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Obituaries
Florence County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails
Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - April 16, 2004
Maj. Michael
Stack
For 27 years, Sgt. Maj. Michael Stack answered the call.
On Thursday, he did not. During a
customary roll call at his memorial, the Green Beret's name was
called out three times with no reply as his comrades and family
wept.
Stack, 48, a father of six and devout
Christian, was killed Easter Sunday when his convoy was attacked by
small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire south of Baghdad. It
was his second tour in Iraq.
"We will never forget him and will honor
his memory by staying on course and accomplishing this mission,"
said Col. Hector Pagan of the 5th Special Forces Group, based at
Fort Campbell, 50 miles north of Nashville, Tenn.
On the altar rested spit-shined black
boots, a rifle, dog tags and a green beret. There also was a picture
of Stack smiling in a navy blue jacket.
About 500 people attended the memorial service inside a
military chapel and watched it on television in a gymnasium next
door.
Stack, of Lake City, S.C., started his
career in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1977. It is there that he
earned the nickname "No Black Billy Jack Stack."
In 1998, he joined the elite special
forces, and was sergeant major of his company when he was killed.
Comrades described him as an inspiring
leader and friend to all.
"He led with a sense of humor, but there
was no doubt in anyone's mind that he meant business," Pagan said.
His brother, Cecil Stack, a retired
sergeant major, said Stack was a dedicated Christian who led by
example.
"I'm a Christian today because of my
little brother as I know are many others," Cecil Stack said.
Stack also had three grandchildren. Three
of his children are grown. The others, ages 7, 5 and 3, are from a
second marriage.
Stack's wife, Suzanne, declined to be
interviewed.
"Mike was her soul mate, the love of her
life. Mike is in her heart, and she knows she is in Mike's," Cecil
Stack said, reading a statement from her before the ceremony.
"Suzanne finds strength in knowing Mike
died doing what he believed in, and because of their strong
Christian faith Mike is in a better place with God, and they will be
together again."
Stack was the 61st soldier from Fort
Campbell to die in Iraq and the third from the 5th Group. The others
killed were from the 101st Airborne Division also based at Fort
Campbell.
Two others were wounded in the attack
that killed Stack, said Maj. Jim Whatley. One returned to duty and
the other will be medically evacuated to the United States, Whatley
said.
Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - April
15, 2004
Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Boyd Stack a father of five and
Lake City, S.C., native, was killed in Iraq after his convoy was
ambushed returning from patrol, his brother said Tuesday.
Stack, who was part of a special forces
unit based at Fort Campbell, Ky., was one of roughly 80 U.S. troops
killed in April during a flare-up of violence in Iraq.
The 1974 graduate of South Florence High
School turned 48 a week before he was killed Sunday, said his older
brother, retired Sgt. Maj. Cecil Stack of Lake City.
Besides the 101st Airborne Division, Fort
Campbell is home to two special operations units that have fought in
Afghanistan and Iraq: the 5th Special Forces Group and the 160th
Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
The Department of Defense said Wednesday
that Michael Stack, who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th
Special Forces Group, was killed during combat operations in the Al
Anbar province.
Stack, who had been in Iraq since
February, was the 14th South Carolinian to die in Iraq since the war
began more than a year ago.
"Mike's my best friend and we talked
often," Cecil Stack said. "He said 'We're doing the right thing and
for the right reasons and we're helping a lot of people.' That's
what he told me. You can't argue with that.
"He believed in the Army. He loved the
Army," Cecil Stack said of his younger brother. "He had told his
wife if this did happen, he died doing what he believed in and that
he would be in a better place, and those are words that have kept me
going knowing that."
A memorial service will be held later in
the week.
George A.
Singletary
George A. Singletary, age 60. Burial in Coward, S.C.
Survivors: Widow, Mrs. Stella Singletary, son, Leon Singletary,
several brothers of South Carolina. (The Florida Advocate, Death
Notices Friday, January 6, 1933, contributed by Fawn)
Edna
Evans
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Jackson Miles Evans,
75, of Rt. 1, Scranton, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday from
Beulah Free Will Holiness CHurch, by the Rev. Rufus Blakely, the
Rev. J. R. Floyd and the Rev. J. H. McKenzie. Burial will follow in
Matthews Cemetery near Coward. Active pallbearers will be Pete
Parker, Willard Parker, Parnell parker, Homer Floyd, Richard Horne
and Donald Allman. Mrs. Evans was born in Florence County, a
daughter of the late Jasper and Matilda Lynch Jackson. She was a
member of Camp Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are
two daughters, Mrs. George Parker and Mrs. Valser Floyd, both of
Scranton; five sons, Frank Gaymon of Scranton, Kenneth Miles, Willie
Miles, and Foster Miles, all of Lynchburg and L. B. Miles of Kings
tree; 28 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The body
will be at the home of a grandson, Willard Parker, of Rt. 1
Scranton, until time for services. Stoudenmire Funeral Home is in
charge of services. (Florence Morning News, no date
given...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Sarah Matthews
Miss Sarah Matthews, 69, of Coward died at 11
o'clock last night at the Saunders Memorial Hospital following an
illness of only two weeks. She is survived by the following
sisters and brothers. Mrs. Annie Wilkes, Mrs. Martha Miles, Mrs.
Becky Poston, Mrs. Bertie Martin, Mrs. Fannie Miles, Donald Matthews
and Alex Matthews, all of near Coward. Funeral services will
be held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Hicks Hill cemetery
near Coward. (Florence Morning News, July 6,
1945...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Becky Poston
COWARD - Mrs. Becky Matthews Poston, 60, wife of Lloyd
Poston of Coward, died in a Florence hospital Saturday night after
an illness of two months. Graveside services will be conducted
at 5 p.m. Monday from Hicks Hill Cemetery near Olanta, directed by
Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway, by Rev. Cecil Lambert, Rev. Joseph
Coward and Rev. Jimmy Dease. Pallbearers will be Woodrow
Matthews, Pleasant Matthews, Raley Wilkes, Leon Martin, Frank
McCutcheon and Dessie Springs. Mrs. Poston was born near
Olanta a daughter of the late Pleasant and Isabelle Lee Matthews.
She was a member of Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving besides the husband are three daughters, Mrs. Lessie Mae
Rhames of Elgin, Mrs. Willa Mae Summerlin of Hanahan, Miss Doris
Poston of the home; three sons, Legrand Poston of Florence, Pete
Poston of Sumter and Jimmy Poston of the home; a brother, Daniel
Matthews of Scranton; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Wilkes, Mrs. Mary
Coward, both of Scranton, Mrs. Martha Miles of Coward; and 11
grandchildren. (The Florence Morning News on October 14,
1968...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Vermell Matthews
SCRANTON, Sept. 10 - (Special) - Miss Vermell
Matthews, 72, lifelong resident of Scranton, died at 9:50 Monday
following an extended illness. She had made her home with a
sister, Mrs. Willie Coward for the past 25 years.
Funeral
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Jimmy Deas and
the Rev. Horace McKenzie from the Beulah Free Will Baptist Church on
the old No. 4 Highway. Burial will be in Hicks Cemetery near
the church.
Miss Matthews was the daughter of the late Pleasant
and Genetta Miles Matthews of the Lynches township community. She
was a member of Free Will Baptist Church. Active pallbearers
will be Joe Coward, Edward Matthews, Dessie Springs, Adam Wilkes,
Smiley Joe Matthews, and Leland Wilkes. Surviving are a
brother, Daniel Matthews of Scranton; five sisters, Mrs. Annie
Wilkes, Mrs. Mary Coward, Mrs. Becky Poston, Mrs. Fannie Miles, all
of Scranton and Mrs. Martha Miles of Coward. (The Florence
Morning News, September 11, 1956...contributed by Andrew
Staton)
Birtie Ann
Martin
HEMINGWAY, April 5 - Mrs. Birtie Ann Martin and infant
daughter, Joyce Diane, wife and daughter of Robert Lee Martin, of
Coward, died at their home Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services
will be held from Pleasant Grove Church of God on the old No. 4
highway at 4 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon. The services will be
conducted by the Rev. Louis Moore of Hyman. Burial will be in Hicks
Cemetery near the church under the direction of the Morris Funeral
Home of Hemingway.
Surviving besides the husband are four sons,
W. Martin, Leon Martin, Mitchell Martin, Dallas Martin all of
Coward; six daughters, Mrs. Alnerta Wilkes of Scranton, Misses
Thelma Martin, Dorothy Mae Martin, Margaret Martin, Ruth Martin, and
Shirley Martin, all of Coward; six sisters, Mrs. Annie Wilkes, Mrs.
Martha Miles, Miss Vermell Matthews, Mrs. Mary Coward of Coward,
Mrs. Becky Poston of Scranton; two brothers, Becky Poston of
Scranton; two brothers, Daniel Matthews and Alex Matthews, both of
Coward. The bodies will be at the home of Willie Coward in the
Salem section near Coward until time for the services. (The
Florence Morning News, April 6, 1949...contributed by Andrew
Staton)
Fannie Miles
SCRANTON - Mrs. Fannie Matthews Miles, 46, wife of
Ernest Miles of Rt. 1, Scranton, died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in a
Florence hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will
be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Beulah Free Will Baptist Church near
Scranton conducted by Rev. Joe Coward and Rev. Jimmy Deas. Burial,
directed by Morris Funeral Home, will be in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers will be Herbert Grimsley Jr., Woodrow
Matthews, Dessie Springs, Carlander Coward, Rally Wilkes and Leon
Martin. Mrs. Miles was a daughter of the late Pleasant and
Isabelle Lee Matthews of Scranton where she was born and lived all
her life. She was a member of Beulah Free Will Baptist
Church. Surviving, besides her widower, are two daughters,
Evelyn Miles and Frances Miles of the home; two sons, Robert Miles
of the home and Howard Miles of Florence, a brother, Daniel Matthews
of Scranton; four sisters, Mrs. Annie Wilkes, Mrs. Mary Coward, and
Mrs. Becky Poston, all of Scranton, and Mrs. Mary Miles of Coward;
and three grandchildren. The body will be at the home of
Daniel Matthews near Scranton. (The Florence Morning News,
July 31, 1963...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Alex S. Matthews
SCRANTON - Feb. 29 - Alex S. Matthews, 50, farmer,
lifelong resident of near Scranton, died in Bruce Hospital in
Florence Wednesday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Morris
Funeral Home of Hemingway. Mr. Matthews was a son of the late
Pleasant and Isabelle Lee Matthews of Scranton. Surviving are
his widow, Mrs. Mary Isla Hewitt Matthews; one daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Matthews; two sons, Smiley Joe and Alex Leroy Matthews;
five sisters, Mrs. Sam Wilkes, Mrs. Willie Coward, Mrs. Lloyd Poston
and Mrs. Ernest Miles, all of Scranton, Mrs. Johnnie Miles of
Coward, and one brother, Daniel Matthews of Scranton. (The
Florence Morning News on March 1, 1956, page 2A...contributed by
Andrew Staton)
Legrand L.
Poston
Legrand L. Poston, 33, of 307 Harrell St., died in a
Florence hospital early Friday morning. Funeral services will
be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Morris Funeral Home by the Rev.
Cecil Lambert and the Rev. Jimmy Deas. Burial will be in Beulah Free
Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Olanta. Pallbearers will be
Cecil Bruton, Johnny Rotan, Tommy Rotan, Frank Allenezy, Roy Rogers,
and Harold Matthews. Mr. Poston was born in Coward, a son of
Lloyd Poston and the late Rebecca Matthews Poston. Surviving
in addition to his father are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Hayes Poston of
the home; three daughters, Miss' Linda, Doria and Beverly Poston,
all of the home; a son, Legrand L. Poston Jr. of the home: three
sisters, Mrs. Johnnie Rhames of Orangeburg, Mrs. Russell Summerlin
of Florence and Mrs. Ervin Poston of Hemingway; two brothers, Tommy
(Pete) Poston, and Jimmy Poston, both of Coward. (Florence Morning
News - April 21, 1973....contributed by Andrew Staton)
Larue
Poston
Death of a Child - Larue Poston, 7-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Poston of Coward, died at 9:30 yesterday morning at
the McLeod infirmiry. He had been ill for about seven weeks. The
funeral services will be at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon at Matthews
Burying Ground, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Baldwin of Lake City. He
is survived by his parents and two sisters, Lessie Mae and Willa Mae
Poston. Pallbearers will be Johnny Miles, Daniel Matthews, Ernest
Miles, and Sam Wilkes. (Florence Morning News - May 26,
1939.....contributed by Andrew Staton)
Lloyd L.
Poston
COWARD - Lloyd L. Poston, 62, widower of Rebecca
Matthews Poston, died Tuesday in a Florence hospital after a short
illness. Funeral services will be at Beulah Free Will Baptist Church
with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Poston was born in
Florence County, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Poston. He was
a retired farmer.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lessie Mae
Rhames of Orangeburg and Mrs. Willa Mae Summerlin of Florence; two
sons, Pete Poston of Lake City and Jimmy Poston of Charleston; a
sister, Mrs. Elvera Wingfield of Charlottesville, Va.; and 16
grandchildren. (Florence Morning News - July 24,
1975.....contributed by Andrew Staton)
Lelar M.
Matthews
LAKE CITY - Mrs. Lelar M. Matthews, 54, wife of Daniel
Matthews, of the Sand Hill community near Coward, died unexpectedly
Friday morning at her home. Funeral services will be conducted
at 5 p.m. Sunday from the Beulah Free Will Baptist Church by Rev.
Jimmy Deas and Rev. T. B. Frierson. Burial, directed by the
Brockington-Epps Funeral Home, will follow in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carl Andrew Coward, Herbert
Grimsley Jr., Railey Wilkes, Robert Kirby, Robert Miles, and Tommy
Poston. Mrs. Matthews was born in Florence County, a daughter
of the late Jeff Miles and Essie Poston Miles. She was a member of
the Beulah Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving besides the
widower are for sons: Bill Matthews of Coward, Wilbur, Woodrow, and
Bob Matthews, all of Scranton; four daughters, Mrs. Woodrow (Louise)
Lee, Mrs. Wilbur (Cecil) McCutcheon, and Mrs. Aiken (Ernestine)
Jones, all of Scranton, and Mrs. Dexter (Jeanelle) Coker of Lake
City; one brother, Ernest Miles of Scranton; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel
Grimsley of Sumter and Mrs. Cuth Hughes of Danville, Va.; 18
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. (Florence Morning
News - July 3, 1965......contributed by Andrew Staton)
Doris
Poston
HEMINGWAY - Mrs. Doris Poston, 29, wife of Ervin
Poston, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Russell Summerlin of
Florence Wednesday morning after a long illness. Funeral
services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at Beulah Free Will
Baptist Church near Coward. Burial will be in the church cemetery by
Morris Funeral Home. Mrs. Poston was born in Coward, a
daughter of Lloyd L. Poston and the late Rebecca Matthews Poston.
She was a member of Broad Street Church of God in Hemingway. She was
a graduate of J. C. Lynch School of Coward. Surviving besides
her husband of Hemingway and her father of Lake City are two
brothers, Tommy Poston of Lake City and Jimmy Poston of Charleston;
two sisters, Mrs. Summerlin of Florence and Mrs. Johnny Rhames of
Orangeburg. (Florence Morning News -June 6,
1974......contributed by Andrew Staton)
John Ingram
Miles
COWARD - Funeral services for John Ingram Miles will
be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Beulah Free Will Baptist Church of
the Pentecostal Faith. Burial will be in the church cemetery,
directed by Floyd's Funeral Home. Mr. Miles, 82, died Sunday
night in a Florence hospital after a long illness. He was born in
Florence County, a son of the late Ira and Rosanna Matthews Miles.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Beulah Free Will Baptist
Church of the Pentecostal Faith. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Martha Matthews Miles of Coward; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Miles
and Mrs. Marjorie Kirby, both of Coward; and eight
grandchildren. (Florence Morning News - January 21,
1975......contributed by Andrew Staton)
Isabelle
Matthews
Special to the Morning News: COWARD, May 7 - Large
numbers of friends attended the memorial services yesterday
afternoon of Mrs. Isabelle Matthews who died early Sunday morning at
her home at the age of 63. She had been ill for a year. The
Rev. T. U. Evans conducted the services. The grave at Hicks Hill
cemetery was covered with flowers.
Mrs. Matthews is survived by 8
children and three step-children as follows: Mrs. Annie Wilkes, Mrs.
Martha Miles, Mrs. Mary Coward, Mrs. Rebecca Poston, Mrs. Birtie
Martin, Mrs. Fannie Miles, Daniel Matthews and Alex
Matthews.
Step-children are Abram Matthews of Columbia and Misses
Sarah and Vermell Matthews of Coward. Brothers and sisters
surviving are Tommie Lee of Turbeville, Furman Lee of Coward,
Shepard Lee of Olanta and Mrs. Ada Lee of Florence. Fifty
grandchildren also survive. Active pallbearers were John
Miles, Willie Coward, Lloyd Poston, Sam Wilkes, J. K. coward, and
Liston Tunstall. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Dr.
Floyd, Dr. Thompson, P. C. Brown, M. A. Lynch, J. A. Hewitt, W. J.
Lee. In charge of flowers were Misses Eva Lee, Rosie Wilkes,
Mary Springs, Katie Coward, Gervie Lee, Myrtle Matthews, Muhel
Springs, Edith Coward, Gladys Tunstall, Leola Tedder.
(Florence Morning News - May 8, 1940......contributed by Andrew
Staton)
Annie Matthews
Wilkes
SCRANTON - Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Matthews
Wilkes will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Beulah Free Will
Baptist Church of the Pentecostal Faith. Burial will be in the
church cemetery directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta.
Mrs.
Wilkes, 78, died Friday afternoon in a Florence hospital after a
long illness. She was born in Florence County, a daughter of the
late Pleasant and Isabelle Lee Mathews. She attended Beulah Free
Will Baptist Church of the Pentecostal Faith. Surviving are
five daughters, Miss Rosia Wilkes of Scranton, Mrs. Mildred Lee of
Florence, Mrs. Katheleen McKenzie of Fayetteville, N.C., Mrs.
Virginia Cook of Winter Park, Fla., and Mrs. Madgalene Smith of
Coward; seven sons, the Rev. Leland Wilkes of Lake City, Ralley
Wilkes, Freeland Wilkes, and James Wilkes all of Scranton, Ernest
Wilkes of Shippingburg, Pa., William Wilkes of Olanta and Adam
Wilkes of Florence; a brother, Daniel Matthews of Scranton; two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Coward of Scranton and Mrs. Martha Miles of
Coward; 42 grandchildren; 12 great-grantchildren; and nine
great-great-grandchildren. (Florence Morning News -
January 12, 1975.......contributed by Andrew Staton)
James Randy
Wilkes
COWARD - James Randy Wilkes, one-day-old son of
Charlie and Peggy Matthews Wilkes, died Wednesday in a Florence
Hospital. Graveside services, directed by Rockington Funeral
Home, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Matthews Cemetery
near Coward by Rev. Tim Howell. Surviving are the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Matthews of Coward; the maternal
great-grandmother, Mrs. Rosa Matthews of Coward; paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Freeland Wilkes of Scranton; and the
paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Annie Wilkes of Scranton.
(Florence Morning News on November 27, 1969........contributed by
Andrew Staton)
William James
Coward
SCRANTON - William James Coward, 68, farmer of the
Salem Community near Coward died at a Florence hospital Thursday
after several hours of illness. He is survived by his wife,
the former Miss Mary Matthews; three daughters, Mrs. Leola Norton
and Mrs. Katie Hall of Effingham; Mrs. Edith Lee, Great Falls; four
sons, Rev. Joseph W. Coward, Timmonsville; Carl A. Coward, Scranton;
William James Coward Jr., US Navy, Cuba; and Randall A. Coward,
Timmonsville; three sisters, Mrs. Adam Munn, Mrs. Andrew Munn, Mrs.
Fred Carroway all of Effingham; one brother, Ira K. Coward of
Scranton; 16 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted
at 4 p.m. Saturday at Salem Free Will Baptist Church by Rev. W. L.
Jennigan, Rev. Ray Rumsey and Rev. Hardy Richburg.
Burial will be in Beulah Free Will Baptist Cemetery on old Highway
4, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Pallbearers will
be J. W. Carroway, James Lynch, Cecil Lynch, Alvin Knotts and L. D.
Lee. (Florence Morning News, partially -October 13, 1961, and
partially -October 14, 1961...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Carl A.
Coward
SCRANTON - Funeral services for Carl A. Coward will be
Thursday at 5 p.m. in Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial
will be in Beulah Cemetery near Olanta, directed by Floyd Funeral
Home of Olanta. Mr. Coward, 44, died Tuesday in a Florence
hospital after an illness. He was born in Florence County, a
son of Mrs. Mary Matthews Coward and the late Willie Coward. He was
a farmer. Surviving in addition to his mother of Scranton are
his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Lynch of Scranton; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda
Lambert of Effingham; a son, Gerald Coward of Scranton; three
sisters, Mrs. Leola Powell and Mrs. Katie Hall, both of Effingham,
and Mrs. Edith Lee of Scranton; three brothers, the Rev. Joseph
Coward, James Coward and Randall Coward, all of Timmonsville; and a
grandchild. (Florence Morning News - June 2, 1977..contributed
by Andrew Staton)
Dallas
Martin
COWARD - Dallas James Martin, 45, died Saturday, Nov.
21, 1992 in a Florence Hospital. Born in Florence County, he
was a son of the late Robert Lee and Bertie Mae Matthews
Martin. Mr. Martin was a mechanic. Survivors include a
son, Dallas J. Martin Jr. of Lake City; nine sisters, Alberta
Wilkes, Thelma Weaver, Dorothy Yarborough, Shirley Martin, all of
Scranton, Margaret Miles and Bonnie Ruth Shady, both of Coward,
Joyce Godwin of Kingstree, Cora Lee Barfield of Sumter and Carrie
Mae Altman of Lynchburg; three brothers, Leon and Mitchell Martin,
both of Scranton and John William Martin of Coward; a step-brother,
Melvin Hickman of Manning and a grandchild. Services will be
held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Beulah Free Will Baptist with
Pentecostal Holiness Faith Church. Burial will be in the churchyard
cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home in RFD
Coward. Floyd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(The Item - November 22, 1992...contributed by Andrew
Staton)
John W.
Martin
COWARD - John William Martin, 59, died April 6, 1995,
in a Florence Hospital after an illness. Born in Florence
County, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Bertie Matthews
Martin. He was a carpenter and attended Coward Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Gaymon Martin of Coward; four
daughters, Lynn Miles of Lake City, Kay Gunnells of Coward, Betty
Hanniford of Sumter and Lisa Parsons of Manning; a son, Buddy Martin
of Johnsonville; six sisters, Thelma Weaver, Dorothy Yarborough and
Shirley Martin, all of Scranton, Margaret Miles and Bonnie Ruth
Shady, both of Scranton, and Joyce Godwin of Kingstree; two
brothers, Leon Martin and Mitchell Martin, both of Scranton; and six
grandchildren. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at
Coward Church of God. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery. The
family will receive friends at Floyd Funeral Home in Olanta from 7
to 9 p.m. today. Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta is in charge of
the arrangements. (The Item - April 8, 1995...contributed
by Andrew Staton)
Frank J.
Gaymon
SCRANTON - Frank J. Gaymon, 61, of Rte. 1, Scranton,
died at his home Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 4
p.m. Sunday in the Camp Branch Church of God of Prophecy conducted
by Rev. Carlysle Grimsley. Rev. Joe Coward, Rev. Laurie Pate and
Rev. Edgar Gause. Burial will follow in the Strickland Cemetery,
directed by the Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Surviving are
the widow, Alma Mae Floyd Gaymon; four daugters, Mrs. John (Onnie)
Levinger of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. Donald (Carrie) Altman of
Florence, Mrs. Lonzo (Sue Nell) Culick of Charleston, and Miss Alma
Gaymon of Scranton; four sons, Wiley Gaymon of Sumter and Dexter
Gaymon of Scranton; one sister, Mrs. George Parker of Scranton; four
brotehrs, L. B. Miles of Olanta, Kenny Miles of Lake City, Foster
Miles of Florence and Willie Miles of Scranton, and 17
grandchildren. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Published in the Florence Morning News on December 23, 1967.
(Florence Morning News, contributed by Andrew Staton)
Mrs. E. J. Reynolds
Special of The
State, 1922-11-07
Timmonsville, Nov 6 - After an illness of only
a few hours, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds died at her home near Lamar
Saturday night. Her death came as a shock to the community, as
she was apparently in the best of health. Mrs. Reynolds was 62
years of age and a highly devoted Christian woman. She was a
faithful member of the Lamar Baptist church. Surviving are her
husband and four children; Miss Alean Reynolds, Darrell reynolds and
Herbert Reynolds, all of Lamar, and Hobson Reynolds of Atlanta, who
arrived Sunday night for the funeral. Mrs. Reynolds also
leaves two sisters, Mrs. A.C. Sneed of Charleston and Mrs. Shepherd
of Lamar and a brother, Mr. McElville of Hartsville. The
funeral services took place at the home Monday morning.
Interment followed at the Lamar cemetery...transcribed by D.
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