U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mrs. Laura Grimm
Retired inspector
MILLEN, Ga. -- Mrs. Laura Belle Kent Grimm, 82, of 900 N. Harvey St., died Wednesday, March 18, 1998, in Statesboro.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Millen Baptist Church with the Revs. Maurice Crowder and Charles Strickland officiating. Burial will be in Millen cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Grimm, a native of Emanuel County, was a retired inspector with Thomson Co. and a member of Millen Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Gene Grimm, Millen; two daughters, Gladys G. Frazier, Bladenboro, N.C., and Ada Ruth Jenkins, Statesboro; three brothers, Brantley Kent, Jack D. Kent Sr. and Thurmon Kent Sr., all of Millen; one sister, Ruth K. Miller, Millen; and 13 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Thurmon Kent Jr., B.L. Kent, Jack Kent Jr., Andy Kent, George Gunn and F.A. Black.
Friends may call until noon Saturday at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hattie James
Homemaker
GARFIELD, Ga. -- Mrs. Hattie Mae James, 87, of 149 Scuffletown Road, died Sunday, March 15, 1998, at Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Canoochee, with the Rev. K.E. McNeal officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Mrs. James, a native of Burke County, was a homemaker and a member of Mount Gilead Baptist Church, where she served as church mother, president of the church mission and Sunday school teacher, and was the organizing member of the usher board.
Survivors include one son, Tommy L. James, Garfield; four daughters, Geneva Oliver, Garfield, Ever James, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Etta Jackson, Irvington, N.J., and Marietta James, Silver Spring, Md.; and 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of Mount Gilead Baptist Church.
Friends may call at the residence of Tommy L. James.
Reno Tapley Mortuary, Swainsboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Liza Paschal
Homemaker
THOMSON -- Ms. Liza Paschal, 76, of Mount Pleasant Road, died Monday, March 16, 1998, at Thomson Manor Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Thankful Baptist Church, Glascock County, with the Rev. Leroy Hudson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Ms. Paschal, a native of Glascock County, was a homemaker and a member of Thankful Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Alfred Paschal Jr., Atlanta; two sisters, Lula M. Neal, Chicago, and Lucile McNair, Deerfield, Fla.; and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her nephews.
Friends may call at noon today at Crawford Mortuary.
Mrs. Eunice Scott
Graniteville Co. retiree
AIKEN -- Mrs. Eunice ``Mae" Whisenant Scott, 76, of 4336 Vaucluse Road, died Wednesday, March 18, 1998, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Napier Funeral Home, Graniteville, with the Revs. Tad Marshall and Robert Riley officiating. Burial will be in Vaucluse cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Vaucluse.
Mrs. Scott, a native of Graniteville, had retired from Graniteville Co. and was a member of Breezy Hill Baptist Church, Graniteville.
Survivors include two sons, George Scott Jr. and William ``Bill" Scott, both of Aiken; three brothers, Bill Whisenant, Aiken, Edward Whisenant, Warrenville, and Bob R. Whisenant, Augusta; four sisters, Jean W. Bahlhorn and Gail W. Simpson, both of Graniteville, Ellen Arthur, Warrenville, and Erline Walker, North Augusta; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bruce Scott, Tony Scott, Greg Scott, Charles Whisenant, Steve Whisenant, Jody Whisenant, Tim Scott and Stan Glisson.
Friends may call at the residence of Bill Scott, 189 Indian Springs Road.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Ernest Rouse
Retired construction worker
Mr. Ernest Rouse, 59, of 1365 Laney Walker Blvd., Apt. 805, died Tuesday, March 17, 1998, at his residence.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Walker Memorial Park with the Rev. Silas Hawkins officiating.
Mr. Rouse, a native of Aiken, was a retired construction worker and a member of First Shiloh Baptist Church. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include two sons, Ernest Rouse and Clayton Rouse, both of Florida; one brother, Willie Rouse Jr., Augusta; and three sisters, Ethelene Green, Betty Hawkins and Marilyn Simpkins, all of Augusta.
Friends may call at 507 Silver St.
Dent's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bessie Wiggins
Retiree
SWAINSBORO, Ga. -- Mrs. Bessie Ruth Moring Wiggins, 89, died Wednesday, March 18, 1998, at Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Tomlinson Funeral Home with William Claxton and the Rev. Walter Mann officiating. Burial will be in Swainsboro City cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Wiggins, a native of Emanuel County, was retired from Emanuel County Board of Education. She was a member of Union Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edgar Wiggins; two sons, Solomon Edger Wiggins, Swainsboro, and Joseph W. Wiggins, Sylvania; and 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Hugh Allen Wiggins, Harry Dean Wiggins, Glenn Grimes, Shannon Braddy, Jack Martin and Carl Faircloth.
Friends may call at the residence of Solomon Edger Wiggins, 615 Thompson St., Swainsboro.
Rev. Leroy Allen
Fort Gordon Bus Co. retiree
The Rev. Leroy W. Allen Sr., of 406 Aiken St., died Saturday, March 14, 1998, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The funeral will be at noon today at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Walker officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
The Rev. Allen, a native of Aiken County, was retired from Fort Gordon Bus Co. as a supervisor and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a former pastor of Rockville Baptist Church, Warrenville, and Piney Grove Baptist Church, Gibson, Ga. He was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include four sons, James W. Wise, Thurmond Wise and Tony E. Allen, all of Augusta, and Leroy Allen Jr., New York; one daughter, Lithornia Allen Best, Martinez; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be his sons and trustees of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Friends may call at the residence or Williams Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mae Bennett
Homemaker
THOMSON -- Mrs. Mae Bennett, 92, of 3151 Roy Reeves Road, died Friday, March 20, 1998, at Providence Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sweetwater Baptist Church with the Revs. J.B. Redd and David Sandridge officiating. Burial will be in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Bennett, a native of Virginia, was a homemaker and was the oldest member of Sweetwater Baptist Church, where she was a member of Eunice Sunday School Class.
Survivors include three sons, David Bennett and Milas Bennett, both of Thomson, and Albert Lloyd Bennett Jr., Franklinton, N.C.; two daughters, Genevee Hayden, Charlotte, N.C., and Barbara Hailey, South Boston, Va.; and 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Eunice Sunday School Class.
Friends may call at the residence of David Bennett, 424 Lee St., or Curtis Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Tommie Brewer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Mr. Tommie L. Brewer, 64, of 5548 Bear Road, Apt. 20-F, died Tuesday, March 17, 1998.
The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Springfield Baptist Church, Thomson, with the Rev. F.D. Favors officiating. Burial will be in New York.
Mr. Brewer was a native of McDuffie County, Ga.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Brewer; one son, Floyd Brewer, Syracuse; one brother, Brantley Brewer, St. Augustine, Fla.; three sisters, Sallie Brewer, Augusta, Lela Demons, Thomson, and Susie Bennings, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the residence of Lela Demons, 225 Hoey St., Thomson, or at the residence of Patricia Brewer, 1175 Earl St., Thomson, or the Thomson Funeral System.
Mr. John Carroll
Navy veteran
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mr. John Fitzgerald Carroll, 34, died Monday, March 16, 1998.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Valley Fair Baptist Church, Graniteville, with the Rev. Ronald Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Graniteville cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mr. Carroll, a native of Aiken, was a Navy veteran and a member of Valley Fair Baptist Church.
Survivors include his father, Roger Carroll, Graniteville; three brothers, Robbie Lewis, Silver Springs, Md., Jimmie Carroll, Aiken, and Phiniszy Carroll, Graniteville; and four sisters, Janice Jennings and Laura Ann Carroll, both of Austin, Texas, Sharon Quiller, Graniteville, and Rosella White, Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Friends may call at the residence of Sharon Quiller, 304 Bethlehem Circle, or from noon to 1:30 Sunday at G.L. Brightharp and Sons Mortuary, Aiken.
