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SIDNEY K. GARDNER
CAMDEN – Graveside services for Sidney King "Sid" Gardner, 79, will be held at 4 p.m . today, Jan. 17, 2001, in Quaker Cemetery. Dr. William F. Summers and the Rev. Jim Schaffer will officiate, with services directed by Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to Wentworth Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 94, Wentworth, N.C. 27375.
Mr. Gardner died Sunday, Jan. 14. Born in Hartsville, he was the son of the late Sidney Kelly and Loucelle Gwin Gardner. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Mr. Gardner was retired from DuPont after 33 years and was later affiliated with Kornegay Funeral Home. He was a member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church and a U.S. Navy veteran having served in World War II. He was a member of James Leroy Belk Post 17 of the American Legion, a member of Kershaw Lodge #29, the Golden K. Club, and former member of the Camden Lions Club.
Surviving are his wife, Martha Ketchin Gardner; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sally (Bill) Hayes of Wentworth, N.C. and Sydney (Steve) Parrish of Marietta, Ga.; three sons and daughter-in-law, William (Debbie) Gardner of Lexington; Robert Gardner and John Gardner, both of Camden; nine grandchildren, Janie Gardner, Christy Gardner, Kevin Gardner, Anna Gardner, Emily Gardner, Rea Parrish, Steven Parrish, Ashley Gardner and Sarah Gardner; two great-grandchildren, Justin Browder and Cate Unsworth; one sister and brother-in-law, Jane G. (William) Hunter of Clemson; two brothers and sister-in-law, William (Katherine) Gardner of Ninety Six; and James M. Gardner of Myrtle Beach. He was predeceased by an infant sister, Gwin Gardner. Honorary pallbearers will be Kevin Gardner, Steven Parrish, Billy Ketchin, Mark Browder, Josh Unsworth, John Clarke, and staff of Kornegay Funeral Home.
WEEKS MOSES JR.
BISHOPVILLE – Services for Weeks Moses Jr., 53, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at Elizabeth Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery directed by Young & Young Funeral Home of Hartsville.
Mr. Moses died Thursday, Jan. 11, in Wilson Medical Center after an illness. He was born
in Lee County, a son of the late Weeks and Beatrice Boone Moses Sr. He was a member of New Zion A.M.E. Church, was educated in Lee County public schools and was employed with Stokes Agricultural Industry.
Surviving are two daughters, Lashenda Burton and Tywanna Burton, both of Bishopville; a son, Geniki Thomas of Bishopville; a sister, Burnette (James) Daniels of Queens, N.Y.; a special friend, Henrietta Burton of Bishopville.
LENA D. GARNER
DARLINGTON – Lena Dickerson Garner, 93, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, in a local nursing home after an illness. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Darlington Memory Gardens directed by Belk Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Darlington Presbyterian Church, 311 Pearl St., Darlington, S.C. 29532.
Mrs. Garner, wife of the late Alva Thomas Garner, was born
in Ayden, N.C., the daughter of the late Robert T. and Ema Brooks Dickerson. She was a housewife and a member of Darlington Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marion (Irene) Carrigan of Darlington and Mrs. Jack (Jeanne) Sanders of Florence; a son, David L. (Ardith) Garner of Las Vegas, Nev.; nine grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Archie (Sara) Parnell of Sumter, and Mrs. John (Louise) Knight of Goldsboro, N.C.
CHARLIE F. HAMBY
LAMAR – Services for Charlie Frank Hamby, 44, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, in Church of Christ with burial in Cypress United Apostolic Church Cemetery directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.
Mr. Hamby died Friday, Jan. 12, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born
in Wilmington, N.C., a son of Jureina Johnson Hamby and the late Charles Hamby. He was a graduate of John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, N.C. He was a member of Church of Christ and was employed with A.O. Smith for 20 years. He was a representative for the Morinda Noni Juice Company and had a degree in martial arts.
Surviving other than his mother of Wilmington, N.C. are his wife, Annie McQuillar Hamby of Lamar; a daughter, Marlo F. Hamby of Lamar; three sons, Charles Hamby Jr., Lorenzo Hamby and Quaterrio Hamby, all of Lamar; a sister, Florine Davis of Wilmington, N.C.; a brother, Ira Hamby of Wilmington, N.C.; a grandson, Kameron M. Hamby of Lamar; five aunts, Mable Gonzalez of Philadelphia, Pa., Georgia Reed of White Plains, N.Y., Leonna Holiday, Lela (Ronald) Floor and Ida (Top) Keaton, all of Wilmington, N.C.; two uncles, Blainey (Thelma) Johnson of North Carolina and Joseph Hamby of Philadelphia, Pa.; seven sisters-in-law; a brother-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews and other close relatives and friends.
LOUISE A. BROWN
Services for Louise Atkinson Brown, 86, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, at New Market United Methodist Church. The Revs. Larry Brown, Mike Lupo and Tommy Browne officiated with burial in Westview Memorial Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to New Market United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Brown, widow of Jack Brown, died Saturday, Jan. 13. She was born
in Darlington County, a daughter of the late William Arthur and Mary Jane Sexton Atkinson. She was a member of New Market United Methodist Church, was retired from Sonoco Products Co. after 25 years of service, and was a member of the Old Timers Club.
Surviving are two daughters and son-in-law, Martha Jane and C. M. Grantham of Hartsville and Betty Lou Hetrick of Lugoff; one son and daughter-in-law, J. William and Gracie Brown of Hartsville; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
AMELIA MASON
Amelia Mason, 21, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Arrangements will be announced by Young & Young Funeral Home.
JERRY PETERSON
Jerry (Ten Four) Peterson, 71, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, after an apparent heart attack. Arrangements will be announced by Young & Young Funeral Home.
LINWOOD L. REGISTER SR
MARIETTA, Ga. – Linwood Lee (Pop) Register Sr., 73, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel with interment to follow in Lamar Cemetery.
Mr. Register was born
in North Carolina, he had been living in Cobb County, Ga., since 1974.
Surviving are his wife, Grace Stuckey Register of the home; three sons, Linwood L. Register Jr., Herbert Register, and Scott Whitlock, all of Marietta; two grandsons; and a sister, Rebecca Turner of Portsmouth, Va.
REV. LLOYD SEILER SR.
Services for the Rev. Lloyd Henderson Seiler Sr., 81, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Debra J. Boynton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be tonight, Wednesday, from 7 to 9 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1410 W. BoBo Newsome Highway, Hartsville, S.C. 29550.
Rev. Seiler died Jan. 14. He was born
in Northumberland, Pa., a son of the late Rev. George H. Seiler and Anna Yeager Seiler. He was a graduate of Gettysburg College and the Lutheran Seminary. He served four years in the U.S. Army during WWII and served as battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division. He was wounded thrice and received two Purple Hearts in the Normandy and Northern France Campaigns.
He was a Lutheran pastor for over 50 years having served Lutheran parishes in Senoia, Ga., Oglethorpe, Ga., Rossille, Ga., Starkville, Miss., Silver Run, Md., Fairfield, Pa. and Boalsburg, Pa. He was a member of the Hartsville Lions Club, American Legion, 112th Infantry Regiment Association, 40/8 National Box Car Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chaplain of the Pee Dee Rifles Camp 1419 S.C.V. and the 8th S.C. Vols. Inf. Reenactment Unit. He was a 32nd degree Mason Scottish Rite with membership in the Valley of Williamsport Consistory of Pennsylvania and Travelers Rest Lodge 65 of Georgia. He was vice president of the Pee Dee Fellowship Branch of the Lutheran Brotherhood.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Flora Harrell Lee Seiler of Hartsville; one son, Lloyd H. Seiler Jr. of Hartsville; one daughter and son-in-law, Wilhelmina S. and William Walton Luther Sr., of Hartsville; two grandsons, William Walton Luther III and John Roland Luther, both of Hartsville; and one sister, Mrs. Ruth Summers of Gettysburg, Pa.
MARY D. SPEARS
DARLINGTON – Mary Dukes Mims Spears, 90, leaves a son, Russell W. Mims of Charleston and his wife, the former Mary Crum, a daughter, Dr. Beverly Spears of Florence, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Charleston, and the Charlotte and Atlanta areas.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, in Grove Hill Cemetery directed by Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Mrs. Spears died peacefully early Saturday afternoon, Jan. 13, at Heritage Nursing Home in Florence.
Youngest daughter of Minnie Pauline Boone and the Rev. George William Dukes, Mary Eugenia was born
in Orangeburg County on Sept. 10, 1910. The eight brothers and sisters lived in many low-country South Carolina towns while their father served the Methodist charge.
Mary found friends easily, entering into the community life and even playing basketball for Bowman though only 5 feet, 2 inches. Her graduating class in Lamar voted her Most Popular. There, a boy two years younger – George Spears – fell in love with her for life.
But at 18 she married
Clinton Mims of Lamar. She was just 21 when her husband's CP&L co-workers came and told her he was dead at 29, victim of service during a sudden violent storm. Their son, Russell, was 6 months old. Her family welcomed them back to Rowesville.
At 25, she married
her high school admirer, George, by then in the US Navy.
After a severe spinal injury on board the battleship Wyoming cut short after only eight years his planned career, the couple left Norfolk, Va., and returned to the Pee Dee – first to Florence, then to the Spears farm on Mineral Springs Road, and finally to Darlington. George died suddenly one peaceful Sunday afternoon in 1994. He had been caring for his beloved Mary at home. Since then, she has lived in Florence, most recently at Heritage Nursing Home.
Russell and Mary's children are Diane (Mrs. Gregory Saylors of Atlanta), Russ (Russell W. Mims Jr. of Gastonia, with wife Joan), and Janice (Mrs. David Flynn of Charleston). Beverly's daughter is Spears Mary-Francis (Mrs. Lee Cox of Charleston). Great-grandchildren are Gene, Courtney and Bradley Saylors; Amanda and Byron Mims; and Davey and Travis Flynn. Mary leaves one brother, Edward Dukes of Palatka, Fla., and numerous cousins in Orangeburg County. George Spears' brothers and sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews have been her close friends as well as family.
