 219, Prosperity, will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 4:00 PM at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church by The Rev. Terry Amick. Mr. Harmon died Tuesday, June 22, 2004at the Dorn VA Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 23, at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00PM.
Born in Pomaria, SC on August 25, 1917, he was a son of the late Harrison M. Harmon, Sr. and Ola Long Harmon. He was a lifelong farmer and retired from the Lexington County Tax Assessors Office and was formerly the Newberry County Tax Assessor.
Mr. Harmon was a member of St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, where he served in many capacities during his lifetime. He formerly served on Church Council, sang in the choir and assisted with sacraments. He was a life member of Lutheran Brotherhood, active member of Adult B. Sunday School Class, and Joy Fellowship. He served on the Newberry County Tax Appeals Board, was a past Director of the Newberry County Young Farmers Association, and a charter member of the Pomaria Ruritan Club and Pomaria Volunteer Fire Department.
Mr. Harmon proudly served 4 years in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a TSGT during World War II having served in Normandy, Northern France, Sicily, Rome, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was an active member of the American Legion Post #24, 40 & 8, and Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Harmon is survived by his wife of 58 years, Geraldine Ruff Harmon; daughter and son-in-law, Marlene H. and Bud Koon; son and daughter-in-law, Jerel D. and Marie M. Harmon; grandchildren, Melanie H. and Nick Shealy, Amy D. Harmon, Dean H. Harmon, Valerie K. and Jay Haltiwanger, and Brandon O. Koon; Great grandchildren Austin and Alexis Shealy; brother, John S. Harmon, of Pomaria, and sister and brother-in-law, Reba H. and Broadus Berry, of North Augusta.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, 2461 St. Philip’s Church Road, Newberry, 29108 or to Pomaria Rescue Squad c/o Barry Richardson, 1680 Koon Trestle Road, Pomaria, 29126.
Rosia Harris
COLUMBIA — Services for Rosia Sims Harris will be held 11 a.m. Thursday (viewing at 10 a.m.) at Brookland Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Leevy's Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel is in charge. Surviving are her husband, Carlton Harris Sr.; daughters, Leola Wright and Cassandra Hutchinson; son, Carlton Harris, Jr.; goddaughter, Joyce Williams; special friend, Ruth Holmes; 5 grandchildren.
Emma Jamison
WALTERBORO — Services for Emma Lou Jamison, 72, widow of Jeremiah Stephens, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Praise Tabernacle Deliverance Church, Ruffin; burial in Stephens-Belton Cemetery, directed by Hamilton's Funeral Home. Born in Colleton Co. to Charlie and Laddie Jamison, she died June 20, 2004. Surviving are children, Jeremiah Jr., Adam, James, Johnny, Jimmy, Irene Stephens, Virginia, Shirley Jenkins.
Lander Huger Jr.
CROSS — Services for Lander Huger Jr., 74, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Unity Baptist Church, Eutawville; burial in Churc Walnut Grove Cemetery, Eutawville. Eutawville Community Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Cross to Lander Sr. and Mary Huger, he died June 20, 2004. Surviving are wife, Mary; children, Shirley Huger, Geoffrey, Andrew Howell; sisters; grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Catherine Kyzer
NEWBERRY — Mrs. Catherine Shealy Kyzer, of 1807 Brookside Manor, widow of E. Ballanger Kyzer, died June 21, 2004, at her residence.
Born in Chapin, Mrs. Kyzer was a daughter of the late James Evans and Pearl Swygert Shealy. She was a homemaker and a member of O’Neal Street United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, was a former President of the UMW, and was a member of the Chandler-DuBose Circle. She was also a former Cub Scout Den Mother.
Mrs. Kyzer is survived by three sons, James A. (Annette) Kyzer, Larry S. (Vicky), all of Orangeburg, and T. Edward (Joan) Kyzer of Newberry; two sisters-in-law, Jeannie K. Bouknight of Newberry and Mozelle Kyzer of Lowman Home; a brother-in-law, Marion Cromer of Greenville; three grandchildren, Clarke E. Kyzer of Fort Mill, Leigh K. McConnell of Lake Wylie, and Misti K. Jurecki of Charleston, and 7 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM Wednesday at O’Neal Street United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to O’Neal Street United Methodist Church, 501 O’Neal Street, Newberry.
Dr. Paul Kattenburg
COLUMBIA — Services for Dr. Paul M. Kattenburg, 81, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. The family will receive friends Wednesday 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Obituary posted: June 23, 2004
Teresa Melton
HARTSVILLE — Funeral services for Teresa Gray Melton, 44, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 24, 2004 at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Ed Griggs and Don Rhyne will officiate with burial in Magnolia Cemetery directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 23, 2004 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Melton died Monday, June 21, 2004. Born in Darlington County, SC, she was a daughter of Loretta Smothers Gray and the late David Richard Gray, Sr. She attended Middendorf Baptist Church. She was a wonderful, loving person, mother and grandmother.
Surviving are her daughter, Erica Rain M. O'Neal of Hartsville, SC; mother, of Hartsville, SC; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda Elaine G. and Barry Huggins of Hartsville, SC; brother, David R. Gray, Jr. of Hartsville, SC; boyfriend, Lee Jordan of Hartsville, SC; special father-in-law, Charles L. Jordan of Hartsville, SC; grandchildren, Blake O'Neal, Dylan O'Neal, Noah O'Neal; nephews, Alex Gray, Richie Gray, Matt Timms; nieces, Christin Gray, Shannon Boykin. She was preceded in death by her sister Sonda Lynn Sheffield; nephews, Jason Huggins, Andy Brown.
John Koval
TEGA CAY — Services for John Andrew Koval, 64, will be in Pottsville, Pa. Fort Mill Funeral Home, Fort Mill, is in charge. Born in Pottsville to John Sr. and Mary Pecuch Koval, he died June 17, 2004. Surviving: wife, Thelma; children, Jamie Gardner, Jason, Kellee, Sasha, Matthew Koval; sisters, Bernadette Lecher, Mary Onisick; grandchildren, Tyler, Gabriel Gardner, Amber Lynn, Layne, Toby Koval.
Lawrence Mayo
GILBERT — Memorial services for Lawrence D. Mayo, 78, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2004 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel with visitation to follow until 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the hospice care of one’s choice.
Mr. Mayo died Monday, June 21, 2004. Born in Southwest Harbor, Maine he was the son of the late Fred S. Mayo and Lillian Mullins Mayo. He was past commander of American Legion Novel Post 159, Venice, FL, a United States Navy World War II veteran, and life member of the VFW, American Legion and the Military Order of the Cooties.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Mary Lou Mayo of Gilbert; daughters, Debra A. McKinney of Lake Port, FL, and Donna M. Wright of Gilbert; son, Michael L. Mayo of Gilbert; eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Evan Nord
COLUMBIA — Evan W. Nord died Monday, June 21, 2004 in Columbia, S.C. after a brief illness. Mr. Nord was born August 22, 1919 in Amherst, Ohio, the youngest of three children of Walter and Virginal Nord. From an early age Evan was exposed to the world of design and manufacturing, working with his father and his brother, Eric in the family enterprises, The American Specialty Company and U.S. Automatic Corporation.
Mr. Nord was educated in the Amherst public schools and received his degree in engineering in 1941 from Case School of Applied Sciences. In 1944 Evan and his brother-in-law Joe Ignat enlisted together in the U.S. Navy. Evan served as an officer for two years on ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Upon his return from World War II Evan rejoined his father and his brother, Eric in the workplace at U.S. Automatic. Evan focused his talents throughout his business career on manufacturing processes, facility planning and employee relations.
In 1954 Evan, along with his father and brother, founded Nordson Corporation and were soon embarked on developing Nordson into the world’s premier manufacturer of equipment to apply coatings and adhesives.
Evan Nord and Cynthia Whitehead Tinker were married May 28, 1966. Their five children, Eric, Bruce, Kathleen, Ethan and Allyson, were raised in the Oberlin community and, after Evan retired in 1978 as an officer of Nordson, in their second community of choice, Columbia, S.C.
Evan Nord had a love parallel to his family and Nordson. Evan was deeply committed to improving the communities in which they lived and particularly the lives of those who are disadvantaged. In 1967 Evan became President of Nordson Foundation, another family initiative. Working through the foundation where appropriate, but also applying his own resources and unstinting effort, Evan played a crucial leadership role in creating the Oberlin Early Childhood Center, the Community Foundation of Lorain County, the Oberlin Community Center and The W.G. Nord Mental Health Center. Evan’s leadership in preservation and adaptive reuse is abundantly evident in the Amherst Freight Station, the Oberlin Depot, the New Union Center for the arts in Oberlin, the Amherst Historical Society’s Sandstone Center, the new headquarters in Amherst for The Nord Family Foundation and the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization’s Oberlin Heritage Center, particularly the Jewitt, Monroe and King Houses.
Mr. Nord carried his leadership in philanthropy to South Carolina. He was a key participant in developing the Central Carolina Community Foundation. Evan supported The Nurturing Center which his wife Cindy founded in 1989. His service in the Columbia community also included the South Carolina State Museum Foundation, New Morning, Heathwood Hall and the South Carolina Children’s Home. Evan and Cindy were honored in 1995 as the Humanitarians of the Year by the Palmetto Society of the United Way of the Midlands.
Evan Nord is survived by his wife, Cindy, and their five children together with nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 24th between 6:00 and 8:00 pm at The State Museum in Columbia. A public Memorial service in Ohio is scheduled for Sunday, June 27th at 10:00am at Finney Chapel followed by a reception in Tappan Square in Oberlin. Private Interment will be at Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin. Memorial contributions may be made to Carolina Children’s Home, 3201 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204, or The Nurturing Center, 1332 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201, and O.H.I.O., Post Office Box 455, Oberlin, OH 44074-0455.
Shives Funeral Home (803) 754-6290 is in charge of arrangements.
