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

NED TURNER
LAMAR - Ned E. Turner, 67, died Friday, Nov. 19, 2005. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21, in Newman Swamp United Methodist Church, with interment following in Windhamtown cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Edward Herlong, and directed by Belk Funeral Home, Lamar.

Mr. Turner was born in Darlington County, son of the late Hughes and Effie Parnell Turner. He had retired from DuPont and was an avid hunter as well as a supporter of Lamar High School Athletics. Mr. Turner was a member of Newman Swamp United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia Morrell Turner of the home; two daughters, Nettie Jane (Dick) Howle of Darlington, Carolyn (Herbert) Jessen of Walterboro; four sons, James (Annette) Odom, Cephas (Cora) Odom, Gene (Mary Ellen) Odom, all of Lamar, Thomas (Carrie) Odom of Society Hill; 15 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren, and a sister, Jackie Windham of Lamar.

Mr. Turner was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Turner.

Memorials may be made to Newman Swamp United Methodist Church, c/o Sherry Rollings, 937 Windhamtown Rd., Lamar SC 29069.

JAMES H. ROBISON
EFFINGHAM - Funeral services for James Hendryx Robison, 88, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, at Tabernacle United Methodist Church with burial following in the church cemetery, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home and at other times at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Collins, 4615 Armfield Road, Effingham.

Mr. Robison died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, in a Florence hospital after an illness.

He was born in Greer, a son of the late Charles P. and Aletha Griffeth Robison. He graduated from Parker High School in Greenville, was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church, the Mae Kelley Sunday School Class and the Tabernacle Men's Club. He was a member of Flintville Lodge 158 AFM, past master of Liberty Lodge of Liberty and member of North American Gladiolus Council. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II having served as a hospital corpsman and retired in 1981 from Mafco Textured Fibers as a textile designer and overseer.

Surviving are his son, Kenneth Dale (Elizabeth Warren) Robison of Greenville; daughter, Mona (Gene) Collins of Effingham; grandchildren, Mona Lynn (Randy) Sechrest of Evergreen, Gary (Tammy) Collins of Florence, Kevin (Catherine) Robison of Lexington, Shannon Robison of Charleston and Carrie Robison of Center, Ky.; great-grandchildren, Heather Sechrest of Rock Hill, Ellis Collins, Brandon Collins, both of Florence, Noah Robison and Zoe Robison, both of Lexington and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Nelle Louis Burriss Robison; brothers, C. P. Robison Jr. and William David 'Bill' Robison; sister, Ina Price, Annie Ledbetter and Ruth Johnson.

Memorials may be made to Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 6854 Francis Marion Road, Pamplico, SC 29583.

RUBY BOAN
Graveside services for Ruby (Polly) Boan, 69, will be Saturday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. in Magnolia cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Visitation will be this evening from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Mrs. Boan died on Thursday, Nov. 17. Polly was born in Kershaw County, a daughter of the late John F. Robertson and Thelma Mae Mobley Robertson McCaskill.

Mrs. Boan died Thursday, Nov. 17.

Surviving are her husband, Cecil Boan; daughters, Francis Boan, Ceclia (Cindy) Freeman, all of Hartsville; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by a son, Cecil (Bo) Boan II, and brothers, John Thomas Robertson and Kenneth Robertson.

CARL E. SWING
Services for Carl Eugene Swing, 68, were held Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel Norton Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Tyner officiating. Burial followed the Middendoff Church of God of the Living Word cemetery.

Mr. Swing, who died Tuesday, Nov. 15, was born in Lexington, N.C., a son of the late William Swing Sr. and Mary Kinsey Swing.

Surviving are his wife, Juanita Edwards Swing of Hartsville; sons, Lacy Swing of McBee, Jack, Charles and Jeffery Swing of Cleveland, Ga., Bobby Swing of Hartsville; daughters, Deborah Swing of Ruby, Shelia Hickman of Mountain City, Tenn.; brother, William Swing Jr. of Carnesville, Ga.; 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

CARROLL MORRELL
LAMAR - Funeral services for Carroll Otis Morrell, 71, will be 2 p.m. today, Nov. 18, 2005, at Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church with interment following in Lamar cemetery with military honors, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Mr. Morrell died Wednesday, Nov. 16, at his residence. He was born in Darlington County, son of the late Charlie and Janie Sellers Morrell. He served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Morrell was a Vietnam veteran, with tours in Thailand and Europe. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Accommodation Medal. Mr Morrell was a Mason and a member of Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church and the Men's Sunday School Class.

Surviving are his wife, Sheila Reeve Morrell of the home; two sons, Carl (Lorrann) Morrell of Idaho, Steven (Tammy) Morrell of Bennettsville; a daughter, Beverly (Al) Hyman of Florence; grandchildren, Andy Witherspoon, Savanna Witherspoon, Ashley Morrell, Ben Matthews, Nick Morrell, Will Morrell; a brother, Ronnie (Cynthia) Morrell of Lamar; and four sisters, Virginia (Ned ) Turner of Lamar, Sammie (Dillie) Plummer of Oates, Sue (Ted) Carter, and Lula Jane (Pete) Jeffords, all of Lamar.

Memorials may be made to Philadelphia Southern Methodist Church, 1665 Philadelphia St., Darlington, SC 29532 or McLeod Hospice, 555 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29501.

PEGGY SHEPHERD
Services and burial for Peggy Deaver Shepherd, 71, were held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, at Clyde Church of God, directed by Norton Funeral Home.

Mrs. Shepherd who died Tuesday, Nov. 15, was born in Rockingham a daughter of the late David and Catherine Brigman Deaver. She was a member of Clyde Church of God.

Surviving are her husband, Jimmy Shepherd of Hartsville; children, Edith Leslie, Carlton Roscoe of Cheraw, Danny Roscoe of Rockingham; siblings, Cathy Pegues, Billy Deaver, of Rockingham, Charles Deaver of Wilmington, David Deaver of Biloxi, Miss.; step-sons, Robert Shepherd of Aynor, Michael Shepherd of Conway; step-daughter, Brenda Bryant of Aynor; 19 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

LOLA BYRD
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. - Services for Lola Dixon Byrd were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at Lakeview Baptist Church in Hartsville. Burial followed at Mt Olivet Baptist Church cemetery.

Mrs. Byrd passed on to eternal life after a brief illness Wed., Nov. 9. A native of Hartsville, she was the daughter of the late Viney Jones Dixon and Fred Dixon of Hartsville. She attended Lenoir-Rhyne College and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church of Hartsville. Prior to her illness, Lola was a homemaker and was very involved in church activities supporting her husband The Rev. Harvey H. Byrd.

Survivors are her son, Harvey Walter Byrd, and daughter-in-law, Becky, of Marion, N.C.; her daughter, Phyllis Wrigglesworth, and son-in-law, Bob, of Murrells Inlet; her daughter, Sylvia Phillips, and son-in-law, Phil, of Spartanburg; her brother, Fred Dixon, Jr., and wife, Kay, of Gainesville, Ga.; her sister, Shelby Martin, and husband, Ed, of Atlanta, Ga.; her granddaughter, Celeste Batson of Chapel Hill, N.C.; her grandson, Scott Cantrell of Charlotte, N.C.; her grandson, Mark Byrd of Old Fort, N.C.; her grandson, Matt Phillips of Spartanburg; and her granddaughter, Sydney Godfrey of Asheville, N.C. Also surviving are four great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, a daughter, Pansy Byrd, and a brother, J. L. Dixon, both of Hartsville.

Her grandsons were pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Olivet cemetery Fund, 1652 Church Road, Patrick, SC 29584.

TEDDY KELLY
DARLINGTON - Teddy 'Blue Boy' Kelly, 75, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, in a local hospital. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in Grove Hill cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Mr. Kelly was born in Darlington County, son of the late Charlie E. and Viola Feagin Kelly. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and had retired from Nucor. Mr. Kelly enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves and spending time with his grandchildren.

Surviving are his wife, Alice Moore Kelly, of the home; a son, Ted Kelly of Charlotte, N.C.; one daughter, Kimberly K. Garland of Darlington; two grandchildren, Colby Reed and Kelly Garland; two brothers: Charles (Judith) Kelly, and William 'Billy' (Mildred) Kelly, all of Florence.

Mr. Kelly was preceded in death by his sisters, Kathryn Talbert, Mildred Lambert and Marjorie Mahon.

Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church, 512 Spring St., Darlington, SC 29532, the American Diabetes Assoc., 2711 Middleburg Dr., Columbia, SC 29204, or the American Heart Association, PO Box 23128, Columbia, SC 29224-3128.

KATHERINE JONES
Katherine H. Jones, 84, died Friday Nov. 11, 2005, in Medford Nursing Home in Darlington. Funeral services were held Sunday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m. at Grove Hill cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jones was born in Lamar. She was the daughter of G.G. Harris Sr. and Ethel Frazier Harris. She was a graduate of Lamar High School. She attended Coker College and was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She taught school at St. John's Elementary School and at Spring Elementary School. She retired after teaching for 23 years.

She was a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Darlington. She was the former President of St. John's Elementary Mothers Club. She was the former vice president of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Matthews. She was the treasurer of the Episcopal Church Women for 46 years.

She was married to the late Chafee Jones Jr. of Darlington and she had four children. She is survived by three children: one daughter, Lillian (Swint) Brunson, two sons, Chafee (Venita) Jones III of Darlington and Wilie (Maria) Jones of Florence. She was predeceased by her son Garner (Michelle) Jones. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Their names are Renee (Todd) Barrineau of Sherrill's Ford, N.C., Chad (Brandi) Jones, Hugh Brunson, James (Sandi) Brunson, William Brunson of Darlington, Eleni and Alexandra Jones and Crystal (Jamie) Stanley of Florence; great-grandchildren Miles and Hayden Barrineau of Sherrill's Ford and Sierra Jones of Florence. She also is survived by one brother, William Daily ( Betty) Harris of Laurens; and sister-in-law Catherine 'Kitty' Harris of Lamar.

She was preceded in death by a brother, G.G. Harris Jr., and sister, Mary Rachel Griffin. She is also survived by two nephews and four nieces. She was a very loving mother and she will be missed by all her friends and family.

Memorials may be made to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, PO Box 804, Darlington, SC 29540 McLeod Hospice, 555 E. Cheves St. Florence, SC 29506.

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