U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Sharon H. Spires
Sharon Hildebrand Spires, 44, of 202 Misty Glen Road, St. George, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Colleton Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday evening, March 13, in the Duncan Chapel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bob Lee officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of her mother, 9623 Charleston Highway, St. George from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Sharon was born on August 1, 1963 in Columbia, a daughter of Meredith Huff Hildebrand and the late Walter E. Hildebrand. She was a member of Duncan Chapel United Methodist Church, a 1981 graduate of St. George High School and a 1982 graduate of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. She was a respiratory therapist technician and a certified nursing assistant.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas G. "Bubba" Spires Jr.; one son, Jacob Spires; her mother, Meredith Hildebrand; sister, Carol (Jethro) Stroman; niece, Hope Clark and a nephew, Jarod Stroman, all of St. George.
Memorials may be made to Duncan Chapel United Methodist Church, 216 Harts Road, Bowman, SC 29018.
Bryant Funeral Home of St. George is in charge of arrangements.
Mattie Lou Bradley
Mattie Lou Bradley, 84, of 458 Bay St., Elloree, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be announced by Williams Funeral Home of Elloree.
Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home.
Mrs. Maybell Morton Jackson
Funeral services for Mrs. Maybell Morton Jackson, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008, in the Mount Hebron Baptist Church in Parler, with the Rev. Dennis White officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson died Friday, March 7.
Friends may call at the residence of Clara Harmon, 121 Slim Jim Road, Santee, and at Williams Funeral Home of Elloree.
Laura F. "Tot" Corvi
COLUMBIA: A memorial mass for Laura F. "Tot" Corvi, 81, of Columbia, will be held 12 o'clock, Thursday, August 30, 2007, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with Father Don Abbot officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Wednesday at the home of Sandra and David Byrd, 5242 Lakeshore Dr., Columbia. Memorials may be made to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 2335 East Atlantic Boulevard, Suite 401, Pompano Beach, FL 33062. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Carrie Elizabeth Reynolds Stack
COLUMBIA: Funeral service for Carrie Elizabeth Reynolds Stack, 69, of Columbia, will be held 11 o'clock, Monday, August 27, 2007 at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with The Rev. Christine C. R. Parham officiating. Interment will be at Gibson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Sunday evening at Shives Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 520 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Sara Brabham Eastman
CAYCE: Sara Francis Brabham Eastman died peacefully, at her home, on Friday, August 24th, 2007 after a long illness. Mrs. Eastman was born in Denmark, SC on May 30, 1922. She was a graduate of Denmark High School and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Columbia College, class of 1942.
Melvin Davis
Ridgeway - A funeral service for Melvin Howell Davis, widower of Eva Peake Davis, will be held 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, August 31 2007, at First Baptist Church of Ridgeway, where he was a member. Interment will follow in Aimwell Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be his son, Buddy, sons-in-law, Tommy and Paul, grandchild, Boden Seagle, and friends, Jimmy Holloman and Joe Sutcliffe. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Rivers and Barry Bonds. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o’clock this evening at Shives Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Quail Unlimited, P.O. Box 610, Edgefield, SC 29824 or The National Wild Turkey Federation, Attn: Development Dept., P.O. Box 530, Edgefield, SC 29824.
Bobbye June Flippin
COLUMBIA: A memorial service for Bobbye June Flippin, 76, of Columbia, will be held 11 o'clock, Friday, September 7, 2007, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., SC Division, 2711 Middleburg Dr., Columbia, SC 29204.
James R. "Bob" Horton
WINNSBORO: A memorial service, with Masonic Rites, for James Robert "Bob" Horton, 76, will be held 7 o'clock, Wednesday evening, September 5, 2007 at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with The Rev. Benjamin Bagwell officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7 o'clock prior to the service.
SSGT William R. Prichard, USAF (Ret.)
Sumter - A funeral service for William R. Prichard, 76, of Sumter, will be held 1 o'clock, Friday afternoon, September 7, 2007, at the graveside of Florence National Cemetery, with full military honors. Shives Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Essie Mae (Eveline) Peeples
CAYCE: A funeral service for Essie Mae (Eveline) Peeples, 90, of Cayce, will be held 1 o'clock, Saturday, September 8, 2007, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with Major Richard Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Assoc. of SC, 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201.
Gertrude W. Johnson
COLUMBIA: a Mass of Christian Burial for Gertrude Wright Johnson, 84, of Columbia, will be celebrated at St. Peter's Catholic Church at 11 o'clock Saturday, September 8, 2007, with Monsignor Leigh A. Lehocky officiating. Burial will be held in St. Peter's Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited on Friday evening from 6:00 until 6:30 with the visitation to follow at Shives Funeral Home. Active pallbearers will be her grandsons. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be St. Peter's Five O Plus Club, and Olympia High School Alumni members. Donations in her memory may be made St. Peter's Catholic Church Building Fund, 1529 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201.
Capt. Fred E Turnipseed (Ret)
COLUMBIA: A funeral service with military honors for Captain Fred E. Turnipseed, U. S. Army (Ret), will be held 11 o'clock, Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Irmo. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Tuesday evening at Shives Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Epworth Children's Home, PO Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250, Special Olympics, 810 Dutch Square Blvd., Columbia, SC 29210, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or a charity of one's choice.
Charles W. "Bill" Boleyn, Sr.
BLYTHEWOOD: A memorial service, with Masonic Rites, for Charles W. "Bill" Boleyn, Sr., 64, of Blythewood, will be held 11 o'clock, Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Aimwell Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be at a later date. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at Shives Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society, 121 Humane Lane, Columbia, SC 29209 or the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Ln, Columbia, SC 29210.
Louie D. Benedict
COLUMBIA: A memorial service for Louie Daniel Benedict, 64, of Columbia, will be held 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, September 12, 2007, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to Spring Valley Baptist Church, 91 Polo Road, Columbia, SC 29223.
Frances B. Swindler
Lexington - Frances Bond Swindler, 78, widow of James T. Swindler, of Lexington, S.C., died Sunday, September 9, 2007, after a long illness. A long-time resident of Columbia, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Lindsay and Lossie Mae Johnson Bond. She was a member of Lexington Baptist Church.
Rita Marie McConnell
COLUMBIA: A graveside service for Rita Marie (Mancoske) McConnell, 65, will be held 2 o'clock, Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at Florence National Cemetery. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Lila Gates Counts
IRMO - The funeral service for Lila G. Counts, 80, widow of Rudisill D. Counts, will be held 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, September 15, 2007, at Christ's Lutheran Church, officiated by The Rev. Anne Christensen. Burial will follow in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, S.C. Serving as pallbearers will be Charles, Donald "Donnie" Jr., Gary and Thom Grooms, Gordon Jones and Mike Spradlin. Honorary pallbearers are William and Jack Grooms, Terry Minor and Gary Phillips. The Counts family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Friday evening at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel.
Sadie Amos Marsh
LUGOFF: A funeral service for Sadie Amos Marsh, 87, of Lugoff, will be held 4 o'clock, Friday, September 14, 2007, at Highway Pentecostal Holiness Church with The Rev. Paul Miles. and The Rev. George Hewer officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 3 o'clock at the church. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Stuard W. Lee
A funeral service for Stuard W. Lee, 83, of Columbia, will be held 11 o'clock, Friday, September 21, 2007 at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel with Rev. Amos Hann officiating. Interment will be in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Donald W. Dunn, II
BLYTHEWOOD: A funeral service for Donald Warner Dunn, II, 40, of Blythewood, will be held 3 o'clock, Friday, September 21, 2007, at Beulah United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Lynch and Mrs. Paige Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be John Godwin, Dean Williams, Bill Plunkett, Darryl Harper, James Rimer, Kevin Mattox, Chad Byrd, and Chaz Shoop. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Thursday evening at Shives Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Beulah United Methodist Church, 8546 Winnsboro Rd., Blythewood, SC 29016.
OLIVE HELEN HODDER BARNETT
COLUMBIA: A memorial service for Olive Helen Hodder Barnett will be held Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at Northeast Presbyterian Church, Columbia, with visitation immediately following in the church sanctuary. Dr. George D. Crow will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1501 North West 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136, or Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Rd., Columbia, SC 29223. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Helen Benton
Lexington – Helen Louise Benton, 83, of 815 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington, South Carolina, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Her memorial service will be held noon Saturday, September 8, 2007, at Belmont Baptist Church in Columbia. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary following the service. Burial will be private.
