JOHN QUINCY RAGSDALE, JR.
August 11, 1950 - June 20, 2009
GREAT FALLS: Chief Petty Officer John "Rags" Quincy Ragsdale, Jr., U.S. Navy Retired, of 6530 Heritage Road, Winnsboro, SC died Saturday June 20, 2009 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. He was 58.
Funeral services will be 11:00a.m. Wednesday at Lake Wateree Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Gregory officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
born August 11, 1950 in Williamston, SC he was a son of John Q. Ragsdale, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Henderson Ragsdale. He was a graduate of Palmetto High School in Williamston, SC. Chief Ragsdale entered the U.S. Marines and later retired from the U.S. Navy, having served in the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.
Surviving in addition to his father of Williamston, SC are his wife, Dorothy Blackmon Ragsdale; two daughters, Denna Ragsdale Crawford of Anderson, SC and Lesley Ragsdale Childers and husband Randy of Anderson, SC; two sons, John Russell Starnes and wife Monique of Marianna, Florida and William Randall Starnes and wife Josephine of Goose Creek, SC; 10 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren. Also surviving are his brother, Rodney Ragsdale of Williamston, SC and four sisters, Joan Ragsdale, Melisa Duffie, and Donna Graddick of Greenville, SC and Cindy Thompson of Williamston, SC.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 10:45 at Lake Wateree Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to Lake Wateree Baptist Church Building Fund, 5856 River Road, Ridgeway, SC 29130.
INTERMENT - Wednesday June 24, 2009 at Lake Wateree Baptist Church cemetery
William Lawson Henson
March 28, 1919 - June 26, 2009
GREAT FALLS: Mr. William Lawson Henson of Chapin, SC and formerly of Great Falls died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Lexington Medical Center. He was 90.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Mount Prospect United Methodist Church in Richburg with the Rev. Doug Chambers and the Rev. John Rumford officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
born March 28, 1919 in Blackstock, SC, Mr. Henson was a son of the late William and Mattie Garrison Henson. He attended the schools of Richburg and was retired from J.P. Stevens Company. Mr. Henson served his country as a U.S. Army veteran during WWII.
Surviving are his daughter, Evelyn Blackmon of Chapin; brothers, Lindsey Henson of Chester, SC and Bobby Henson of Valdese, NC; sisters, Della Rexrode of Chapin, Alice Wallace of Chester, and Flossie Henson of Valdese. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sadie Varnadore Henson.
The family will receive friends from 6 ~ 8 Saturday evening at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Avenue, Great Falls, SC.
Robert Dean Spinks
, - April 16, 2010
GREAT FALLS - Mr. Robert Dean Spinks, Sr., 62, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Winnsboro, SC. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Monday, April 19, 2010 at Mitford Baptist Church with Reverend Curtis Cameron and Rev. Henry Adams officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Sunday at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Avenue, Great Falls.
born July 5, 1947 in Fort Mill, SC, Mr. Spinks was a son of the late Johnny Columbus Spinks and Edna Misskellie Spinks. He attended the schools of Lancaster and Great Falls and had previously worked with Essex as a forklift operator. He was a member of Mitford Baptist Church and a veteran of the US Marines having served during the Vietnam War.
He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Lucas Spinks; two daughters, Tammy Spinks and Amanda Spinks both of Great Falls; one son, Robert Dean Spinks, Jr. of Great Falls; two brothers, Richard Spinks of Lancaster, SC and Mike Spinks of Rock Hill; one sister, Faye Spinks of Fort Lawn, SC; five grandchildren, Brook, Michael Dean, Tela, Rain, Gage. He was preceded in death by a son Michael Dwayne Spinks.
Memorials may be made to Life Point, 4200 Faber Place Drive, Charleston, SC 29405 or Greenlawn cemetery Association, PO Box 191, Great Falls, SC 29055.
Kathleen Wilson Leonhardt
January 11, 1922 - April 5, 2010
GREAT FALLS: Mrs. Kathleen W. Leonhardt of Great Falls, SC died Monday, April 5, 2010 at Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, SC. She was 88.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 10:45 A.M. on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Avenue, Great Falls, S. C. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home with Rev. Patrick Blackmon and Rev. Curtis Cameron officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn cemetery.
born January 11, 1922 in Rock Hill, SC, Mrs. Leonhardt was the daughter of the late Lee and Daisy Humphries Wilson. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 64 years, Fred D. Leonhardt. She is survived by sons Roddy Leonhardt (wife, Bonnie) of Great Falls; Michael Leonhardt (wife, Muriel) of Winnsboro; and daughter, Brenda Lucas (husband, Donnie), of Summerville, SC. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Leonhardt will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who touched the lives of all who knew her.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, PO Box 297, Great Falls, SC 29055 or Greenlawn cemetery, PO Box 191, Great Falls, SC 29055.
Russell Keith Fowler
October 20, 1969 - March 23, 2010
Mr. Russell Keith Fowler, 40, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Funeral service will be 3:00 PM Friday, March 26, 2010 at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Batchelor officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00 PM at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Avenue, Great Falls.
born October 20, 1969 in Chester County, SC, Mr. Fowler was a son of Patricia L. Fowler of Rock Hill, SC and Jimmy H. Fowler of Fort Lawn, SC. He was a graduate of the schools of York County and was self employed as an automobile mechanic.
Surviving in addition to his parents are one brother, Chuck Fowler and his wife Kay of York, SC and one niece Peyton Fowler of Indian Trail, NC.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Great Falls, 606 Dearborn Street, Great Falls, SC 29055.
Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LINDA ANN MARTIN
November 22, 1949 - March 16, 2010
Great Falls - Mrs. Linda Ann Martin, 60, of Great Falls died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM on Friday March 19, 2010 at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC., with Rev. Dale Walters officiating. Interment will be at Wolfe State Baptist Church in Seneca, SC on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 1:00 PM.
born in Oconee, SC, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Haynes Morgan. She was a homemaker and mother.
She is survived by her husband, Clifford G. Martin; two sons, Kenneth W. Martin of Lancaster and Clifton G. Martin of Raleigh, NC; one daughter, Shannon L. Heffner of Great Falls; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; five sisters, Katherine Rogers of West Union, SC, Sara Bryant of West Union, SC, Frances Morgan of Lancaster, SC, Myrtie Morgan of Flagstaff, Az., Christine Watson of Walhalla, SC; one brother, William Morgan of Walhalla, SC.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC
Lillie Walsh Scott
August 19, 1917 - March 12, 2010
Mrs. Lillie Walsh Scott, 92, formerly of Chester Avenue in Great Falls, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Bethesda United Methodist Church, Hwy. 200, Great Falls, SC with Rev. Cora Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
born August 19, 1917 in Swansea, SC, Mrs. Scott was a daughter of the late Charles and Lula Craft Walsh and the widower of Walter Scott, Jr. She received her education at the Mount Zion Institute in Winnsboro, SC and was retired from J.P. Stevens Co. where she worked as a cloth inspector. She was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one son, Charles W. Scott and wife, Sonya of Knoxville, Tn.; two daughters, Mary Kathryn Sanders and husband, Mike of Blackstock, SC and Elizabeth Ann Scott of Clinton, SC; one sister, Ruth McSweeney of Charleston, SC; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Edgar Walsh and Otis Walsh.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 1:00 to 2:30 PM at Bethesda United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to Bethesda UMC, PO Box 463, Great Falls, SC 29055.
Daisy B. Funderburk
September 21, 1928 - February 28, 2010
Mrs. Daisy B. Funderburk, 81, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at White Oak Manor in Lancaster, SC. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Union Baptist Church, Buford, SC with Rev. Sam Kennington officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
born September 21, 1928 in Kershaw, SC, Mrs. Funderburk was a daughter of Lonnie and Essie Love Gardener. She attended the schools of Kershaw, SC and was a member of First Baptist Church of Great Falls, SC.
She is survived by her son, Melvin Kennington of Great Falls, SC; one grandson, Chris Kennington; two great grandchildren, Jackson and Lily Grace Kennington; three sisters, Ethel Yarborough of Fort Lawn, SC, Mary Miller of Charlotte, NC, and Pat Blackmon of Lancaster, SC; two brothers, Bruce Gardener of Pageland, SC and David Gardener of Columbia, SC.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Tuesday at Union Baptist Church.
Clyde Wesley Reeves, Sr.
April 3, 1939 - February 10, 2010
Mr. Clyde Wesley Reeves, Sr., age 70, of Great Falls, SC passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:00 PM at Church of Nazarene, 12 Underwood Ave., Great Falls with Rev. Henry Adams officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn cemetery, Great Falls.
born April 3, 1939 in Kershaw, SC, Mr. Reeves was a son of the late Clyde B. and Dollie Parker Reeves of Kershaw, SC. He attended schools in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School. He worked for J.P. Stevens Company until 1982 and retired from the Chester School District in 2003. Mr. Reeves was a U.S. Army veteran serving his country from August 25, 1959 and was honorably discharged as Sgt. Clyde W. Reeves, Sr. on July 31, 1965.
Surviving are his wife, Tommie (Katie) Morrison Reeves; two sons, Clyde W. Reeves, Jr. and wife, Leslie, of Sharon, SC and Wayne Reeves and wife, Jennifer, of Winnsboro; one daughter, April Reeves Bentley and husband, Scottie, of Richburg; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother, Tommy Reeves of York, SC; and one sister, Noveline Christopher of Sumter, SC.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Ave., Great Falls.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund for the Church of Nazarene, 12 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC 29055
CHARLES E. MOSS, SR.
December 7, 1930 - February 7, 2010
Charles Edward Moss, Sr., 79, of 206 Francis Ave., Great Falls died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill, SC. The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Trinity Baptist Church, Great Falls. Reverends Patrick Blackmon and Curtis Cameron will officiate and burial will follow at Greenlawn cemetery in Great Falls.
Mr. Moss was born December 7, 1930 in Spindale, NC. He was the son of the late Olin V. and Jettie Moss. He was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church having served as a Deacon, Treasurer, choir member and other leadership positions. He attended the Great Falls schools and graduated from high school in 1949. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years including service during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired in 1972 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as an Instructor at the Electrician Mate “B” School in Great Lakes, IL. He served aboard seven ships and three shore stations during his naval career. He served aboard two navy icebreakers, two destroyer escorts, two submarine tenders and an aircraft carrier. He served in both the Arctic and Antarctic while stationed aboard the icebreakers. He was accompanied by his family while stationed aboard the USS Hunley, a Polaris submarine tender in Holy Loch, Scotland for three and a half years.
After his Navy retirement, he worked for Seco Electronics, a division of Dana Corp in Lancaster, SC for 19 years as a Production Supervisor and Manufacturing Engineer.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Sims Adams Moss and three children by his first wife, Elizabeth Croxton Moss; one son, Charles E. Moss, Jr. and wife, Melissa of Great Falls; two daughters, Tracy Stolarski and husband, Mike of Atlanta, Ga. and Karen Noah and husband, Dale of Charlotte, NC; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by four step-children; ten step-grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren; one sister, Shirley Osborne and husband, James of Great Falls. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Croxton Moss and a sister, Joyce Wilson.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC. At other times the family will receive friends at the home at 206 Francis Ave., Great Falls, SC.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Trinity Baptist Church, P.O. Box 297, Great Falls, SC 29055 or to the Wayne T, Patrick Hospice House, 2275 India Hook Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29732.
Dale Ted Beer
August 4, 1924 - February 6, 2010
Richburg: Dale Ted Beer, 85, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC. A funeral will be held 4:00 PM Monday, February 8, 2010 at Mt. Prospest United Methodist Church with Reverend John Rumsford and Reverend Doug Chambers officiating. Interment will be held in the church cemetery.
born in Berne, Indiana, August 4, 1924, Mr. Beer was the son of the late Wilbert Beer and Della Zurcher Beer. He attended the schools of Decatur, Indiana, was a Veteran of the US Army having served during WWII and a member of Mt. Prospect United Methodist Church. Mr. Beer was a retired Dairy Farmer and a member of Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his wife of over 60 years, Betty Lichtenberger Beer, three sons, Mike Beer and his wife Becky of Great Falls, SC, Greg Beer of Great Falls, SC, Randy Beer and his wife June of Columbia, SC; two daughters, Angela Beer and her husband Dwaine Holden of Charlotte, N.C. and Arlynn "Buffy" Neal and her husband Joey of Blackstock, SC; two grandchildren, Tracy Beer of Charlotte, NC, and Amy Tate and her husband John of Ridgeway, SC; two great grandchildren, Hunter and Matthew Tate both of Ridgeway, SC; two sisters, Vera Nolan of St. Marys, OH, Lucille Clem of Decatur, Indiana and one brother Gerald Beer and his wife Glenda of Decatur, Indiana.
The family will receive friends Monday from 2:30 PM until 4:00 PM at Mt. Prospect United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Prospect United Methodist Church, 2543 Mountain Gap Road, Richburg, SC 29729
JAMES EDWARD THREATT
November 11, 1945 - January 24, 2010
Great Falls - Mr. James Edward Threatt, 64, of Woodruff, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Spartanburg, SC. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Curtis Cameron officiating. Interment will be private.
born November 11, 1945 in Great Falls, he was the son of the late Boyce and Mary Ivey Threatt. He attended Great Falls High School and completed his education while serving in the military. He served in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Threatt was employed in the textile industry as a maintenance worker.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy Higgins Threatt; two sons, James B. Threatt and Tiffany of Greer, SC and Clifton B. Threatt of Woodruff, SC; one daughter, Kelly Jackson and husband, James, of Woodruff, SC; seven grandchildren; and one sister, Carolyn Raffaldt of Great Falls, SC.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Thursday at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC.
Memorials may be made to American Lung Association of SC, 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201.
