U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Yetta Rubenstein
FLORENCE — Graveside service for Yetta C. Rubenstein, 81, formerly of Columbia and Orangeburg, will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. in Beth Shalom Cemetery, Whaley Street, in Columbia. Memorials may be made to Temple Sinai, 808 Ellis Avenue, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115 or to the Alzheimer's Association, Palmetto Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, S.C. 29202. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is in charge.
Mrs. Rubenstein, wife of the late Mordie Rubenstein, and long known as the "Hat Box Lady," died Saturday, December 11, 2004. Born in Olar and raised in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Nathan and May Crowetz. Mrs. Rubenstein lived in Orangeburg for forty-eight years, and for twenty of those years she owned the Hat Box, a business which she sold in 1973. During retirement, she enjoyed all of her friends in Orangeburg, playing bridge and golf, the Garden Club, traveling and creating masterpieces in watercolors.
In 1998 Mrs. Rubenstein moved to Columbia where she lived at Atria, Forest Lake. In 2003 she moved to Florence where she lived the Heritage Home.
Surviving are her daughters, Anna R. Polk and her husband, Jim, of Florence and W. Tina Rubenstein of Columbia; brother, Irving Crowetz of Lake City, Fla.; grandpets, Spanky, Sweet Pea, Stinky, Cole, Benny and Blue. She is also survived by her former housekeeper, Alice Colter and sitters, Jackie McFadden and Peaches Wilborn.
Sara Wallace
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Sara “Sally” Nancy R. Wallace, 64, of Morehead City died Friday, December 10, 2004, at Harborview Health Care Center in Morehead City, NC. Sally was born August 11, 1940, in Cheraw, SC to the late Henry A. Ripplemeyer, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Retired, and Georgia Pittman Ripplemeyer. She was a member of Greystone Baptist Church in Durham. She was a 1958 graduate of Dreher High School, Columbia, South Carolina.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2005 at First Baptist Church, Morehead City, with the pastor, the Rev. Charles Royal officiating.
Survivors: husband, E.C. “Mickey” Wallace; daughter, Pamela W. Barr and husband, Patrick, of Gastonia; son, E.C. “Eddie” Wallace, II, and wife, Lori, of Newport; brother, Andy Ripplemeyer of Memphis, TN; sister, Cathy Beckham and husband, David, of St. Matthews, SC. She is also survived by one niece and five nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Harriett R. Wood.
Sally was a survivor of Pearl Harbor attack on 7 December 1941, as her father was stationed at Hickman Field, Hawaii. She was a member of the DAR and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Sally had worked at Duke Hospital in Durham for a number of years as a medical secretary and also with the Durham and Franklin County Services.
In lieu of flowers, her family requests memorial gifts to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834 of Friends of Hospice of Carteret County, P.O. Box 1818, Morehead City, NC 28557.
Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.
Mae Ray
COLUMBIA — Graveside service for Mrs. Mae Ray, 78, of Columbia, will be held 1 o’clock, Monday, December 13, 2004 at Memorial Gardens of Columbia. Memorials may be made to Palmetto Baptist Hospice, 1519 Marion St., Columbia, SC 29201. Shives Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ray, widow of Norman Ray, died Saturday, December 11, 2004. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Eunice Dennis Dial.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Watson of Gastonia, NC, Betty Page of Hopkins; son, Jamie Ray of Elgin; brother, Gary Dial of Columbia; sisters, Madeline Day, Barbara Moore, Eunice Dudley, all of Lexington, Ada Williams of Miss., Thelma Hill of North Carolina; six grandchildren; three great-grand-children.
Shives Funeral Home
Betty Crosby
WALTERBORO — Services for Betty Barton Crosby, 59, widow of Harmon Crosby, are 2 p.m. Monday (visitation 6-8 tonight) at Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel with burial in Live Oak Cemetery. Born in Colleton Co. to Jack Sr. and Gladys Broderick Barton, she died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving: brothers, Jack Jr., James Barton; sisters, Judy Roberts, Peggy Barton; nieces; nephews.
Alice Chainey
FORSYTH, Ga. — Alice Bertha “Heise” Chainey, 88, died Friday, December 10, 2004. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, December 12, 2004 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Chainey was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin William and Willie Alice Clark Heise. Her husband, Earl Sullivan Chainey, Jr. and her daughter, Shirley Ann Reynolds preceded her in death. Mrs. Chainey was a retired textile worker. She was a former member of Crussell FreemanChurch of Atlanta, a member of Mable White Baptist Church, a member of Senior Friends, a member of Georgia Association of the Deaf, Senior Citizens of the Deaf and South Carolina Association of the Deaf.
Mrs. Chainey is survived by her children, Lee West, Fredrick, Maryland, Carol Faiss, Forsyth, Bonnie Chainey, Albany, New York and Sullivan Chainey, III, Meansesville, Georgia; ten grandchildren and twenty-two great-grand-children.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Carol Faiss, 1323 Reedy Creek Road, Forsyth, Georgia 31029, phone number 478-992-8215.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 2452 Spring Road, Smyrna, GA 30080-3862.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.
Marie Dinkins
CAMDEN — Services for Marie Dinkins, 96, are 2 p.m. Monday at Gordon Street Church of God, where she was an associate minister, with burial in Cedars Cemetery. George E. Collins Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Kershaw Co. to Rev. Sam and Fannie Fleming, she died Dec. 4, 2004. Surviving are grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; nine great-great-great-grandchildren; sister, Geneva Blanding.
Bays Cutting
EHRHARDT — Services for Bays Elizabeth Dannelly Dennis Cutting, 97, widow of Laney Dennis and Elmer Cutting, are 11 a.m. Monday at St. James UMC; burial in Ehrhardt Cemetery. Visitation is 7-9 tonight at Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Ehrhardt-Bamberg Chapel. Born in Ehrhardt to John Dannelly and Martha Belvin, she died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving: two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; others.
Cecil Estes
GREENWOOD — A memorial service for Cecil Bennett Estes, 87, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mark UMC, where he was a member. Blyth Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Columbus, Ga. to Cecil Sr. and Mattie Estes, he died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving are wife, Helen Buckner Estes; daughters, Dr. Susan Gillespie, Becky Hearn; sisters, Sarah Boatner, Lois Floyd; brother, Dan Estes; four grandchildren.
Lane Duren
LAURENS — Services for Lane Alexander Duren, 83, are 11 a.m. (visitation 10-11 a.m.) Monday at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center with committal services 11 a.m. Tuesday in Live Oak Memorial Gardens, Charleston. Born in Sylacauga, Ala. to John and Elizabeth Duren, he died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving are wife, Meadow Duren; children, Dr. John Duren, Lana McSwain; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.
Bonnie Foster
GREENWOOD — Services for Bonnie Jean Bussard Foster, 66, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Blyth Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Born in Kansas to Paul and Anna Harvey Bussard, she died Dec. 10, 2004. She was a retired marketing director with Park Seed Company. Surviving are son, Doug Foster; daughters, Jeanne Foster, Ann Clamp, Leslie Lanier; brother, Paul Bussard; six grandchildren.
Otis Gregory
CHESTER — Services and burial for Otis Darris Gregory, 88, 2 p.m. Monday at Wilksburg Baptist Church. Visitation: 6-8 tonight at Barron Funeral Home. Born in Chester to Hughes and Mamie Gregory, he died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving: wife, Massie Gregory; children, David, Frances Gregory, Doris Ferrell, Mary Henderson, Debbie Campbell; three stepdaughters; three siblings; grandchildren; others.
Zonnie Hammonds
RIDGE SPRING — Services and burial for Zonnie Hammonds will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Johnston. Davis Funeral Home is in charge. He died December 7, 2004. Surviving are sons, John Hammonds, JC Williams; daughter, Brenda Butler; sister, Frances Blacks; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Ruby Harris
ROCK HILL — Services for Ruby Jackson Harris, 72, are 1 p.m. Tuesday (visitation 6-7:30 p.m. Monday) at Greene Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel; burial: Rock Hill Memorial Gardens. Born in Hickory Grove to Gary and Bessie Jackson, she died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving: husband, Jeff Harris; children, Jimmy Howard, Teresa Lee; stepchildren, James, Jerry Harris, Cheryl Tipton, Mary Harris; grandchildren; great-grandchildren.
