Helen Fridy Haddon
GAINESVILLE, GA - Funeral service will be held at 2 PM Thursday, February 7, 2002 at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, #7 Shannon Dr., Greenville, SC for Helen Fridy Haddon, age 78, of Holly Dr., Gainesville, GA. The Rev. Wayne Horne will officiate.
The family will receive friends at the church following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 2780 Thompson Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30506 or the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, #7 Shannon Dr., Greenville, SC 29615.
Mrs. Haddon died Monday, February 4, 2002 at the Bell Minor Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Mrs. Haddon was born in Greenwood, SC to Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen Fridy. Mrs. Haddon graduated from Lander College in 1945 with a degree in sociology. She was a member of Who's Who of American Colleges and yearbook editor her senior year.
In 1947 she married Frank Haddon and raised their children in Greenville, SC. For 16 years Mrs. Haddon taught school in the Greenville County School System.
She was a devoted member of her Sunday School Class at Aldersgate U.M.C. and upon moving to Gainesville, GA in recent years the class was renamed in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Haddon as the Haddon Friendship Class.
In Gainesville Mrs. Haddon was a current member of the Open Door Sunday School class at the First Methodist Church. She devoted countless hours to her church and her community in volunteer work in both Greenville and Gainesville. Her unselfish dedication to her family, her friends and her church, her love of life and her true gift of compassion will be greatly missed.
Survivors include her husband, Frank J. Haddon, Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Jim McCoun, Gainesville; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Debra Haddon, Columbia, SC, and John and Sandra Haddon, Mt. Pleasant, SC; six grandchildren also survive.
Little-Davenport Funeral Home of Gainesville is in charge.
Oscar (O.C.) Harris
LAURENS - Oscar (O.C.) Harris, age 83 formerly of 4572 Torrington Rd. and the widower of Frances Jackson Harris died Tuesday, Feb. 5th in the Martha Franks Retirement Center.
He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Jerry and Marie Harvey Harris.
Mr. Harris was a retired employee of the Bailey Bank and the 3M Company. He was a member, Deacon, Treasurer and Sunday School teacher of the Bellview Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of W.W.II. He was also a member of the Palmetto Masonic Lodge #19.
He is survived by one son, Rev. Dr. James William Harris of Greenwood; two half brothers, Ernest Harris of Hickory Tavern and Jerry Harris of Joanna; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Harris was predeceased by one son, Carroll Jennings Harris and a half sister, Frances H. Fuller.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Feb. 7th at 3:00 p.m. in the Bellview Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Bowers-Rodgers Childrens Home, P.O. Box 1252, Greenwood, S.C. 29648.
Gray Funeral Home of Laurens is in charge.
Jefferson Davis LaGroon
GREENWOOD — Jefferson Davis LaGroon, 62, of 1407 Sanka St., widower of Betty Jean Freeman LaGroon, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in McCormick County, he was a son of the late Claude and Ella Harrison LaGroon. He was a member of Bailey Bethel A.M.E. Church, where he was a former usher board member and a former Sunday School secretary.
Survivors include two sons, Anthony LaGroon of Kennesaw, Ga., and Darrell Goode of Lithonia, Ga.; three daughters, Bernetha L. Culbreath and London M. Thomas, both of Ninety Six and Tammy M. LaGroon of Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, James LaGroon of Greenwood and Robert Lee LaGroon of Callison; a sister, Eloise Terry of Greenwood; a niece reared in the home, Annie Lee Nicholson of Greenwood; a special friend, Juanita Glover; and 10 grandchildren.
Services are at 1 Thursday at Bailey Bethel A.M.E. Church, conducted by the Rev. John Wesley Paul. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are church trustees and stewards.
Flower bearers are church ushers.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Bernetha Culbreath, 820 Carter Road, Ninety Six.
Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Ellen Mattison
ABBEVILLE — Ellen Crawford Mattison, 47, of 128 Adams Drive, wife of Joseph Mattison, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at the home of her mother.
Born in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of McKinley and Eune Bell London Crawford. She was a member of Haigler Street Church of Christ, a homemaker and a 1974 graduate of Abbeville High School.
Survivors include her husband of the home; her parents of Abbeville; a daughter, Adrienne Mattison of the home; six sister, Sandra Lee, Helen Brownlee, Cathleen Anderson, Linda Crawford and Cynthia Napoleon, all of Abbeville and Dorothy McCullum of Orlando, Fla.; an adopted sister, Christine Crawford of Abbeville; a brother, Marvin Crawford of Abbeville; and two grandchildren reared in the home, Marquis Mattison and Dre’Kevieuz Boggs.
The family is at the home of her parents, 128 Adams Drive.
Services will be announced by Brown and Walker Funeral Home, which is in charge.
Gladys Moore
WARE SHOALS — Gladys Elizabeth Moore, 82, of 937 Power House Road, died Tuesday at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Ware Shoals, a daughter of the late Elizabeth Leonhardt and Thomas G. Moore, Sr. Miss Moore was a secretary for 45 years at Riegel Textile Corporation, a graduate of Lander College and a member of Ware Shoals United Methodist Church.
Surviving are: one sister-in-law, Sybil G. Moore, with whom she made her home, two nieces, Louise Moore Ware, Ware Shoals, S.C., Bobby Jean Moore Stewart of Greenville, S.C. Also, one great nephew, three great nieces and one great-great niece.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11 AM at Ware Shoals United Methodist Church with Rev. Gayle Summey officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery at 3 PM. Active pallbearers will be Randy McLean, Buddy Ware, Harvey McKee, Danny Ray Butler, Ansel Godfrey and Ray Thompson.
The family will be at 947 Power House Road and will receive friends at Parker-White Funeral Home, Wednesday, 7-9 P.M.
Willie James Harrison Sr.
EDGEFIELD — Services for Willie James Harrison Sr., of 291 Plum Branch Highway, will be at 2 Thursday at Liberty Spring Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Henry Gilchrist. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Viewing is at G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary after 1 today.
The family is at the home.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary is in charge.
Cornell ‘Red’ Henderson
GREENWOOD — Cornell “Red” Henderson, 78, of 828 Towne St., died June 12, 2001, at his home.
Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late T.C. and Bessie Brown Henderson. He was a former employee of Greenwood Mills, an Army veteran and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include two sons, Cornell Syrkett and Randy McBride, both of Greenwood; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services are at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evening Star Memorial Gardens, conducted by the Rev. Anthony McCullum. Entombment is in the Evening Star Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Visitation is from 7-8:30 tonight at the home.
Memorials may be made to the Negro College Fund.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc. is in charge.
Harmony Jones
GREENWOOD — Harmony Melody Jones, infant daughter of David Melton and Karen Holladay Jones, died June 12, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her parents of the home; two half brothers, David Melton Jones Jr. and Brandon Lee Jones, both of Greenwood; maternal grandparents, Patsy Holladay of Greenwood and John Holladay of Honea Path; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Jones of Greenwood.
Services are at 2 Thursday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tommy Tucker officiating. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is at the church from 1-2 Thursday.
The family is at the home of her parents, 402 Highway 246 North, Greenwood.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church Building Fund, 122 Fuller St., Greenwood, S.C. 29649.
Blyth Funeral Home is in charge.
Mickey G. Russell
McCORMICK — Mickey G. Russell, 52, of Cedar Hill Road, husband of Gail W. Russell, died June 11, 2001, at his home.
Born in Hartwell, Ga., he was an accountant for Brunswick Pulp and Paper, McCormick Wood Products Mill. He lived in McCormick for 15 years.
Survivors include his wife; his mother, Virginia M. Ihle of Seneca; a son, Kurt Russell of Toccoa, Ga.; a daughter, Julie Russell of Toccoa; a stepson, Greg White of Lincolnton; a stepdaughter, Stacy Bowick of Hardeeville; a brother, Steve Russell of Villa Rica, Ga.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services are at 3 today at Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Ga., conducted by the Rev. Robert D. Adams.
Memorials may be made to HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, S.C. 29646.
Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton, is in charge.
Lillie Mae Gary Turman
GREENWOOD — Lillie Mae Gary Turman, 88, formerly of 508 Marion Ave., widow of Elder R. Turman, died at Anna Marie Nursing Home in North Augusta.
Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late Casper and Lucinda Cheek Gary. She graduated from Brewer Normal School, retired as a practical nurse and was formerly employed by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. A member of United House of Prayer of Greenwood, she was a former musician, secretary and Nurses Club president at the church. She was also a member of Westside Community Club, Women’s Aide Society No. 98 and the Order of the Eastern Star, Rochelle Chapter No. 298.
She was the last member of her immediate family.
The family is at the home of a niece, Lucille Tompkins, 514 Marion Ave.
Services will be announced by Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc., which is in charge.
Johnnie S. Hill
McCORMICK — Johnnie S. Hill died Sunday, April 4, 2004 at McCormick Health Care Center.
Services will be announced by Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Edgefield.
Gloria Madden
DONALDS — Gloria Ann Monroe Madden, 49, of 6444 Highway 252, wife of Donnie Ray Madden, died Saturday, April 4, 2004.
Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late James Charles Monroe and Ethel Earline Thompson Monroe. She was a member of Honea Path First Baptist Church, a retired nurse and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a son, Benjamin Chase Madden of Donalds; a daughter, Erin Nicole Madden of Anderson; a brother, Ronnie Monroe of Belton and a grandchild.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Marci Rayane Madden Moore.
Services are 4 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, conducted by the Revs. Nellie Cloninger, Mike Moody and Fran Elrod. The body will be placed in the church at 3. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 7-9 tonight at Pruitt Funeral Home.
The family is at the home of her sister, Deborah Jordan, 206 Washington Circle, Honea Path.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Honea Path, is in charge.
Marci Moore
ANDERSON — Marci Rayane Madden Moore, 24, of 3301 Abbeville Highway, wife of Jeremy Lee Moore, died Saturday, April 3, 2004.
Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of Donnie Ray Madden and the late Gloria Ann Monroe Madden. She was a member of the Honea Path Trinity United Methodist Church and a cosmetologist.
Survivors include her husband of Belton; father of Donalds; a brother, Benjamin Chase Madden and a sister, Erin Nicole Madden of Anderson.
Services are 4 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, conducted by the Revs. Nellie Cloninger, Mike Moody and Fran Elrod. The body will be placed in the church at 3. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 7-9 tonight at Pruitt Funeral Home.
The family is at the home of her aunt, Deborah Jordan, 206 Washington Circle, Honea Path.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Honea Path, is in charge.
Elaine Barclay Sexton
ABBEVILLE, SC — Elaine Rose Barclay Sexton, 81, of 1317 Central Shiloh Drive, widow of Frank Washington Sexton, died Thursday, April 1, 2004 at her home.
Born in Canada; a daughter of the late David and Hazel Olsen Barclay. She was a housewife. She was predeceased by a child, Frankie Sexton.
Surviving are thirteen children, Vance Ford, Rose Bruce, Sharon Seime, Norman Bernstein, Susan Kerycky, and Bernie Barclay, all of Canada, Marlene Whitt and Theresa Gunnoe, both of Greenwood, Shawn Sexton of Panama City Beach, FL, Sandra Bowie of Camden, Renee Fawbush of Minneapolis, MN, Ramona George of Covington, OH, and Bruce Sexton of Alda, IA; twenty-seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Harley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Luena Smith
ABBEVILLE — Luena Rebecca Smith, 85, of 307 Mill St., wife of Sam Smith, died Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late Millard B. and Ada Ellenberg Nation. She was retired from Milliken Abbeville Plant and a member of Congregational Holiness Church.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a daughter, Betty Smith of Iva; a brother, Walter B. Nation of Abbeville; two grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, conducted by the Rev. Tye Sorrow.
Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Harris Funeral Home.
Harris Funeral Home is in charge.
Boyd Keith Sorrow
Mr. Boyd Keith Sorrow, age 46, of Destin, Florida, and formerly of Spartanburg, South Carolina, died Thursday, April 1, 2004, in Pensacola, Florida. Keith’s death was sudden. He was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, on August 10, 1957, to Reverend J.C. and Claudia Reynolds Sorrow, and had been a resident of the Northwest Florida area since July of 2003. He was a member of Masonic Lodge # 393 in Fairforest, South Carolina, and was Pentecostal Holiness in his faith. Mr. Sorrow was preceded in death by his son, Justin Chandler Sorrow and by a brother, James Russell Sorrow. Keith was an Operations Manager with Fed Ex Home Delivery in Pensacola, Florida. He graduated from Dorman High School in 1975 and attended Spartanburg Methodist College. He will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his loving wife of 27 years of marriage, Carolyn Fowler Sorrow, of Destin, Florida; Parents, Reverend J.C. and Claudia Sorrow, of Greenwood, South Carolina; Daughter, Carrie Marie Sorrow, of Destin, Florida; Sisters and brother-in-law, Micki Sorrow, of Greenwood, South Carolina, and Donna S. and Frankie Milford, of Abbeville, South Carolina; Grandchildren, Brandon Justin Scott and Jordyn Kelyn Sorrow, both of Destin, Florida; Father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jerry and Doris Fowler, of Spartanburg, South Carolina; and a large extended family in South Carolina.
A time of visitation was conducted from the McLaughlin Mortuary on Sunday, April 4, 2004 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Additional services will be conducted from the J.F. Floyd Mortuary in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with interment in the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Spartanburg. In lieu of floral arrangements, the family suggests contributions in care of Jerry Coleman at Fed Ex Ground in Crestview, Florida.
Arrangements and services are under the direction of the McLaughlin Mortuary, 17 Chestnut Avenue, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Announcement courtesy of The J.F. Floyd Mortuary, Spartanburg.
Ollie Mae Adams
Services for Ollie Mae Adams are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Springfield Baptist Church, Edgefield County, conducted by the Rev. Nathaniel Langford. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are nephews.
Flower bearers are nieces.
Visitation is at the home of her son, Melvin Bernard and Patricia Fisher, 108 Hill Top Ave. and the home of a granddaughter, Shonte Nance, 110 Moss Creek Drive.
Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Harold “Cal” Calhoun Cheek, III
GRAY COURT, SC – Harold “Cal” Calhoun Cheek, III, age 16, of 9438 Hwy. 76 W., died Monday, July 12th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Greenwood and was the son of Hal and Sarah Irvine Cheek of the home.
Cal was a rising senior and a member of FFA at the Laurens District 55 High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton.
In addition to his parents he is survived by his grandmothers, Anna S. Cheek of Clinton and Virginia B. Irvine of Laurens; a great aunt, Juanita Cheek of Gray Court. Cal was also a nephew of Alice Cheek Riddle and her husband Damon of Greenville and Rebecca Irvine Smith and her husband James of Columbia; a first cousin of Blaire Allison Riddle of Greenville; and a special friend, Candice Adair of Laurens.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday 4:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Clinton with burial at the Westview Memorial Park in Laurens.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home of Laurens.
Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 705 Grove Rd., Greenville, SC 29605 or to The Children’s Hospital, 701 Grove Rd., Greenville, SC 29605, Cancer Center, Self Regional Healthcare, 1325 Spring St., Greenwood, SC 29646 or any Carolina Georgia Blood Center.
Gray Funeral Home of Laurens.
James A. Crisp Jr.
LAURENS — James “Jim” Allen Crisp Jr., 74, of 136 Dagnall Circle, widower of Kathleen Roberts Cawthon Crisp, died Sunday, July 11, 2004 at Laurens County Hospital.
Born in Cross Hill, he was a son of the late James Allen Crisp Sr. and Neta Crowe Crisp. He served in the Navy during the Korean conflict and retired from Laurens Glass. A Mason, he was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Palmetto Lodge No. 19.
Survivors include a son, Wallace C. Cawthon Jr. of Laurens; a daughter, Vickie Crisp Fulmer of Laurens; a brother, Sam T. Crisp of Laurens; a sister, Margaret Crisp Iusti of Cross Hill.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy Mortuary, conducted by the Rev. Marc Coker. Burial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation is 7-8:30 tonight at the mortuary.
Family members are at their respective homes.
Kennedy Mortuary is in charge.
Bessie F. Linzey
ABBEVILLE — Bessie F. Linzey, 84, of Apartment 52 Woodview Lane, died Monday, July 12, 2004 at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Anderson County, she was a member of The Church of Christ.
Survivors include three sons, George Franklin, Robert Franklin and James Linzey, all of Abbeville; two daughters, Mrs. John (Rosa Mae) Allen of Abbeville and Mary M. Franklin of Greenville; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the home.
Services will be announced by Abbeville & White Mortuary.
Lois H. Banks
ENOREE – Lois Harlan Banks, 86, formerly of 3 School Street died Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at National Health Care in Laurens.
A native of Lanford, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Henry B. and Florence M. Harlan and widow of Jeff A. Banks Sr. Mrs. Banks was a member of Lanford Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law: Patricia and Alex Babb of Enoree, Carolyn and Ken Cooper of Ninety Six; two sisters, Mary Spearman and Virginia Parsons, both of Enoree; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Babb was pre-deceased by two sons, Henry A. Banks and Allen Banks and a grandson, Mark Babb.
Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, July 15, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Lanford Baptist Church Cemetery by Mr. Tom Cooper. Visitation will immediately follow the service in the church social hall.
The family is at their respective homes.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Lanford Baptist Church Building Fund c/o Jan Hurley, 3795 Hwy. 92, Gray Court, S.C. 29645.
Lanford Funeral Home in Woodruff is in charge of arrangements.
Laraine Bowen
BONNEAU — Edna Laraine Pitts Bowen, 61, of 445 Pauline Drive, formerly of 216 Pitts Circle, Greenwood, widow of William Bowen, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston.
Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late Sloan E. and Mary West Pitts. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and was employed by Pic-N-Pay Shoes in Greenwood. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church, Greenwood.
Survivors include a daughter, Dianna Q. Thompkins of Bonneau and a grandchild.
Graveside services are 11 a.m. Friday in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, conducted by the Rev. Wilton Gleaton.
Visitation is 6-7:30 tonight at Blyth Funeral Home.
Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge.
Dennis Moseley
CHAPPELLS — Dennis Moseley, 88, of 211 Fairfax Road, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood.
Frank Patterson
McCORMICK — Frank Patterson, 50, of 617 Brown St., died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at his home.
Born in McCormick, he was a son of the late Dorothy Patterson. He worked in yard maintenance and was of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include a sister, Betty Harper of McCormick; five brothers, Eric Patterson of Washington, D.C., David Patterson and Ray Patterson, both of McCormick, Allen Patterson of Rock Hill and James Patterson of Florida.
Services are 1 p.m. Friday at Walker Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James W. Price. Burial is in Overbrook Cemetery.
The family is at the home of his guardian, Lula Jane Middleton, 617 Brown St.
Walker Funeral Home is in charge.
Rayford Powell
PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Denver Rayford Powell, 70, of Jeffery Drive, widower of Sharon Powell, died Monday, July 12, 2004 at Lucerne Regional Medical Center, Orlando.
Born in Ware Shoals, S.C., he was a son of the late John Denver and Mable Louise Elledge Powell. He was retired from the Army and the Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Survivors include five sons, John Powell and Jason Powell, both of Port Orange, Timothy Powell of Avon Park, Mark Powell of Weston and Benjamin Powell of Poland; a daughter, Sharon Powell of Ocala; a sister, Glenda Dawkins of Altoona; a brother, Wayne Powell of Greenwood, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at a later date.
Memorials may be made to West Side Baptist Church, P.O. Box 216, Greenwood, SC 29648 or to a charity of one’s choice.
Brewer & Sons Funeral Home, Orlando, is in charge.
Announcement courtesy of Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood.
Daniel Reid Jr.
McCORMICK — Daniel Reid Jr., 84, of Highway 81 North, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
Born in Calhoun Falls, he was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and served as an elder in McCormick and New Jersey for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Reid of the home; 13 children; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is 3 p.m. Saturday at the McCormick Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, conducted by Brother Dennis Johnson.
The family is at the home.
Walker Funeral Home is in charge.
