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PERKINS, Ga. — Lee Vilas Way Jr., 77, husband of Grace T. Way, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Lee Way Sr. and the late Katie Christmas Way.
Mr. Way was a U.S. Army World War II veteran and retired senior design engineer with E.I. DuPont.
Surviving are his wife of Perkins, Ga.; children, Deborah Desai of Atlanta, Ga., Mark Way of Orlando, Fla., Jerri Alsbrooks of Pinewood, Michalyn Gardner of Spartanburg, and Dawn Stanley of Sumter; three brothers, John Way and Jerry Way, both of Lugoff, and Billy Way of Perkins, Ga.; two sisters, Netta Kennedy of Holly Hill and Barbara Jean Robertson of Nicholsville, Ky.; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
LESLIE F. ALLEN
SNYDER, Okla. — Leslie F. Allen, 78, husband of Mae Francis Taylor, died Jan. 26, 2003, in Lawton, Okla.
Born March 7, 1924, in Hillsboro, Texas, he was a son of the late Henry and Laura Allen. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a life member of Disabled American Veterans. He was employed by Kiowa County as a truck driver. He was a member of Hawkins Chapel Church of God in Christ in Frederick, Okla.
Survivors besides his wife include a brother, Norman Allen of Oakland, Calif.; a sister, Gladys Pride of Tipton, Okla.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, Franklin (Patricia) Staley of Sumter.
He was preceded in death by a son, Leslie Allen Jr.; a daughter, Virginia Allen Staley; and a stepson, Neal Horton.
Memorial services will be held today at 1 p.m. at Snyder First Baptist Church, Snyder, Okla., with Carl B. Mcpherson Sr. officiating.
Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery.
Jefferson Funeral Home Inc., Lawton, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.
Courtesy announcement of Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.
OTIS J. NELSON
GABLE — The Rev. Otis J. Nelson, husband of Eliza Blake Nelson, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at the National Healthcare, Sumter.
The family will receive friends at the home, 3865 Congruity Road, Gable.
Services will be announced by Community Funeral Home.
ETHEL M. BURRIS
BISHOPVILLE — Ethel Mae Burris died Jan. 26, 2003, at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville.
Born June 11, 1930, in Lee County, she was a daughter of Steven and Hannah Mae Brisbon Burris. She was educated in Lee County schools. She was a member of Cousar Memorial Presbyterian Church. She was a member of Lee County Council on Aging, a good neighbor and friend to all. She was employed for many years at the city nursery in Lee County.
Survivors include three sisters, Annie B. Lewis of Rembert, Lola Nelson of Bishopville and Elouise Myers of Camden; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; five sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; one daughter-in-law, Louise Burris of Camden; one son-in-law, Carey Stuckey of Bishopville; two aunts, Elease Brisbon of Camden and Florence Richburg of Bishopville.
She was preceded in death by three children, Lottie, Ruth and Charles Burris.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Cousar Memorial Church with the Rev. Ernest Jackson officiating.
Burial will be in Boone’s Memorial Gardens.
The funeral procession will leave at 10:45 a.m. from the home of her sister, Lola Nelson, 210 Harlem St., Bishopville.
The family will receive friends at 210 Harlem St., Bishopville.
Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
JAMES T. GEDDINGS
James Thomas Geddings, 57, husband of Viola H. Geddings, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.
Born in Sumter, he was the son of Christine Geddings Sims and the late Russell Joseph Geddings.
He was a former minister of the Salvation Army for over 15 years.
Surviving are his wife of Dickson, Tenn.; his mother of Sumter; two daughters, Judy Tolson and her husband, Butch, and Jamie Aycock; a stepson, Leland L. Coleman Jr.; a stepdaughter, Christi Owens and her husband, Jeremy; two sisters, Lucy Copeland and her husband, Gerald, and Mary Sue Baker and her husband, Bobby, all of Sumter; four grandchildren, Brittney Brown, Kaitlyn Aycock, Ashton Geddings and Aaron James Tolson; two stepgrandchildren, Callie and Riley Owens; an aunt, Tessie Scott of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
NANCY CARROLL F. BROWN
Funeral services for Nancy Carroll Floyd Brown will be at 2 p.m. today in St. John United Methodist Church, Sumter.
Burial will be at 4 p.m. in the Scranton United Methodist Church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.
Brockington Funeral Home, Lake City, is in charge.
WANDA PRICE
Wanda Price died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Sumter County, she was the daughter of Bill Robinson and Elloree Conyers Jenkin.
The family will receive friends at the home, 911 Kingman St.
Services will be announced by Scriven Funeral Home.
STEVE E. RIDGILL Jr.
HAMPTON, Va. — Steve Edward Ridgill Jr., 35, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of Debbie Friedman and the late Steve Edward Ridgill Sr.
Steve was a native of Sumter and a former resident of York County before moving to Hampton, Va., in 1990. He attended York High School and worked with his mother and stepfather at Friedman’s Custom Jewelers Store in Yorktown.
Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Mark Friedman, of Hampton, Va.; a brother, Frank Bouska of Sumter; a sister, Stacey Friedman of Mathews, Va.; maternal grandmother, Vivian Brown of Sumter; paternal grandmother, Pauline Friedman of Newport News, Va.; paternal step-grandmother, Lorraine Ridgill; a nephew, Avery Bouska of Sumter; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Marion Ray Brown; and paternal grandparents, Ed and Lillian Ridgill.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ashwood Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 895 Middleground Blvd., Newport News, Va. 23606.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
ERNEST MONTGOMERY
SCRANTON — Ernest Montgomery, 72, husband of Edna Cooper Montgomery of the home, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at the home, 1851 N. Old Georgetown Road, Scranton.
He was born April 10, 1930, in Florence County.
The family will receive friends at the residence, 1851 N. Old Georgetown Road, Highhill community, Scranton.
Services will be announced by Green’s Funeral Home of Lake City.
HAZEL WHITE
Hazel White died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Harlem Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y.
Born in Sumter County, he was the son of Carrie White Jackson.
The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Doretha White, 4295 Queen Chapel Road, Dalzell.
Services will be announced by Scriven Funeral Home.
LULA MAE S. RAY
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Lula Mae Singletary Ray, 78, widower of Mayo Ray, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, in Broward Nursing Center, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Born Aug. 24, 1924, in Florence County, she was a sister of Jennie V. Cooper of Lake City.
The family will receive friends at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Jennie V. and T.J. Cooper, 221 Carver St., Lake City.
Services will be announced by Green’s Funeral Home.
JAMES NELSON
PINEWOOD — James Nelson died Jan. 29, 2003, at Tuomey Healthcare Center, Sumter.
Born Sept. 15, 1943, in Clarendon County, he was the son of the late Joe Nelson and Susan Bates Nelson. He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County. At an early age, he joined New Hope UME Church in Pinewood. He was employed as a farmer for many years with the Leslie Tindal Farms.
Survivors include six brothers, Ruby Nelson and Floyd Nelson, both of Thomasville, N.C., Williams Nelson, George Nelson and Frank Nelson, all of Pinewood, and Elijah Nelson of Pensacola, Fla.; and one sister, Joeann Nelson of Thomasville, N.C.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at New Hope UME Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. Leroy T. James, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in New Hope UME Cemetery, Pinewood.
The funeral procession will leave from the home, 1640 Panola Road, Pinewood, at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Community Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MELVIN R. DIXON
Melvin Roy “Cowboy” Dixon, 56, husband of Verntell Dixon, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at his home.
Born Sept. 16, 1946, in Oklahoma County, he was the son of Charles Dixon and the late Betsy Dukes.
The family will receive friends at the home, 328 Enter St.
Services will be announced by Sumter Funeral Services, Inc.
ROBERT D. HALL
BLYTHEWOOD - Robert Dawson Hall, 70, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003.
Born in Richland County, he was a son of the late Henry E. and Mary Sturkie Hall. He was founder and president of Robert Hall Builders and was superintendent with Midland Construction from 1960 to 1975. He was an avid Gamecock fan.
Surviving are his wife, Jo-Anne L. Hall; four daughters, Ann H. Chavis of Pelion, Judy H. Driggers and her husband, Donnie, Nancy H. Barfield and her husband, Steve, and Mary Joyce Hall, all of Lexington; a son, Kevin Hall and his wife, Betsy, of Blythewood; two sisters, Evelyn H. Thames of Rembert and Carolyn H. Cribb and her husband, Tony, of Blythewood; a brother, Elton Franklin Hall and his wife, Carol, of Ridgeway; grandchildren Brittany Nicole Hall, Teri Simmons, Patricia Nates, Donna Driggers, Donnie Driggers, Shelby Barfield and Stephanie Barfield; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Killian Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Ron Avant. The family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Shives Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jim Davis, Howard McCollum, Larry Sharpe Sr., Richard Richards, Jimmy Wallace and Raymond Palmer. Memorials may be made to the USC Gamecock Club, 1300 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, S.C. 29208.
The family wishes to thank all the doctors and nurses at Providence Hospital for all their care and concern.
Shives Funeral Home of Columbia is in charge of arrangements.
