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

BAILEY, Madison
CANADYS - Madison Howell Bailey, 79, a retired contractor and farmer, died Tuesday at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday at Canadys First Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Joe Marchant and Rev. Joe Parker. Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by the Fred Parker Funeral Home.
Mr. Bailey was born April 2, 1922 in Canadys, a son of the late Samuel Bailey and Beulah Langdale Bailey. He was a member and Deacon of Canadys First Baptist Church. He was a former board member of Palmetto Rural Telephone Co-Op and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Edith Furr Bailey; a son, Stephen F. Bailey of Canadys; two daughters, Rhonda B. Antonetti of Charleston and Delores B. Garris of Williams; six brothers, Reginald Bailey of Bamberg, David Bailey, Parker Bailey and Laurie Bailey all of Canadys, Roland Bailey of Columbia and Jerry Bailey of Walterboro; two sisters, Rachel Coe of Canadys and Beulah Gatch of Columbia; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the FRED PARKER FUNERAL HOME.

COLTER, Anna
Entered into eternal rest on October 8, 2001, Anna D. Colter, 91, formerly of Treadwell Street, Orangeburg, died at a local Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2001 in Trinity United Methodist Church with burial in Belleville Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be the Rev. Ernest Etheredge.
Mrs. Colter was born April 29, 1910 daughter of the late Gilbert and India Mitchell. She was the widow of Rev. Dr. James S. Colter. She enjoyed a full life, first as a teacher in the elementary schools of Orangeburg County, then as a cosmetologist for over 50 years. Survivors include a daughter, Rossie M. Colter of Charleston, SC.
Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Phillip Simmons Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 21585, Charleston, SC 29413-1585 or to Trinity United Methodist Church, 185 Boulevard NE, Orangeburg, SC 29115.

SEABRIGHT, Helen
Helen Anna Seabright, born December 26, 1905 in Wheeling, WV, died Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at the Charleston Nursing Center. She had been in Mt. Pleasant for the last year. She is survived by a son, Russell, of Mt. Pleasant, a daughter, Shirley Holbrook of Olean, NY, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was a life long member of the Lutheran Church. Burial will be in her hometown of Wheeling, WV.

GRIMM, Esther
PORT ROYAL, SC - Esther Lorraine Henigin Grimm, 74, passed away at Beaufort Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 8, 2001 at 10:15 p.m. Services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 11, at Copeland Funeral Home with visitation at 6:00 p.m.
Mrs. Grimm was born April 27, 1927 in Blairsville, Penn., a daughter of Thomas L. and Oneida Hogue Henigin. She attended S.S. Simon and Jude and Blairsville High Schools. She lived the first part of her life in the Blairsville, Indiana and Pittsburgh areas. She worked for the James Drilling Corp. in Blairsville, Brody's Department Store in Indiana and in finance at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She was also a volunteer with United Way of Pittsburgh.
She lived in the South Carolina low country for over 20 years. She worked for Mary's Fashions Store in Mt. Pleasant and later managed the Vita Villa Health Food Store in Beaufort for many years. Upon retiring, she volunteered at The Red Door, a thrift shop which benefits Friends of Carolina Hospice. On April 21, 1991, Mrs. Grimm became a minister with the Alliance of Divine Love (ADL), an organization devoted to the promotion of peace, and the bringing of hope and joy through the giving, receiving and expansion of divine love. She was a member of Carteret Street United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Grimm was preceded in death by her son, Stanley Robert Shearer and a sister, Elizabeth L. (Henigan) Stiles. Survivors include her daughter, Virginia E. (Shearer) Hensley of Fripp Island, SC; a brother Leo T. Henigin of Natrona Heights, PA; two sisters, Alice O. Iverson of Schenectady, NY and Patricia I. Short of Blairsville, PA; her step-mother, Ruth (Smith) Henigin of Blairsville, PA; her five grandchildren, Laura Christine (Hensley) Ratcliffe and Malia Lorraine (Hensley) Cooler, both of Beaufort, Cheryl Lynn (Shearer) Claunch of Dallas, OR, Robert James Shearer of Roswell, GA and Stanley Robert Shearer, Jr. of Pittsburgh, PA; two great-granddaughters, Maria Nicole Cooler of Beaufort and Emma Lauren Shearer of Roswell, GA and several nieces and nephews.

EADY, Alice
Entered into eternal rest on October 10, 2001, Mrs. Alice W. Eady, beloved sister of Messrs. Henry, Robert and Jacob Wilson, Ms. Elizabeth Berry and Ms. Beatrice Young. Late residence 1117 Crull Drive, Charleston, SC. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 OR 1-800-290-5954. Funeral notice later.

JENKINS, Bennie
WALTERBORO - Rev. Bennie Jenkins, 62, of 204 Gadsden Loop, Walterboro, died Monday, October 8, 2001, in Winston-Salem, NC.
The funeral will be Friday, October 12, 2001, at 3:00 p.m. in the St. Peter's A.M.E. Church, Walterboro. Burial will be in John Brown Cemetery, Smoaks.
Rev. Jenkins was born in Smoaks, SC and was a son of Rev. Wilson Jenkins and the late Josephine Florrie Williams Jenkins. He was a graduate of Ruffin High School and retired from J.P. Stevens Company in Walterboro. He was a member of St. Peter's A.M.E. Church, Walterboro.
Surviving are four daughters, Diane Jenkins, Winston-Salem, NC, Willie Mae Ali, Hartsford, Conn., Alfaire Ledbetter, Ft. Polk, La. and Ruthie Mae Jenkins, Maryland, Conn.; one sister, Dorothy Harris, Columbia, SC and four grandchildren.
Arrangements by HAMILTON'S FUNERAL HOME of Walterboro.

REYNOLDS, Edith
MANNING - Mrs. Edith W. Reynolds, widow of Preston Reynolds, 83, died Monday in a Manning hospital. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Mississippi, a daughter of Annie Manning and William Walker. She attended school in Mississippi and was a home nurse for many years. Mrs. Reynolds was a member of Lane Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Copeland of Braxton, MS, Elsie Grace Walter (Skippy) of Manning; one son, Corbit Reynolds of Mill Springs, NC; one sister, Merle Williams of Terry, Mississippi; two grandchildren, P.J. Tobias of Manning and Donyele Gamble of Greeleyville; one great-grandchild, Briyele Gamble.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday in the Williamsburg Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors Thursday at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. The family asks that memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Coastal Carolina Chapter, P.O. Box 80459, Charleston, SC 29416-0459.

WARING, Ella
POINSETTA CHAPTER NO.129 O.E.S.: OFFICERS AND MEMBERS you are requested to assemble at the Baptist Educational Center, 2026 Jacksonville Road, N. Charleston, SC., Friday October 12, 2001 at 7 P.M., to pay our last Tribute of Respect to our deceased sister Ella Waring. Other Chapters are invited.
By Order Of
Julia Gourdine, W.M.
Edward Gibson, W.P.
Adele McKenzie, P.M., Secty.

RAFFERTY, Nicholas
Nicholas Grayson Rafferty, our beautiful son and grandson, passed away on September 28, 2001.
Nicholas was born September 23, 2001 in Layton, Utah. His loving parents Robert W. and Catherine M. Rafferty of Roy, Utah; maternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth Lovecchio of Columbia, SC., and paternal grandparents, Robert W. and Elaine Rafferty of Summerville, SC survived him.
The parents have requested donations be made to Primary Children's Medical Center, 100 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake, Utah 84113, attn: Foundations in memory of Nicholas Grayson Rafferty.
A funeral service was held October 1, 2001 at Myers Mortuary, Roy, Utah.

GOODMAN, Evelyn
Evelyn Grayson Goodman, 88, of South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes, West Columbia, formerly of Hollywood, SC, widow of Edwin M. "Eddie" Goodman Sr. died Monday in a West Columbia hospital.
Funeral Service will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock in Calvary Baptist Church, Meggett, S.C. Burial will be in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hollywood, S.C.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Paul's Cemetery Maintenance Fund: 4981 Chapel Road, Hollywood, SC 29449 or Calvary Baptist Church, 4744 Hwy. 165, Meggett, SC 29449.
Friends may call at the church from 12 o'clock until service time today.
Born on August 7, 1913, in Colleton County, a daughter of the late W. Francis Grayson and Sarah Martin "Sallie" Grayson. She was a 1934 graduate of Winthrop University. She was a Retired School Teacher. She was Past President of St. Paul's Exchange Club Auxiliary, Past Worthy Matron of Carolina Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star, Meggett, SC, Past Member of St. Paul's Garden Club, Past President of WMU and was a Sunday School Teacher at Calvary Baptist Church.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Meggett, SC since 1926.
Surviving are, four sons and daughters-in-law, Edwin M. "Eddie" and Joyce Goodman, Jr., of Wingate, N.C., Grayson A. and Jan Goodman of Spartanburg, Joe F. and Elizabeth Goodman of Charlotte, NC, Gary L. and Brenda Goodman of Columbia; six grandsons, Edwin Mack "Mackey" and Belinda Goodman, III, of Wingate, NC, Todd Adam Goodman of Columbia, Donald Goodman of Wingate, NC, Michael Goodman of Charlotte, NC, Grayson Goodman of Charleston, Matthew Goodman of Spartanburg; one granddaughter, Frances "Fran" Evelyn Goodman of Charleston; two great-grandchildren, Ashley and Zachary Goodman; step-grandchildren, Jeff Slate of Jacksonville, Fl, Rich Slate of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Todd Brooks, and Toby Brooks, both of Columbia; four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Moody "Donia" of Yonges Island, Mrs. Cullen Brooks "Dottie" of Prosperity, Mrs. William Johnson "Betty" of Edisto Island, Mrs. Jack Lacey "Joann" of Ravenel.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN ST., SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

LYON SR., Christopher
Christopher Johns Lyon, husband of Lessie Catherine Kemp "Kitty" Lyon, died September 28, 2001 in Princess Grace Hospital in Montecarlo, Monaco. He was 53.
Mr. Lyon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa May 8, 1948, a son of Hazel Margaret Bilton Lyon, Farrell and the late George Ray Lyon. He was a global entrepreneur, and a member of the Christadelphian Church.
Surviving, besides his wife of Estill, and his mother are: 1 son: Christopher Johns Lyon Jr., of Estill. 1 daughter: Angela Rae Lyon, of Estill. 1 brother: Jonathan Bilton Lyon, of Southhampton, England, and 1 sister: Carol Anne Lonson, of Santa Barbara, CA. step-father: Harry William Farrell, of Santa Barbara, CA.
A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 3:00 in the Lawtonville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Jamie Norris officiating. PEEPLES-RHODEN F.H. of Hampton is in charge of arrangements.

HALL, Jeffery
Pinewood, S.C. - Jeffery Dean Hall, 42, died Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at the Palmetto Baptist Medical Center in Columbia.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Evey Kenneth Hall and the late Lois McIntosh Hall.
Mr. Hall was employed by the Pinewood Fire Department for 28 years. He was currently employed by Pack Enterprises. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Surviving are two brothers, Edwin Kenneth Hall of Buchanan, Michigan and Kirk McLain Hall of Sumter; three sisters, Donna K. Hall of Pinewood, Lois Charlene Mason of Covington, Kentucky and Margaret Kelli Tennant of Oviedo, Florida.
Funeral services will be held at 11A.M. Saturday in the Chapel of the ELMORE-HILL-McCREIGHT FUNERAL HOME with Rev. Bennie Barwick and Rev. Gene Franklin officiating.
Burial will be in Brewington Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to the Pinewood Fire Department in memory of Jeffery D. Hall, P. O. Box 217, Pinewood, S.C. 29125.
ELMORE-HILL-McCREIGHT FUNERAL HOME is in charge of the arrangements.

GREEN,William
Little Baby Boy William Elijah Green went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 11, 2001 at a local hospital. He is the beloved son of Mrs. Miriam Morrison Green and Mr. William Green, brother of Peter, Patricia, Wileta, Naquita, Samone and Jakara, grandson of Mrs. Lillie Mae Green and the late Rev. Elijah Green; Mr. Leroy and Mrs. Wilhelmina Morrison. Late residence 6840 Highway 162, Hollywood, SC. Graveside funeral service this Saturday, October 13, 2001, 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Horr AME Church Cemetery, Highway 174, Hollywood, SC. Funeral arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY "Chapel of Peace" 3407 Old Pond Road, John's Island, SC. Phone 559-0341.

JOHNSON, Marilyn
WALTERBORO - Mrs. Marilyn Farrell Johnson, 60, of 205 Hill Street, died Wednesday at a local Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Bedon Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church Cemetery, directed by the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Jacksonville, FL, a daughter of the late Charles Farrell and Virginia Farrell Corn. She was the co-owner of Cut' N Style Beauty Salon and was a member of Bedon Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband of 41 years, Wilbur I. Johnson, a daughter, Aimee Johnson of Walterboro, two sons, Kenny Johnson of Walterboro and his wife, Susan and Todd Johnson of Summerville, two grandchildren, Nicole Johnson and Courtney Johnson, a great grandchild, Amber Cromer and a brother, Ronald Bushman of Cassadaga, NY. She was predeceased by three grandchildren, Brett Strickland, Hunter Strickland and Caroline Manchester.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Friday at the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Colleton Relay for Life, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, SC 29406.

MAUNEY, Mary Frances
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Mrs. D.R. Mauney, Jr., age 87, of 301 Old Post Road, Cherryville, N.C., died Wednesday, October 10, 2001, at a Charleston hospital. She was a native of Hickory, N.C., daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitfield Bagby. Retired from the Gaston County Schools System, she was head of the Cherryville Guidance Department. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, David Rudisill Mauney, Jr., a sister, Mrs. Frankie Bagby Setzer of Shelby, N.C., a brother, Charles A. Bagby, of Hickory, N.C.
She carved out a life of exemplary service to her home, community, church and employment, member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Cherryville, N.C., 50 years service to Pioneer Council, Troop Leader and Senior Leader of Girl's and Brownie Scouts, NCEA, graduated from Hickory's Claremont Central High, Lenoir Rhyne College, Cum Laude, Appalachian State University, graduate school, Gaston College, real estate, member of N.C. Association of Realtors, public school teacher, Sunday School teacher. Despite her strong interest and participation in community endeavors and her professional achievements, Mrs. Mauney saw herself first as a wife and mother, listing those jobs as her chief occupation.
Survivors are, four daughters, Mrs. Troy (Martha) Moses, of Dalton, Ga., Caroline Mauney, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Mrs. Ronald (Anna Cathanie) Spence, Virginia Beach, Va., Mrs. John (Harriet) Condray, Jr., Charleston, S.C.; grandchildren, David Phillips, Kay Phillips, Lura and Rodney Cummings, all of Dalton, Ga., Carson Spence, of Virginia Beach, Va., great-grandchildren, David Luke Phillips and Ian Thomas Cummings, both of Dalton, Ga.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2001, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Cherryville, with Rev. Luther Roof and Rev. Harold K. Skinner officiating. Burial will be in the Mauney Family Plot of the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home, Saturday, October 13, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to "The Special Fund", St. John's Lutheran Church, 301 W. Church St., Cherryville, N.C. 28021, or to the D.R. and Mary Frances Mauney Scholarship Fund, Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, N.C.
CARPENTER'S FUNERAL HOME is serving the Mauney family.

FERGUSON, Neal
SMOAKS - Mr. Neal Haynes Ferguson, 70, of 16662 Hunters Chapel Road, died Thursday at a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, at Little Swamp United Methodist Church with Rev. Douglas Marchant and Rev. Dale Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Directed by the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home.
Mr. Ferguson was born in Bamberg County, a son of the late James Corbett Ferguson and Florrie Sanders Ferguson. He was a retired U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class, having served in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a member of Little Swamp United Methodist Church and was a Mason. He was currently working for C.O. Classen Mechanic Company as a supervisor.
Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Doris Miley Ferguson, a son, Neal H. Ferguson, Jr., and his wife, Rhonda of Walterboro, a daughter, Sherril L. Shingler and her husband, Larry of Eutawville, a step-son, Terry Kinard of Georgia, sisters, Barbara Jane Buchanan of Columbia, and Mary Miles of Olar, a brother, Spencer Ferguson of Bamberg, six grandchildren, Carey Anne Bilton, Lana Maryland Vasquez, Kelly Ann Ferguson, Senior Airman (Sr) Derek Neal Vasquez, April Nareda Carter, and Quin Hayes Kinard, and six great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m., Friday, at the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.

LITCHFIELD, Catherine
Catherine Hinnant Litchfield, 74, of Northbridge Court, Moncks Corner, SC, a former seamstress and widow of Cleavie H. Litchfield died Thursday in a Charleston hospital.
The funeral will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will be in Berea United Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may call at DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 13, 2001.
Mrs. Litchfield was born October 6, 1927, in Macedonia, SC, a daughter of Cornelius Hinnant and Mary Litchfield Hinnant. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith.
Surviving are three daughters, Shelvia Popecki of Interlachen, FL, Lorine Just of Bonneau and Judy Ard of Alvin; two sons, Raymond Litchfield and Allen Litchfield both of Macedonia; two sisters, Barbara Tyrrell of Charleston and Celia Harris of Hawthorne, FL; one brother, Arthur Hinnant of Hazlehurst, GA; nineteen grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

NESBITT, Leroy
The relatives and friends of Mr. Leroy Nesbitt, those of his daughter, Shakeima Pinckney, brothers; Mr. Alphonso Nesbitt, Mr. Michael L. Nesbitt, Mr. John Nesbitt, Jr.; sisters, Mrs. Viola Brown, Mrs. JohnDell Wilson, Ms. Elishea Nesbitt and Ms. Rosalee Nesbitt are invited to attend his funeral service on Monday, October 15, 2001 at 12:00 noon in New Francis Brown United Methodist Church, 2527 Corona St., North Charleston, SC. Interment Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family on Sunday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. ARRANGEMENTS BY SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.

MITCHELL, O. Roscoe
The relatives and friends of Mr. Oscar Roscoe "Mitch" Mitchell, those of his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Mitchell, children, Mrs. Margaret M. Merene, Mr. Gary Mitchell, Mr. Carlton Mitchell, Ms. Patricia A. Mitchell Mr. John F. Mitchell, Mr. Timothy Mitchell, Mr. Eric Mitchell, Mrs. Teresa M. Robinson, Ms. Chona A. Mitchell, and Mr. Gregory Simmons, brothers, Mr. Henderson E. Mitchell and Clarence E. Mitchell are invited to attend his funeral service on Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 12:00 Noon in Sterett Hall on the Naval Base. Interment Riverview Memorial Park. Visitation with the family on Friday from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. in Calvary AME Church 2040 Groveland Ave. North Charleston S.C. ARRANGEMENTS BY SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.

BROWN, JR., Moses
Moses Brown, Jr., 58, of 126 Maple Hill Rd., Harleyville, SC died Monday, October 8, 2001 at a Charleston hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2001 at the Ling Funeral Home located at 5580 Memorial Blvd., St. George with Elder Al Dashnaw of the Summerville South Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses officiating. The family hour will be held Friday evening, October 12, 2001, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ling Funeral Home.
Mr. Brown was born December 22, 1942 in Charleston, SC, a son of Mrs. Minnie Jackson and the late Moses Brown, Sr. He was a graduate of Jenkins Hill High School of Harleyville, SC. He attended the Summerville South Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and was a retired truck driver. He was joined in Holy Matrimony on July 19, 1960 with Ms. Corrie Summers. This union was blessed with four sons.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Mrs. Corrie Bell Summers Brown of Harleyville, SC; four sons, Nathaniel (Cathy) Brown and Michael (Stephanie) Brown all of Harleyville, SC, Moses (Danielle) Brown III of Dorchester, SC and Derrick (Lori) Brown of Hanahan, SC; his beloved mother, Mrs. Minnie Jackson of Harleyville, SC; two brothers, Andrew Brown of Oregon and Scott Bernard Jackson of Summerville, SC; two sisters, Mrs. Deloris Turner of Bronx, NY and Mrs. Lida Preden of Staten Island, NY. He is also survived by ten grandchildren.

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