U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Louise G. Thompson
MYRTLE BEACH -- Louise G. Thompson, 72, died Friday, Apr. 9, 2004 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
She was born September 17, 1931 in 
Oklahoma City, Okla., to the late Louis E. and Agnes Gaffney Woodworth. Mrs. Thompson was a graduate of Oklahoma State University (B.S., Psychology) and of Hollins University (M.A.L.S., Mathematics) in Roanoke, Va. She was a retired teacher of mathematics in the Roanoke County, Va. schools.
Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Claude C. Thompson, of the home; one son, A.L. Miller, III and wife, Theta of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters, Sheila M. Wilkerson and husband, David of Durham, N.C. and Theresa Thompson Mertens of Richmond, Va.; mother-in-law, Gladys Eubank Thompson of Comanche, Okla.; four grandchildren, Robert and Alexandra Miller of Charlotte, N.C. and Brian and Julie Wilkerson of Durham, N.C.
Louise wished to be remembered by her family and friends. No service is planned. McMillan-Small Funeral Home is serving the family.
Sula M. Wilson
KINGSTREE -- Sula McKnight Wilson, 93, departed this life Thursday, Apr. 8, 2004 at Kingstree Nursing Facility. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Church of Christ. Internment will follow at Crossroads Cemetery. Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home is serving the family.
Nina Ree Hardee
MYRTLE BEACH -- Nina Ree Hardee, age 69, of Highway 15, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She ended her journey through life after a long battle with cancer.
Mrs. Hardee was born November 4, 1934, in Georgetown.
Mrs. Hardee leaves behind a multitude of love for her friends and family.
Surviving are daughters, Connie H. Turner and her husband, Sammy of Conway and Donna Kay Shelley and her husband, Randy of Pawleys Island; sister, Marie Moore and her husband, Willie; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ocean Woods Cemetery directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Harry E. Joyce, Jr.
SURFSIDE BEACH -- Harry E. Joyce, Jr., age 83, of Lone Oak Lane, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 27, 1920, in Newark, N.J., Mr. Joyce was the son of the late Gwen Sims Joyce and Harry E. Joyce, Sr.
He graduated from Southside High School in Newark where he met and was married for 62 years to his high school sweetheart, Madeline.
He entered the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a machinist mate first class on the aircraft carrier "The Kassan Bay."
He received a bachelor degree from Rutgers University in business administration. Mr. Joyce retired from N.J. Bell Telephone Company after 36 years of service.
He was a member of the Surfside United Methodist Church, VFW Post 10420, Moose Lodge 2351, the Newark Masonic Lodge, 21 years in the Elks, and Raccoon Run Golf Club.
Surviving are his wife, Madeline; son, James Richard Joyce and wife; Kathy; daughter, Nancy Carol Luts and husband; Jack, sister, Evelyn Ruppel and husband; Richard; grandson, John Thomas Lutz; and granddaughter, Diana Joy Lutz.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel with burial following in Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Robert Frank Leima
MYRTLE BEACH -- Robert Frank Leima, age 79 of Brenda Place, died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at his residence following an illness.
He was born March 16, 1925, in Tallinn, Estonia, a son of the late Wilhelm and Irena Swirnow Leima. Mr. Leima was a native of Estonia and immigrated to the United States in 1959. He was a longtime resident of Bethel, Conn., where he raised a family of three sons. He was a speaker of four languages and participant in the Myrtle Beach German Club. He loved physical activities and was often found at Pepper Geddings Athletic Club.
Surviving are his wife, Gwyneth Evans Leima of Myrtle Beach; sons, Martin Leima of Pleasanton, Calif., Kevin Leima, and Gareth Leima both of Duluth, Ga.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel, with visitation 1 hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to Regency Hospice, 4705-D Oleander Dr., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.
Dorothy Jane V. Lewis
LITTLE RIVER -- Dorothy Jane V. Lewis, age 63, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount Zion AME Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Maurice Muser, Jr.
PAWLEYS ISLAND -- Maurice Muser, Jr., husband of Edna Muser died Sunday, April 11, 2004, in Prince George Healthcare Center. Arrangements will be announced by Graham Funeral Home of Georgetown.
Margaret Gilbert Tatum
OCEAN ISLE BEACH -- Margaret Gilbert Tatum, age 69, of Lake Tree Estates, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at her residence.
Surviving are her husband, Marshall Tatum; a son, David Aycock of Lea-wood, Kan.; four stepsons, Tim Tatum, Dan Tatum, Ronnie Tatum of Charlotte, N.C., and Robbie Tatum of Holden Beach, N.C.; two daughters, Ann T. Hewett (Kendall) of Shallotte, N.C., and Andrea Cerney (Bill) of Atlanta; a brother, Homer "Sonny" Gilbert, Jr. of Henderson, Texas; a sister, Linda McNeeley of Cullowhee, N.C.; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at Seaside United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Robert Redmond. Inurnment will be in Seaside United Methodist Church Memorial Gardens. Brunswick Funeral Service & Crematory of Shallotte, N.C., is serving the family.
Memorials may be made to Seaside United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 1300 Seaside Road S.W., Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469; or Liberty Hospice, 1120 Ocean Hwy. W., Supply, NC 28462.
Nina Ree Hardee
MYRTLE BEACH -- Nina Ree Hardee, age 69, of Highway 15, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She ended her journey through life after a long battle with cancer.
Mrs. Hardee was born November 4, 1934, in Georgetown.
Mrs. Hardee leaves behind a multitude of love for her friends and family.
Surviving are daughters, Connie H. Turner and her husband, Sammy of Conway and Donna Kay Shelley and her husband, Randy of Pawleys Island; sister, Marie Moore and her husband, Willie; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ocean Woods Cemetery directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
