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

HERMAN HOLBROOKS

Seneca – Herman Holbrooks, 68 of 660 Twin Lakes Rd., died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

born in Long Creek on April 21, 1939 he was retired from the spinning department of JP Stevens, Clemson Plant. Mr. Holbrooks also enjoyed farming and was a beekeeper. He was of the Church of God of Prophecy faith.

Survivors include wife, Lois Edna Kelley Holbrooks of the home, sons Randy Holbrooks and wife Kathryn of Seneca and Glenn Holbrooks and wife Shelby also of Seneca, brothers Clifton, L.C., Bobby and Robert Holbrooks, sisters Nell Nalley and Eunice Dickerson and one granddaughter Jessica Leigh Ann Holbrooks.

His parents Jess and Minnie Turner Holbrooks and brothers Cline and Clayton Holbrooks precede him in death.

Funeral services will be 2 PM, Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home in Westminster. Burial will follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens, Hwy 11, Westminster.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at the funeral home. Flowers are accepted. The family is at the residence.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

COREY JOHNS

WESTMINSTER - Corey Marshall Johns, 13, of 135 Sam Reeder Road, Westminster, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at his residence.

born December 12, 1993 in Oconee County, he was a Westminster Middle School 7th Grade Student and attended Faith Baptist Church.

Survivors: Mother - Judy Loretta Harbin Johns and companion Gregory Warren Crooks of the home, Father - Gary Lee Johns of Seneca.

Brothers – Joey Johns and Dustin Crooks of the home

Maternal Grandparents - Earl & Catherine Harbin

Paternal Grandparent – Ann Smith

Great Grandmother – Lelar Mae Harbin

Funeral Services will be 2 PM, Sunday, April 29, 2007 at the Sandifer Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Heritage Memorial Gardens, Hwy 11, Westminster.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM, Saturday, April 28th at the Funeral Home. The family is at their respective homes and 135 Sam Reeder Road.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME WESTMINSTER IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY

Sylvia Judith Sublette Bennett

Sylvia Judith Sublette Bennett passed away peacefully in her sleep, at her home April 14, 2007 after an extended illness, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She was born in the USAF Base hospital at Wright-Patterson, Ohio on September 27, 1960 to Julia Rose Wright Sublette and Richard Ashmore Sublette.

She was preceded in death by her husband Philip Samuel Bennett. Sylvia leaves behind her parents, brothers Christopher Mark Sublette of Falls Church Virginia, Wright Daniel Sublette of Shalimar Florida, Carey Patrick Sublette and his wife Catherine Dovel and their daughters Cayley and Kedron Sublette of Rancho Cucamonga California.

She also leaves behind Uncles and Aunts, Colonel Richard R. Simpson and Sarah W. Simpson of Upatoi, Georgia and Joseph Shepard Sublette and Janet B. Sublette of Sumter South Carolina.

Sylvia, being the daughter of a career Air Force officer, spent time between moves in Westminster, S.C. with her two grandmothers, Jessie Ava Tannery Sublette and Anne Belle Watkins Wright. From one she learned of a generous spirit and the love of gardening and cooking, from the other she learned the joy of laughter and beauty of a trained singing voice.

When in elementary school in California she was identified as an academically gifted student. Later at Meigs Junior High School in Shalimar, Florida she was singled out for her achievements academically, her leadership ability and her athletic ability. Gifted with a fine singing voice, she won the Choctawhatchee High School talent contest in 1977 and studied voice with Trudie Sherwood at Pensacola Junior College.

She sang in the choirs at Shalimar United Methodist Church and the Trinity UMC of Fort Walton Beach and recently at the Shalimar Presbyterian Church where she was a member.

She served as a counselor on the crisis line for the Bridgeway Center and was honored in 2005 as the outstanding mental health volunteer for the year by the Mental Health Association of Okaloosa/Walton Counties, Florida. Before her death she was serving as a volunteer at the Bridgeway Mental Health Center of Fort Walton Beach and was looking forward to more job training she was to receive in Pensacola, in May.

Graveside service will be held on Tuesday May 1, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Westminster First Baptist Church Memorial Park with Dr. George A. Harper of the Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. The family will receive friends at the Sandifer Funeral Home from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45.

Sandifer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Floral tributes will be accepted.

David Certain

Walhalla – David Wyly Certain, 43 of 132 Spruce Dr., died Friday, April 20, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville.

born in Oconee County on October 27, 1963 he was a lineman foreman with Blue Ridge Electric and attended the United Assembly of God in Seneca.

Surviving are his wife, Luann Bolt Certain of the home, son Hunter David Certain and daughter Madison Darby Certain also of the home, father Wyly Certain, mother, Dale M. Kelley both of Westminster, sisters Elaine C. Lee of Westminster and Gina C. Chapman of Sunset.

Funeral services will be 3:30 PM, Monday, April 23, 2007 in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home in Westminster. Burial will follow at Oconee Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 2 – 3 PM, Monday prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in David’s memory may be made to the United Assembly of God Building Fund, 11075 Watson Dr., Seneca, SC 29672. The family is at the residence.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME, WESTMINSTER IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

Hazel Chastie

Westminster – Hazel Marcengill Chastie, 78 of 409 Retreat St., died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.

born in Westminster, SC on January 16, 1929 she was retired from Jantzen Inc. where she worked in quality control. Surviving are son Scott Chastie and wife Melissa of Seneca, daughter Theresa Hyman of Westminster, brother Buck Marcengill and wife Rose of Westminster, Danny Marcengill and wife Sandra of Seneca, sisters Jane Alexander and husband Maurice of Walhalla and Helen Frederick and husband Bob of Westminster, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

In addition to her late husband Adger Sloan Chastie, her parents Rufus R. and Vera Freeman Marcengill, brother Roy Marcengill and sisters Rachel Carroll, Ina Ruth McQueen and Mary Ann Frederick precedes her in death.

Funeral services will be 2 pm Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Faith Baptist Church in Westminster. Burial will follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens, Hwy. 11, Westminster.

The family will receive friends 1-2 PM, Thursday, April 12. 2007, prior to service at the church. The family is at the residence. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Hospice of the Foothills Foundation, 390 Keowee School Rd., Seneca, SC 29672 or Faith Baptist Church, PO Box 296, Westminster, SC 29693.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME, WESTMINSTER IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY

RACHEL BLANTON

Seneca, SC - Rachel Kirkpatrick Lowry Blanton died April 7, 2007 at her home. She was born in Seneca on June 19, 1916 to the late Ethel Kirkpatrick and Bright Anderson Lowry. She graduated from Lander College, worked with family service agencies in Colleton, and Oconee Counties, and taught school for a time in Calhoun Falls. She was married to the late Lieutenant Rex Leroy Blanton of Mosheim, Tennessee July 27, 1941 in Seneca and shortly thereafter relocated to Pope Air Field in Fayetteville, NC. At the conclusion of his military service Mrs. Blanton became affiliated with the Oconee County School system in the Seneca area schools first as a classroom teacher and later as librarian.

As a lifetime member of the Seneca Presbyterian Church she was involved in church school activities, library, church historian for a period of time, and served as Circle chairman. Mrs. Blanton was also a third generation member of the Once-A-Week Club as well as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames. She served on the Oconee Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees for 6 years. Mrs. Blanton was the last surviving member of her immediate family, being predeceased in the death by her parents and her two brothers, Milton and Bright Lowry, Jr. Her survivors include her three children Rachel B. Kraske of Ranier, Oregon, Melinda B. Harper and Rex L. Blanton, Jr. both of Seneca, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Blanton enjoyed gardening, reading, and genealogical research.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at The Seneca Presbyterian Church. The Family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Seneca Presbyterian Church, 115 W South First St., Seneca, SC 29678 or Tamassee D. A. R. School, 1925 Baumgardner Dr., Tamassee, SC 29686.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME, WESTMINSTER IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

Sylvester "Maw" Blakely

Seneca – Sylvester “MAW” Mamie Pointer Blakely, 87 of 798 Mundy Lane, formerly of S. Townville St., Ext., died Saturday, April 07, 2007 at her residence.

born in Oconee County on May 21, 1919 to the late Jim and Cornelia Stone Pointer she was a retired nurse at Oconee Memorial Hospital and a homemaker. Mrs. Blakely was a member of Reedy Fork Baptist Church.

Surviving is son G. W. Blakely and wife Mary, daughter Mary Alice Sanders and husband Jimmy, brothers Reverend Carl Pointer all of Seneca and Clarence Pointer of Atlanta, GA., sister Lila Nix of Westminster, ten grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, husband George William Blakely and daughter and son-in-law Virginia and Harold Bryant precede her in death.

Funeral services will be 11 am Tuesday, April 10, 2007 from the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home in Westminster. Burial will follow at South Union Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm, Monday, April 9, 2007 at the funeral home. The family is at her home on Mundy Lane. Memorials in her memory may be made to Hospice of the Foothills Foundation, 390 Keowee School Rd., Seneca, SC 29672.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME, WESTMINSTER IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

ROGER MOORE

Walhalla – Roger Dale Moore, 41 of 1090 Stribling Shoals Rd., died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in Seneca.

born in Oconee County on June 25, 1965 he was employed by Thrift Brothers Saw Mill as a laborer and was of the Holiness Faith.

Surviving are wife Shannon Moore, son, Austin Moore of Seneca, daughters Brittany and Tinsley Moore of Seneca, parents Billy Joe and Betty Ruth Broome Moore of Walhalla, brothers Billy Ray Moore and wife Judy of Darlington, SC, James Douglas Moore and wife Karen of Westminster and John Eddie Moore and wife Melissa of Walhalla, sisters Wanda Gail Roach and husband Donald of Walhalla and Tammy Theresa Nichols and husband Russell of Westminster.

His maternal grandparents James and Essie Broome and paternal grandparents Eugene and Alma Moore precede him in death.

Funeral services will be 2 PM, Saturday, April 7, 2007 in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home in Westminster. Burial will follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Friday, April 6, 2007 at the funeral home. The family is at the home. Memorials in his memory may be made in care of Sandifer Funeral Home, PO Box 69, Westminster, SC 29693.

SANDIFER FUNER HOME IS IN CHARGE.

Beulah Maybelle Wood

Walhalla – Beulah Maybelle Blakley Wood, 84, of 200 A South Pine Street, widow of Roberta Wood, died Tuesday April 3, 2007 at her home.

Mrs. Wood was born in LaFrance, SC a daughter of the late Tom and Lou Howard Blakley. She was a homemaker and a member of Pendleton Baptist Church.

Survivors include her daughter Regina Brown of Westminster, her son Larry Wood of West Union, five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by her son Jackie Wood.

Funeral services will be conducted 3 PM Friday in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home, Westminster with the Reverend Doug Vernon officiating. Burial will follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home.

The family is at the residence.

Sandifer Funeral Home, Westminster

Shirley Ann Smith

Westminster – Shirley Ann Smith, 45 of 168 Pickens Rd., died Monday, April 02, 2007 at her home.

born in Oconee County on May 24, 1961, she had been employed by Dunlop in Westminster and was a member of First Baptist Church in Westminster.

Surviving is her father Johnny C. Smith of the home and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Her mother Mary Magdalene Gibson Smith, maternal grandparents Robert and Gussie Harden Gibson and paternal grandparents Robert and Icie Pearl Rholetter Smith precede her in death.

Funeral services will be 2 PM, Wednesday, April 4, 2007 in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home in Westminster. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church cemetery.

The family will receive friends 6-8 PM, Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the funeral home. Flowers are accepted or memorials in Shirley’s memory may be made to Hospice of the Foothills Foundation, 390 Keowee School Rd., Seneca, SC 29672.

GENE LONG

Seneca – Eugene “Gene” Garwood Long, 78 of 108 Peterson Rd., died Monday, March 26, 2007 at Seneca Health and Rehab.

born in the Cross Roads Community on November 24, 1928 to the late Edward and Lyda Boggs Long, Mr. Long was a retired weaver with La France Industries for 49 years and was an avid coon hunter. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Juanita Elliott Long, of the home, daughter Bobby Sue Rochester of Cherokee, NC, stepson Rick Smith and wife Wanda of Seneca, brother Glenn Long and wife Frankie of Seneca, sister Patsy Cooper and husband Frankie of Seneca, one grandson Stephen Rochester, two great grandchildren Brittney and Braylyn Rochester and one great-great grandchild Brooklyn Rochester and five step grandsons.

In addition to his parents, his first wife Maebell Lee Long, brother William E “Shorty” Long and sister Mary Davis precede him in death.

Funeral services will be 4 PM, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home in Westminster. Burial will follow at Oconee Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends 2-4 PM, Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home. The family is at the home of Rick Smith, 350 Knox Campground Rd., Seneca, SC and their respective homes. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made in Gene’s memory to New Hope Baptist Church, 4010 Keowee School Rd., Seneca, SC 29672 or to Gideon International, Westminster Camp, PO Box 662, Westminster, SC 29693.

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME IN WESTMINSTER IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

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