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South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920

ROBERT L. JORDAN
BISHOPVILLE - Services for Robert L. Jordan, 37, were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, in the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home, Hartsville Chapel. Burial will be in the St. Matthew United Methodist Church cemetery.

Mr. Jordan died Saturday, Dec. 10. He was born in Bishopville, a son of Joseph and Linda Rollins Jordan. He lived for many years in Georgetown, where he attended Duncan United Methodist Church. He was formerly employed with H & S Oil Co. and Nash Oil Co. in Georgetown as a service technician. He was working for West Propane & Oil Co. in Hartsville at the time of his death.

Surviving are his parents of Bishopville; daughter, Courtney Jordan of Bishopville; sisters, Dana J. Dittman and Angie Jordan of Hartsville; maternal grandmother, Geraldine Rollins of Bishopville. He was preceded in death by his older brother, Phillip; his maternal grandfather, Louis Rollins Sr.; and paternal grandparents, Preston and Ossie Jordan.

HELEN B. THOMPSON
Graveside services for Helen Bessant Thompson, 62, were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at Hillcrest cemetery, directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel.

Mrs. Thompson died Thursday, Dec. 8, at Conway Hospital. She was born Oct. 10, 1943, in Conway, the daughter of the late Leon O. and Myrtle Lee Faircloth Bessant. Mrs. Thompson was a 1961 graduate of Conway High School. She was the office manager for Lavon's Heating and Air Conditioning in Loris since 1983. Mrs. Thompson was an active supporter of the Finklea career center as well as many various youth activities, and enjoyed traveling to beauty pageants with her granddaughter Jo Jo. She was a member of Sweetwater Branch Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband of 43 years, Lavon P. Thompson of Conway; two sons, Pernell Thompson, Russell Thompson and his wife Angie all of Loris; and one daughter Lynne Overby and her husband Kirb of Rock Hill.

Mrs. Thompson was a devoted grandmother to her four grandchildren, Josephine (Jo Jo) Thompson of Loris, Bailey and Christopher Thompson of Loris, and Larry Overby of Rock Hill. She enjoyed camping and spending time with her grandchildren.

LUNNON McCUTCHEN
BARNWELL - Mr. Lunnon 'Sonny' McCutchen, formally of Hartsville, died on Sunday, Dec.11, 2005, at the Allendale County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hines Funeral Home Inc. of Hartsville.

VERNELL GAINEY
Services and burial for Vernell Gainey, 88, who died Dec. 9, widow of the Rev. Doc G. Gainey Sr., were held Monday at 3 p.m. at Dovesville Church of God, directed by Norton Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gainey was born in Hartsville a daughter of the late Joseph and Dora Miller. She and her late husband organized the Dovesville Church of God and served there for 23 years. Surviving are sons, Doc G. Gainey Jr. of Hartsville, Gene Gainey of Darlington, Jimmy Gainey of Camden; adopted son, Timothy Wayne Lackey of Hartsville; sister, Ethel Tadlock of Darlington; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; five great -great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the McLeod Hospice House, 1203 E. Cheves St. Florence, SC 29506.

EDITH G. HARPER
Funeral services for Edith Folsom Gardner Harper, 89, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at Wesley United Methodist Church. The Revs. David Surrett, Dr. Richard Bailey and Ladell Humphries officiated with burial in Magnolia cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210 or Wesley UMC Soup Kitchen, 145 E. College Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550.

Mrs. Harper, widow of Tom Harper, died Thursday, Dec. 8. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Steven and Nettie Caston Folsom and the late Eunice Lee Folsom. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the Moose. She was retired from Sonoco Products Co.

Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Nettie Jean LeGrand and Woody Roe of Aiken, Libby and LaVerne McPherson of Hartsville; son-in-law, Bill Guinn of Camden; sister, Elease Elmore of Bishopville; brother, Glenn Folsom of Bishopville; 30 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren, numerous nephews and nieces.

Mrs. Harper was preceded in death by her son, Robert C. Gardner Sr.; daughter, Geri Guinn; brother, S. L. Folsom; sisters, Melverie Elmore, Alberta Thomas, and Thelma Joyner.

FODIE G. WARREN
Funeral services for Fodie Gainey Warren, 88, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 16, 2005, at Rivers of Living Water Church. The Revs. Milton Bradshaw, Steven Funderburk and Boyd Dalrymple will officiate with burial in Magnolia cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home.

Mrs. Warren, widow of K. C. Warren, died Tuesday, Dec. 13. Born in Darlington County, she was a daughter of the late Hosea Gainey and Mattie Kelley Johnson.

Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Elbert and Dianne Warren of Hartsville, Jimmy and Sue Warren, Kenny and Teresa Warren, all of Hartsville; daughters and sons-in-law, Grace and Boyd Dalrymple of Florence, Betty and Tracy Busbee of Elgin, Barbara and Malcolm Byrd, Linda and Milton Bradshaw, both of Patrick, Carolyn and Billy Funderburk, Brenda and Fred Beasley, all of Hartsville, Debra and Jerry Crowley of Mocksville, N.C., and Donna Foxworth of Darlington; 29 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; six great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Geraldine O'Neal.

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BERNICE R. PHILLIPS
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A memorial service for Bernice Brantley Rogers Phillips, 89, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Christ United Methodist Church on Holden Road in Greensboro. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Buffalo cemetery in Sanford. The family will greet friends following the graveside service at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.

Mrs. Phillips, formerly of Sanford, died Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Friends Home Guilford in Greensboro. Born in Iredell County, Mrs. Phillips was the daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Parker Brantley. She was preceded in death by husbands Charles P. Rogers Jr., and Guy Phillips Jr. She attended Brevard College and was a graduate of The University of North Carolina. She was also a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army.

Mrs. Phillips is survived by three daughters, Diann Goins and husband Joel of Potomac Falls, Va., Donna Barrett and husband Steve of Hartsville, and Leslie Tripp of Raleigh, N.C.; one step-daughter, Pat Ruckers and husband Kirk of Greensboro; and one step-son, Gary 'Buster' Phillips III, of Holden Beach. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Friends Home, 6100 W. Friendly, Greensboro NC 27410, or to Friends Home Guilford, Whittier Nursing Facility, 925 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410.

Local announcements are being handled by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home.

LOUISE GILLIAN
GREENWOOD - Funeral services for Louise Morrell Gillian, 79, were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Rice Memorial Baptist Church with the Revs. Alvin Hodges and Jimmy Tucker officiating, directed by Blyth Funeral Home . The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15.

Mrs. Gillian, wife of Ernest 'E.C.' Gillian Sr., died Dec. 13, at her home. Born in Hartsville, Dec. 19, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Barney McCoy and Pauline McInville Morrell. She was a graduate of Hartsville High School and retired from Commissioner of Public Works after 19 years of service. Mrs. Gillian had served as a volunteer at Self Regional Medical Center for the last 17 years. She was a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church and the Lydia Sunday School Class.

Surviving in addition to her husband of 60 years are two sons, Ernie Gillian and wife, Candy, of Greenwood and Mike Gillian and wife, Susan of Belvedere; a brother, Wilbur Morrell of Hartsville; three sisters, Lizzie Stewart of Florence, Mary Cooley and Doris Bateman, both of Hartsville; five grandchildren, Kevin and wife Ashley and Jason Gillian of Belvedere, Paige Hodges and Anna and Ashton Ready, all of Greenwood; four great-grandchildren, Ryan and Camryn Gillian and Carson and Mary Elliott Hodges; a daughter-in-law, Janice McMahan of Abbeville.

Honorary escort will be members of the Lydia School of Rice Memorial Baptist Church and the volunteers of Self Regional Medical Center along with John Hastings, Joe Scott, Ray Witt, Dan Wideman, Jyll Maddox, Jack Simpson, Nay Morrell, Dr. Floyd Hatcher and Dr. Ed Rapp.

Memorials may be made to the Self Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, 1325 Spring St., Greenwood, SC 29646, Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646 or to Rice Memorial Baptist Church, 1975 Hwy. 72 West, Greenwood, SC 29649.

DAVID WRIGHT
Funeral services for David Wright, 85, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at The Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Inc. Burial will be in the church cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home.

Mr. Wright died Sunday, Dec. 10, at his residence after an illness. He was born in Chesterfield County, a son of the late Luther Wright and Rebecca Hunter Wright. He received his education in the public schools in the area and was a member of The Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Inc.

Surviving are two daughters, Patricia (Horace) Graham of Middendorf Community and Diana V. (Elder Joe C.) Tisdale of Kingstree; two sons, David Wilson (Gerthine) Wright of the Middendorf Community and Rondey Wright of Colonial Beach, Va.; two sisters, Clara Bell McQueen of Cheraw and Mary Lee Wright of Newark, N.J.; one adopted daughter, Christine Robinson; two adopted sons, Jimmy and Red Easterling; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and other close relatives, friends and church family.

BETTY S. MACKEY
SOCIETY HILL - Memorial services for Betty Katherine Smith Mackey, 52, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Services will be conducted by Young & Young Funeral Home.

Mrs. Smith died Saturday, Dec. 10, at Presbyterian Hospital, Matthews, after an illness. She was born in Darlington County, a daughter of the late David and Lula Mae Graham Smith Jr. She received her education in the public schools in the area.

Surviving are two daughters, Natasha N. Smith of Far Rockaway, N.Y., and Sheena V. Mackey of Charlotte, N.C.; three sisters, Deloris McCreary of Charlotte, N.C., Mary Lee Artis of New Jersey and Wantinea Virgo of New York; one brother-in-law, Isaac W. Artis of New Jersey; a host of nieces, nephews and other close relatives and friends.

PAUL L. HALL JR.
Graveside services for Paul Leland Hall Jr., 13, will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 14, 2005, from the Darlington Memory Gardens directed by Norton Funeral Home.

Paul, who died Dec. 11, was born in Hartsville, a son of Paul Leland Hall Sr. and Monica Sheen Hall.

Surviving are his parents of Hartsville; brothers, Nicklas, Christopher and Dylan Hall of Hartsville; paternal grandmother, Lucille Hall of Hartsville; maternal grandparents, Marion and Pat Sheen of Lugoff.

JAKE PATTERSON
DARLINGTON - Funeral services for Kenneth 'Jake' T. Patterson, 70, were held 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at First Baptist Church in Darlington with burial following in Grove Hill cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Ken Sandifer and the Rev. Peter Rivera and directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Mr. Patterson died Wed., Dec. 7, in a local hospital. He was born in Fayetteville, N.C., son of the late George Frank and Pearl Belle Buchannan Patterson. He was an insurance agent and also a substitute teacher for the Darlington County School System. Mr. Patterson was of the Baptist Faith.

Surviving are his wife, Olivette Abbott Patterson; a son, Kenneth 'Ken' T. Patterson of Copperas Cove, Texas; three daughters: Karen (Mike) P. Andrews, Kathy (Tracy) P. Watts, all of Darlington, Kaye P. Walton of Euless, Texas; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Louise Miles of Myrtle Beach, Alma Stonecypher and Sue Lewis, both of Darlington.

Mr. Patterson was preceded in death by a brother, George Frank Patterson Jr.

Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, Debt Retirement Fund, PO Box 297, Darlington, SC 29540; Just For Women Ministries, 102 Woodcreek Rd., Darlington, SC 29532 or American Diabetes Association PO Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio, 44720.

CRAIG L. LATTIMER
Graveside funeral services for Craig Lucas Lattimer, 52, were conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, in the Noxon cemetery, Noxon, Mont. Pastor Russell Hoover of Heron Baptist Church officiated.

Mr. Lattimer passed away in Spokane, Wash., on Nov. 20. He had been in declining health for some time. He was born in Hartsville on Oct. 30, 1953, the son of the late James Vincent Lattimer and Vera Morrell Lattimer Myers. He received his early education in the Hartsville public schools and then attended Bridgeville High School, Bridgeville, Del.

Mr. Lattimer was a quite generous man who enjoyed traveling, camping and reading, but most of all he enjoyed the simple things in life: a sunrise, or the beauty of snow covered trees He also liked the solitude of northwestern Montana where he lived a number of years with his mother.

Surviving, in addition to his mother of Troy, Mont., is a sister, Gail L. Lattimer and a brother-in-law, Jim Wood, of Woodbine, Md., his step-father, Gary Thom, also of Troy, Mont. He is also survived by two step-sisters, Ragan Thom of Troy and Tara Adams of Great Falls, Mont.; a step-brother, Stephen Thom of San Jacinto, Calif.; a foster brother, Trey Barfield of Gambrills, Md.; and a very special aunt, Mrs. Jennie Talbert of Hartsville, and numerous cousins.

Mr. Lattimer was preceded in death by his father and his beloved grandparents, Lonnie L. and Ida Freeman Morrell.

WILLIAM JOHNSON
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Mr. William 'Bubba' Johnson, formally of Hartsville, died on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, after an illness.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hines Funeral Home Inc. of Hartsville.

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