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SUMMERTON — Moses Georgia Sr., 83, widower of Silla Pearl Gibson Georgia, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Community General Hospital in Thomasville, N.C.
Born Feb. 1, 1919, in Summerton, he was a son of Mary Brunson Georgia Williams and the late Joe Williams. He was raised in a Christian home. In his youth, he joined Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church in Summerton. He attended Clarendon County schools. He was active in many auxiliaries including the trustee board and the gospel choir. He was a member of Summerton Masonic Lodge No. 366. He was employed by the state Department of Transportation in its division of highway maintenance in Clarendon County.
Survivors include three sons, Moses Georgia Jr. of Trinity, N.C., Leroy Georgia of Thomasville, N.C., and John Simmons of Summerton; five daughters, Inez G. Mitchell of Summerton, Betty G. Boggan of Thomasville, Maggie G. Simmons and Pearl G. Oliver, both of Trinity, and Theresa Blake of Riverview, N.J.; three brothers, Johnny Lee Williams of Miami, Fla., James Williams of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Joe Williams Jr. of Summerton; three sisters, Ida W. Gaymon of Pinewood, Mamie Nelson of Philadelphia, Pa., and Janie Wilds of Queens, N.Y.; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Willie Mood Georgia and Charlie Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church in Summerton with the Rev. William T. Johnson, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Revs. Roosevelt Boyd and Van R. Johnson. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Inez G. and Lee Mitchell, 2157 Lucien Brailsford Road, Summerton.
Dyson’s Home for Funerals of Summerton is in charge of arrangements.
CYNTHIA W. JENNINGS
Cynthia Jewell Wilson Jennings, 44, wife of Allen Jennings Jr., died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 30, 1957, in the Bronx, N.Y., she was a daughter of Gertrude W. Dennis and the late David L. Wilson Sr. and stepdaughter of Deacon Herbert Dennis Sr. She was baptized in New York and became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She attended International Career Institute in New York City. After graduation, she worked as an educational intake counselor for student activities. She later relocated to Sumter, where she attended Hopewell Baptist Church in Dalzell and Bethel AME Church in Columbia.
Survivors besides her husband, mother and stepfather include three sons, Allen, Tyree and Akil Jennings; and a stepbrother, Herbert Dennis Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hopewell Baptist Church, S.C. 441, Dalzell, with the Rev. Dr. L.W. Walker Sr., pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Anthony Taylor and the Rev. Ronnie E. Brailsford of Bethel AME Church in Columbia. Burial will be in Hopewell Baptist Church cemetery.
The casket will be placed in the church at noon Saturday.
Trustees will serve as pallbearers with members of the missionary society serving as flower bearers.
Team members from Ryan’s Steakhouse in Sumter will serve as honorary flower bearers.
The funeral procession will leave at 12:30 p.m. from the home of Deacon Herbert Dennis Sr. and Gertrude Dennis, 3285 Spencer Road, Rembert.
The family will receive friends at the home of Deacon Herbert Dennis Sr. and Gertrude Dennis.
Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
DAVID A. NEVELS
David Alexander Nevels died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia.
Born Sept. 9, 1993, in Charlotte, N.C., he was a son of Wandalee Nevels and Larry Michael Nevels. He was a second-grade honor student at Alice Drive Elementary School. He received numerous awards and certificates including the principal’s award for honor roll, perfect attendance, good conduct award and certificates for outstanding abilities in music. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. He was a member of the family YMCA, the karate class at the Freed School of Performing Arts, a former member of the Boy Scouts and Tiger Cub No. 305. He was an avid swimmer, which he taught himself. He was very skilled with video games and enjoyed all sports and singing.
Survivors besides his mother of Sumter and his father of Charlotte, N.C., include a sister, Adeia Michelle Nevels; maternal grandparents, Mae Jefferson Starks and Prince Hosanna Starks Sr., both of Winston-Salem, N.C.; paternal grandmother, Alma Marie Whitworth of Malpitas, Calif.; two uncles, Dr. Preston Henry Starks of Jacksonville, Fla., and Prince Hosanna Starks Jr. of Winston-Salem; an aunt, Winfred Starks Garrett of Durham, N.C.; and a number of cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center, Morris College, Sumter, with the Rev. Malachi Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory in Winston-Salem.
The casket will be placed in the center from 9 a.m. until the hour of service.
The funeral procession will leave at 9 a.m. from the home of Wandalee Nevels, 403 Alice Drive, Apt. 20.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center, Morris College, and other times at the home of Wandalee Nevels.
Memorials may be made to The David Alexander Nevels Memorial Endowment Fund, c/o Sumter Family YMCA, 50 Willow Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.
Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
LILLIAN M. SHORTER
CHARLOTTE — Lillian M. Shorter, 94, of Charlotte, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at University Hospital.
Born Sept. 2, 1907, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Leonard Dick and Mary Elizabeth Weldon Mathis.
Survivors include a son, Shelton L. Shorter Jr. of Charlotte; two sisters, Colzie M. Richardson of Florence and Margaret M. Smith of Cornelius, N.C.
She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 69 years, Shelton L. Shorter Sr.; three brothers, Leland Weldon, Len Benjamin and Richard Curtis Mathis; and a sister, Ethel White McCoy.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Forest Lawn West Cemetery with Dr. Ivan Peden officiating.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 501 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C. 29202.
Heritage Funeral Home of Indian Trail, N.C., is in charge of arrangements.
WILLIE S. STROY
DALEVILLE, Ala. — Willie S. Stroy, 54, husband of Levern Hilton Stroy, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at his home, 60 S. Catherine Drive, Daleville.
Born Feb. 23, 1947, in Manning, S.C., he was a son of Magnolia Spry Stroy and the late James Stroy. He attended Manning Training School. In his youth, he joined Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He later joined Holly Hill Missionary Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged after 21 years. He received the Army Service Ribbon, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four campaign stars, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), Bronze Star Medal and Overseas Service Ribbon (2).
Survivors besides his wife of Daleville and his mother of Manning include a daughter, Melinda J. Stroy of Daleville; and three sisters, Anna Murray and Emily Brown, both of Manning, and Pamela Fields of Columbia, S.C.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Holly Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Bloomville Road and Hidden Branch Drive, Bloomville section of Manning, with the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Clarence Hilton. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The casket will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Saturday.
U.S. Army Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Emily and Roy Brown, 1133 Foxbrook Lane, Manning. Samuels Funeral Home of Manning is in charge of arrangements.
MARTHA D. WEBB
Martha “Mattie” Davis Webb, 97, widow of Jefferson Webb, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born May 5, 1904, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Luke and Martha Davis. In her youth, she joined Mt. Moriah UME Church in Alcolu, where she served faithfully with the missionary society, Sunday school and choir. She was a longtime member of the Sons and Daughters of Job.
Survivors include two sons, Clarence and George Webb, both of Sumter; a daughter, Fannie L. Ford of Sumter; a sister, Sarah Jane Hudson of Norwalk, Conn.; her care giver, Janie Pack; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul AME Church, Plowden Mill Road, with the Rev. Dr. B.J. Glover, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Patrick Mellerson and the Rev. Willie Green, pastor of Mt. Moriah UME Church, delivering the eulogy. Burial will be in Congruity Cemetery.
The casket will be placed in the church at noon Saturday.
The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Fannie L. Ford, 3755 Resema Lane, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
KEVIN C. BOWLER
BISHOPVILLE — Kevin Charles Bowler of 49 Pathfinder Trailer Park, Camden, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in Richland County.
The family will receive friends at 985 Calvery Church Road, Bishopville.
Services will be announced by Wilson’s Funeral Home of Bishopville.
LILLIE B. BRITTON
Lillie Bell Britton, 76, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born June 15, 1925, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Richard Harvin and Lillie Bell Pinkney.
Services will be announced by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.
JACQUELINE CARRAWAY
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Jacqueline Carraway died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Presbyterian Hospital.
Born Feb. 6, 1966, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Isaac Capers and Elouise Delay Capers.
The family will receive friends at the home of Pauline Delay, 24 Harmony Court, Sumter.
Services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
JOHN W. FITZPATRICK
John Wayne Fitzpatrick, 57, husband of Pamelah Parker Fitzpatrick, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Providence Hospital.
Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter.
ETHEL R. MOORE
REMBERT — Ethel Rennie Moore, widow of David Moore, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at her home.
Born Dec. 2, 1899, in Winnsboro, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Davis and Sibbie Ashford Davis.
The family will receive friends at the home, 4675 Pineside Drive, Rembert.
Services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
CAROLYN P. ROGERSON
Carolyn Porter Rogerson, 78, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at a local nursing center.
Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter.
E.L. SMILING
MANNING — E.L. Smiling, husband of Clara Smiling, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at Doctor’s Care Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late John and Magdeline Smiling.
The family will receive friends at the home of Clara Smiling, 5040 Wessex Drive, Wedgefield.
Services will be announced by Blackwell-Jenkins Funeral Home of Manning.
LILA P. THAMES
MANNING — Lila Mae Pack Thames, 79, widow of Clarence Fope Thames, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington.
Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home of Manning.
PATRICIA S. BRYANT
MANNING — Patricia S. Bryant, 63, wife of Sphinks Thomas Bryant Jr., died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.
Born Dec. 17, 1938, in Tiffin, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Robert Charles Stoffer and Helen M. Clarke. She was a member of Home Branch Baptist Church.
Survivors besides her husband of Manning include three sons, David P. Hankins of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Robert C. Hankins and Sphinks T. Bryant III, both of Manning; three daughters, Lynn and her husband, Jeff Daulton, of Chapel Hill, N.C., Sue and her husband, Edward Charles, of Sumter, and Desi and her husband, Roger Lucas, of Manning; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Home Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Hudson and the Rev. John Hall officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and other times at the home of Sphinks T. Bryant, 1090 Bryant Road, Manning.
Memorials may be made to Home Branch Baptist Church in Manning.
Stephens Funeral Home of Manning is in charge of arrangements.
BARBARA COOK
Barbara “Bobbi” Cook, 62, wife of Melvin Cook, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2002.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Russell Monroe Sigmon Sr. and Bessie Lee Bumgarner Sigmon.
Survivors besides her husband include three sons, Peter Cook, Kevin Cook and Russell Cook; a daughter, Linda Hamilton; a brother, Kenneth Sigmon Sr., husband of Pat Sigmon, of Sumter; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Drucilla Sigmon Jayroe; and a brother, Russell M. Sigmon Jr.
Funeral services will be held in Osseo, Minn.
Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.
JOHNNIE A. HAMILTON
BISHOPVILLE — Johnnie A. “Buddy” Hamilton, 82, widower of Nettie Hamilton, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville. Born in North Carolina, he was a son of the late John Hamilton and Evie Chavis Hamilton. He was a member of Elliott Baptist Church. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Griggs officiating. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery in McColl. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Elliott Baptist Church. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.
