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LAKE CITY — Freddie James “Doc” Langston, 78, husband of Louise Oliver Langston, died Friday, August 3, 2001, at his residence after an illness. Born in Florence County, he was a son of the late Isgett D. Langston and Maggie Collins Langston. He was a retired auto mechanic and member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Men’s Sunday School class. Survivors other than his wife include two daughters, Jean Langston (Bobby) Burgess and Janice Langston (Mack) Beard, both of Lake City; a son, Donald E. (Kaye) Langston of Scranton; two sisters, Lizzie Ann Bunch of Summerville and Mary Coward of Coward; seven grandchildren, Ray Phelps of Drayton, Mackie Beard and Cory Langston, both of Lake City, Donnie Langston of Raleigh, N.C., and Beth (Spencer) Rogers, Amy (Donny) McGee and Ashley Langston, all of Lake City; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Freddie Kyle Beard; two brothers, DeLee Langston and Milber Langston; and three sisters, Virginia Miles, Essie Shealy and Rosa Dean Jones. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Calvary Baptist Church with burial in the Lake City Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice of the Pee Dee, 555 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29506; or to Calvary Baptist Church, 320 Carlisle St., Lake City, SC 29560. Brockington Funeral Home of Lake City is in charge of the arrangements.
JOHN WARING RICHARDSON
PINEWOOD — John Waring Richardson died Saturday, August 4, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home.
VIOLA CALVIN
Viola Calvin, 78, widow of Ed Calvin, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at the home of her daughter. Born Jan. 10, 1923, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Joe Dunham and Essie Dinkins Dunham. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Daisy Smith, 1258 Mooneyham Road. Services will be announced by Sumter Funeral Service Inc.
WILLIAM T. MALLETT
MANNING — William “Tit” Titus Mallett, 68, husband of Lottie Montgomery Mallett, died today, Aug. 6, 2001, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 11, 1932, in the Sugar Hill section of Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Frank Mallett Sr. and Mable Dozier Mallett. The family will receive friends at the home, 1107 Dozier-Mallett Road, Sugar Hill community of Manning. Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home of Manning.
CHANEY W. RICHARDSON
SUMMERTON — Chaney Fogle Williams Richardson, 91, widow of Clay Williams and Henry Richardson, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center in Columbia. Born April 10, 1910, in Orangeburg County, she was a daughter of the late Demus Fogle and Julia Johnson Fogle. The family will receive friends at the home of her granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Ethel and Chris Bennett, 5565 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton. Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home of Manning.
HARRIET C. RIPP
Harriet Jane Caldwell Ripp, 75, wife of Stanley J. Ripp, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.
ELSIE C. ROBINSON
SALTERS — Elsie Canty Robinson, 78, widow of Frank Robinson, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, 11 Robin Drive, Salters. Born Jan. 9, 1923, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Niece Canty and Annie Reid Canty. The family will receive friends at the home, Route 7, Box 179-K, Jordan community, S.C. 260, Clarendon County. Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
LIZZIE N. ROBINSON
PINEWOOD — Lizzie Nelson Robinson died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends at the home of her parents, Robert and Lottie Nelson, 35 Delta Lane, Pinewood. Services will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
THOMAS E. WHEELER
NEW ZION — Thomas “Tommy” Elijah Wheeler, 64, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at his home. Born Sept. 15, 1936, in the Turbeville section of Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Joseph Emerson Wheeler and Generetta McElveen Wheeler. The family will receive friends at the home, 2979 Walker-Gamble Road, New Zion. Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home of Manning.
LEROY COCKFIELD
LAKE CITY — Leroy “Dec” Cockfield, 85, widower of Lola Bell Gaskins Cockfield, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Born June 30, 1916, in Florence County, he was a son of the late Julious Cockfield and Elvira Burgess. He retired from the Public Works Department of Lake City. Survivors include a daughter, Nettie Lee Croker and her husband, James Croker, of the home; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, James Cockfield. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Aim Well Baptist Church in Pamplico with the Rev. Robie Gabriel officiating. Burial will be in Beaverdam Cemetery in Scranton. The casket will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, 133 Cash Ave., Lake City. Green’s Funeral Home of Lake City is in charge of arrangements.
FRANKIE S. GREENE
BEAUFORT — Frankie Seckinger Greene, wife of the Rev. Harold P. Greene Sr., died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at Eden Garden Assisted Living in Beaufort. Born in Beaufort, she was a daughter of the late Norman Nixon Seckinger and Verna Ihley Seckinger. Survivors besides her husband of Beaufort include a son, the Rev. Dr. Harold P. Greene Jr. of Sumter; a daughter, Joyce Greene Alderman of Springfield, Ga.; two sisters; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Baptist Church of Beaufort. Burial will be in Beaufort Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Anderson Funeral Home. Anderson Funeral Home of Beaufort is in charge of the arrangements.
JAMES E. KING
James E. King, 55, husband of Shirley Surles King, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at his home. Born in Ripley, Tenn., he was a son of the late Beauford E. King and Vivian Murphy King. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a retired security officer and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam. Survivors besides his wife include a son, Temple J. King of the home; two daughters, Pamela L. Fisher of Sumter and Heather M. King of the home; and two grandchildren, Patrick J. Fisher and Marcus A. King. He was preceded in death by a son, Scot K. King. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with Brother Lath Harris officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1120 Oswego Road. Memorials may be made to Fisher House Guest House, Ft. Gordon, Augusta, Ga. or the Latter-day Saints Missionary Fund. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARY E. NEYLE
Mary Ella Neyle, 86, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at a local nursing center. Born in Stateburg, she was a daughter of the late Alexander Fraser Neyle and Mary Ella Myers Neyle. She was a member of Wise Drive Baptist Church. She worked for 28 years at the Tuomey Hospital Canteen/Gift Shop for the Junior Welfare League of Sumter. Survivors include nieces and nephews, Connie Beck Britton and her husband, J.J., of Sumter and Frances Jones Bell and her husband, Robert, of Greenville, George Austin Beck and his wife, Connie, of Fayetteville, N.C., Robert Shaw Wilson and his wife, Emily, of Sumter, Neyle Wilson and his wife, Ann, of Myrtle Beach, John Jones and his wife, Betty Gayle, of Gainesville, Ga., and Kitty Poston Beck of Myrtle Beach, widow of Kenneth Emmett Beck Jr.; 19 great-nieces and great-nephews, one of whom was her goddaughter, Beth Britton Stuckey of Charleston. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Rosalie Neyle Beck, Julia Neyle Jones and Helen Neyle Wilson; and two brothers, Fraser Neyle and Henry Neyle. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Sumter Cemetery with Dr. Thomas Painter officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JOHN W. RICHARDSON SR.
PINEWOOD — John Waring Richardson Sr., husband of Sadie Stack Richardson, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Pinewood, he was a son of the late William H.B. Richardson and Louise Simons Richardson. He was a member of St. Marks Episcopal Church in Pinewood and was a retired farmer and merchant. He was also a World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survivors besides his wife of Pinewood include two sons, John Waring Richardson Jr. and his wife, Tami, and Burchell S. Richardson and his wife, Joni, all of Sumter; a daughter, Maudie R. Ewing and her husband, Ronny, of Pinewood; a brother, James A. Richardson of Pinewood; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, W.H.B. Richardson Jr.; a sister, Louise Richardson Beadle; and an infant daughter. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in St. Marks Episcopal Church with Dr. William Snow and the Rev. Richard Broomall officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Jimmy Richardson, Bobby Jenkinson, Bobby Richardson, Richard Jenkinson, Hank Richardson and Mark Smith will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, Route 1, Box 684, Pinewood. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, S.C. 29210. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SUSIE N. HOLLIDAY
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Susie Nelson Holliday, 101, widow of Effie Holliday, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at Rose Mountain Care Center in New Brunswick.
Born Aug. 6, 1899, in Clarendon County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Sam Nelson and Mary Ella Nelson Pearson and stepdaughter of the late Ed Pearson.
The family will receive friends beginning Thursday at the home of her late son and daughter-in-law, Simon and Isabell Holliday, Goodwill Church Road, Manning.
Services will be announced by Samuels Funeral Home of Manning.
HARRY J. KOEPP
Harry Jack Koepp, 74, husband of Ruth L. Koepp, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at Alterra House in Sumter.
Services will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.
EDDIE H. WELCH
Eddie Howard Welch, 52, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at his home.
Services will be announced by Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home of Sumter.
