WILMA JEAN B. MARKUS
NORTH AUGUSTA - Wilma Jean Bradford Markus, 72, died July 22 in Augusta. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today in Givhans Baptist Church in Givhans.
Mrs. Markus was born in Alva, Ky., a daughter of Dexter W. Bradford and Lawrence Bradford.
Surviving are a son, L. Arthur Erwin of North Augusta; three daughters, Martha E. Harvey of Cincinnati, Linda E. Aytes of Dorchester and Terri E. Bivens of Cornelius, N.C.; a brother, Charles Bradford of Florida; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, August 12, 2000]
PINCKNEY FULTON JR.
KINGSTREE - Pinckney Fulton Jr., 85, died Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home.
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CANDACE I. BROWN
KINGSTREE - Candace I. Brown, 84, died Monday in Boston. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Faith United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was born in Palatka, Fla., a daughter of Zachary Brown and Josephine Henry. She was a graduate of Dunbar High School in Florida and Apex School of Beauty and Chandler Secretarial School in Boston. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the founder and president of the Urban Living Project in Boston, a past president of the United Methodist Women and an active member of Faith United Methodist Church in Kingstree.
Surviving are a son, Roosevelt Molden Jr. of Lake City, Fla.,; four daughters, Vaughncille Molden, Patricia Molden and Betty Jean Wilson, all of Boston, and Stephanie McAskill of Kingstree; six grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.
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JAMES ROGERS
HEMINGWAY - James Rogers, 57, an employee with Don's Scrap Metal Co., died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in St. Paul AME Church of Johnsonville. Burial, directed by Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Rogers was born in Florence County, a son of James Rogers and Lila Mae McKnight Rogers. He attended Florence County schools and was a member of St. Paul AME Church of Johnsonville.
Surviving are his mother of Nesmith; two daughters, Frankie McKay and Sandra McKay, both of Winston-Salem, N.C.; three brothers, Lee T. McKnight of Fort Wayne, Ind., Issac Rogers of Lake City and James C. Rogers of Florence; three sisters, Patsy Rogers and Diana Rogers, both of Winston-Salem, and Almeta Rogers of Arizona; and four grandchildren.
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WILLIAM RIVERS
BRONX, N.Y. - William Rivers, 49, died Aug. 2 in Bronx. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Belvedere cemetery in Eutawville, S.C. Burial will be directed by Shuler and Marshall Funeral Home of Holly Hill, S.C.
Mr. Rivers was born in Eutawville, a son of John Rivers and Lucille Rivers.
Surviving are his wife, Deborah Samuel Rivers; two stepsons, John Kinred and Camrod Miller, both of Bronx; two stepdaughters, Stacy M. Statham and January DeBarros, both of Bronx; three brothers, John Rivers Jr. of Cross, S.C., Frank Rivers of Charleston and Nathaniel Rivers of New York; five sisters, Evelyn Davis of Santee, S.C., and Betty Wright, Christine James, Patricia Rivers and Deloris Rivers, all of New York; and six stepgrandchildren.
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MARY E. LEE
CONWAY - Mary Elizabeth Lee, 89, a homemaker, died Friday in a Conway nursing home. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Sunday in Buck Creek cemetery. Burial will be directed by Hardwick Funeral Home of Loris.
Mrs. Lee was born in Guideway, N.C., a daughter of George Mills and Orrie Littles Mills. She was a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church and was the widow of Roland M. Lee.
Surviving are a son, Charles Lee of Conway; a daughter, Sylvia L. Richardson of Conway; a brother, Clyde Mills of Thomasville, N.C.; two sisters, Dora Lee of Lake Waccamaw, N.C., and Amanda Mishoe of Loris; and a grandchild.
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RONALD L. NESMITH
NESMITH - Ronald L. Nesmith, an employee with Beach Tree Landscape Co. of Myrtle Beach, died Tuesday in a Myrtle Beach hospital. The funeral will be Sunday in Friendship United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home of Hemingway, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Nesmith was born in Williamsburg County, a son of Elonza Nesmith and Sadie Nesmith. He was a graduate of Battery Park School and a member of Friendship United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his mother; three daughters, Rhonda L. Nesmith of Nesmith, LaShonda M. Nesmith of Myrtle Beach and Brittany M. Hilton of Kingstree; two brothers, Willie E. Nesmith of Hemingway and Taurine D. Nesmith of Middletown, Conn.; two sisters, Janie L. Nesmith of Middletown and Michelle R. Hemingway of Nesmith; and his grandparents, Inetha Mcknight of Nesmith and Janie Hern of Hemingway.
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ERNEST L. McMILLAN
BAMBERG - Ernest L. McMillan, 89, a retired farmer, died Friday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in McMillan cemetery. Burial will be directed by Cooner Funeral Home.
Mr. McMillan was born in Bamberg County, a son of Aquilla L. McMillan and Lula Varn McMillan. He was a Mason and a member of Omar Temple and Order of the Easter Star. He was an active member of Colston Branch Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Alice M. Kirkland of Ulmers; a son, Fundy McMillan of Bamberg; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
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MATTHEW OLIN
VANCE - Matthew Olin, 77, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rock Hill AME Church. Burial, directed by Eutawville Community Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Olin was a son of Johnny S. Jenkins and Lucille Jenkins. He attended Vance schools and was a member of Rock Hill AME Church.
Surviving are his wife, Annie Mae Olin; two sons, Pedro Olin of Vance and Ricky Olin of Lynn, Mass.; four daughters, Dorothy Wright, Barbara Watson and Wilhemenia Olin, all of Vance, and Carolyn Olin of Lynn, Mass.; two brothers, William Shingler of Holly Hill and Clarence Capers of Vance; two sisters, Betty Elmore of Holly Hill and Emma J. Nickens of Brooklyn, N.Y.; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, August 12, 2000]
MARGAREE H. YORK
MANNING - Margaree Holliday York, 47, died Friday in a Columbia hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dyson's Funeral Home of Summerton.
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CYNTHIA CLARK
LODGE - Cynthia Clark, 43, a lab technician, died Wednesday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Walterboro. Burial, directed by Mungo Funeral Home of Walterboro, will be in Hickory Hill United Methodist Church in Smoaks.
Mrs. Clark was born in Walterboro, a daughter of Harry McFadden and Clara McFadden. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Surviving are her parents of Lodge; two sons, Patrick Clark of Norfolk, Va., and Jeremy Clark of Lodge; a daughter, Briane Clark of Lodge; and three brothers, Harold McFadden of Lodge and Ronald McFadden and Charles W. McFadden, both of Spartanburg.
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EDNA P. COKER
GEORGETOWN - Edna P. Coker, 81, a homemaker, died Friday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Graham Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Coker was born in Florence County, a daughter of Auther K. Poston and Ella Turner Poston. She was a Baptist and the widow of Jessie W. Coker.
Surviving are three sons, Ronald Coker, Danny Coker and Terry Coker, all of Georgetown; three daughters, Ernestine Roberts of Spring, Texas, Bobbie Walden of Charlotte and Pam Russ of Georgetown; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
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MAGARET I. KINDER
KINGSTREE - Margaret I. "Boodie" Kinder, 84, a retired employee with Southern Cities Oil Co., died Wednesday in a Florence retirement home. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Burial, directed by Williamsburg Funeral Home, will be in Williamsburg cemetery. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Presbyterian Home Chapel in Florence.
Mrs. Kinder was born in Williamsburg County, a daughter of Virgil Kinder and Isabel Weeks Kinder. She was a graduate of Kingstree High School and an active member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church.
Surviving is a brother, Wesley Kinder of Honolulu.
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BERTHA R. WILLIAMS
EDISTO BEACH - Bertha Reynolds Williams, 82, a retired beautician, died Wednesday in a Florence hospital. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Presbyterian Church of Edisto Island, directed by Herndon Funeral Home of Walterboro.
Mrs. Williams was born in Monaca, Pa., a daughter of Frank E. Reynolds and Erma Storm Reynolds. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Presbyterian Church of Edisto Island.
Surviving are her husband, John H. Williams; a son, Thomas E. Williams of Hookstown, Pa.; a daughter, Donna Williams of Bethal Park, Pa.; a brother, Herbert Reynolds of Yuga Park, Calif.; two sisters, Flora Becker of Edisto Island and Mary E. Kemp of Kissimmee, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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GENEVA H. HARRELSON
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - Geneva Hiott Harrelson, 80, a homemaker, died Wednesday in a Colorado hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Dyal Funeral Home in Summerville, S.C. Entombment will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens in North Charleston.
Mrs. Harrelson was born in Charleston, a daughter of Melvin Hiott and Flossie Beach Hiott. She attended Charleston County schools and was a member of Fountain of Life Ministries of Conway, S.C. She was the widow of Lamar T. Harrelson.
Surviving are a son, Bruce L. Harrelson of Lafayette, Colo.; and a brother, Floyd Hiott of Charleston.
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LUTHER WILLIS
DALE - Luther Willis, 76, died Friday in a Beaufort hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home of Beaufort.
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