U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mr. Thomas Rhoden
Retired machinist
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
AIKEN -- Mr. Thomas ``Wayne" Rhoden, 58, of 3519 Westmont Drive, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Napier Funeral Home, Graniteville, with the Rev. Kenneth Rhoden officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens, Graniteville.
Mr. Rhoden, a native of Aiken, had retired from Metal Skills Co. as a machinist. He was an Army veteran and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Graniteville.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Wheeler Rhoden; a son, Gregg W. Rhoden, Aiken; two daughters, Karen Carpenter and Tracy White, both of Aiken; two brothers, Kenneth Rhoden, Greenville, and Jack B. Rhoden, Johnston; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chris Medlin, Sam Wheeler Jr., Bruce Hewston, Mike Wheeler, Donald Wheeler, Brian Rhoden, Ricky Rhoden and Mike Rhoden.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ms. Esther Still
Homemaker
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
BARNWELL, S.C. -- Ms. Esther S. Still, 97, died Friday, May 1, 1998, in Williston.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev. John Nixon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Ms. Still, a native of Barnwell County, was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Mike Still, Fayetteville, N.C., Roger Still, Cambridge, Mass., and Raymond Still, Ocala, Fla.; three daughters, Love Bodiford, Barnwell, Nancy Long, Aiken, and Jewel Tompkins, Gaston; a brother, Joe Still, Denmark; two sisters, Lucille Lee and Bonnie Reece, both of Denmark; and 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mole Funeral Home.
Miss Elene Swint
Homemaker
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
GIBSON, Ga. -- Miss Elene Swint, 84, of 434 Beall Springs Road, died Saturday, May 2, 1998, at Gibson Health and Rehabilitation Center.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at Sheppard Funeral Home with Bob Scott officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Miss Swint, a native of Warren County, was a homemaker and a member of Shoals Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Corene Swint Chalker, Gibson.
Pallbearers will be Louis Swint, Joseph Swint, Warren Hart, Sidney Swint, Talmadge Chalker and Wayne Landrum.
Friends may call at the residence of Corene Chalker, 3037 Bastonville Road, or at the funeral home.
Mr. Thomas Timmerman
Dental technician
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
Mr. Thomas Hartford Timmerman, 82, of 501 Milledge Road, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Platt's Funeral Home, Crawford Avenue, with Mr. T.S. Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Edgefield County, S.C.
Mr. Timmerman, a native of Edgefield County, was a dental technician and a member of Bethany Chapel Church.
Survivors include a brother, Thomas L. Timmerman, Augusta; and a sister, Mary C. Timmerman, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Pallbearers will be Mark Stephens, Benjamin C. Timmerman, Doug Tice, Ben Timmerman, Rufus Belding and Gerald Tice.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mary Wade
Homemaker
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
ATHENS, Ga. -- Mrs. Mary Louise Casper Wade, 53, of 10108 Commerce Road, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at Family Life Enrichment Centers.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point. Burial will be at a later time.
Mrs. Wade, a native of Oglethorpe County, was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Wade; three sons, Charles Armour, James M. Armour and Frank E. Wade, all of Athens; a daughter, Samantha Wade Wilson, Athens; five brothers, Joel Casper and Wayne Casper, both of Athens, Hoyt Casper, Tucson, Ariz., Jack Casper, Union Point, and Eugene Casper, Greensboro; a sister, Virginia Smith, Gainesville; and 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dorothea Wright
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
COLUMBIA -- Mrs. Dorothea Bennie Boyd Wright, 76, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at Brian Center, St. Andrews.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Shives Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mrs. Wright was a native of Aiken.
Survivors include a son, Johnny E. Burch, Columbia; and two sisters, Orie Boyd and Schuman Hall, both of Augusta.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Wade Ashmore
Engineer
Date of announcement: May 3, 1998
LINCOLNTON, Ga. -- Mr. Wade Hampton Ashmore, 89, of 1118 Lakeside Drive, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Morningside Baptist Church with the Revs. Robert Rayner, Ellis Moore and Albert Stroup officiating. Burial will be in Double Branches Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Mr. Ashmore, a native of Lincoln County, was an engineer for the Georgia Department of Transportation. He was a Navy veteran, and a member and past master of Lincolnton Masonic Lodge No. 354, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Homer Legg Eastern Star Chapter 535. He was a charter member and deacon emeritus of Morningside Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edith M. Ashmore; two sons, Len Hampton Ashmore, Des Allemands, La., and Henry Lee Ashmore, Smyrna; two stepdaughters, Carole Gazette, Martinez, and Ellen Kirby, Lincolnton; three sisters, Alice Sanders, Hyannis, Fla., Mamie Moss, Augusta, and Hazel O'Connel, Del Ray Beach, Fla.; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Jack Saggus, Robert F. Wilkes, Billy Norman, Mike Frazier, Richard Butler and Marion Butler.
Memorials may be made to Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, 1001 Johnson's Ferry Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30363.
Friends may call until 2 p.m. today at Rees Funeral Home.
Mrs. Maggie Bramlett
Homemaker
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
UNION POINT, Ga. -- Mrs. Maggie Louise Bramlett, 76, of 1941 Woodville Road, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at University Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Woodville cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery with the Rev. Dan Nicholson officiating.
Mrs. Bramlett, a native of Greene County, was a homemaker and a member of Church of Christ, Cordele.
Survivors include two sons, George Bramlett, Perry, and James Autry Bramlett, Union Point; a daughter, Shirley Bramlett Cable, Winterville; a brother, Buford Byrd, Marietta; and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the residence.
Callaway Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Betsy Chandler
Hospice nurse
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
Mrs. Betsy Hardin Chandler, of Evans, died Saturday, May 2, 1998, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Warren Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank S. Page officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Rose Mere cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
Mrs. Chandler, a native of St. Louis, was a registered hospice nurse. She was a member of Warren Baptist Church, where she was a member of Bible Study Fellowship.
Her family said she was a loving, caring wife, mother and nurse. She has gone to the mansion He has prepared for her on streets of gold.
Survivors include her husband, Jim L. Chandler; a son, William H. Chandler, Grovetown; and a daughter, Carole Nipper, Greenville, S.C.
Pallbearers will be members of the Cosper Sunday School Class.
Memorials may be made to the Moody Bible Radio Station WLPE 91.7; or to His Radio WAFJ 88.3; or to St. Joseph Hospice Program, 2260 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA 30904.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Thomas L. King Funeral Home, Martinez.
Mr. Kavirayil Chandy
Retiree
Date of announcement: May 03, 1998
Mr. Kavirayil Chandy, 61, of 3518 Stoneybrook Road, died Friday, May 1, 1998, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Mr. Chandy, a native of south India, had retired. He was a member of Syrian Orthodox Church of Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife, Kunjoonjamma Chandy; and four sisters, Mariamma Chandy, Sosamma Chandy, Achamma Chandy and Aleyamma Chandy, all of India.
Pallbearers will be George Kokkoth, Mani Joseph, Matthew Punnose, T.P. John, Daniel George, K.C. George, Thomas Alexander and Joy Abraham.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 246 Davis Road, Augusta, GA 30907.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home.
