U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Dorothy Allsbrook Calcutt
1914-2005
Dorothy Allsbrook Calcutt, 90, widow of Hilton Calcutt, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at the Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia.
Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Allsbrook and the late Martha Eula Gardner Allsbrook.
Mrs. Calcutt was formerly employed by Charm House.
Surviving are a daughter, Jo Ann Douglas DuBose and husband Oscar of Gilbert; four grandchildren, Lynn DuBose Eaton, Frank DuBose, Alan DuBose, and Michael DuBose; and 6 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Atkinson officiating.
The family will receive friends following the graveside service.
Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 1116 Manning Road, Sumter, S. C. 29150.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Elizabeth Yount
1922-2005
Margaret Elizabeth Yount, 83, widow of Vance L. Yount, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 24, 2005 in Richmond, Virginia.
Born in Lincolnton, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Frank Parker and the late Mary Leona Lynch Parker.
Mrs. Yount was formerly of Sumter and a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Surviving are her daughter, Sandra Y. Cantor and husband Steve of Richmond, Virginia; a son, Steve Yount and wife Mary of Douglasville, Ga; a brother, Bill Parker and wife Alice of Lincolnton, N.C.; a sister, Ruth McGinnis and husband Bergen of Lincolnton, N.C.; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 10 A.M. Friday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Sumter, S.C. with Rev. Dr. James Chandler officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service.
Memorials may be made to the Senior Program at Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, S.C. 29150 or to the Senior Program at Southside Baptist Church, Southside Road, Lincolnton, N.C. 28092.
On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
Samuel Theodore Plowden
1909-2005
Samuel Theodore Plowden, 96, died February 11, 2005 at the Laurels of Summit Ridge in Arden, N.C. after a brief illness.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Arthur Davis Plowden and the late Mary Elizabeth Kidd Plowden.
Mr. Plowden attended Duke University, later receiving a doctor of chiropractic from Lincoln Chiropractic College. He served in England for the U.S. Army during World War II, then sold life insurance during his later years. He spent the last 55 years in Florence, S.C., until the last six months when he lived in Arden, North Carolina with his daughter, Patti and her family. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Florence.
Surviving are his daughter, Patti Plowden-Ulirsch of Arden, N.C.; two sisters, Polly Plowden McKay of Hilton Head, S.C. and Claire Plowden Richards of New York City, New York; his brother, A.D. “Buster” Plowden, Jr. of Sumter; two grandsons, Jacob Ulirsch and Nicolas Ulirsch both of Arden, N.C.
Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday at Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Rev. Jim Braswell officiating.
The family will receive friends following the graveside service.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Florence, 700 Park Avenue, Florence, S. C. 29501-5149.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
William Ferguson Sachs
1928-2005
William Ferguson Sachs,76, husband of Lillian Lindsay Sachs died Saturday April 30, 2005 at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center in Columbia after a long illness.
Born October 6, 1928 in Bethlehem PA. he was a son of the late Evelyn Gracely Sachs and Edward Julius Sachs.
Mr. Sachs attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, PA. where he later served as Chairman of the Board of Visitors. He graduated from the Citadel in 1951 where he was a very active alumnus, having served as President of the Association of Citadel Men and The Citadel Brigadier Foundation.
He served in the Korean War in the Twenty-Fifth Infantry Division, 14th Regiment, and was awarded the Combat Infantry Man’s Badge and the Bronze Star.
He went to work for Home Finance Company in Charlotte N.C. in 1954 moved to Columbia in 1963. In 1973 he founded First Financial Corporation, where he was Chairman and President until recently.
Mr. Sachs was the past President and Director of the South Carolina Financial Services Association. He was a past Director and staff member of the University of Colorado National Installment Banking School. He was a member of the committee of several men who first brought Young Life to Columbia.
Mr. Sachs was currently serving on the South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions, having been appointed by three Governors.
He was a summer resident of Blowing Rock N.C. for many years. He was a member of the Palmetto Club, Capital City Club, Blowing Rock Country Club and St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Bill Sachs was a man of great energy and enthusiasm and it showed in every aspect of his life. He flew his own plane up until this recent illness.
Surviving are his wife of 51 years of Columba; one daughter Lindsay Sachs Long and husband Ernest B. Long of Charleston; one son Richard E. Sachs of Columbia; four grandchildren, William F. Sachs III of Columbia; Lilly Sachs of Blowing Rock N.C.; Elizabeth Long and Bethea Long of Charleston and a step-granddaughter Caroline Long Parnell.
He was preceded in death by a son William F. (Billy) Sachs Jr. and a brother Edward Sachs Jr.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Wheat St. in Columbia with the Reverend Fletcher Montgomery officiating.
Burial will follow in the Elmwood Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Charles McCreight, Everett Gasque, Barnes Boyle Jr., Dr. James Weston, C. Edward Williams, Frank Wooten, Gen. D. E. Rosenblum, Charles Fonville, Harold Shokes, Hampton Walker.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 P.M. Sunday at the home, 1412 Kathwood Dr.
Memorials may be made to the William F. Sachs Memorial Fund, Brigadier Foundation, The Citadel 171 Moultrie St. Charleston 29409 or to St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2827 Wheat St. Columbia 29205 or to New Directions International Ministries, P.O. Box 2347 Burlington N.C. 27216
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, S.C. (803) 775-9386 is in charge of the arrangements.
Marion A. Bolton Harris
1908-2005
Sumter, S. C.
Marion A. Bolton Harris, 97, widow of Monroe D. Harris, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at a local nursing facility. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Jack Bolton and Agnes Butler Bolton.
Mrs. Harris was of the Methodist faith and was a former resident of Morningside of Sumter.
Surviving are nine grandchildren, Robert “Bob” Harris and wife Kathy of Sumter, John Harris and wife Dow of Newport News, Va., Thomas Harris and wife Marie of Jacksonville, Fla., Jim Harris and wife Debra of Hilliard, Fla., Jerry Harris and wife Laura of Cumming, Ga., Cathy Harris of Jacksonville, Fla., Don Harris and wife Rita and Pam Roberts and husband Greg of Fenton, Michigan, Darlene Ames and husband Brian of Tampa, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Charlotte Harris of Grand Rapids, Mich. and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Donald M. Harris and Robert E. Harris .
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Tuesday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her grandson, 380 Mallard Dr.
Entombment will be held in the Lone Oak Cemetery and Mausoleum in Leesburg, Fla.
Memorials may be made to Tri-County Hospice, 1236-B Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, S. C. 29150 or to Morningside Assisted Living, 2500 Lin-Do Ct., Sumter, S.C. 29150.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements.
David Frederick Day
1938-2005
Lt. Col. (Ret.) USAF David Frederick Day, 67, widower of Mary Ann Andrade Day, died Sunday, May 1, 2005 in Decatur, Georgia.
Born in Carnegie, Pa., he was a son of the late David Day and the late Agnes Black.
Mr. Day was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church. He retired after 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. He was a school teacher in the Lee County Public Schools for
many years before his retirement and later retired from St. Francis Xavier High School in 2004.
Surviving are two daughters, Linda T. Fink of Atlanta, Ga. and Lisa M. Martinez of St. Louis, Mo.; a son, David Patrick Day of Australia; a brother, Richard Day of Pittsburg, Pa.; five grandchildren, Robert David Fink, Victoria Cristina Day, Isabelle Hope Day, Isaac Joseph Day, and Alexandra Mary Day.
Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Alistair McKay, C.Ss.R. officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors.
A Prayer Service will be held at 6 P.M. Thursday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with visitation following until 8 P.M.
Memorials may be made to the David F. Day Memorial Scholarship Fund, % St. Francis Xavier High School, 15 School Street, Sumter, S.C. 29150.
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
