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THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Samuel Lee Brunson Sr., 78, widower of Elease Canty Brunson, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Libertywood Nursing Home.
Born in Sumter County, S.C., he was a son of the late Pickney and Cammie Dallis Brunson. Prior to moving to Thomasville in 1999, he was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Pinewood, S.C., where he served as a trustee. He was employed with Georgia Pacific Co. for more than 25 years.
Survivors include three sons, Robert Brunson of Manning, S.C., Samuel L. Brunson Jr. of Pinewood and Ervin Brunson of Thomasville; six daughters, Delores Scott, Henrietta Timan, Ellen Brunson, Maggie Spann and Mary Brunson, all of Thomasville, and Almeta Brunson of Charlotte; and a brother, Pinckey Brunson Jr. of Pinewood, S.C.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church in Pinewood with the Rev. E. Sanders, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The funeral procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. Thursday from the home of his son, Robert Brunson, Route 3, Box 946-B, Jordan community, Manning.
The family will receive friends at the home of Robert Brunson.
Community Funeral Home of Sumter and S.E. Thomas Funeral Service of Thomasville are in charge of arrangements.
GERTRUDE W. HOWARD
FLORENCE — Gertrude Worrell Watts Howard, 88, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at a local nursing facility, after an illness.
Born in Florence County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Charles and Mary Elizabeth Isgett Worrell. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, J.B. Watts of Greenville and David L. Watts of Florence; two daughters, Betty Stoupenos and Deloris Ivey, both of Florence; a stepdaughter, Dorothy Kraft of Hilton Head Island; a special sister-in-law, Otlee Worrell of Florence; a nephew, Luther W. Worrell of Florence; a niece, Connie Morrow of Florence; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Julius Benson Watts; her second husband, Rushton L. Howard; a son, Robert C. Watts; a daughter, Sara Linna Watts; a grandson, Andrew Stoupenos; and three stepsons, Thomas M. Watts, Stone Warren Watts and Wallace Stone Watts.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Waters-Powell Funeral Home of Florence is in charge of arrangements.
CLARE A. McCULLOUGH
Clare Alexander McCullough, 97, widower of Florence Kent McCullough, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Lonsdale, Ontario, Canada, he was a son of the late William Mitchell and Emma Ethel Dewitt McCullough. He was a retired lab technician with 40 years of service at Thomas Edison and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Hier and her husband, Donald, of Mendham, N.J., and Judith McCullough of Sumter; a sister, Letitia Grange of Napanee, Ontario, Canada; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. Mark Riggs officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery.
A reception will be held at 10 a.m. prior to the service.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150. Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
WILLIE T. MILLER SR.
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MANNING — Willie Troy Miller Sr., 82, husband of Margie Dixon Miller, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center in Columbia.
Born Jan. 12, 1920, in the Camp Bob Cooper section of Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Temple Miller Sr. and Vinnie Mack Miller. He attended Rosenwald School at Mount Zion and was a graduate of South Carolina State College in masonry. He was a member of Mount Zion AME Church, where he served on the senior choir, men’s chorus, gospel train choir, trustee board and steward board. He was a member of the Carter-Sullivan American Legion Post No. 204, Manning. He was an original founder of “The Gospel Four Quartet.” He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and was honorably discharged.
Survivors besides his wife of the home include three sons, Lee Ernest Miller of Bronx, N.Y., Thomas Miller of Columbus, Ohio and Edward Miller of Marietta, Ga.; an adopted son, Sammie L. Lesane of Manning; three daughters, Willie Mae Williams and Frances Ann Walker, both of Manning, and Ellen Gray of Fayetteville, N.C.; an adopted daughter, Denise Nelson of Alcolu; seven brothers, the Rev. Sam Miller of Sumter, Aquila Miller of Denmark, Abraham Miller of Columbia, Temple Miller Jr., Shebhart Miller and Arnett Miller, all of Newport News, Va., and the Rev. Jonah Miller of Newark, N.J.; five sisters, Vinnie Graham of Newport News, Julia Simpson of Wilmington, N.C., Queen E. Young of Manning, Ernestine Jenkins of Charleston and Nettie White of Honolulu, Hawaii; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Willie Troy Miller Jr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Zion AME Church, Camp Bob Cooper section of Summerton with the Rev. Manuel Fogel, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Sam Miller, the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, the Rev. Arnette Miller and the Rev. Jonah Miller. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Ladies of Mount Zion AME Church and ladies of Lewis Chapel Baptist Church of Fayetteville will serve as flower bearers. The family will receive friends at the home, 201 Dyson St., Manning.
Samuels Funeral Home of Manning is in charge of arrangements.
VIOLA D. RAGIN
Viola Lorraine Durant Ragin, 52, wife of Thomas Ragin, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 18, 1949, in Pinewood, she was a daughter of Camilla Durant Holland and the late James Shannon. She attended Sumter County public schools and was a 1968 graduate of Manchester High School. She was a 1978 graduate of Morris College and received her master’s degree in 1985 from the University of South Carolina. In her youth, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Pinewood. After her marriage, she joined Union Station AME Church, where she served on stewardess board number one, Love and Unity Club and the F.J. Gadson Inspirational Choir. She was employed by Sumter School District 17, where she taught pre-kindergarten and kindergarten at Willow Drive Elementary. She was listed as Who’s Who among teachers and students and was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
Survivors besides her husband and mother include a son, Kenneth Ragin of Sumter; a daughter, Kimdra Ragin-Belser of Sumter; two sisters, Phillis Holland of Wilmington, N.C., and Laguardia Holland of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two uncles, Thomas Durant of Paterson, N.J., and Leslie Durant of Wilmington; five grandchildren; a number of brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Union Station AME Church with the Rev. Friendly J. Gadson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park. The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Thursday. The family will receive friends at the home, 675 Marlborough Drive. Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
DOROTHY R. RAGINS
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Dorothy Rivers Ragins died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, in Philadelphia.
Born Feb. 3, 1923, in the Spring Grove community of Rimini, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence B. Rivers Sr. and Daisy James Rivers. She attended Clarendon County and Sumter County public schools. She was a 1942 graduate of Lincoln High School in Sumter. In her youth, she joined New Hope AME Church, where she was active with the Sunday school and sang in the church choir. She attended Allen University.
Survivors include three sons, Ansley Bernard Ragins Sr. of Rimini, Alfonsa Reynard Ragin of Silver Spring, Md., and Rodney Morris Ragin of Philadelphia; a daughter, Cherly Diane Ragin of Philadelphia; a brother, Lawrence B. Rivers Jr. of Capital Heights, Md.; and a sister, Parneist R. Glover of Seaside, Calif.
Wake services will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Community Funeral Home with the Rev. Roosevelt Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery.
The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday. The funeral procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. from the home of her son, Ansley Ragin, 1510 White and Rivers Road, Sumter. The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Ansley Ragin.
Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
LINCOLN BROCK JR.
Lincoln Brock Jr., husband of Debra Drayton Brock, died today, Jan. 31, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born July 2, 1948, in Sumter County, he was a son of Lincoln Brock Sr. and Ruth Thomas Brock.
The family will receive friends at the home of Mrs. Debra Brock, 1007 Vaughn St.
Services will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.
ARMSTOUS BULTER
BISHOPVILLE — Armstous Bulter, 76, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at Temple University.
He was born May 25, 1925.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. W.A. Johnson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
LOUISE A. HARRIOTT
BISHOPVILLE — Louise Addison Harriott, 92, widow of Wilson Harriott, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville.
She was born Sept. 19, 1909, in Lee County.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Wisacky with the Rev. Sellers, pastor, officiating.
Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
EUNICE A. HUBBARD
Eunice Antley Hubbard, 100, widow of Elbert B. Hubbard, died today, Jan. 31, 2002, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter.
She was born Jan. 9, 1902, in Orangeburg County.
Services will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.
CHARLES L. JONES JR.
Charles L. Jones Jr., 87, husband of Peggy L. Gebhardt Jones, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at a local nursing center.
Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter.
ANNA G. POULSON
Anna G. Poulson, widow of Sam Poulson, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Mariner Health of Sumter East.
Born May 8, 1913, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late William Gadson Sr. and Rosa Deas Gadson.
The family will receive friends at the home, 105 Edward St.
Services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
ROBERT ROBINSON
Robert Robinson, 48, husband of Marvis “Tina” Robinson, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
He was born Jan. 26, 1954, in East Chicago, Ind.
The family will receive friends at the home, 11 Broad Court.
Services will be announced by Sumter Funeral Service Inc. of Sumter.
JOE L. SHARPE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Joe L. Sharpe, 66, husband of Frances Hill Sharpe, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Metropolitan Jewish Hospital.
Born Aug. 3, 1935, he was a son of the late Edgar and Annie Pringle Sharpe.
The family will receive friends at 101 Sparkleberry Lane.
Services will be announced by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.
