Annie Todd Ostrochousky
GREENWOOD — Annie Todd Ostrochousky, 93, formerly of 307 W. Durst Ave., died Sunday, June 2, 2002, at Wesley Commons.
Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home.
Florence Ellison
GASTONIA, NC — Florence Owen Ellison, 80, resident of Gaston Place Assisted Living, widow of John Henry Ellison, died September 2, 2002 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
Born in Lake Waccamaw, NC, October 6, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Millard Theodore and Dippie Ophelia Hammond Owen. She was a graduate of North Carolina Women's College in Greensboro and also Rex Nursing School in Raleigh. She served in the US Navy Nurse Corps during WW II. Mrs. Ellison retired in 1986 as a Registered Nurse from Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood, SC.
A former resident of Ninety Six, SC, where she was a member of Temple Baptist Church, she has made her home in Gastonia since 1991 and was a member of Parkwood Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, James Harold and wife, Dee M. Ellison of Milton, FL and Alvin Owen and wife, Deborah C. Ellison of Gastonia, NC; a sister, Christine O. Pate of Wilmington, NC; two brothers, Johnny Ray Owen of Jacksonville, NC and Charles B. Owen of Grove City, OH; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 2PM Wednesday at Parkwood Baptist Church, 1729 E. Garrison Blvd in Gastonia with Rev. Jeff Long officiating and will receive friends at the church immediately following the service.
Funeral services will be conducted 3PM Thursday from the Blyth Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Owens officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 to 3:00 Thursday afternoon.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Ninety Six, SC.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Ellison, Charles Chasteen, Richard Stevens, Joey Turner, Steve Chasteen and David Ouzts.
Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association/ALS Division, PO Box 78342, Phoenix, AZ 85062-8342.
Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, SC is in charge.
Lee W. Fish
Lee W. Fish, 79, husband of Nancy S. Fish, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002.
Born in Smithville Flats, N.Y., he was a son of Gladys and Lester Fish. He served in the Army from 1942-44, in the Pacific. He retired from IBM in 1987 and was a member of First Baptist Church of Greenwood, where he was active in the NGO.
Survivors include his wife; five daughters; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services are 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at First Baptist Church of Greenwood, with visitation in the church parlor from 5-6:45.
THE HONORABLE GEORGE EDWIN MACCARO
GREENWOOD — Former resident of Long Island, NY and Nassau County District Court Judge George E. Maccaro, died from a severe stroke on September 3, 2002.
Born on September 8, 1914 in New York City, George Maccaro graduated from St. John's University School of Law, became a successful lawyer, was a Nassau District Court Judge and President of Security National Bank, ending his career as partner/counsel at Purcell Graham Stock Brokerage Firm from 1964 to 1976.
George's father, Cipriano Maccaro, an Italian immigrant, became the success of which all immigrant families dream. For 25 years he was the lead trumpet for the Metropolitan Opera. This drive for success was instilled in George.
George began his career as a struggling lawyer in Wantagh. He married Gertrude McGee just before serving in the Army during World War II and was stationed in Greensboro, NC, as a sergeant in the Office of the Judge Advocate General. After his Army assignment, he was back pursuing his career as a lawyer in Wantagh.
While working, George Maccaro was approached by the Nassau Republican party to run for District Court Judge. He became the youngest judge to be elected to the bench. Judge Maccaro declined a second term on the bench as the cover of Newsday reported and quoted, "You cannot feed six children on a judge's salary."
Judge Maccaro moved his family to Bay Shore, Long Island, where he was a member of Saint Patrick's Church and Southward Ho Country Club. He was an active fund raiser for local charities and lived in Bay Shore until he retired to South Carolina in 1976.
Judge Maccaro lost his wife, Gertrude, in 1969. His two grandsons, David McGee and Brian Jay Carmines, predeceased him. He remarried in 1978 to Ann Simmons from Greenwood, SC. They lived on Hilton Head Island, SC and Skidaway Island, Savannah, GA before moving to Naples, FL and Greenwood, SC in 1990.
Judge Maccaro is survived by his wife, Ann of Greenwood; and his six children, Kathleen Shoemaker of Bluffton, SC, Gloria Carmines of Hilton Head Island, SC, George E. Maccaro Jr. of Hilton Head Island, SC, Eileen Clark of Athens, OH, Marilyn Goldman of Port Jefferson, NY and Eleanor Sheeley of Woodstock, GA; three stepchildren, James Thomas of Chapel Hill, NC, Brett Thomas of Greenwood, SC and LeeAnn Hansen of New Port, NJ and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Church of the Resurrection, Greenwood, SC with the Rev. Peter Hawes officiating.
Burial will be at 12 noon on Friday at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, SC.
The family will receive friends at Harley Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The family is at the home, 114 Fairway Court.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, PO Box 3283, Greenwood, SC 29648 or to MEG's House, PO Box 3410, Greenwood, SC 29648.
Harley Funeral Home of Greenwood, SC is in charge of arrangements.
Annie R. Pope
MIDDLETON, Conn. — Annie R. Pope, 84, of 1 Maplewood Terrace, widow of Maxie Pope, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002 at Harbor Hill Care Center.
Born in Greenwood County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late George and Sarah Parks Pope.
Survivors include a son, Johnny Pope of Greenwood; two daughters, Clara Scott and Maxine Pope, both of Middleton; and 10 grandchildren.
Services were Thursday at Ahiloh Baptist Church in Middleton, with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Doolittle Funeral Service was in charge.
Announcement courtesy of Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, Greenwood.
James M. Reid
HODGES — James M. Reid, 39, husband of Janice Miller Reid, of 2623 Nation Road, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2002, at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of James D. and Rachel Magaha Reid. He was an employee of Axiom Consulting and a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church and Brewington Masonic Lodge 183.
Survivors include his wife; his parents of Hodges; a son, James Eli Reid of the home; a daughter, Jana Reid of the home; and a sister, Sheila Reid Coker of Hodges.
Graveside services are 5 p.m. today in Oakbrook Memorial Park, Greenwood, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Miller. Brewington Masonic Lodge 183 will conduct Masonic rites.
Honorary escorts are Justin Miller, Joey Miller, Trent Coker, Frank Brooks, Bobby Spence Jr., DeWayne “Runt” Smith, George Ambrose, Mike Trantham and D.J. O’Hara.
Visitation is at the home.
Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals, is in charge.
Mildred Hill Sanders
Mildred Ann Hill Sanders, of 850-B E. Cambridge, wife of Terry Sanders, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at her home.
Services will be announced by Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home.
Cora Smith
SALUDA — Cora Lou Wells Smith, 89, formerly of Ninety Six, widow of Ernest Lynwood Smith, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at Saluda Nursing Center.
A daughter of the late Brice Mitchell and Minnie Lou Motes Wells, she was a retired textile employee and a member of Good Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include a stepson, Lynwood Smith of Saluda; two sisters, Laura Griffes and Frances Bastian, both of Charleston; and a brother, Foots Wells of Greenwood.
Services are 4 p.m. Thursday at Ramey Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Henry Cooper. Burial is in Mayson Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is from 3-4 Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Ramey Funeral Home is in charge.
Herbert Wideman
Herbert Wideman, 73, of 304-A Margaret St., died Monday, Sept. 2, 2002 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in McCormick County, he was a son of the late Nero and Mozell Wideman. He retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member of the Sons of Aide No. 30. He attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Bennett and Gwendolyn Calhoun, both of McCormick; a brother, Rolly Wideman of Alabama; two sisters, Ella Griffin of Plainfield, N.J., and Alberta Wideman of Maryland; and two grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Robinson & Son Mortuary, conducted by Larry Hackett. Burial is in Evening Star Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is from 7-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Elizabeth Bennett, Route 1, Box 68-BB, Pinehill Subdivision, McCormick.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc. is in charge.
Sally Johnson Williams
EVANSTON, Ill. — Sally Pearl Johnson Williams died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital.
Born in Greenwood County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Richard C. and Essie W. Johnson.
Survivors include a daughter, Annie Pearl Avington of Skokie; two grandchildren of the home, Tamyra A. Sutton and Tracy A. Avington; two sisters, Eula Mae Aiken of Hodges, S.C., and Alberta J. Lee of Greenwood; three brothers, Benny Johnson of Hodges, Joseph Johnson of Greenwood and Richard F. Johnson of Evanston; and four great-grandchildren.
Services were Friday at Ebernizer A.M.E. Church, Evanston.
The House of Thompson Funeral Home was in charge.
Announcement courtesy of Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, Greenwood.
Lee Chappelle
NINETY SIX — Lee O. Chappelle, 90, of National Health Care of Greenwood and 108 Little Mountain Road, husband of Leola Robinson Chappelle, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late Leola Reece Chappelle. He retired from the Greenwood State Parks after 30 years of service and was a member of Mays United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Cassie Mitchell of Greenwood; two sons, Robert L. Chappelle of the home and Osborne D. Chappelle of Greenwood; a granddaughter, reared in the home, Cassie Chappelle of Atlanta; 13 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mays United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Willie Keys.
The body will be placed in the church at 10. Burial is in Evening Star Cemetery, Greenwood. Pallbearers are grandsons, nephews and other relatives.
Flower bearers are granddaughters and nieces.
Visitation is 6-8 tonight at 108 Little Mountain Road.
Memorials may be made to Mays United Methodist Church, 535 Church St. Extension N., Ninety Six, SC 29666.
Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge.
Pamela Hager
Pamela Sue Hager, 44, of 6222 Highway 178 S., died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home.
Jenny Livingston
DYERSBURG, TN — Jenny Marie Douglas Livingston, 32, resident of 316 Fairfield Road, wife of John Livingston, died November 25, 2002.
Born in Pensacola, FL, February 12, 1970, she was a daughter of Bobby C. and Lola McCarley Douglas. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and the University of South Carolina. She was employed by Sears and was a former teacher in South Carolina and Florida schools.
She was a former member of West Side Baptist Church.
Surviving in addition to her husband of the home and her parents of Greenwood are two brothers, Joel P. and his wife Mary W. Douglas of York and Jody W. and his wife, Beth W. Douglas of Charleston; a nephew, Mitchell Douglas of York; a niece, Catherine Douglas of York.
Ms. Livingston was predeceased by a brother, James P. Hancock.
Memorial services will be conducted 2PM Saturday, December 7, 2002 at West Side Baptist Church with Rev. Hal Lane officiating.
Burial will be in Oakbrook Memorial Park.
The family is at the home of Bobby and Lola Douglas, 1610 Hwy.72 W.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Under His Wings, a ministry of Haven of Rest, P.O. Box 466, Anderson, SC 29622.
Announcement courtesy of Blyth Funeral Home.
Sarah Belle Neal
Services for Sarah Belle Neal, of 233-A Mineral Court, are 2 p.m. Sunday at Bailey Bethel A.M.E. Church, McCormick County, conducted by the Rev. J.W. Paul, pastor. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are nephews and friends of the family.
Flower bearers are nieces and friends of the family.
Visitation is 6-7 Saturday at Robinson & Son Mortuary.
The family is at the home.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc. is in charge.
Albert Ramey
ABBEVILLE — Albert Tompkins Ramey, 90 formerly of Abbeville, widower of Vera Milford Ramey, died Wednesday, December 04, 2002 at NHC of Mauldin.
Mr. Ramey was born in Abbeville county May 3, 1912 to the late Samuel Tompkins and Minnie Greene Ramey. He was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and was the former owner of Albert Ramey Motor Company.
Surviving are one daughter, Mary Ramey Gillespie of Abbeville; granddaughters, Ramey Gillespie Millett of Charlotte, NC and Laurie Gillespie Lollis of Simpsonville, SC; grandson, Kenneth Webb Gillespie, Jr. of Greenville, SC and four greatgrandchildren.
Memorial services will be held 2 P.M. Saturday from the chapel of Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Lewis Sherard officiating. The family will receive friends in the chapel immediately following the service.
Harris Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
George M. Swancey
HODGES — George M. Swancey, 74, of 301 Pow Road, husband of Hilda Smith Swancey, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002 at his home.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Edwina Hatcher, 122 E. Morgan Road.
Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood.
Charlie Aiken
HODGES — Charlie Aiken, 68, of 211 N. Hodges School Road, husband of Hattie Butler Aiken, died January 30 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood County January 9, 1935, a son of the late Fletcher Aiken and Cornelia Tolbert Aiken and stepson of Mrs. Douglas Aiken.
He was a member of Mount Zion A.M.E. Church, Hodges, where he served as Steward of Class #11, retiree from Monsanto and veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Surviving is his wife of the home, his stepmother of Due West, two sons, Charlie Dennis (Josie) Aiken of Greenwood and Ronnie H. (Sieglinde) Aiken of Augusta, Ga., two daughters, Alfreda A. (Wade) Kennedy of Laurens and Althea M. Aiken of Hodges, four brothers, Willie Ray (Pauline) Aiken, Alvin Aiken, Roy Frank (Brenda) Aiken, Darryl (Janie) Aiken of Due West, two sisters, Mary Jean (William) Davis and Effie (Mack) Gladden of Honea Path, 10 grandchildren, Ryan, Andre, Rodena, Michael, Jasmin, Wade Jr., Antwuan, Denise, LaTasha, Cedrik and 9 great grandchildren. The family is at the home. Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Robert L. Bryson Jr.
ABBEVILLE — Robert Lee Bryson Jr., of 108 Gip Edwards Road, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in Abbeville Jan. 13, he was the infant son of Robert Lee and Zawania Belcher Bryson.
Survivors include his parents of the home; two sisters, Be’nyia Bryson and Kadeddra Lukie of the home; maternal grandfather, Calvin Middleton of McCormick; paternal grandparents, Robert Dixon and Dorothy Bryson of Abbeville; great-grandmother, Lillie M. Bryson of Abbeville.
Services are 3 p.m. today at Abbeville and White Mortuary. Burial is in Long Cane A.M.E. Church Cemetery.
Visitation is at the home.
Abbeville and White Mortuary is in charge.
William Jones
William H. Jones, 81, of 319 Grange Road, husband of Dorothy Bone Jones, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late James Samuel and Betty Catherine Warren Jones.
He was a World War II Army veteran. Employed by Benjamin’s Plumbing Co. for 27 years, he was also a vegetable farmer, receiving the title of Vegetable Farmer of the Year for two years. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Sam Olin Jones and Danny Jones, both of Bradley; two brothers, George A. Jones of Greenwood and Fred D. Jones of Lakewood, Calif.; four grandchildren.
Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Blyth Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. John Akers. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are James Elmore, Thomas A. Ferguson, Raymond Manley, Randy Jones, Charles Jones and Larry Jones.
Visitation is 1-3 Sunday at the funeral home.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 6604, Greenwood, SC 29260-6604 or the American Lung Association, 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201.
Blyth Funeral Home is in charge.
Ashby King
WARE SHOALS — Ashby Stewart King Jr., 99, widower of Kathleen Rogers King, formerly of 17 Sparks Ave., died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at Magnolia Manor in Greenwood.
Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Ashby Stewart King Sr. and Margaret Lyon King. He was twice married, first to the late Willie Pinson King. Retired from Riegel Textile Co., he was a member of Ware Shoals First Baptist Church, Ware Shoals Masonic Lodge 306 A.F.M. and the Hejaz Shrine Temple.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances K. Farmer of Summerville; a brother, Luther M. King of Greenwood; a sister, Emma K. Fletcher of Danville, Va.; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Ware Shoals First Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Leon Jones and Dan Compton. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial with Masonic rites is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are Kenneth Ledbetter, Frankie Elliott, Joe Dan Elliott III, Bob Jennings, Zachary Jennings, Tim Matthews, Ron Watts and David Palmer.
Honorary escorts are Masons of Lodge 306 and members of the Mattison Barracca Sunday School Class.
Visitation is 1-2:30 Sunday at the church.
Family members are at their respective homes.
Memorials may be made to Ware Shoals First Baptist Church, Box 449, Ware Shoals, SC 29692.
Parker-White Funeral Home is in charge.
Willie Ouzts Jr.
PHILADELPHIA — Willie Ouzts Jr., 67, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003 at a local hospital.
Born in Saluda County, S.C., he was a son of the late Willie and Lillie Mae Sims Ouzts. He was a former member of Mount Enon Baptist Church, Saluda, and a retired construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Triplin Ouzts of Philadelphia; a son, Robert Ouzts of Saluda; two daughters, Carolyn Ouzts of Philadelphia and Mrs. Montez (Judy) Adams of Columbia, S.C.; a stepson, Mark Kennedy of Philadelphia; three stepdaughters, Phyllis Ouzts, Lydia Ouzts and Kimberly Ouzts, all of Philadelphia; three brothers, Joe C. Ouzts, Henry D. Ouzts and Earvin Ouzts, all of Philadelphia; two sisters, Annie R. Steadham of Philadelphia and Amanda Cook of Saluda; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Hankins Funeral Home, 4075 Haverford Ave.
Announcement courtesy of Butler & Sons Funeral Home, Saluda.
Sam Sherard
ABBEVILLE — Samuel “Sam” Wiley Sherard Jr., 78, of 103 Mount Carmel Road, husband of Frances Allen Sherard, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in Abbeville County, he was a son of the late Samuel Wiley Sherard Sr. and Sallie Sue Ramey Sherard. He was an Air Force veteran, a retired conductor with CSX Railroad and a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a brother, the Rev. Lewis R. Sherard of Greenwood.
Services are 3 p.m. today at Congregational Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Tye Sorrow.
Burial is in Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Rufus C. Sherard, Michael Sherard, J.A. Lyerly, George W. Mundy III, Curtis Alexander, Rhett Simpson, Richard Hill and Gerald Sparks.
Honorary escorts are CSX engineers and conductors.
Visitation is 1:30-2:30 today at the Congregational Holiness Church.
The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Sorrow, 22 Colony East.
Memorials may be made to Sharon United Methodist Church, Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Joyce Cann, 591 McDill Road, Abbeville, SC 29620 or a charity of one’s choice.
The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge.
Mildred Banes
NORTH AUGUSTA — Mildred Taylor Banes, 83, of 822 W. Woodlawn Ave., wife of Paul Banes, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003 at her home.
Services will be announced by Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood.
Nettie Brooks Porter
HONEA PATH — Nettie Brooks Porter, 94, of 268 Porter Road, widow of Henry Jacob Porter, died Monday, Sept.29, 2003 at her home.
A native of Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late George Washington and Maggie Elizabeth Morgan Brooks. She was a member of Princeton Baptist Church.
Survivors include six daughters, Lois P. Ridgeway of Williamston, Frances P. Clark of Piedmont, Ethel Banks of Ninety Six, Nancy P. Bryant of Hickory Tavern, Margaret P. Crane of Princeton and Betty P. Davenport of Donalds; three sons, James M. Porter and Don B. Porter, both of Princeton and Cecil M. Porter of Easley; a sister, Nellie Mae Abercrombie of Greenville; three brothers, Ray Brooks, Bowen Brooks and Moton Brooks, all of Easley; 30 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 23 great-great-grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Princeton Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Terry Wilson, Ken Maddox and Justin Porter. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are Bob Ridgeway, Ronnie Banks, Randy Clark, Donnie Porter, Mike Porter, Mark Porter, Tom Crane and Jacob Porter.
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren are honorary escorts.
Visitation is 6:30-8:30 tonight at Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Betty Davenport, 6695 Highway 252, Donalds.
Memorials may be made to Princeton Baptist Church, 18832 Highway 76 W., Honea Path, 29654.
Parker-White Funeral Home is in charge.
