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E.W. DIX JR.

E.W. Dix Jr., formerly of Sumter, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at the Veterans Hospital in Bronx, N.Y. He was a son of E.W. Dix Sr. and Ruby Bookhardt Dix. The family will receive friends at the home of his parents, 874 Manchester Road. Services will be announced by Community Funeral Home.

IVORY L. GADSON

Ivory L. Gadson of 1024 Belmont Drive died Sunday, Jan. 3, 1998, at her home. The family will receive friends at the home. Services will be announced by Community Funeral Home.

HASKEL JENKINS

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Haskel Jenkins, husband of Shirley Givens Jenkins, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 16, 1930, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Bud and Marie Spann Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins attended Sumter public schools and was a 1950 graduate of Lincoln High School. He was a faithful, dedicated and lifelong member of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church where he served in numerous ministries. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was trained as a fire protection specialist. During his 26 years of honorable military service, he received numerous awards, decorations and accolades. These honors include the Bronze Star with valor, Meritorious Service Award with two oak leaf clusters, Vietnam Service Medal with valor, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal with six clusters and the Marksmanship Ribbon. He was recognized as Fire Fighter of the Year for P.A.C.A.F. (Pacific Air Forces) in the Far East. Upon retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Jenkins was selected as fire chief at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Mass. His many achievements include the transition of weapon systems and personally designing the new, state-of-the-art fire protection facility currently in service at Westover Air Force Base. In honor of his retirement as fire chief, the street on which the fire station is located was named Jenkins Avenue. He was a member of the International Fire Fighters Association of Fire Chiefs, A.F. Sergeant Association, Disabled American Veterans Association, Habitat for Humanity, Sumterites Association Inc., American Legion Post No. 202, VFW Post No. 10813, where he served as commander, Liberty Hill Masonic Lodge No. 357 (P.H.A.), CC Johnson Consistory No. 136, in Columbia, Cairo Temple No. 125, in Columbia and Sumter Shrine Club. Survivors besides his wife include a son, Freddie McCullough; a grandson, Andre McCullough; his mother-in-law, Margaret Givens; a brother, Fred Loney of Cheltanham, Md.; two uncles; five aunts; a nephew and a niece. He was preceded in death by a son, Alvin Dale Jenkins. Services will be held at noon Tuesday at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Herbert Fogle officiating, assisted by the Rev. Harrison D. Ervin, the Rev. James W. McGill, and the Rev. Hezekiah Ellis. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park with full military rites. The closed casket will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 today at Job’s Mortuary Inc. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

EUNICE M. JONES

DILLON — Eunice Mallett Jones, widow of Samuel Jones, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 30, 1998, at St. Eugene Medical Center. Born in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose Tucker Mallett and Gracie Lucas Mallett. Mrs. Jones was a graduate of Manning Training School. She received a bachelor’s degree in home economics at South Carolina State College and a master’s degree in education from Hampton Institute in Hampton, Va. She taught for 23 years in the Dillon County public schools. After her retirement, she received additional certification in the field of early childhood education, and then was employed an additional 12 years with pre-school children. She served as director of the Head Start program for Dillon and Marion counties. For more than 50 years Mrs. Jones was a faithful member of Manning Baptist Church, where she served as church clerk for 35 years, and formerly served on the missionary and deaconess boards. She established the first nursery school in the church. She organized and supervised the first Office of Economic Opportunity for Dillon County. She served as adviser for the Senior Citizen Organization, secretary and treasurer for the Dillon County Democratic Party, committee chairwoman for the Dillon County Food and Nutrition Program, member of the American Association of Retired Persons, Dillon Chapter of Retired Educators Association, past president and treasurer of the Criterion Club, past A.M. Euclid Chapter No. 24 Order of Eastern Star, NAACP, vice president of the Council on Aging of Dillon and member of Omicron Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Survivors include three sons, Samuel A. Jones Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., James C. Jones, M.D., of Fayetteville, N.C., and Paul Jones of Durham, N.C.; a brother, Edward U. Mallett of Dillon; two sisters, Willie E. Conyers and Jewell M. Ellerby, both of Manning; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services will be held at 1 p.m Tuesday at Manning Baptist Church in Dillon with the Rev. L.M. Mungo officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. House of Thomas Funeral Home in Dillon is in charge of services. Courtesy announcement of Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home in Manning.

JASON M. LYNCH

LYNCHBURG — Jason Mack Lynch, 75, husband of Lorena Fincher Lynch, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Olanta, he was a son of the late Mack Lynch and Lillie DeFee Lynch. Mr. Lynch was a member and former deacon of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a member of American Legion Post No. 140 in Lynchburg. He was a retired farmer and a retired supervisor at Becton-Dickinson. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors besides his wife of Lynchburg include four sons and daughters-in-law, Jason Jr. and Jean Lynch of Donalds, and Randy and Betsy Lynch, Neal and Melissa Lynch and Larry and Drucie Lynch, all of Sumter; four sisters, Edith L. White of Coward, Laurie L. Caulder and Mae L. Jordan, both of Olanta, and Juanita L. McFaddin of Kingstree; eight grandchildren, Chris Lynch, Brent Lynch, Rob Quetti, Beth Quetti, Michael Quetti, William Lynch, Katherine Lynch and Heather Lynch; and a great-granddaughter, Taylor Lynch. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Lynchburg with the Rev. Robert Griggs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Men’s Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home in Sumter, and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Lynchburg. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

EVELYN C. MYERS

FLORENCE — Evelyn Cusack Myers of 2301 Pamplico Highway, 92, widow of Francis Bernard Myers, died Friday evening, Jan. 1, 1999, in a Florence hospital after an illness. Born in Pamplico, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Houston and Georgianna Hyman Cusack. She was a member of Willow Creek Baptist Church and the W.M.U. Her husband died in 1986. Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Mary M. and Perry Kirby of Sumter, and Betty Lamb and Max White of Florence; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Willow Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Willow Creek Baptist Church, c/o Martha Garrison, Treasurer, 914 E. Springbranch Road, Pamplico, SC. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home in Florence was in charge of arrangements.

WANDA C. REECE

EASTOVER — Wanda Elaine Casey Reece, 50, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1999. Born in Oilton, Okla., she was a daughter of the late Herschel and Lucy Casey. Mrs. Reece was a member of Eason Memorial Baptist Church. A loving person to all who knew her, she is survived by a son, Eddy P. Reece III of Sumter; a daughter, Lori Ann Reece Vasquez of Texas ; three brothers, Jessie Casey, Elmer Casey and King Casey, all of Oklahoma; two sisters, Rosie Ennis of Oklahoma and Frances Beardsley of California; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sonya K. Reece. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eason Memorial Baptist Church in Eastover. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, in Columbia. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, in Columbia is in charge of arrangements.

CAROLYN ROBINSON

Carolyn Robinson, wife of Johnnie Robinson, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Born March 24, 1961, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Mary M. Brunson. Mrs. Robinson was a 1979 graduate of Sumter High School, and she attended Sumter Area Technical College. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church, where she sang with the T.O. Everett Jubilee Choir. She was formerly employed at Bendix, Piggly Wiggly, Cole’s Restaurant, School District 17 and RTA. Survivors include two sons, Jamini A. Manning and Johnnie Robinson Jr., both of the home; a daughter, Jessica Robinson of the home; a brother, Jerome King of Sumter; four sisters, Jeanette M. Sigler and Loretta M. White, both of Sumter, Melissa L. Hamilton of St. Stephen and Charlian L. Miller of Dalzell; her grandparents, Martha M. Harvin and Willie and Ernestine B. Manning; and her parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. T.O. Everett officiating. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

GERTRUDE W. RUARK

CAMDEN — Gertrude Wilson Ruark, widow of Sidney Wilson, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 1999, at her home. Born Jan. 4, 1909, in Kershaw County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Eva Kelly Hinson. Mrs. Ruark was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include six daughters, the Rev. Eva Branham and Mae Hasty, both of Camden, Lucille Elliott and Jane Mozingo, both of Bishopville, Alice Shupe of Laurel, Del., and Ethel Arledge of Surfside Beach; three sisters, Mae Mattox of Columbia, Ethel Waters of Winnsboro and Louise Watford of McColl; 24 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mel’s Chapel Church with the Rev. Carl Miles, the Rev. Kirk Baker, the Rev. Eva Branham and the Rev. Homer Hinson officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Norton Funeral Home in Bishopville. Memorials may be made to Mel’s Chapel Church. Norton Funeral Home in Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.

HAZEL B. SMITH

Hazel B. Smith, widower of Annie Smith, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at his home. Born July 18, 1919, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Rev. Ishmel and Rosetta Bolden Smith. Mr. Smith attended Sumter County public schools and graduated from Lincoln High School. He served in the U.S. military in World War II, and he was a disabled veteran. After his military service, he moved to Richmond, Va., where he lived for many years. He later returned to Sumter. He joined the Pentecostal Holiness Church in his youth. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Vivian Smith of Philadelphia, Pa.; two grandchildren, Zizel Smith and Kaesha Smith, both of Philadelphia; and a nephew. He was preceded in death by two sons, a brother and four sisters. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the National Cemetery in Florence with the Rev. Robert Rowe officiating, assisted by the Rev. Eston Wells. The funeral procession will leave at 2 p.m. from Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. The family will receive friends at the home of Emma Williams, 1909 Fletcher Drive, Sumter. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

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