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WOODRUFF — Ruth Vaughn Waddell, 84, of 100 Poplar St., widow of Henry Herbert Waddell, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Woodruff, she was a daughter of the late Alexandria and Minnie Phillips Vaughn. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Esther Sunday school class and Mission Group No. 1. Survivors include two sons, Carroll Waddell and his wife, Sandra, of Sumter and Phillip Waddell and his wife, Rita, of Chesnee; a sister, Hazel West of Woodruff; three grandchildren, Stephen Waddell, Paul Waddell and Christy Waddell Garaux; three great-grandchildren, Brandon Michael Waddell, Matthew and William Garaux; and two step-great-grandchildren, Derrick and Jeremy Hopkins. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Lanford Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dennis Spencer officiating. Burial will be in Greenpond Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Lanford Funeral Home. The family is at the residence. Memorials may be made to Northside Baptist Church, 464 Woodruff St., Woodruff, SC 29388. Lanford Funeral Home of Woodruff is in charge of arrangements.
ALLEN L. WHITE
ANCHORAGE, Ala. — Allen Levan White, 47, husband of Sunny White, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at his home in Anchorage. He was a son of the late Isaac Levan White and Louise Walker White. Survivors besides his wife of Alaska include two daughters, Angela White of Lexington and Suki White of Atlanta, Ga.; and a sister, Miriam Carnell of Florence. Funeral services were held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, at Bragaw Funeral Home in Anchorage. Burial was held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2001, at Fort Richardson National Cemetery in Anchorage. Additional services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Clarendon Baptist Church in Alcolu. Family and friends are invited to gather at the home of the late Levan and Louise White, 6457 Sumter Highway, Alcolu. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Bragaw Funeral Home of Anchorage was in charge of arrangements. Courtesy announcement of Stephens Funeral Home of Manning.
BURNETT M. ZEEK
Burnett M. Zeek, 86, husband of Dorothy Dickerson Zeek, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at his home. Born in Kenvil, N.J., he was a son of the late Albert James Zeek and Agatha Woods Zehner Zeek. He was a life member of American Legion Post No. 15 in Sumter. He was a Mason. He attended the Roxbury High School, the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, the New York School of Interior Design, and the Pratt Institute for courses in sculpture and graphics. He was past commander of Roxbury Memorial Post 442, American Legion. He was, by profession, an industrial and interior designer. He worked for the Army Reserve and Development Command Facilities Engineering Division in Dover, N.J., at Picatinney Arsenal for 20 years. His last assignment before retirement to South Carolina was making “reasonably accurate drawings for the previously obscured iron works in Picatinney Area,” which include renditions of the original bloomeries at Middle Forge (1749) and Denmark Forge that were used by Picatinney’s Exhibit Branch to create a scale model. It was first located at the base of the dam at Picatinney Lake, but was later moved for display in Bldg. 3409. He designed three memorials of conglomerate rock displaying bronze plaques commemorating the two forges and the Hessian Cemetery at Picatinney. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps World War II veteran and served in China, Burma, and India Theatre with the 26th Fighter Group FDR Squadron. Survivors besides his wife of Sumter include a son, Martin H. Zeek of Henryville, Pa.; a stepson, Terry Clark of Sumter; a stepdaughter, Cynthia Freeman of Sumter; three stepgrandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Richardson and Mr. Norman Shumaker officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Tri-County Hospice, 2650-A Hardee Cove, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
LILLIAN L. TROTTER
DALZELL — Lillian Lewis Trotter, 95, widow of Daniel Jacob Trotter Sr., died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, at her home. Born in Pickens, she was a daughter of the late Rev. W.H. Lewis and Marjorie Bowie Lewis. Mrs. Trotter was a member of Bible Fellowship Church and a retired school teacher. Surviving are a son, Daniel J. Trotter Jr. of France; three sisters, Marjorie Farmer of Columbia and Barbara Lewis and Elizabeth Moore, both of Spartanburg; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Marjorie Lewis. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. today in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Focus on the Family, 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LUCILE W. McMILLAN
LAMAR — Lucile Warr McMillan of Lamar, widow of Willis McMillan, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001, at Bethea Baptist Home. Born Jan. 31, 1911, she was a daughter of the late E.P. Warr and Nettie Baker Warr. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Lamar. Burial will follow in the Lamar Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Claude McMillan Music Fund of the Lamar Baptist Church, P.O. Box 431, Lamar, SC 29069. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home, Lamar chapel, and at other times at Mrs. McMillan’s former residence.
WILLIE K. DANIELS
ST. ALBANS, N.Y. — Willie Kay Tindal Daniels, 61, wife of Horace Daniels, died on Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of Elease Spann Tindal Davis. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Carter Community AME Church in Jamaica, N.Y. Gilmore Funeral Home in St. Albans, N.Y., is in charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home in Manning.
SHIRLEY C. GEDDIE
Shirley C. Geddie, 29, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 14, 1971, in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Mary Lue Pearson Washington and Charlie Stukes. Services will be announced by Job’s Mortuary Inc. The family will receive friends at the home of Deloris English, 520 Rodney Drive.
HARMON P. PRICE JR.
BISHOPVILLE — Harmon Peter Price Jr., 44, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001. Born March 25, 1957, in Lee County, he was a son of Joe Lewis and Dora Price. Survivors besides his parents are his children, Lamont Washington, Andreckes Washington, Hitressa Gibon, Tamarquis Wingate, Adora Rodgers, Marqietta Wingate, Nikki Mack, Anton Mack and Jessica Wingate; a brother, Charles Price; and five sisters, Dora Price, Joan Anderson, Glenda Price, Cathy Price and Barbara Ann Rodgers. Services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Sandy Bluff United Methodist Church in Lee County. The family will receive friends at 4131 Cedar Lane in Bishopville. Boatwright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LULA MAE PEARSON
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Lula Mae “Nellie” Pearson, widow of Leroy “Boy” Pearson, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, at Presbyterian Medical Center. Born Nov. 12, 1929, in Lee County, S.C., she was a daughter of Mattie Clark and the late Willie R. Davis. She was united in holy matrimony to the late Leroy “Boy” Pearson. Survivors include six sons, William of Woodrow, S.C., Brett of Columbia, S.C., Leon of Elizabeth, N.J., Scott of Sumter, S.C., and Raymond and Bryant of Philadelphia; four daughters, Josephine Montgomery of Sumter, Barbara Riley, Bernice Lawrence and Carol Pearson, all of Philadelphia; three brothers, Robert Spann of Yemassee, Theodore Davis of Bishopville, S.C., and Willie Rob Davis of Sumter; 24 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Mount Olive AME Church in Woodrow with the Rev. Roberta Wilson and the Rev. Herbert Fogle. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. The Woodrow Elite will serve as pallbearers. Friends of the family will serve as flower bearers. The funeral procession will leave at 11:45 a.m. from the home of her son, William Pearson, 3001 Woodrow Road in Sumter. The family will receive friends at the home of her son, William Pearson. Williams Funeral Home Inc., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
LINWOOD T. FRANKLIN
Linwood Theodore Franklin, 62, husband of Neomia Mellette Franklin, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 11, 1938, in the Westminster Community of Clarendon County, he was a son of William H. Franklin and the late Ruby James Franklin Taylor. He attended Westminster Church and later became a member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. He attended the Westminster Church School and graduated from Manning Training High School. Survivors beside his wife and father include a stepson, David Farmer of Sumter; a foster son, Toney Mellette of Sumter; a daughter, Tonya Franklin of Sumter; a brother, Bennie Lee Franklin of Sumter; two sisters, Shirley Pack and Gloria J. McFadden, both of Sumter; a foster sister, Daisy Blanding of Sumter; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Angela Franklin; and two brothers, James Franklin and Amos Franklin. A wake service will be held from 7 to 8 tonight at Job’s Mortuary, 312 S. Main St. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church in Alcolu, with the Rev. Dennis Brock officiating, assisted by Dr. Ralph W. Canty Sr. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at their residence, 32-A S. Purdy St. in Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
MARY B. FREEMAN
MANNING — Mary Alice Brown Lawrence Freeman, 81, widow of Booker Freeman, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. Born March 30, 1920, she was a daughter of the later Felix Brown and Ida Chaviss Brown. She was a graduate of Manning Technical Training School. In her youth, she joined Ebenezer Baptist Church. Later in life, she joined Mt. Carmel Baptist Church of Manning. She was a retired domestic engineer. She was first married to the late Moses Lawrence Sr. Survivors include four nieces, Shirley B. Holloman and Barbara Hines, both of Hampton, Va., Ethel Brunson of Newport News, Va., and Sarah B. Starling of Jacksonville, Fla. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Julia Brunson and Bertha Nazareth; two brothers, Joseph Brown and Henry Brown; and a son, Moses Lawrence Jr. A memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hayes F. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., officiated by Minister Albert Starling and assisted by the Rev. James Brown. The family will receive friends at Holiday Inn Express, Raccoon Road, Manning. Samuels Funeral Home of Manning is in charge of arrangements.
SMITH CANTY
MANNING — Smith Canty, widower of Louvina Dingle Canty, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, in Manning. Born May 19, 1918, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Eugene and Susan Canty. Mr. Canty was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and a devoted member of Macedonia Baptist Church since his youth. Survivors include five sons, William Canty and Joseph Canty, both of Newark, N.J., William Canty of Irvington, N.J., and Albert Canty and Romie Canty of Manning; three daughters, Sarah Pearson, Frances Dingle and Evangelist Eloise Pompey, all of Manning; 31 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Manning with the Revs. Jonathan Mouzon, O’Donald Dingle, Sam Miller and Eddie Lesaine officiating. Burial will be in State Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Hoover Pearson, 322 S. Mill St., Manning. Fleming and Delaine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LATTIE FRALEY
FLORENCE — Lattie Belle Kirby Jernigan Fraley, 82, wife of Robert M. Fraley, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, at her home after an illness. Born in Florence County, she was a daughter of the late Clinton D. and Minnie K. Kirby. Mrs. Fraley was first married to the late Fred A. Jernigan, and her second marriage was to Robert M. Fraley. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church at Timmonsville. Survivors besides her husband include a daughter, Frankie Elizabeth (Marvin L.) Chin of Sumter; a brother, Lindbergh Kirby of Timmonsville; three sisters, Itaska (Ludy) Dozier and Modena Jeffords, both of Florence, and Ida Lee Hill of Anderson; four grandchildren, Wendy Hilton, Dawn Southard, Deanne Chin and Michelle Brummitt; and three great-grandchildren, Lee Lloyd and Lacee and Mary E. Southard. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sardis Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, 4210 W. Palmetto St., and at other times at 251 Paper Mill Road, Florence. Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice of the Pee Dee, 555 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29501. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARIE H. SMALL
BISHOPVILLE — Marie Hollmon Small, 71, wife of Joe Small, died Sept. 4, 2001, in Bishopville. Born April 25, 1930, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Zinnie Davis Hollmon. Mrs. Small attended the public schools of Lee County. She was employed for many years at RCA and Purolater, both in Rahway, N.J. Survivors besides her husband include two sons, Joel Small of New Brunswick, N.J., and Ernie Small of Rahway; a stepson, Albert Frazier of Bishopville; three daughters, Verdie Brown of the home, Jane Small of Rahway and Angela Williams of Greenwood; two brothers, Jerry Hollmon of Linden, N.J., and A.W. Hollmon of the home; three sisters, Bessie Carter of Harrisburg, Pa., Rosa Lee Dowdy of Wilmington, N.C., and Susie Cooley of Bishopville; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church, Bishopville. The remains will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Bishopville. The funeral procession will leave at 3:15 p.m. from the home, 520 S. Calhoun St., Bishopville. The family will receive friends at the home and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Wilson’s Funeral home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville. Wilson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HARRY J. AUSTIN
CADES — Harry James “HJ”Austin Jr., 72, husband of Lela Frenchie Montgomery Austin, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Born Jan. 5, 1929, in Williamsburg County, he was a son of the late Harry James Austin Sr. and Alifair Montgomery Austin. He was a graduate of Lake City High School and graduated from Morris College in Sumter. He entered further studies at Hampton University, South Carolina State University and Tuskegee Institute. He was a World War II veteran and retired from teaching and coaching in the public schools of Florence and Williamsburg County schools. Survivors besides his wife include a son, James P. (Claire) Austin of Cades; a daughter, the Debra (the Rev. Dr. Toney) Graham of Lake City; two sisters, Allie Christine Cameron of Lake City and Janie Lou (Harvey) Cooper of Hemingway. The remains will be placed in the church an hour before the service. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Deepriver Street, Lake City. The Rev. T.J. Brown will officiate. Burial will follow in the Rest Lawn Cemetery, Lake City. The funeral procession will leave at 10:30 a.m. from the residence at 3697 Williamsburg County Highway, Cades. The family will receive friends at the home. Green’s Funeral Home of Lake City is in charge of the arrangements.
RUBY K. DOZIER
MANNING — Ruby Katherine Keels Dozier, 63, widow of Instine Dozier, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 12, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Martin Keels and Gussie King Keels. Mrs. Dozier was a graduate of Manning Training School and attended Miami-Dade College. She also attended Linsey Hopkins College, where she received training to become a nurse assistant. She was a longtime member of Williams Chapel Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Nixon Dozier of Sumter and Tony Dozier of Miami, Fla. ; two daughters, Carolyn Benton of Manning and Shantia Dozier of Columbia; two brothers, Russell Keels and Carl Keels of Miami; her foster brother, Raliegh “BB” Keels of Miami; five sisters, Maxine Andrews, Martha Kitchen, Mary Pearson and Diane Kendrick of Miami and Joanne Henry of Manning; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Kelvin Dozier; and her sister, Ruyh Young. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williams Chapel Christian Church on Greeleyville Highway, U.S. 521 East, Manning, with the Rev. Emanuel Evans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home, 3894 Greeleyville Highway. Samuels Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
VERMELLE W. CANTY
MANNING — Vermelle Wilson Canty, 75, widow of Bernie Canty Sr., died today, Sept. 7, 2001, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born May 13, 1926, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Wilson and Sarah McFadden Wilson. The family will receive friends at 1141 Ridge Drive in Alcolu. Funeral services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home.
NANCY S. GOLDEN
BALTIMORE — Nancy Arlene Session Golden, 83, widow of Frank Golden, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001. Born April 3, 1918, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Conius and Elizabeth Session. She attended the public schools of Clarendon County and was employed for many years as a hatmaker at Bea’s Hat Shop in Baltimore. She worked at the concession stand at Memorial Stadium and was an avid supporter of the Baltimore Orioles. While in Baltimore, she was an active member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church and later joined Grace Baptist Church. After retirement, she moved to St. Stephens and joined Greenhill Baptist Church in Alcolu. She later joined St. Stephens Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Lillian Golden of Baltimore; a grandchild, Clanetta Boone of Baltimore; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by three brothers, William, Ulysses and Charles; and a sister, Rose. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greenhill Baptist Church in Alcolu with the Rev. W. J. Frierson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.
