U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Elsie Heller
NEWBERRY — Services for Elsie Davenport Heller will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church with burial in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the church, 1105 First Street, Newberry, SC 29108.
Mrs. Heller, 71, widow of G. William Heller, Jr., died December 27, 2004. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late William Leo and Lola Rebecca Hendrix Davenport. She had retired from Heller’s Grocery, was a member of the Eastern Star and the Dave Waldrop Center. Mrs. Heller was a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Millie Hamby Sunday School Class.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Frankie Wicker of Newberry; sisters, Katherine (W.C.) White, Ida Underwood and Winnie (Billy) Senn, all of Newberry and Joan (Bill) Coats of Ninety Six; a brother, Ronny (Donna) Davenport of Newberry; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Jorene Garrison
MANNING — A memorial service for Jorene Wellman Garrison, 75, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stephens Funeral Home; visitation to follow. Born in Graham, Texas , to Jesse and Velma Mae Stockton Wellman, she died Dec. 27, 2004. She was a member of Carteret UM Church. Surviving are husband, James Garrison; daughters, Kevon, Kristi Garrison, Kelli Kemmerer; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.
Robert Jackson
DARLINGTON — Services with burial for Robert Lee “Bubba Cat” Jackson, 44, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Rona Baptist Church. Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Darlington Co. to Mickey and Mamie Patterson Jackson, he died Dec. 25, 2004. Surviving are son, Derrick Headen; siblings, Louise Jackson, Shirley Alford, Warren Wingate; five aunts; two great aunts.
Gwendolyn Hill
DENMARK — Services for Gwendolyn Griffith Hill, 84, widow of Arnold J. Hill, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Denmark Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Hill died December 28, 2004. Surviving are sons, Herbert Hill and Mike Hill; brother, Donald Griffith; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Arthur Joyner
SOCIETY HILL — Services and burial for Arthur Jerome “Gee” Joyner, 38, are 1 p.m. Thursday at Bethesda Baptist Church. Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home, Darlington, is in charge. Born in Darlington Co. to Allen and Kathleen Robinson Joyner, he died Dec. 24, 2004. Surviving: stepmother, Dorothy Joyner; siblings, Bessie Patterson, Howard, Allean, Allen Jr., Moses, Laten, Jack, Larry Joyner, Wilhelmenia Poole.
Paul Johnson
COLUMBIA — Funeral service for Mr. Paul Johnson, 68, of Columbia, will be held Noon Thursday, December 30, 2004, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, officiated by The Reverend Paul Monroe. Entombment will follow in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o’clock this (Wednesday) evening in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Capital City Baptist Church, 2243 Percival Road, Columbia, SC 29223.
Mr. Johnson died Tuesday, December 28, 2004. Born in Conway, SC, he was a son of the late Flemon and Viola Cribb Johnson. He was employed with Richland Wholesale and Southern Wines & Spirits. Mr. Johnson attended Capital City Baptist Church.
Survivors include: his wife, Pauline Coats Johnson of Columbia; sons, Terry Mitchell Johnson of Columbia and Larry Thomas Johnson and his wife Donna of Old Fort, TN; daughter, Janice McPherson and husband Larry of Irmo; grandchildren, Curtis Stokes, Jake Johnson and wife Frances, Jesse Johnson, David Paul Johnson, Amanda Wilson and husband Jay, Virginia McPherson, Larry McPherson, Jr., and Lois McPherson; 9 great grandchildren; a brother, James Johnson and his wife Shirley of West Columbia; sisters, Diane Smallwood, Ruth Inman, Bertha Jones, Georgia Mae Johnson and Effie Johnson all of Conway, SC. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by a sister and 3 brothers.
Robert Kelly Sr.
GREENVILLE — Funeral service for Mr. Robert Henry Kelly, Sr., 86, of Greenville, will be held 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, December 30, 2004, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, officiated by The Reverend Michael L. Townsend. Interment will follow in Kelly Cemetery, Kathwood Road, Columbia, SC. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o’clock Wednesday evening in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, SC Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202.
Mr. Kelly died Monday, December 27, 2004. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late James H. and Mattie Augustine Kelly. Mr. Kelly was raised in Columbia and then moved to Greenville in 1972. He was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church in Columbia. Mr. Kelly was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII; he was a Master Mason and a member of Hejaz Shrine.
Survivors include: his wife of 64 years, Dorothy Brickle Kelly of Greenville, son, Robert Henry Kelly, Jr., and his wife Debra of Prosperity; daughters, Linda Kelly Cole and her husband Thomas C. of Blythewood and Barbara Kelly French and her husband Jim of Simpsonville, SC; brother, Edward Kelly and his wife Nadine of Blythewood; 7 grandchildren, Cindy Bell, Nancy Watkins, Bryan Cole, Darrell Cole, Danielle Kelly, Robert H. Kelly, III, and Jason Cain; 4 great grandchildren. Mr. Kelly was preceded in death by a sister, Coley Hubbs and brothers, Clyde Kelly, Deal Kelly and Theodore Benjamin Kelly.
James Love
GADSDEN — Homegoing services for James L. Love will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home, Columbia, is in charge. Born in Alabama to Alonzo Love and Ada Bell Burton, he died Dec. 26, 2004. Surviving are wife, Willie Bannister Love; children, Kenny Harris, Tracey Sorrells, Stacey and Loretta Love; five grandchildren.
Hubert Lucky
GRAY'S HILL — Services for Hubert Marie Lucky, 69, noon Thursday at Grace Chapel AME Church, Beaufort; burial in Beaufort Memorial Gardens. Marshel’s Wright-Donaldson Home for Funerals, Beaufort, is in charge. Born in Burke Co., Ga., to Hubert and Rosa Brown, she died Dec. 26, 2004. Surviving: husband, John Lucky; children, Lauana, Micah, Marcus Lucky; 5 siblings; grandchildren.
Donald Mahaffey
PICKENS — Services with burial for Donald Lee Mahaffey, 52, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethany Independent Baptist Church. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at The Howze Mortuary, Travelers Rest. Born in Greenville Co. to William Sr. and Roxie Palmer Mahaffey, he died Dec. 28, 2004. Surviving are wife, Jayne Freeman Mahaffey; children, Jeremy Chism, Tracy Kanning, Stacy Bolt, Dawna Mahaffey; 4 siblings; 11 grandchildren.
Henrietta Mitchell
YEMASSEE — Services with burial for Henrietta Mitchell, 89, widow of Jesse Mitchell, are 11 a.m. Thursday (viewing 10 a.m.) at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Public viewing is 1-7 p.m. Wednesday at Young Funeral Home. Born in Hampton Co. to Primus Singleton and Dodie Singleton Green, she died Dec. 25, 2004. Surviving are grandchildren, Wanda McGill, Bernard Green; 3 great-grandchildren.
Lillian Russell
WINNSBORO — Services for Lillian Russell will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Baptist Church with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. O.E. Manigault and Sons Funeral Home, Winnsboro, is in charge. Born in Fairfield Co. to Robert and Eliza Russell, she died December 24, 2004. Surviving are siblings, William, Ruth Russell, Ethel Chelcy.
Annie Rogers
DARLINGTON — Services for Annie Mae Rhodes Rogers, 71, are noon Thursday at Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church; burial in Florence National Cemetery. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Darlington Co. to Frank and Laura Lide Rhodes, she died Dec. 22, 2004. Surviving: husband, Edgar Rogers; daughter, Edna Rogers; sisters, Ellen Richardson, Eloise Hooks; special niece, Mary Hudson; others.
Juanita Snipes
ROCK HILL — A graveside service for Juanita Parks Snipes, 98, widow of Edward F. Snipes, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Grandview Memorial Park, Cherry Road. Friends may call at the home of her caregivers, 1841 Cavendale Drive. Greene Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, is in charge. Born in Fort Mill to Oscar and Vernie Lee Starnes Parks, she died Dec. 28, 2004. Surviving: a number of nieces and nephews.
Alvin Still
GASTON — Services for Alvin Still, 44, will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2004 at the Folk Funeral Home Chapel in Williston with burial in the Williston Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Still died Friday.
Survivors include his mother, Thelma Bell Still; son, Richard Arron Still; sisters, Abbie Gail S. Vannoy and Angelina Marie Still; brothers, Ricky and Matthew Still.
John Varnadore
COLUMBIA — A graveside service for John Wesley Varnadore, 98, widower of Sadie Varnadore, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mount Holly United Methodist Church Cemetery. Greene Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, is in charge. Born in Richburg to John Sr. and Lula McGarity Varnadore, he died Dec. 27, 2004. Surviving are half sister, Helen Flenniken; nieces, Doris Childers, Jean Childers.
Mark Still
LEXINGTON — Services for Mark Twain Still, 35, will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2004, at the Folk Funeral Home Chapel in Williston with burial in the Williston Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Still died Friday.
Survivors include, his mother, Thelma Bell Still; God-daughter, Tristan Michelle Hendley; sisters, Abbie Gail S. Vannoy and Angelina Marie Still; brothers, Ricky and Matthew Still.
