U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Elizabeth Rich Witherspoon
1935-2004
Elizabeth Rich Witherspoon, 68, wife of Joseph Thomas Witherspoon, Jr., died Saturday, July 24, 2004 at Tuomey Healthcare System.
Born in Manning she was a daughter of the late Colclough Chovine Rich and the late Ruby Elise Bradham Rich.
Mrs. Witherspoon was a lifetime member of Concord Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the church choir. She was a retired nurse and a Hospice volunteer.
Surviving are her husband of Gable, S.C., a sister, Gloria Rich Hickman of Manning; a grandson, Robert Blake of Maine; and numerous Nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Thomas Witherspoon, III.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Monday at Concord Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William Albert officiating.
Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. Monday at the Concord Presbyterian Church.
Memorials may be made to Concord Presbyterian Church, 3350 E. Brewington Rd. Sumter, SC 29153 or to Tri-County Hospice, 1236-B Wilson Hall Rd. Sumter, SC 29150
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
Sandra Elaine Lloyd Epps
1954-2004
Sandra Elaine Lloyd Epps, 49, widow of Erwin I. Epps, died Sunday, July 25, 2004 at the Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William Leon Lloyd and the late Virginia Fields Lloyd.
Surviving are three sons, Robert Taylor of Carthage, New York, Michael Taylor and Charles Epps both of Sumter; a daughter, Michelle Epps of Sumter; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Rev. Mack Hemingway officiating.
Burial will be in the Zoar Community Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1665 Mims Road.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
Dorothy Thigpen Galloway
1931-2004
Dorothy Thigpen Galloway, 72, widow of Robert Galloway, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at a local nursing home.
Born in Georgetown, she was the daughter of Gladys Thigpen Gibbons and the late Shelley Thigpen. She was previously married to Clarence DuBose.
Surviving are her mother of Sumter; three daughters, Patsy DuBose Garrison of Myrtle Beach, Kathy DuBose Warren and husband Toby of Sumter, Pamela DuBose Sharp and husband Harley of Cary, NC; three sisters, Donna Ray Rabon and husband George, Brenda Geddings and husband Ralph, Shelley Bendel and husband Jim all of Sumter; two brothers, Bobby Thigpen and wife Eloise of Charleston and Danny Thigpen and wife Shirley of Columbia; 9 grandchildren, Kari Buckner, Tracy Williams, Justin Lewis, Mark DuBose, Missy Gentry, Gary DuBose, Tammy Davis, Eric DuBose and Toby Warren, Jr.; 9 great grandchildren, Landon, Gabrielle, Zack, Megan, Elizabeth, Brandon, Sawyer, Summer and Savannah.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Wayne DuBose and Ricky DuBose; and a daughter Beverly Kay.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Huggins and the Rev. Robert Morris officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Justin Lewis, Eric DuBose, Gary DuBose, Billy Davis, Toby Warren, Jr. and Donny Buckner.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her granddaughter Tammy, 1308 Boulevard Rd.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Assoc. Columbia Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
Megan Anne Bevan
1958-2004
Megan Anne Bevan, 46, wife of Darryl J. Hatheway, died Thursday, July 29, 2004 at the McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, S. C. after an extended illness with cancer.
Born in Charlotte, N.C., she was a daughter of Louise Dabbs Bevan and the late John M. Bevan.
Upon graduating from Swarthmore College in 1980, Megan joined the staff of National Geographic, beginning as a writer-researcher in Educational Media and then in Educational Films. She came to National Geographic Television in 1984 as a senior scriptwriter for the newly launched National Geographic Explorer series and was quickly promoted to Associate Producer for Explorer’s host studio shoots.
Known not only for her personal integrity, but also as an embodiment of the National Geographic institutional ethos, Megan was the logical choice to create, then direct Explorer’s Research Department from 1986 to 1990. In 1991 she took over management of Explorer studio production, a complex job involving studio production between Washington , DC and New York, directing a crew of directors, script writers, and set designers.
She was promoted to Vice President for all National Geographic broadcast and syndicated series which included numerous series domestically and extensive international distribution in a period of worldwide expansion for National Geographic Television. Megan became an integral part of the programming team that developed the schedule line-up for the launch of the National Geographic Channel, now one of the fastest growing cable channels in the U.S. market.
Besides her husband and mother, Megan is survived by two stepsons, Dylan and Nigel Hatheway and a stepdaughter, Colette Beers; two sisters, Brenda Bevan Remmes and her husband Bill of the Salem Black River Community; and Elizabeth Bevan and her husband Dan Clodfelter of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, John Bevan, Jr. and his wife Kathryn of Great Falls, Va.; and six nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday at Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, Mayesville.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 6:30 P.M. Friday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the Bevan home on Brick Church Road, Mayesville.
Memorials may be made to Salem Black River Cemetery Association, in care of Mrs. John Wilson, 81 Nash Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the Brick Church Building Fund in care of the Treasurer, 26 West Sumter Street, Mayesville, SC 29104 or to the Bevan Scholarship Fund at
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33733.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements.
Robert Mason Nettles
1914-2004
Robert Mason Nettles , 90, husband of Marjorie Brunk Phillips Nettles, died Monday, October 25, 2004 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter.
Born April 29,1914, in Wedgefield, he was a son of the late Elias Whilden Nettles and Lucy Mellette Nettles. He was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, Sumter, where he served as a deacon and elder.
Mr. Nettles was twice married, first to the late Roland Tucker Nettles, then to Marjorie Brunk Phillips Nettles.
He was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, Sumter, where he served as a deacon and elder. Mr. Nettles had a life-long relationship with Nu-Idea School Supply Company, a family owned business founded by his father-in-law, Roy H. Tucker. In 1989, he retired as President and CEO. Mr. Nettles received numerous awards and recognitions for his contributions to the school and church equipment business, including, several times, South Carolina and North Carolina representative to the National School Supply Institute. He served on boards of manufacturers of school desks of church pews and equipment in South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas .
Mr. Nettles served as a member of the YMCA Board, Salvation Army Board, Sumter County Development Board, Sumter Committee for Progress, Sumter-Shaw-Lee Area Boy Scout Board, Sumter Area Chamber of Commerce and the Sumter Rotary Club.
Mr. Nettles was a past member of the Brohun Lake Club, Couples Dinner Club, and charter member of the Cotillion Club. He was also a member of First Families of South Carolina and the Huguenot Society.
Mr. Nettles is survived by his wife of Sumter; 2 sons, Robert Mason Nettles, Jr. of Awendaw and Tucker Whilden Nettles of Pawleys Island; 3 daughters, Roland Nettles Moise of Dallas, Texas and Mary Louise Nettles Dalton of Bassett, Virginia and Nancy Lee Nettles Woodward of Sumter; 3 step–daughters, Carol Phillips Kirven of Sumter, Patricia Phillips McEwen of Rochester, N.Y. and Virginia Phillips Nasipak of Del Ray, Fla.; 2 sisters, Margaret Nettles Crumpton of Sumter, Eliza Ann Nettles Wessinger of Columbia; 16 grandchildren ; 11 great-grandchildren; Numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Elias Whilden Nettles, Jr., and a sister, Louise Nettles McLaurin.
Funeral Services will be held at 2PM Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Dr. William Painter and Dr. Zane Moore officiating.
Burial will follow in the Wedgefield Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
His eight grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Designated Funds, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150, Wedgefield Presbyterian Church, Post Office Box 36, Wedgefield, Covenant Place Endowement Fund, 2825 Carter Rd. Sumter, S.C. 29150.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St. is in charge of the arrangements.
John Wilbur Morris
1916-2005
John Wilbur Morris, 88, widower of Dorothy Hardy Morris, died Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at the Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in New Zion, he was a son of the late Levie James Morris and the late Carrie Hagen Morris.
Mr. Morris worked for the S.C. State Forestry Commission and retired as a poultry grower for Gold Kist. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Kay Shugart and husband Charles of Sumter; a son, John Phillip Morris and wife Shirley of Santee; a granddaughter, Reita E. Shugart of Sumter; two step-grandchildren, Kerry Filyaw and Angie Todd both of Sumter; a sister, Vivian Lavender of Georgia; and a brother, Julius Morris of Sumter.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Elizabeth Van Daley and Lou Ellen Nesbitt.
Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. Saturday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. James Chandler and Rev. Dallas Filyaw officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Lavender, Tory Filyaw, Roy Todd, Spenser Miner, Jeff Miner and Don Morris.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 2785 Highway 15 South.
Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, S. C. 29150 or to a charity of one’s choice.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
