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MARY GRIGGS
Services for Marie G. Griggs, 93, will be held at 5 p.m. today, July 21, 2000, at Cedar Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Homer Hinson and Ed Griggs officiating. Burial will be in the church Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Griggs, widow of Frontus Clio Griggs, died Wednesday, July 19. Born in Darlington County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Alexander and Letha Mixon Gainey. She was the oldest member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and for many years the caretaker of the church. After the death of her husband, she was in charge of the cemetery for many years. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Ernest R. and Mary Dell Griggs of Bishopville; daughters and son-in-law, Margaret and Robert Winburn of Hartsville and Virginia Barfield of Patrick; 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sons, Curtis and Hollis Griggs.
JUDITH D. SHORTER
Services for Judith Dianne Shorter, 54, were held at 2 pm. Saturday, July 15, 2000, at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Burial followed in Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church at 1629 W. Palmetto St., or to Carolina Hospice at 947 S. Irby St. Miss Shorter was born
in Florence, daughter of Raleigh Wilburn and Bertha McElveen Shorter. she was a 1964 graduate of McClenaghan High School and a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Surviving are her parents of the home; one sister, Priscilla Shorter (Roy L.) Bowers of Hartsville; two nieces, Kathryn Bowers (Chris) Wells of Weston Fla. and Celeste Bowers (Joel) Harris of Hartsville; great niece, Katy Wells of Weston, Fla.; aunt and uncle, Travis W. and Dotsie Shorter of Florence.
ETTA M. GASKINS
Services for Etta Modeen Walters Gaskins, 89, were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2000, at Prospect United Methodist Church with Rev. Bud Boatwright, officiating. Burial was in the church Cemetery, directed Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Memorial may be made to Prospect United Methodist Church, 2236 Bethlehem Road, Hartsville, S.C. 29550. Mrs. Gaskins, widow of Andrew Jackson Gaskins, died Tuesday, July 18. Born in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Annie Louise Morris Walters. She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church and Prospect United Methodist Women. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, William A. (Bill) and Betty Gaskins of Hartsville; grandsons, Andy Gaskins of Hartsville, Byron Gaskins of Kingstree; great-granddaughter, Kayla Gaskins. She was predeceased by a son, Harl Gaskins.
CHRISTINE GAINEY
Services for Christine Hayden Gainey, 70, will be held at 1 p.m. today, July 21, 2000, at the Clyde Church of God with Rev. Wallace Strickland officiating. Burial will be in the church Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Gainey died Wednesday, July 19. Born in Shelby, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Royal Benjamin and Mary Etta Atkinson Hayden. She was a member of Clyde Church of God. Surviving are her husband, Baxter Gainey of Hartsville; four sons and daughter-in-law, Carrol and Kim Gainey, Wayne and Patsy Gainey, Don and Gail Gainey and Ben Gainey, all of Hartsville; three brothers, Frank Hayden of Norfolk, Va., Ernest Hayden of Ruby and Bobby Hayden of Hartsville; three sisters, Kathleen H. Cassidy, Zuline Fales, Frances Gainey, all of Hartsville; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
ANTROWN WITHERSPOON
Antrown Witherspoon died Tuesday, July 18, 2000. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hines Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Genella, Southpark Apts., N-2.
ANTROWN WITHERSPOON
Antrown "Head" Witherspoon (17) of Hartsville died on Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at his residence. Services were held at 1 p.m. on Satur-day, July 22, 2000, at Nazareth Apostolic Church in Centerville Community. Bishop V. M. Davis, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Greenlawn Cemetery, directed by Hines Funeral Home of Hartsville. Antrown was born
in Hartsville, a son of Linda Witherspoon and Roscoe Brunson. He first attended Washington Street Elementary School, later Hartsville Junior High School and was currently a rising senior at Hartsville High School. "Head" as he was affectionately called was a member of the wrestling and track team for his school. He was currently working at BoSmith Furniture Company of Hartsville. Survivors in addition to his parents, are two sisters, Genella Witherspoon and LaTashia Witherspoon, both of Hartsville; brothers, Akeem Witherspoon and Dwayne Witherspoon, both of Hartsville; stepfather, Randy Jeffery; grandmother, Jannie Mae Brunson of Hartsville; aunts, Brenda Witherspoon, Ethel Brunson, Maggie Brunson and Stephinal Witherspoon, all of Hartsville; and uncles, Jerry (Dorothy) Witherspoon, Ricky Witherspoon, Isaac Moore, Lewis Brunson, all of Hartsville, and Ronnie Brunson of Darlington.
C. RALPH BRANCH
Services for Chesley Ralph Branch, 71, were held at 5 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2000, at Middendorf Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Griggs, officiating. Burial was in the church Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Middendorf Baptist Church, 4955 Middendorf Church Road, Hartsville, S.C. 29550. Mr. Branch, husband of Judy Catoe Branch, formerly of Middendorf Community, died Thursday, July 20. Born in Turner County, Ga. He was a son of the late C. B. and Laura Parham Branch. He was retired from Armour & Company and was a restaurant owner. Surviving are his wife of Jacksonville, Fla., daughters and son-in-laws, Beth (Robert) Bradley of Orange Park, Fla. and Lisa (Terry) Anderson of St. Augustine, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
MARGARET BEDENBAUGH
Services for Margaret Nowlan Bedenbaugh, 53, were held at 4 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2000, from the chapel of Norton Funeral Home. Mrs. Bedenbaugh died July 21. Born in Guilford County, N.C., she was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Fields and the late Dr. F. B. Nowlan. She was a member of PALS and Twitty United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Bob Bedenbaugh from Hartsville; two sons, Mark D. Semino and Drake Semino, both of Columbia; two brothers, F. B. Nowlan Jr. from High Point, N.C. and Richard Scott Nowlan from Pleasant Garden, N.C.; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society at 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 105, in Columbia, S.C. 29204.
CORA HOFFMAN
Services for Cora L. Jones Hoffman, 90, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Middendorf Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Griggs, officiating. Burial was in the church Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Memorial may be made to Middendorf Baptist Church, 4955 Middendorf Church Road, Hartsville, SC 29550. Mrs. Hoffman, widow of LaCoaste Hoffman, died Friday, July 21. Born in Chesterfield County, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Emma Steen Jones. She was a member of Middendorf Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Nickey K. Hoffman of Hartsville, three daughters, Carolyn (Charles) Walters of Camden, Judy Barr and Mirian Jean Bailey, both of Florence; three sisters, Edell Johnson, Mary Johnson and Eloise Bullard, all of Hartsville; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by a daughter, Eunice Kissiah; a son, Bobby L. Hoffman and grandson, Tony L. Hopkins.
BECKY G. FAYED
Graveside services for Sarah Rebecca (Becky) Griggs Fayed, 32, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Carroll Hall officiating, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Fayed, wife of Harbi Fayed, died Saturday, July 22. Born in Darlington County, she was a daughter of Billy Griggs and Sara Byrd Griggs. Surviving are her husband of Hartsville; father and mother, both of Hartsville; brother, John N. Adams of Hartsville; nieces, Vera Ann Griggs, Emily Diane Adams and Tyler Adams. She was predeceased by a brother, Joseph E. Griggs.
MASTER BILLY HUGHES
Graveside services for Master Billy Hunter Hughes, who died on Thursday, July 20, 2000, were held on Saturday, July 22, at 10 a.m. in Brown Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Patrick, directed by Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home. Master Hughes was born
in Florence, a son of Shannon Maria Byrd and Don Richard Hughes Jr. Surviving are his parents, Shannon Byrd and Don R. Hughes Jr. of Florence; one brother, Tyler Roscoe of the home; Maternal grandparents, Mike and Janie Byrd Rivers of Hartsville, and the late Billy J. Byrd.; Paternal grandparents, Don R. and Peggy Odom Hughes Sr. of Wadesboro, N.C.; and great-grandparents, Sadie Mae Byrd of McBee, Margaret Chisholm of Patrick, and H.E. Hughes of Troutman, N.C.
