Aubrey (Lamont) Worthy
Maintenance employee
Aubrey (Lamont) Worthy, 24, of 202 Gadberry St., Apt. 103, drowned in Lake Murray June 3, 2002.
He was born in Union on Jan. 24, 1978, a son of Edna Worthy. He was employed in maintenance at Diversico and Gillespie plants.
Survivors include two sisters, Renata Lashawn Woods and Latonya Daniella Worthy, both of Union; two daughters, Taylor Daniella Worthy and Alexis Robinson of Union.
Funeral services will be at Union Community Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. Sunday by Evangelist Bertie Worthy. Public viewing will be from 10:30 a.m.- 7 p.m. today. Union Community Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Nannie R. Bogan
North Carolina native
Nannie Roark Bogan, 88, a resident of National Health Care in Greenwood, widow of Robert L. Bogan, died Friday, June 7, 2002, at 8:05 p.m. in Aiken Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.
Mrs. Bogan was born in Grover, N.C., on Jan 30, 1914, a daughter of the late William Brown Roark and Daisy Crawford Roark.
She was a member of Bogansville United Methodist Church and was formerly employed with United Merchants, Union Plant, and Milliken & Company, Lockhart Plant.
Mrs. Bogan was first married to the late Ralph Bolton Sr. Survivors include four daughters, Lois Bolton Horne of Cross Hill, Cora Bolton Burgess of Wichita Falls, Texas; Annie Bolton Burgess and Lil Bolton Lewis, both of Union; two sons, R.E. Bolton of Union and Frank Bolton of Greenwood; a sister, Dorothy R. Boulware of Gaffney; 21 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bolton was predeceased by a daughter, Juanita Bolton. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Bogansville United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Clayton Price and the Rev. B.J. McAlpin.
Burial will be in Bogansville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Rex Burgess, Robbie Burgess, Ricky Burgess, Oren Burgess, Frankie Bolton and Samuel Pierce.
The body remained at the funeral home where the family received friends Sunday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. and will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. today to await the hour of service.
The families are at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Letha H. Morgan
Beauty shop-owner and operator
JONESVILLE - Letha Hill Morgan, 69, of 135 Hames Ave., wife of Brady (Scrooch) Morgan, died Saturday, June 8, 2002, at 7:13 p.m. in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
Mrs. Morgan was born in Union on April 3, 1933, a daughter of the late Sidell and Ila Harvey Hill. She was a member of Jonesville Baptist Church, the Happy Heart Senior Citizens Club of the church, was a former G.A. leader and was a former member of the church choir.
She also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Morgan was former owner and operator of Letha's Beauty Shop and was formerly employed with the Union County Council on Aging at the Jonesville Center.
Mrs. Morgan was a graduate of Jonesville High School. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Mike Morgan of Jonesville and Dell Morgan of the home; and a brother, Roy Hill of Jonesville.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Jonesville Memorial Gardens conducted by the Rev. Ralph Brown. Members of the Jonesville Fire Department are asked to assemble at the cemetery Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort.
The family is at the home of her son, Mike Morgan, 1105 Jonesville Industrial Park Road, Jonesville and will receive friends at Holcombe's Jonesville Chapel tonight from 7-9.
Memorials may be made to the Jonesville Fire Department, P.O. Box 940, Jonesville, 29353. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Belva M. Smith
Baptist
BUFFALO - Belva Messer Smith, 85, of 556 Sugar Creek Rd., Buffalo, widow of Hollis Smith, died at her residence, Sunday, June 9, 2002, at 11:40 p.m. after an extended illness.
Mrs. Smith was born on June 25, 1916, a daughter of the late Canny and Carrie Fleming Messer. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are two daughters, Gloria G. Smith of the home and Ruth Hancock of Buffalo; two sons, Ralph Smith and Leon Smith both of Buffalo; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Smith was predeceased by a son, Sam Smith. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Guy Langston. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers.
The body will remain at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the home, 556 Sugar Creek Rd., Buffalo. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Jessie J. McCall
WATERLOO - Jessie James McCall, 64, of 657 Rosemont Circle, Waterloo, husband of Dorothy Smith McCall, died June 10, 2002, at 11:15 p.m. in Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
Issac Sims
Union County native
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA. - Issac (Ike) Sims, died June 8, 2002, at the VA Hospital in Virginia.
Mr. Sims was born in Union County on Sept. 13, 1917, a son of the late Modican and Martha Sims. He made his home in Spotsylvania, Va., was a member of Second New Hope Baptist Church and was retired from the railroad industry.
Surviving are five sons, Issac Jr., Elmer, David, Lorenzo and James Sims all of Spotsylvania, Va.; four brothers, Chappel, Modican, Jeff David and James Sims all of Aliquippa, Pa.; four sisters, Martha Savage of Santuc, Vernette Jeter of Columbus, Ohio; Helen Gist of Aliquippa, Pa. and Karen Fair of Weuton, W.Va.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Second New Hope Baptist Church, Spotsylvania, Va. Barley Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Gibson and Brown Funeral Home.
Janet Lee Chambers
Retired from Krispy Kreme
PAULINE - Janet Lee Fatum (Cothran) Chambers, 68, of 5981 Highway 56, Pauline, died Tuesday June 11, 2002 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was born in Kingston, N.Y., Dec. 1, 1933, a daughter of the late Walter and Marian (Richter) Fatum.
She was retired from Krispy Kreme Donuts. She was the wife of James N. Chambers Jr., and was first married to the late Jimmy Dean Cothran. She was of the Protestant Faith and served in the Korean War in the Air Force.
Surviving in addition to her husband are: two daughters, Marian Pearce of Inman and Gale Michael of Dumfries, VA; four step-daughters, Holly Patterson, Pamela Moore, Joy Chambers, all of Union and Melody Wilt of Rock Hill; three sons, Glenn Cothran of Nashville, TV. Jimmie Cothran of Inman, Darrin Cothran of Spartanburg; four step-sons, Mark Chambers of Campobello, David Chambers and Jamie Chambers of Union; Timmy Chambers of Greer; two sisters, Jean Loudermilk of Boca Raton, FL. and Edith Christiana of Riffton, NY; eight grandchildren, Chome Blackwell, Peter Michel, Joey Bridges, Derrick Cothran, Tommy Cothran, Brandi Cothran, Amber Cothran, Molly Lee Cothran and one great-grandson, Jacob Blackwell.
A memorial service will be held at Seawright Funeral Chapel at 2 p. m. Friday with Rev. John Smith officiating. The family is at the home of her son, Jimmie, at 169 Narrow Circle, Inman, and will receive friends at the Seawright Funeral Home, 26 E. Main St., Inman, this evening from 6 until 8 p. m. Seawright Funeral Home of Inman has charge of arrangements.
Mary Sybil Evans
Retired nurse
MT. PLEASANT - Mary Sybil Evans, 82, of Mt. Pleasant died June 11, 2002 in a local nursing home. Miss Evans was born in Newberry, a daughter of Everett Marshall Evans and Mary Matilda Deaver Evans. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing.
She retired from Roper Hospital as a registered nurse. She was a member of North Charleston United Methodist Church. Surviving are two nephews, Marshall D. Evans of Awendaw, S.C. and James E. Evans of Atlanta, Ga.
Friends may call at Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel today from 6 until 8 p. m. Services will be held Friday morning at 10 in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc. Mount Pleasant Chapel with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Union at 3 p. m.
Flowers accepted. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 573, Charleston, S.C. 29402. Funeral announcement courtesy of the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
Rebecca Boozer Evans
Artist
NEWBERRY - Rebecca Genell Boozer Evans, 79, died June 12, 2002 in Heartland of Lexington in West Columbia. Born in Adel, Ga. Feb. 24, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Eldridge Gresham and Nellie O'Keefe Murphy.
Mrs. Evans attended Wesleyan College and was a founder of the Newberry Arts Center and the New Smyrna Beach Florida Art League where she was an instructor.
Mrs. Evans was an award winning artist in painting, sculpture and pottery. She was twice married, first to the late Thomas Blair Boozer and secondly to Bernard Gordon Evans who survives.
She is survived, in addition to her husband of Columbia, by a son, Thomas Blair Boozer III of Hilton Head; three daughters, Barbara Ann Shipman of Beaufort, Carole Sydney Miller of Newberry and Melissa Boozer Land of Columbia; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 until 7 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to the S.C. Arts Commission Foundation, 1800 Gervais Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home of Newberry is in charge.
Business, civic leader J.N. 'Net' Berry dies
Well known Union businessman, civic leader and athlete, J. N. 'Net' Berry, 86, of 105 Douglas Heights, died June 16, 2002 in Florence after several years of declining health.
The widower of Flora Coker Berry, he was born in Union County on Dec. 28, 1915, the son of Dr. Robert Reid Berry and Sarah Jane Palmer.
He was honored by the Union Salvation Army in April of this year for 49 years of service. During that time he served as chairman, vice chairman and more recently, as treasurer, of the Salvation Army Board.
At the awards ceremonies, Major Mark Bell, the Salvation Army's general secretary, said in addition to serving in leadership positions Berry also recruited bell ringers at Christmas time and rung the bell himself in addition to helping with other Christmas programs like the Angel Tree and the food drive.
"Mr. Berry is a pillar of the Union community," Bell said. "His support of the Army and its programs by association gets the support of the whole community."
As quarterback of the Clemson College football team under Coach Frank Howard, Berry set a school record in his senior year of passes completed that stood for 48 years until being broken by Mike Eppley in 1984.
During his career at Clemson he was named to the All South Carolina Teams in 1935 and 1936 and in his senior year was a unanimous choice for the team. Berry made honorable mention as an All-American on sportswriter Grantland Rice's team and honorable mention on the Associated Press All-American team. He was an All-American Board of Football Player of the Week, one of 100 chosen in 1935-36.
He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Union High School Hall of Fame in 1998. After college he taught chemistry and biology and coached at Johnston and Sumter high schools.
He joined the Army on April 16, 1941 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. During World War II he rose to the rank of major and served as a battalion executive officer, second in command of about 700 men.
After the war he and his brother, James, joined their brother, Pinckney, in Union. The brothers founded Berry Builder Mart on North Church Street and later he and James, started Union Homes, a manufactured home business.
In 1996 the business was relocated to its present site on the Old Buffalo Road near the intersection of the Duncan By-Pass. Berry served on the Union County Board of School Trustees for 28 years, including ten years as its chairman. The vocational building at Union High School is named for him.
He was a Paul Harris Fellow and past president of the Union Rotary Club; past president of the Union County Chamber of Commerce; and past president of the Union Country Club Board. He also served as president of the Carolina Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, located in North and South Carolina.
He was an Elder Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church having served for more than 40 years and taught the Young Couple's Sunday School Class that was known as the J. N. Berry Class for some 30 years. In an interview with the Union Daily Times in May of 1999, Berry said, "I never wanted to live anywhere else other than Union and I still don't. People have been good to us."
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sanders (Kathleen) Berry Read of Rayford, N.C. and Sarah Berry Gamble of Spartanburg; a granddaughter, Flora Coker Gamble; a grandson, Thomas Franklin Gamble.
Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. by Rev. Van Edington. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Gene Logan, Oscar Johnson, Robert Guess, Norris Fowler, Whitney Smith and J. Vant Means.
The family is at the home, 105 Douglas Heights. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Union or the Union Salvation Army.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
