U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Elsa M. Phillipi
FLORENCE — Elsa Moore Phillipi has died.
She was a native of Florence County and a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband.
Survivors include a son, Michael Phillipi of Decatur, Ga.; four sisters, Sybil Mashburn of Decatur, Ga., Nita Cain of Pamlico, Aline Oakley of Florence and Frances Brown of Boston; two granddaughters, Christina and Jessica Phillipi, both of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at McMillan-Small Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at at Ocean Woods Memorial Park.
James M. Porter
CONWAY — James Martin "Mouse" Porter, 65, of Willard Road, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at home after an illness.
He was born in Conway, a son of the late Martin Angus and Josie Mew Porter.
He was a member of Free Welcome Freewill Baptist Church and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Sutton Porter; two sons, James Douglas Porter of Myrtle Beach and Martin Brandon Porter of Conway; a sister, Frances Porter Cox and her husband, Edward, of Conway; two nieces, Sharon Newman and her husband, David, of Conway and Rachel Harp and her husband, Clay, of Myrtle Beach; a nephew, Edward Martin "Marty" Cox of Conway; and a great-niece, Emily Newman of Conway.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Free Welcome Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. Brooks Sykes will officiate. Burial will be in in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Free Welcome Freewill Baptist Church, 645 Four Mile Road, Conway, SC 29526.
Alma R. Rabon
MULLINS — Alma R. Rabon, 77, of Cedar Court, wife of the late James R. Rabon, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at home.
She was born in Conway, a daughter of the late Hallie and Amy King Rabon.
She was employed by Dillon Furniture Manufacturing for 28 years.
Survivors include a son, James "Buddy" Rabon Jr. of Florence; two daughters, Tina Jordan of Conway and Mary Rabon of Mullins; two brothers, Leo Rabon of High Point, N.C., and Hal Rabon Jr. of Arden, N.C.; three sisters, Essie Jordan of Thomasville, N.C., Eloise Rabon of Columbia and Marie White of Wilmington, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The Rev. Hoyt King will officiate. Burial will be at Bayboro Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.
Jack Richardson
CONWAY — Jack Richardson, 73, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at Conway Hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel.
Greer E. Simmons
GEORGETOWN — Greer Edge Simmons, 80, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at a Georgetown hospital.
He was born in Florence, a son of the late Milton Greer and Carolyn Pfaff Simmons.
He was a retired civil engineer with the Charleston Naval Ship Yard and an Army Corps of Engineers veteran of World War II who served in the Normandy invasion. He was a member of Johnsons Chapel Baptist Church, a former deacon, a member of the Indiantown Masonic Lodge 165 and a graduate of Darlington County schools.
Survivors include his wife, Belah Cannon Simmons; four daughters, Mar Elia Sanders of Marion, Sylvia Rogers, Freda Cato and Lisa Justice, all of Georgetown; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsons Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Morris Funeral Home in Hemingway.
Memorials may be made to the Johnsons Chapel Baptist Church, 2069 Johnson Road, Georgetown, SC 29440.
Terry T. Skinner
CONWAY — Terry T. Skinner, 44, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002.
Survivors include his father, Gerald Skinner; his wife, Tammy L. Skinner; his daughter, Tiffany Skinner; a brother; a sister; and his grandmother.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
Palmetto Funeral Home is in charge.
Thomas M. Southerland
CHARLESTON — Thomas Michael Southerland died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at home.
He was born Oct. 17, 1959, in Myrtle Beach, a son of William Judson Southerland Jr. and Ruby Willingham Southerland Coville.
He was a sales representative with Mount Pleasant Volkswagen.
Survivors, in addition to his mother of Charleston and his father of Satellite Beach, Fla., include a son, Brett Southerland of Charleston; two sisters, Judith S. Bowers of Charleston and Janice S. Gibbs of Mars Hill, N.C.; and a brother, William J. Southerland III of Myrtle Beach.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Stuhr's Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association of 
South Carolina, 409 King St., Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29403.
