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Mary Alice Lee died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at the Hopewell Nursing Home.
Born May 22, 1913, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Moultrie Weston and Elizabeth Williams Weston.
The family will receive friends at the home of her niece, Maggie Harris, 4977 Dennis Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Palmer Memorial Chapel, Inc.
HERBERT L. WIGGINS
BISHOPVILLE Herbert Lacy Wiggins, 72, widower of Ruth S. Wiggins, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville.
Born in Apalachicola, Fla., he was a son of the late H.L. Wiggins Sr. and the late Estelle Lastinger Wiggins.
He attended Chapman High School and was a retired produce merchant and World War II Army veteran.
Survivors include three daughters, Robin Kirkland of Bishopville, Debbie Brumfield of Milton, Fla., and Kaye Baltzer of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, Gary Eastridge of Mobile, Ala., and David Eastridge of Gonzales, La.; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Martha.
Funeral services will be held 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with Father Ted Duvall officiating.
Burial will be in Umatilla, Fla.
The family will receive friends following the service at the home of his daughter, Robin Kirkland, 45 Tara Lane, Bishopville.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ANNETTE MARIE HERRINGTON GRANT
QUEENS, N.Y. Annette Marie Herrington Grant, 84, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at New York Medical Center.
Born June 28, 1918, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William Herrington and Lucy Wells Herrington.
The family will receive friends at the home of Susie Williams, 4365 Herrington Road, Rembert, and Willie Mae Martin, 4215 Log Cabin Road, Rembert. Services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home, Inc.
BERTHA MACK McCALL
Bertha Mack McCall, 83, widow of William McCall, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 19, 1919, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Jarett and Martha Deas Mack.
The family will receive friends at her home, 6520 Dinkins Mill Road, Rembert.
Services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home, Inc.
LULA JOE
Lula Joe, wife of Roosevelt Joe, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 14, 1960, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Isaac and Isabell White Isaac.
The family will receive friends at the home, 504 S. Harvin St.
Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
ALFRED V. SMITH
NEW ZION Alfred Vernell Smith died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at his home in New Zion.
Born May 22, 1943, he was a son of the late Wade Hampton Smith and Isolene Eugenia McClary Smith.
He attended Lodabar Grammar School and was a 1961 graduate of Walker-Gamble High School. He continued his education at the Temple School of Business in Washington, D.C. He was formerly a data processor at Hann Shoe Co. in Washington, D.C., and Merita Bakery in Florence. He retired from Model Dye in Sumter. He was a member of Friendship Presbyterian Church (USA).
Survivors include a son, Aldric Smith of Lynchburg; three daughters, Maria Smith of Washington, D.C., Tracie Smith of Beltville, Md., and Ashley Wright and her husband, Jermaine, of Jacksonville, N.C.; a brother, Wade Smith Jr. and his wife, Ada, of New Zion; four sisters, Gloria Frierson and her husband, Ulysses, of Florence, Charlena Timmons and her husband, James, of Quinby, Slyvia Ivey and Marion Smith, both of New Zion; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Friendship Presbyterian Church (USA) with the Rev. Stanley W. Jones, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home of Kingstree is in charge of arrangements.
MARGARET A. MILLS
Margaret A. Mills, 81, widow of Henry Mills, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at a local nursing facility.
Born in Newport, R.I., she was a daughter of the late Anthony G. Silvia and Mary Dias Silvia.
She was retired from the Sumter County Library and a member of St. Anne Catholic Church.
Survivors include three sons, James Henry Mills of Chapin, Ronald Wesley Mills Sr. and his wife, Gail, and Patrick Wayne Mills and his wife, Deborah, both of Sumter; a brother, Fred Silvia of Newport; and seven grandchildren, Brian Mills of Irmo, Ashleigh Mills of Greenville, Ronnie Mills of Sumter, Robbie Mills of Conway, Christopher Mills of Gastonia, N.C., and Laura Mills and Elizabeth Mills, both of Sumter.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anne Catholic Church with Father Daniel Carboy C.Ss.R. officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with a rosary service at 7 p.m., and other times at the home of her son, 999 Shoreland Drive.
Memorials may be made to St. Anne Catholic Church Building Fund, 216 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ANNA MARTIN
COWARD Anna Martin, 62, widow of John Martin, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Born in Florence County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Samuel Gaymon and Madlean Hewitt Gaymon. She was a member of Coward Church of God and a member of Gods Girl Club of Pleasant Grove Church of God.
Survivors include a son, Buddy Martin and his wife, Ellen, of Johnsonville; four daughters, Lynn Miles and her husband, Jimmy, of Lake City, Kay Gunnels of Florence, Betty Hanniford and her husband, Lynn, of Sumter and Lisa Parsons and her husband, Dwayne, of Manning; two brothers, Sammie Gaymon of Pamplico and Jackie Gaymon of Scranton; three sisters, Carrie Nell Wilkes of Scranton, Willa Mae Springs of Lake City and Allie Wilkes of Florence; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Hattie Locklear; and a grandson, Jason Miles.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coward Church of God. Burial will be in Hicks Hill Cemetery.
Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta is in charge of arrangements.
A. WAYNE RICKENBAKER
ST. MATTHEWS A. Wayne Rickenbaker, 47, of 1434 Old Belleville Road, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Lexington Medical Center in Columbia.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home and at the home.
Services will be announced by Dukes-Harley Funeral.
SARAH H. COOPER
GABLE Sarah Hudson Cooper, 95, widow of James J. Cooper, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Hopewell Health Center in Sumter.
Born Sept. 28, 1907, in the Mayesville section of Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Jenkins Hudson and Dora Fleming Cooper.
The family will receive friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Jenkins and Deloris H. Cooper, 960 One Mile Road in Gable.
Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
HATTIE C. McFADDEN
MANNING Hattie McCants Cooper McFadden, 94, widow of John Fleet Cooper and Paul McFadden, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born April 30, 1908, in the Gable section of Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Richard McCants and Elmer White McCants.
The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, James and Johnnie Mae Benbow, 111 Depot St. in Manning.
Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
THOMAS L. COOPER
BALTIMORE Thomas Lee Bay Cooper, 47, of 6232 Laurelton Ave., companion of Denise Everett, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, in Laplace, La.
Born February 30, 1955, in the Gable section of Sumter County, he was a son of Marshall Kennedy and the late Elouise Cooper Jackson and a stepson of the late Odell Jackson.
The family will receive friends at the family homestead of the late Odell and Elouise Jackson, 810 One Mile Road in Gable.
Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
ANNE M. TEAL
BISHOPVILLE Anne Madsen Teal, 95, widow of Daniel W. Teal, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at her home.
Born in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late Neils Christopher Madsen and Mary Elizabeth Morgan Madsen. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bishopville. She was a former school teacher and retired from the U.S. Defense Department. She was a life member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 5 and the American Legion Auxiliary Post 29.
Survivors include a stepson, Richard Lovell Teal of Greenville; a grandson, Donald Kreuzkamp of Columbus, Ga.; a granddaughter, Diane Swope of Tampa, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Maxine Teal and Millie Teal; two step-great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dale Warren officiating. Burial will be in Piedmont Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Louis Baker, Don Melton, Hubert Morrow, Bob White, Toby Reynolds, Leon Arnold, Bobby Bramlett and Cliff Burress.
The family will receive friends at the home, 609 W. Church St. in Bishopville.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 229 W. Church St., Bishopville, SC 29010.
Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
EDDIE M. FLOYD
FLORENCE Eddie Lou Grace McKenzie Floyd, 76, of 801 Lillian Drive, widow of Lonnie T. Floyd, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, in a Florence hospital.
Born in Williamsburg County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. William Marvin and Pamela Prudence Floyd McKenzie. She was a member of Hillside Free Will Baptist Church and was a graduate of East Clarendon High School.
Survivors include a son, Kenny Floyd of Florence; four daughters, Frances Stone, Cheryl Floyd and Barbara Mixon, all of Florence, and Joyce Ridgeway and her husband, Frankie, of Sumter; two brothers, James C. McKenzie and his wife, Beatrice, of Sumter and Joe McKenzie and his wife, Ettalene, of New Zion; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Garris McKenzie, Harold McKenzie, Wesley McKenzie and Elroe McKenzie; and a grandson, Richard Rick Brian Ridgeway.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillside Free Will Baptists Church. Entombment will be at Florence Memorials Gardens Mausoleum.
The family will received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and at others times at the home of her daughter, Frances Stone, 2609 Willow Drive in Florence.
Memorials may be made to Hillside Free Will Baptist Church, 2405-A Purvis Drive in Florence.
Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RACHEL SCRIVEN
Rachel Scriven, 39, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Geraldine Anderson Scriven.
The family will receive friends at the home of her sister, Joann Scriven, 27 Hospital Circle.
Services will be announced by Scriven Funeral Home.
LEO BRADLEY
BISHOPVILLE Leo Bradley, 48, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at Charleston County Hospital.
He was born March 1, 1954, in Lee County.
The family will receive friends at 570 Casual Branch Road, Bishopville.
Services will be announced by Boatwright Funeral Home.
Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
JANIE HELTON
Janie Helton, 100, widow of Lang Leroy Helton, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born April 5, 1902, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Robinson and Minnie Spann Robinson.
The family will receive friends at the home, 1245 Goodson Road.
Services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
