U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Douglas Brown
DETROIT — Services for Douglas Brown will be at 1 Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Greenwood, S.C., conducted by Dr. Willie S. Harrison, assisted by the Rev. Anthony McCallum and the Rev. Carnell Richardson. Burial will be in Evening Star Memorial Gardens, Greenwood. The body will be placed in the church at noon.
Pallbearers are Larry Ryans, Marion Simpkins, James Strong, Willie James Wideman, Paul Morton and Roy Parks Jr.
Flower bearers are Peggy Simpkins, Martha Moss, Lillian Thomas, Alice Ryans, Bettty Jo Wideman, Linda Oliver, Vanessa Tolbert and Annie Nicholson.
Honorary escorts are members of Brewer Class of 1964.
Visitation is 6-8 Friday at the home of a daughter, Regina Williams, 220 W. Durst Ave., Greenwood.
Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge.
Ruth Derrick DeHart
NEWBERRY — Ruth Derrick DeHart, 82, formerly of 2986 Dennis Dairy Road, passed away Jan. 23, 2001, at White Oak Manor, Newberry.
Born in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Joe D. and Ollie Lybrand Derrick.
Survivors include two sons, Robert DeHart of Pomaria and James DeHart of Newberry; a daughter, Judy Moore of Prosperity; a sister, Gerlie Bouknight of Newberry; three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery.
Visitation is from 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, 1307 Drayton St., Newberry, S.C. 29108.
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.
Ive’anna Chynee Duncan
GREENWOOD — Services for Ive’anna Chynee Duncan, of 119 Jebosha Drive, infant daughter of Robert Ivan Duncan and Cheteka Sandtez Gaines, will be at 1 Saturday at Robinson and Son Mortuary, conducted by Bishop Emanuel Spearman, assisted by the Rev. Guy Ross Jr. Burial will be in Evening Star Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is Friday evening at the home, in Wilson Creek Trailer Park.
Robinson and Son Mortuary Inc. is in charge.
Frankie Lee Gallman
PROSPERITY — Frankie Lee Gallman, 42, passed away Jan. 20, 2001.
Born in Newberry County, he was a son of Bennie Smith and Sara Gallman Green.
Survivors include his mother of the home; his father of Saluda; his stepfather, Ed Green; three sons, Julius Davis of Prosperity, Frankie Davis of New York and Justin Davis of Mountville; two brothers, Henry Green and Ivory Green; and two sisters, Mary Green and Angel Green.
Services will be at 3 today at Lever Chapel AME Church, with burial in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 2.
Wilson Funeral Home is in charge.
Idalie Lark
GREENWOOD — Idalie Lark, 69, of 301 N. Hospital St. (Brewer Boarding Home), passed away Jan. 22, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
Born in Ninety Six, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Rosa Lee Carroll Lark. She was employed by the Emerald Center and was of the Baptist faith.
She was the last member of her immediate family.
Services will be at 2 Friday at Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. George Hill, Emerald Center Chaplain. Burial will be in Ninety Six Community Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Emerald Center Foundation, P.O. Box 3015, Greenwood, S.C. 29648.
Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary T. Mahon
HONEA PATH — Mary Tumblin Mahon, 78, of 3573 Irwin Mill Road, wife of Charlie Mahon, passed away Jan. 24, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood.
Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late George P. and Allie Mae Allen Tumblin. She retired from Abney Mills, Belton Plant, and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a son, Pete Miller of Greenwood; two sisters, Bobbie Lindley and Martha McGlohan, both of Laurens; a brother, Paul Tumblin of Laurens; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Oakbrook Memorial Park, Greenwood.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge.
Stacey McDaniel
CROSS HILL — Stacey Alton McDaniel, 49, of 524 Critter’s Haven, husband of Patricia “Pat” Dishman McDaniel, passed away Jan. 24, 2001, in Spartanburg.
Visitation is from 7-9 Friday at Blyth Funeral Home.
The family is at the home.
Services will be announced by Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, which is in charge.
Charles Edward Nix
WESTMINSTER — Charles “Ed” Edward Nix, 40, of 185 Brookwood Drive, husband of Karen Lynette Marcengill Nix, passed away Jan. 22, 2001, at Mountain Rest.
Born in Oconee County, he was a son of Tommy Blease and Shirley Loudermilk Nix. A graduate of Oakway High School, he was a construction heavy equipment operator and a member of Faith Training Center and the North America Hunters Club.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a son, Jonathan Edward Nix of Walhalla; three daughters, Sandra Nix of Seneca and Amanda Denise Nix and Sarah Faye Nix, both of Walhalla; his parents of McCormick; a stepson, Jeremy Hicks of Seneca; two stepdaughters, Amy Cassell of Salem and Lori Hicks of Westminster; two brothers, Richard Nix and Maurice Nix, both of Seneca; a sister, Elaine Nix Mize of Walhalla; a maternal grandmother Essie Loudermilk of West Union; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 2 Friday at Sandifer Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. A.S. Worley and the Rev. Tim Kimbril. Burial will be in Heritage Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is from 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.
The family is at the home and at the home of Tony and Elaine Mize, 268 Aqua Trail, Walhalla.
Sandifer Funeral Home is in charge.
Frances Adams Thompson
WEST COLUMBIA — Frances Adams Thompson, 79, widow of William Horace Thompson, passed away Jan. 22, 2001.
Born in Ware Shoals, she was a daughter of the late John Quincy and Daisy Hughes Adams. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Columbia.
Survivors include a son, Dr. William H. Thompson Jr. of Columbia; a daughter, Pat Reynolds of Little River; a sister, Elizabeth Babb of Greenwood; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 Friday in Edgewood Cemetery, Greenwood.
Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at the home of her son, 3914 Kenilworth Road, Columbia.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society; Alzheimer’s Foundation, Columbia Chapter; or Eastminster Presbyterian Church Family Life Center.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street, Columbia, is in charge.
Gerald Christopher Allen
WARE SHOALS — Gerald Christopher Allen passed away Jan. 26, 2001, at his home.
Services will be announced by Parker White Funeral Home, which is in charge.
Beverly Daniel
CORBIN, Ky. — Beverly Hinton Daniel, 60, of 100 N. Poplar St., passed away Jan. 26, 2001, in Lexington, Ky.
Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Josephine Williams Hinton and the late Roy Hinton. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School.
Survivors include her mother of Greenwood; a daughter, Lee Ann Carr of Louisville, Ky.; and a brother, William R. “Bill” Hinton of Louisville, Ky.
Memorial services and burial will be Monday in Corbin, Ky.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Announcement courtesy of Blyth Funeral Home.
Ernest Eugene Dixon
CALHOUN FALLS — Ernest Eugene “Gene” Dixon, 73, of 446 Jackson St., husband of Dealie Gibson Dixon, passed away Jan. 27, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
Born in Iva, he was a son of the late Rev. Calvin Joseph and Mary Gentry Dixon. He was a retired supervisor of 28 years for Burlington Industries, a member of Northside Baptist Church and an honorably discharged WWII Veteran having served in the 1580th Air Transport Command in Shang-hi, China for two years.
Survivors include three sons, David Eugene Dixon of Calhoun Falls, Stephen P. Dixon of Ninety Six and Timothy M. Dixon of Greenwood; three brothers, Judge Harold C. Dixon and Samuel Wayne Dixon, both of Calhoun Falls, and Charles R. Dixon of Greer; nine grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Marlene Dixon.
Services will be at 3 Monday at Calhoun Falls Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Revs. Haskell Gibson and W. Michael Ford. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.
Calhoun Falls Funeral Home is in charge.
Johnny Jackson
TROVOSE, Pa. — Johnny Jackson, of 4353 Garfield Lane, formerly of Greenwood, passed away Jan. 24, 2001, in Pennsylvania .
He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ruff. He was a veteran of the Korean War and attended Brewer High School in the 1950s.
Services will be Tuesday at the Jones Tabernacle AME Church in Philadelphia. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Keene-Carney Funeral Home, 1939 W. Diamond St., is in charge.
Announcement courtesy of Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home Inc.
Sarah Roper, 100
TROY — Sarah Roper, 100, passed away Jan. 27, 2001.
The family is at the home of her son, Paul Roper, McCormick.
Services will be announced by Strom Funeral Home, which is in charge.
