York County, South Carolina Obituary Collection

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Norma Hoffman

ROCK HILL - Mrs. Norma Frances Fuhr Hoffman, 77, of Rock Hill, formerly of Farmington Hills, Mich., died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at home.

The funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church. Burial will be at Rock Hill Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Hoffman was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, the St. Martha's Guild and the YMCA.

Surviving are her husband, Francis G. Hoffman; her daughter, Patricia Hoffman Kostell of Rock Hill; her sister, Evelyn Treutelaar of Niles, Ill.; two grandchildren; and her great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. today and from 7 to 9 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home. A vigil service will be at 6:30 p.m. today at Cauthen Funeral Home.

Ruby Holley

KERSHAW - Miss Ruby Holley, 75, of 8 Sierra Court, Columbia, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998, at Pinewood Care Center in Eastover.

A graveside service will be 11 a.m. today at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Jefferson, with the Rev. Lewis Gargiulo officiating.

Miss Holley was a member of Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia.

Surviving are three sisters, Claree Hutchinson of Eastover, Mary H. Austin and Bobbie Broach of Columbia.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today at Cauthen Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Karen Hixon, 116 Ballenger Road, Blythewood, SC 29016.

Memorials may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, Route 1, Box 236-B, Jefferson, SC 29718.

Eugene Rambert

CHESTER - Mr. Eugene "Gene" Rambert, 61, of 709 Saluda St. died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1998, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia.

The funeral will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Brown's Chapel AME Zion Church, with the Rev. O.L. Smith officiating and the Revs. Moses Lightner, Jesse Peay and Charles Pratt assisting. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Mr. Rambert was a Chester native. He was a member of Brown's Chapel AME Zion Church. He was a volunteer fireman in Chester County. He was a former employee of Chester Metropolitan Water District. He was a plumber and roofer.

Surviving are three sons, John Rambert and Earl Eugene Elam, both of Chester, and Quincy Lamont Caldwell of York; five brothers, Derry Rambert Jr. of Jamaica, N.Y., Leroy Rambert and David Rambert, both of Chester, Alex Rambert of Chester, Pa., and Jesse L. Rambert of Elizabeth, N.J.; five sisters, Dorothy M. Jennings of Rock Hill, Viola Washington, Lorenda Rambert, Alvenia Kennedy and Anna Gladney, all of Chester; and 11 grandchildren.

The body will be taken to the church at 3 p.m. Saturday.

The family will receive friends at the home of John and Evette Rambert, 108 Lowry St., Chester.

King's Funeral Home is in charge.

Ray Readett Jr.

YORK - Mr. Ray Fielding Readett Jr., 71, 7 S. Pacific Ave., Apartment 6-F, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998, at Tanglewood Health Care Center in Ridgeway.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. today at M.L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dave Stanford officiating. Burial will be at Lakeview Memory Gardens.

Mr. Readett was a World War II veteran, and served on the Destroyer Miles C. Fox in the South Pacific.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Henry Readett; two sons, William D. Readett of Clover and Thomas F. Readett of Pickens; his sister, Jesse Ruth Warner of Greer; and five grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at M.L. Sons and Funeral Home in Clover.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church building fund, 117 S. Main St., Clover, SC 29710.

Etheleene Willcox

COLUMBIA - Mrs. Etheleene Scarborough Willcox, 89, of Columbia, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998, at Mercy South Hospital in Pineville, N.C.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, with the Revs. Joseph McCutchen and James Young officiating. Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Darlington.

Mrs. Willcox worked for the Veterans Administration and the Internal Revenue Service in Columbia. She was named IRS employee of the year in 1989, and was the widow of James Carter Willcox.

Surviving are her son, Thomas Law Willcox of Seabrook Island; her daughter, Kathryn Willcox Patterson of Charlotte; five grandchildren; and her great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Wolfe Funeral Home in Fort Mill and at other times at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and James Patterson, 14226 Sledge Road, Charlotte, NC 28278.

Nancy Britt

GARDEN CITY - Mrs. Nancy M Britt, 54, of Garden City, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998.

A graveside service will be 1 p.m. today at Malvern Hill Baptist Church cemetery.

Mrs. Britt was retired from civil service and was the owner of Britt Business Service. She was a member of the National Society of Public Accountants, the American Society of Military Comptrollers and the National Association of Female Executives. She was the widow of Wayne Isaac Britt.

Surviving are her son, William Joseph Hagins Jr. of Mount Pleasant; two daughters, Amanda Marie Pennington of Rock Hill and Sandra Renee Clifford of Surfside; her mother, Nelle Pace Moseley of Rock Hill; two brothers, William Pace Moseley of Rock Hill and Robert Capers Moseley of North Augusta; her sister, Suzie Moseley Cantrell of Camden and Myrtle Beach; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 411, Camden, SC 29020.

Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge.

Charleston Cherry

RICHBURG - Mr. Charleston T. "Dude" Cherry, 67, of 4019 Wylie Mill Road died Friday, Sept. 11, 1998, at home.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Vernon AME Zion Church, with the Rev. J.E. Johnson officiating and the Rev. Arthur Randolph assisting. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Mr. Cherry was a Chester County native, attended public schools in Chester County and was a member of Mount Vernon AME Zion Church. He retired from Carolina Rebar Steel Co. and was the widower of Bertha Irene Robinson Cherry.

Surviving are six sons, Robert Robinson and Michael Cherry, both of Rock Hill, Jimmy Cherry of Norfolk, Va., Kenneth Cherry of Fort Lawn, Derrick Cherry of Germany, and Stephen Robinson of Greensboro, N.C.; two daughters, Viola Robinson of Fort Lawn and Patricia Lewis of Charlotte; his parents, Robert and Emma C. Barber of Richburg; his brother, J.C. Cherry of Edgemoor; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the residence. The body may be viewed from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at King's Funeral Home and will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

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