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Obituaries
January 2007
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Cheraw Chronicle
Obituaries
January
2007
Belinda
Beverly
WALLACE - Mrs. Belinda Gaile
Curtis Beverly, 50, died
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. Beverly was a daughter of
Bobby Bruce Curtis and the late Virginia Duckworth Curtis. She was attending
She was a bus driver and cafeteria worker, and will be remembered as a second
mother to many who were close to her.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Tom Beverly.
Surviving are two children,
Barbara Diane Jean Beverly and Eric Curtis; two siblings, Zane and Allen
Curtis; and grandchildren, Matthew Troy Alexander Curtis and Morgan Curtis.
Norton Funeral Home of Cheraw served the
Sara Buff Brower
CHERAW - Mrs. Sara Buff
“Cricket” Brower, 85, died
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. Brower was born in
She was preceded in death by a husband, Clarence Franklin Brower; son, Clarence
A. “Buck” Brower; a brother, William M. Buff; and two sisters, Mary Jane Curlee
and Virginia Adams.
Survivors include a son, Tommy (Cindy) Brower of Cheraw; a daughter, Margie B.
Riley of Cheraw; two sisters, Pauline B. Smith of Cheraw and Patsy B. Ballard
of
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home of Chesterfield served the family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
CHERAW -- Mr. Clinton Ross
Cecil, 33, died
Services were private.
Mr. Cecil was born in
He is survived by his parents of
Cheraw; a brother, Jonathan Elwood Cecil; and a sister, Joyce Marie Cecil.
Memorials may be made to Chesterfield Paws and Claws Animal Shelter.
Powers Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Jaylin Gerod Coachman
BENNETTSVILLE - Master Jaylin
Gerod Coachman, 2, died
A funeral service was held at
Master Coachman was born
Surviving are his parents; a
sister, Carmen Jamiyah Coachman; grand-parents, Michael (Addie) Coachman,
Bridgett (Robert) Easterling and Jerome (Connie) Ridges; five
great-grandparents; and several other relatives and friends.
Grooms Funeral Home served the
family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Charles Cranford
A funeral was held at
Mr. Cranford was born
member of
Surviving are his wife, Fannie Mae Cranford of Chesterfield; four daughters,
Judy (Eric) Simon and Nicole Cranford, both of Hartsville, Shirley Jackson and
Betty (Earl) Jackson, both of Darlington; four sons, Charles Smith of Columbia,
Darren Cranford of Chesterfield, Robert (Takia) Cranford of Conneticut and
Jerry (Cheryl) Cranford of Darlington; three sisters, Mary Jones, Bessie
Wheeler and Patricia Scott, all Chesterfield; five bothers, Dock (Joanne)
Cranford, Dennis Cranford, Bobby Cranford and Tommy Cranford, all of
Chesterfield, and L.C. (Hattie) Cranford of Hartsville; and several other
relatives and friends.
Young and Young Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Letha Fowler
BENNETTSVILLE - Mrs. Letha
Fowler Crowley, 82, died
A funeral service was held
Born in
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jennings Crowley.
Surviving are a daughter, Lisa
Crowley Jost Hancock of Cheraw; brothers, Coley Fowler and Nathan Crowley, both
of Santee, and Duward Fowler of Jonesville, N.C.; and grandchildren, Joshua
Jost and Mike Jost.
Whitner-Evans Funeral Home of
Bennettsville served the family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Glennis Clark Hayes
WALLACE - Mrs. Glennis Clark
White Hayes, 81, died
A funeral service was held
Born in
Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death
by her husbands, Clyde White and George M. Hayes; a son, William (Billy) Jesse
White; granddaughter, baby girl White; great-grandson, David Rain-water Jr.;
great-granddaughter, baby girl Smith; brother, Cameron Clark; and sisters, Reva
Mumford and Lula Parker.
She is survived by her children,
Betty Lou (Neil Ed) Smith of Ellerbe, N.C., Cathy (Ronnie) Leviner of Cheraw,
and Shirley (Gary) McElveen, Peggy Jean Hatcher and Sue and William Byrd, all
of Wallace; stepsons, Gerald M. Hayes and Malcolm S. Hayes, both of
Bennettsville, and Wayne J. Hayes of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Mary Bowen and
Vivian Crowley, both of Bennettsville, and Avis White of Wallace; 12
grandchildren; and 15 great-grand-children.
Memorials may be made to Wallace
Church of the Nazarene, Hwy. 177, Wallace, SC 29596; or to the Alzheimer's
Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue FL 17, Chicago, Ill. 60601-7633.
Norton Funeral Home of Cheraw
served the family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Jerry Hunt
A funeral service was held
Mr. Hunt was born in
He was a member and past master
of Chesterfield Masonic Lodge 220, and a member of
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Gibson Hunt of the home; two sons, Tim Hunt
and Tom (Angie) Hunt of Chesterfield; a daughter, Beverly (Todd) McCormick of
Chesterfield; three grandchildren, Nicole McCormick, Joan Hunt and Kady Hunt;
three brothers, Johnny (Diane) Hunt and Tommy (Kathy) Hunt of Chesterfield, and
Carlyle (Helen) Smith of Ruby; five sisters, Frances (Jerry Faye) Rivers of
Hartsville, Louie Dean (Cliff) Beach of Gloucester, Va., Ann Hunt Bradley of
Cheraw, Mary (Tom) Goodale of Chesterfield, Linda (Johnny) Wallace of Hartsville
and Brenda (Tommy) Caulder of Chesterfield.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Home served the family.
Published in The Cheraw Chronicle
& The
Rodney Lewis
RUBY -- Mr. Rodney Lewis, 40,
died
A funeral service was held at
Mr. Lewis was born in
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Carol Gulledge.
He is survived by a stepson,
Ricky (April) Gulledge of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Eddie (Myra) Lewis of
Heath Springs; three grandchildren, Stephanie (Jamie) Adams, Michael (Shannon)
Gulledge and Hannah Gulledge; a great-grandchild, Savannah Adams; and several
other relatives and friends.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
James Livingston
WADESBORO -- Mr. James Houston
“Jimmy” Livingston, 64, died
Funeral services were held at
Mr. Livingston was born
Surviving are his wife, Jane Hamilton Livingston of the home; his children,
Rick (Kim) Honeycutt of Conway and Jill (Tommy) Freeman of Troy; his
grandchildren, Ali, Alek, Emma, Whitney and Sidney; his brother and sisters,
Edd (Carolyn) Livingston, Robbie L. (J.W.) Goodwin and Jackie L. (Julian)
White, all of McFarlan, Clara L. (Carrison) Rollins of Cheraw and Margaret L.
Sellers of Tabor City; and several other relatives and friends.
Memorials may be made to
Leavitt Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Fred Oliver
PATRICK - Mr. Fred Larry Oliver,
58, died
A funeral service was held at
Mr. Oliver was born in Ruby, a
son of Mamie Taylor Ratliff and the late Fred Newsom Oliver. He was a carpenter
and vinyl siding installer. He was a member of
Survivors include a son, Fred Larry Oliver Jr. of York; two daughters, Cathy
(Scottie) Griggs of Ruby and Tammy (Shane) Gordon of Jefferson; his mother and
stepfather, Roy Ratliff of McColl; three brothers, the Rev. Joey (Kitty) Oliver
of Ruby, Donnie Oliver of Mt. Croghan and Jerry (Gail) Oliver of Bennettsville;
two sisters, Vickie (Jennings) Crowley of Bennettsville and Gloria Dale (Jim)
Dyer of Seneca; three stepchildren, Regina (Kenny) Sellers and Johnny Roscoe of
Patrick, and Barbara Gail (Chris) Sellers of Chesterfield; 12 grandchildren;
and several other relatives and friends.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home served the family. Published in The
Cheraw Chronicle & The
George Ella Malloy
BENNETTSVILLE -- Mrs. George
Ella Malloy, 79, died
Funeral services were held at
Mrs. Malloy was a daughter of
the late David Hodges and Easter Townsend, and was born
She was a member of
She was married to Fred Malloy.
She was preceded in death by
three children.
Surviving are her husband of the home; children, George (Barbara) Malloy of
Oklahoma, Sarah Malloy of Fayetteville, N.C., Cassandra Turner of Maxton, N.C.,
Byron (Edith) Malloy of Clio, Addie (Michael) Coachman of Bennettsville and
Terry (Donnella) Malloy of McColl; sisters, Morzella Eddy of High Point, N.C.,
Lillie Mae (William) Smith of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Thurneze (Robert) Verren;
10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Mary Pipkin; and other
relatives and friends.
Grooms Funeral Home of Cheraw
was in charge of arrangements. Published
in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
CHERAW -- Mrs. Geneva “Eva”
Baskin McQueen, 88, died
Funeral services were held
Mrs. McQueen was a daughter of
the late Josh and Ollie Hancock Baskin, and was born
She attended school at Spencer Chapel in
Mrs. McQueen worked at Robertson
Factory for a number of years and then moved to Burlington Factory until she
retired.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Henry Frank McQueen Sr.
Survivors are two sons, Henry Frank McQueen Jr. and Larry McQueen, both of the
home; five daughter, Laura Harris of the home, Abytyne Seltzer of Charlotte,
N.C., Ollie V. (Isaiah) Hudley and Joselyn (Olin) Smith, both of Cheraw, and
Shelia (Thomas) Chandler of Jersey City, N.J.; 11 grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren; a sister, Frances Baskin Lovely of Darlington; and other
relatives and friends.
Reid's Funeral Home of Cheraw was in charge of arrangements. Published
in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Eli Small Jr.
CHERAW -- Mr. Eli Small Jr., 69,
died
Funeral services were held
Mr. Small was born
He was educated in
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Stephen Small and Johnnie Davis; and
a sister, Bertha McCaskill.
Surviving are his wife, Luella Small; two sons, Floyd Small of
Reid's Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Esther Thompson Spencer
CHERAW -- Mrs. Esther Thompson
Spencer, 92, died
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Dec. 22, 2006, at Grooms Funeral Home and
Memorial Chapel in Cheraw with the Rev. Dr. C.A. McKinney officiating.
Mrs. Spencer is a daughter of the late Judson and Mary Duncan Thompson. She was
born on
She attended Chesterfield County
Schools and was a member of Salem Baptist Church of Chesterfield. She later
joined the First Baptist Church of Baltimore, Md., where she remained until her
health failed.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, James Spencer.
Surviving is her daughter,
Jennifer Spencer of
Grooms Funeral Home and Memorial
Chapel of Cheraw was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Cheraw Chronicle
& The
Aginora Fields Strong
Funeral services were held at
Mrs. Strong was born
She was a homemaker and industrial worker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Strong; a son, Johnny Winston
Strong; and a sister, Ida Mae Talley.
Surviving are five daughter, Wilhelmina (Robert) Brown, Julia Margaret
Buchanan, Louise (Mack) Lyles, Carlean (Jesse) James, all of Cheraw, and
Georgia Mae (Jerome) McLloyd of Charlotte, W.Va.; 16 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and other relatives and friends.
Reid's Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Frances Willmon
RUBY - Mrs. Frances M. Oliver
Willmon, 87, died
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. Willmon was born in
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lamar Willmon; and a half sister,
Verdie O. Lear.
Surviving are a sister, Mary O.
Watson of Ruby; a stepmother, Allie Joplin Oliver of Mt. Croghan; and a number
of nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home served the family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Clemmie White
CHERAW - Mrs. Clemmie Phillips
White, 86, died
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. White was born in
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward James White; four brothers,
Surviving are three sons, Jim
(Kaye) White of Atlanta, Ga.,
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County,
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home served the family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Doris Folk
Brigman
CHERAW - Miss Doris Folk
Brigman, 67, died
A funeral service was held
Born in
She is survived by two sons,
Freddie Brigman and Wayne Steven Brigman, both of Wallace; two daughters,
Deborah B. Jacobs of Wallace and Connie Hancock of
Norton Funeral Home of Cheraw
served the Brigman family.
Arrangements were entrusted to
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home.
. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Carolyn H. Cranford
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. Cranford was born in
She was preceded in death by her
husband, William T. “Bill” Cranford; and two brothers, Benjamin Thomas Harpe
and James Colon “J.C.” Harpe.
Surviving are two sons, Jeff (Anne) Cranford of Cheraw and Todd (Katrina)
Cranford of Marion; grandchildren,
Memorials may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, P.O. 7044,
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
William George Dixon
A funeral service was held at
Born in
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lena Dixon; brothers, James, J.W., Cecil
and Wayne Dixon and Lewis Gainey; and sisters, Frances Johnson and Emma Dixon.
Surviving are his four sons,
George Dixon Jr. of Cassett, William Wesley Dixon of Society Hill, Jimmy E.
Dixon of El Paso, Texas, and Marion Dixon of Cheraw; a daughter, Katherine
Hammonds of Pageland; two sisters, Carrie Brewington of Cheraw and Annie
Starling of Society Hill; 19 grand-children; and 32 great-grand-children.
Memorials maybe made to Bethea Baptist Healthcare P.O. Box 4000
Norton Funeral Home of Cheraw
served the family. Published in The
Cheraw Chronicle & The
Katherine Cox Fox
ALTAVISTA - Mrs. Katherine
“Kitty” Cox Fox, 68, of
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. Fox was born
She was the wife of Percy Lee Fox for 51 years.
She was preceded in death by six
brothers, Richard, Robert “Pete,” Harry, Douglas, Milton “Dickom” and John
“Tinny” Cox.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by three daughters, Roxann Fox of Forest, Donna F. Hammack and her
husband Troy of Gretna, and Sheila F. Little and her husband James of Hurt; two
sons, Kenneth W. “Bubba” Fox and his wife Diane of Altavista and Robert D. Fox
and his wife Kelly of Hurt; five grandchildren, Michael, Edward and Chris
Walker, Heath Fox and Victoria Little; six great-grandchildren; two sisters,
Elizabeth “Millie” Marsh of Cheraw and Lucy East of Martinsville; two brothers,
Wyatt Arnold Cox of Altavista and Warren “Dike” Cox of Lynch Station Published
in The Cheraw Chronicle & The Chesterfield Advertiser (Cheraw, SC),
Thursday, January 11, 2007.
Robert M. McCoy
A graveside service was held at
Mr. McCoy was born
In addition to his parents,
surviving are two sisters, Amy M. Brown and Doris M. (
Reid's Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Published in The
Cheraw Chronicle & The
Naomi G. Leggette
CHERAW - Naomi Graham Leggette,
79, died
A funeral service was held at
Mrs. Leggette was born
She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Leggette; her parents, Olin
Q. and Nellie Smith Graham; and a brother, William Graham.
Survivors include her son, Kim Leggette and his wife Cindy, of
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to Heartland Hospice, 115 Arkwright Landing Macon,
Bobby Allen Leviner
CHERAW - Mr. Bobby Allen
Leviner, 62, died
A graveside service was held at
Born in
Surviving are his daughters,
Valerie Hayes of Monroe, N.C., Michelle McQuiston of Savannah, Ga., and Alanna
Leviner of Cheraw; brothers, Belvin Leviner, Terry Leviner and Ronnie Leviner,
all of Cheraw, and Wesley Leviner of Bennettsville; a stepdaughter, Jessica
Owens; sisters, Diane Smith and Mona Lisa Hatcher of Wallace; and
grandchildren, Erica, Michael, Bridget, Ian and Colin.
Published in The Cheraw Chronicle &
The
Fred Oliver
PATRICK - Mr. Fred Larry Oliver, 58, died
A funeral service was held at
Mr. Oliver was born in Ruby, a son
of Mamie Taylor Ratliff and the late Fred Newsom Oliver. He was a carpenter and
vinyl siding installer. He was a member of
Survivors include long-time companion, Carolyn Roscoe; a son, Fred Larry Oliver
Jr. of York; two daughters, Cathy (Scottie) Griggs of Ruby and Tammy (Shane)
Gordon of Jefferson; his mother and stepfather, Roy Ratliff of McColl; three
brothers, the Rev. Joey (Kitty) Oliver of Ruby, Donnie Oliver of Mt. Croghan
and Jerry (Gail) Oliver of Bennettsville; two sisters, Vickie (Jennings)
Crowley of Bennettsville and Gloria Dale (Jim) Dyer of Seneca; three
stepchildren, Regina (Kenny) Sellers and Johnny Roscoe of Patrick, and Barbara
Gail (Chris) Sellers of Chesterfield; 12 grandchildren; and several other relatives
and friends.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral
Home served the family. Published in The Cheraw Chronicle & The
Randy Steve Sellers