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Date: Sunday, 21 November 2010, at 2:46 p.m.

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

Bennie Gilliam Sr.
Korean War veteran

Bennie Gilliam Sr., 73, of Whitmire, died Sept. 21, 2002. Mr. Gilliam was born in Newberry County on June 6, 1929, a son of Ples Gilliam of Whitmire and the late Mary Gilliam Sims. He was a member of New Enoree Baptist Church. He loved his church and served faithfully on the Senior Choir, Trustee Board and Finance Committee.

He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 6938, Cairo Temple - 125, C.C. Johnson #136, Magnolia #80, O.E.S. Chapter #245, Son of Aid. Mr. Gilliam also served in the Korean War and was retired from the National Guard and Cone Mill, Carlisle Plant.

Surviving in addition to his father are his wife, Willie M. Gilliam of Whitmire; two sons, Bennie (Alice) Gilliam Jr. of Whitmire and Douglas (Pamela) Gilliam of Newberry; a daughter, Mary M. Rice of Whitmire; a brother, Charles (Diane) William of Washington, D.C.; five sisters, Julia Mae Gilliam of Greenville, Elizabeth (Robert) Gilliam of Santuck, Golden Whitener of Mabington, Jackie and Billy Sue Williams both of Washington, D.C.; an aunt, Candice McCary of Miami, Fla.; an uncle, Oland Gilliam of Winston Salem, N.C.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at New Enoree Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 6-8. Hunter's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Annie Bell Stevens
Homemaker

Annie Bell Stevens, 91, of 480 Joe Walker Road, died Sept. 22, 2002 at Wallace Thomson Hospital. Ms. Stevens was born in Union County on Jan. 4, 1911, a daughter of the late Noah and Frances Gilliam Stevens. She was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church Senior Choir; Senior Citizens Club and Missionary. She was predeceased by a son, Gadberry Stevens.

Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Viola Stevens; a brother, Curtis Stevens of Charlotte, N. C.; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bethesda Baptist Church by Rev. Courtney Mills.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family is at the home of her daughter-in-law, Viola Stevens, 480 Joe Walker Road, where visitation will be held Tuesday evening. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday to await the hour of service. Whitney Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Everette P. Teague
World War II veteran HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. Everette Pless Teague, 87, of Hendersonville, N.C. and formerly of Union, died Sept. 22, 2002, at the Heritage Health Center. Mr. Teague was the son of the late David and Lottie Taylor Teague and was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Ruby Beard Teague; two brothers, Charles and Ernest Teague; and two sisters, Callie Brannon and Dorothy Teague.

He was the service manager for car dealerships across the country, most recently in Black Mountain, N.C. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart as well as several other medals and had participated in D-Day, Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Seargent.

He was a member of West End Baptist Church in Union. Surviving are three brothers, Harold Teague and his wife Carolyn of Monroe, N.C.; Clyde Vernon Teague and his wife Ruby and Ray M. Teague and his wife Margaret all of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, Lois Dixon Hughes of Ware Shoals; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Chapel In The Pines of Jackson Funeral Service with Rev. Mike Stewart and Rev. Dean Glacken officiating.

Burial will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park with military graveside rites conducted by the Hedrick-Rhodes V.F.W. Post #5206, Hubert M. Smith American Legion Post #77 and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #14.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice, PO Box 2395, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793, or to the Disabled American Veterans, c/o Larry Pigg, Commander/Chapter #14, 610 Price Road, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793. Jackson Funeral Service, Hendersonville, N.C. has charge of arrangements.

Dorothy C. Hill
Retired from United Merchants BUFFALO

Dorothy Cooper Hill, 78, wife of Fred Hill, of 144 Duncan Ave., Buffalo, died at her home Sept. 24, 2002, after a brief illness. Mrs. Hill was born in Orangeburg on March 19, 1924, a daughter of the late James Davis Cooper Sr. and Essie William Cooper. She was retired from United Merchants, Buffalo Plant and was a member of Calvary Christian Center.

Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Rita D. Prince of Union; a son, Cecile Lee Hill of Union; three sisters, Ruth Otterstetter of Calif., Helen Nutt of Summerville and Rosemary Arrington of Columbia; a brother, James Davis Cooper Jr. of Barnwell; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Hill was predeceased by two sisters, Lois Green and Juanita Garland; and a brother, John Patrick Cooper. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Christian Center by Rev. Ted Oldaker and Rev. Jerry Lawson. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Bobby Stone, James White, Brad Childers, Allen Davis, Steve Derriso and Mark Gregory.

The following are asked to assemble at the church at 1:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort: Michael Johnson, Ricky Turner, Bruce Kendrick, C.L. Holcombe and Tom White. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Wednesday night from 7-9 and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday to await the hour of service.

Memorials may be made to Interim Hospice, 775 Spartan Blvd., Spartanburg, SC 29303. The family is at the home, 144 Duncan Ave., Buffalo. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Elsie W. Ivey

GAFFNEY - Elsie West Ivey, 73, of 106 Ellis Ferry Rd., Gaffney, died Sept. 24, 2002, in Mary Black Hospital after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Randy McCraw, Rev. Broadus Heatherly and Rev. Alan Peeler.

Burial will be in the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Grandsons will be active pallbearers. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight from 7-9. The family is at the home of her son, Charles and Kathy Ivey, 451 Round Tree Rd., Gaffney.

Memorials may be made to the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, PO Box 247, Pauline, SC 29374. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Maurice Y. Warren
Retired bus driver LOCKHART Maurice Young Warren, 77, of 2222 N. Main St., Hendersonville, N.C., husband of Evelyn Mason Warren, died Sept. 23, 2002, in the Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher, N.C. after a brief illness. Mr. Warren was born in Lockhart on June 1, 1925, a son of the late Robert Lee Warren and Caroline (Carrie) Comer Warren.

He was a member of Lockhart United Methodist Church. Mr. Warren attended Lockhart Schools and Chester High School and was a former member of the Detroit Tigers Baseball Farm Club of Thomasville, Ga. He was a retired bus driver for the Charlotte, N.C. Transit System. Mr. Warren was first married to the late Louise Brewington Warren.

Surviving in addition to his wife are three step-sons, Reginald Lamb of Startex, Terry Lamb of Gaffney and Dave Lamb of Charlotte, N.C.; four step-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by four brothers, E.G. (Slim) Warren, Robert Bates Warren, Curtis Lee Warren and Neil Comer Warren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Lockhart United Methodist Church by Rev. Alan Quarles, Dr. William Pate and Chaplain Louann Haile. Burial will be in the Lockhart Cemetery. Nephews will serve as active pallbearers. The following are asked to assemble at the church Friday at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort: Keith Bailey, LeBron Burns, Bill Watts, Robert Cassels, and J.U. Ray. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight from 6-8 and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.

Friday to await the hour of service. The family will be at the home of his niece, Nancy Thomason, 102 Canal Rd., Lockhart. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Thomas Burton Williamson, Sr.

Former Mayor Thomas Burton Williamson, Sr. died this morning (9/27/2002) at 12:46 a.m. in Wallace Thomson Hospital. Williamson, of 103 Vaughn St., Union, was the husband of Catherine Bailey Williamson. He served as Mayor of Union for 12 1/2 years. Mr. Williamson was born in Union, a son of the late J.C. and Ellen Murray Williamson.

He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, the Claude Harvey Sunday School Class, Union Lions Club and was a member of Masonic Lodge #75. Mr. Williamson was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy and was retired from the City of Union Utilities Dept.

He served one term on city council and then was elected 3 terms as mayor Debbie Foster, management services secretary with the City of Union, said city employees who had worked with Williamson were taking his death hard. "He was always soft spoken," Mrs. Foster said. "He was always a gentleman in the way he carried himself and his mannerisms. And I never saw him without a suit on."

City Administrator Charles Potts said Williamson was a fine, Christian gentleman who loved his family and Union. "Everyone knows he spent his entire life serving the public," Potts said. "He was a leader and a statesman. He had no vices, no hidden agendas. He always worked to make Union a better place. I'm honored to have known him and worked with him, but most of all I am honored he gave me his friendship. Union has suffered a great loss this day."

Councilwoman Monte Lancaster said she always enjoyed working with Williamson. "We've lost a mighty fine citizen," she said. "He's always been so sweet and good and I know Mrs. Catherine (Williamson's widow) is going to be lost without him."

Union Public Safety Chief Russell Roark said he had known Williamson for 50 years, since 1952 when Williamson was working as a Union County Sheriff's Deputy under Sheriff Rochelle Boyle. Roark said after Williamson left the sheriff's office he kept his police commission for many years and in 1958 helped organize the Union Police Club. Williamson was a lifetime member of the club.

Roark said he also enjoyed working under Williamson. "If we had any problem we could sit down and work them out and we'd always come up with a solution," Roark said. "We never had any misunderstandings. We always arrived at a solution for any problem we had."

Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Thomas Burton (Tommy) Williamson, Sr. of Anderson and Eddie and Ruth Ann Williamson of Jonesville; two sisters, Ruth W. Woodall of Texas and Josie W. Crews of Greenville; three grandchildren, Dillon Williamson and Nikki Mills both of Simpsonville and Todd Baldwin of Jonesville; and two great-grandsons, Taylor and Jonathan Baldwin both of Jonesville.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church by the Rev. Barry Ellis and Rev. Tommy McManus. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Russell Roark, Charlie Potts, Sam White, Perry Harmon, Tommy Anthony and Ken Bailey. Members of the Claude Harvey Sunday School Class of Tabernacle Baptist Church are asked to assemble at the church at 2:45 p.m. to form the honorary escort.

The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight from 7-9 and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Saturday to await the hour of service. Memorials may be made to Tabernacle Baptist Church General Fund, 915 S. Pinckney St., Union. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Helen L. Lee
Retired teacher

WAKE FOREST, N.C. Helen Lawhon Lee, 88, of 205 W. Sycamore Ave., Wake Forest, N.C., died Sept. 25, 2002. Mrs. Lee was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Laurie and Olivette Smith Lawhon.

She was a graduate of Winthrop College and for many years taught school in Wake Forest. Mrs. Lee was a charter member of the Wake Forest Women's Club, a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendents and a faithful member of Wake Forest Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband, Carmeron W. Lee Sr.; four sons, Cameron W. Lee Jr. and wife Emily of Raleigh, N.C.; Richard Lee and wife Lee of Myrtle Beach; David Lee and wife Sandy of Salisbury, N.C.; Edward Lee and wife Debra of Wake Forest, N.C.; a sister, Eleanor Taylor of Spartanburg; a brother, Harold Lawhon of Union; and six grandchildren, Todd, Katie, Cameron C., Kathryn, Jordan and Kristin Lee.

Funeral services were Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wake Forest Baptist Church by Rev. Dr. Thomas Jackson. Burial was in the Pine Forest Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wake Forest Birthplace Society, PO Box 494, Wake Forest, N.C. 27588; Wake Forest Baptist Church, 107 E. South Ave., Wake Forest, N.C. 27587; or the charity of one's choice. Bright Funeral Home and Cremation had charge of arrangements.

Eva Mae Lee McAbee
Retired from Milliken & Co.

Eva Mae Lee McAbee, 95, widow of Ezekiel Martin McAbee, former resident of 208 John St., died Sept. 29, 2002, at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home after a period of declining health. Mrs. McAbee was born in Chester on June 17, 1907, a daughter of the late Jason and Lillie EuDosia Phillips Lee.

She was retired from Milliken & Co., Monarch Plant and was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Betty Blakley, Frances Giddens and Connie Carter all of Union; two sons, Marion McAbee and his wife Carrie of Union, and Freddie McAbee of Union; a brother, Leon Lee of Chester; a daughter-in-law, Jane McAbee of Union; a special friend, Lib Gist of Union; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mrs. McAbee was predeceased by a son, James Arthur McAbee. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Morningside Baptist Church by the Rev. Eddie Saxon and Rev. Larry Plyler. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. Members of Mrs. McAbee's Sunday School Class and Colon Duckett are asked to sit in a group. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight from 7-9 and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday to await the hour of service.

The family will be at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to Morningside Baptist Church, Bates Ave., Union, or to Palmetto Hospice, PO Box 7275, Columbia, SC 29202. The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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