'T' Newberry County Obits

South Carolina

Andrew Carter Thomasson
Andrew C. Thomasson, 65, died early Tuesday morning (Sept. 6, 1955) at Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. A lifelong resident of Newberry, he was a son of the late Andrew C. and Texie Wilson Thomasson. He was a member of Central Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Madena Scott Thomasson; four sons, Richard Thomasson of Nashville, Tenn., Edward Thomasson of Newberry, Sgt. Carl F. Thomasson in Germany, and Frank S. Thomasson of Leesville; two daughters, Mrs. Andrena T. Oswald of Newberry and Mrs. Wallace McKinney of Savannah, Ga; two sisters, Mrs. F. G. Hartley and Mrs. N. P. Davis of Newberry; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 11 A.M. Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Herbert L. Spell. Burial followed in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Sam Beam, Tom Fellers, Ben Cockrell, Furman Sterling, C. F. Sterling and John Jacobs. Serving as honorary pallbearers were George A. Addy, Dr. Von A. Long, Herman Halfacre, Jess Hitt, J.L. Snelgrove, Tammy Suber, Rev. Neil E. Truesdell, Caleb Buxhardt, Arthur T. Wilson, Jr. Ross Wilson, R.C. Wilson, Dell Wilson, G.W,. Jacobs and E.T. Mauer. Whitaker Funeral Home in charge.

Arneather Mayers Toland
LITTLE MOUNTAIN - Funeral services for Mrs. Arneather Mayers Toland will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Lower Mt. Olive A.M.E. church by the pastor, the Reverend Michael Harp. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Toland was the daughter of the late Paul and Lottie Davenport Mayers. She was born on Oct. 28, 1915 in Prosperity. She entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Lexington Medical Center.

She was a lifelong member of the Lower Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church where she was the Mother of the Church. She served faithfully on the Trustee Board, Stewardess Board and the Women's Missionary Society until her health failed. She was also a member of the Women's Home Aid Society Lodge #108. She was educated in the public schools of Newberry County.

Mrs. Toland was married to the late Hampton Toland on Jan. 17, 1937. She was a loving and devoted wife and homemaker to her husband and children.

She was predeceased by three sons, C. L. Wise, Wesley Toland and Evans Toland; nine sisters, Rosa Wise, Dorothy Williams, Fannie Lever, Eva Pitts, Carrie Martin, Jessie Bates, Bertha Hair, Amanda Brown and Lizzie Adams; and three brothers, James, W. C. and Clarence Mayers.

She is survived by one son, Henry E. Toland (Florene) of Little Mountain; an adopted son, James E. Bates (Dorothy) of Newberry; daughter-inlaw, Ruby N. Toland of Columbia; 24 grandchildren and a host of devoted greatand great-great-grandchildren, who truly loved and will miss their grandmother; one sister-in-law, Pearlie M. Mayers of Newberry; one brother-in-law, L. C. Williams of Augusta, Ga.; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins and friends, who will sadly miss her.

The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Henry Toland, 389 Kirk Lake Road, Little Mountain.

F. B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Rosabelle Timmerman
NEWBERRY - Services for Rosabelle Rushton Timmerman, 94, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour before the service. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Timmerman, of Clyde Avenue, died Friday, July 30, 1999. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late J.P. and Hattie Kinard Rushton. She was a retired employee of Carpenter's in Newberry.

Surviving are her sons, Lee R. Timmerman of Milton, Fla., George H. Timmerman of Townville, Rev. Raymond Timmerman of Columbia; grandchildren, Tony Timmerman, Marsha Temples, Rev. Michael Timmerman, Danny Ray Timmerman, Joe Allen Timmerman II, Sharon Firth, Karon Martin, Cindy Renfro, Stacey Stokes, Sandra Timmerman; 18 great- grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sons, Joe A. Timmerman and Billy Timmerman.

A. C. Tribble
NEWBERRY - Mr. A. C. Tribble, 73, formerly of Newberry, died Monday at Lexington Medical Center-Extended Care. Born in Newberry, he was the son of the late Ulysses Tribble and the late Minnie Lee Glenn Tribble. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church.

Surviving are a son, Harold Atkin of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two daughters, Kim Cole and Jackie Cole of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one sister, Dorothy L. Smith of Lin-wood, N.C.; two aunts, Eula Gary of Hickory, N.C.; one nephew, Eugene Smith of Linwood, N.C.; other relatives and friends.

Funeral schedule will be provided later by Wilson Funeral Home of Newberry.

Elizabeth Thompson
COLUMBIA - A graveside service for Elizabeth Mitchell Thompson, 89, of 239 Piney Grove Road, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Epting Memorial United Methodist Church, 1401 Milligan St., Newberry, SC 29108.

Mrs. Thompson, widow of James Edgar Thompson, died March 27, 2003. Born in Chester, she was the eldest daughter of the late Maurice "Morris" James and Inez Lewis Mitchell. She had been involved in various activities throughout her lifetime. She broadcast one of Columbia WIS radio's first local music shows, "The Mitchell Singers" in the 1930s. She studied voice at Newberry College and was church choir director in Ware Shoals and Abbeville and Manchester, Ga. She was also the director of the Abbeville County Choir, which won several state championship competitions in the 1950s. She remained a dedicated musician.

Surviving are sons, Michael L. Thompson of Marion, James E. Thompson Jr. of Lancaster, Jimmy M. Thompson of Salisbury, N.C.; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Taylor of Columbia; sisters, Nellie Hite of Newberry and Patsy Hamm of Prosperity; brother, Phillip Mitchell of Hatsboro, Pa.; nine grandchildren; three great- grandchildren.

Condolences may be sent to www.mcswainevans.com.

Charles Tuggle
COLUMBIA - Services for Charles Romeo Tuggle, 50, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Belmont Baptist Church, Silverstreet, with burial in the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Newberry Co., a son of Charles Sr. and Annie Boyd Tuggle, he died May 19, 2003. Surviving are his father and mother; children, Jeanette Bell, Romeo Scurry; sister, Peggy Groves; three grandchildren; one uncle; six aunts; devoted niece and caregiver, Ann Tuggle.

Judge Ruben "Jud" Thornton
COLUMBIA -- Services for Judge Ruben "Jud" Thornton, 74, will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church. Burial of ashes will be at 2 p.m. in Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church Capitol Fund, 410 Harbison Blvd., Columbia, SC 29212. Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, is assisting the family.

Mr. Thornton died Friday, July 27, 2007. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late William B. and Willie Davis Thornton. A 1955 graduate of Clemson University and veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he retired as sales manager at Bearing Distributors.

Mr. Thornton was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and a volunteer at the State Museum and "Meals on Wheels".

Surviving are his wife, June Kelley Thornton; daughter and son-inlaw, Patti and Tom Carson of Lexington; stepsons and their wives, David and Doni Jordan of Columbia, Col. Steven and LeeAnn Jordan of Travis AFB, Calif., Master Sgt. Mark and Paula Jordan of Columbia, Michael and Diane Jordan of Charleston and Maj. Chris Jordan, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and Jennifer Jordan of Newport News, Va.; stepdaughters and their husbands, Lisa and Ted Parker of Atlanta, Ga., and Kimberly and Joe Hammons of Wilmington, Del.; brother, Richard Andrew Thornton of Lawrenceville, Ga.; sisters, Tempie Fulmer of Simpsonville, Dorothy Durst of La Grange, Texas, and Martha Fleming of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and grandchildren, Turner Carson, Jayna Carson, Jordan Parker and his wife, Beth, Elizabeth Parker, Allie Hammons, William Hunt Jordan, Clinton Jordan, Emily Brown, Julia Brown, Lauren Jordan, Katie Jordan, Wesley Jordan, Spencer Jordan and Ashlyn Brown; and great-grandson, Mason Parker. He was predeceased by brother, William Everett "Peg" Thornton.

Benjamin Thomas
NEWBERRY - Services for Benjamin Jesse Thomas, 15, of 422 Lake View Road, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Lynn Peters. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family is at his residence and will receive friends from 5-7 this evening at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Kyle Page Foundation, P.O. Box 231, Little Mountain, SC 29075.

Ben died Thursday, July 26, 2001 at Lake Murray, Prosperity. Born in Rock Hill, he was a son of Gil and Debbie Bannister Thomas. Ben was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was a rising junior at Mid-Carolina High School, where he served on the Student Council and had been president of the Freshman class. He was an avid bass fisherman.

Surviving are his parents of Newberry; sisters, Kristen Thomas of Anderson, Karen Thomas Ouzts of Saluda, Ashley Hamilton of Oceanside, Calif.; brothers, Gilbert Thomas II of St. Marys, Ga. and Charlie Thomas of Newberry; maternal grandfather, Richard Bannister of Prosperity; paternal grandfather, Jesse G. Thomas of Leesville; paternal stepgrandmother, Dora J. Boyles of Leesville; maternal great-grandparents, Forrest and Lucille Hendrix of Columbia. He was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Jan Bannister and his paternal grandmother, Mary Ann Thomas.

James Taylor Sr.
PROSPERITY - Services for James Milton Taylor Sr., 60, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to the American Diabetes Association.

Mr. Taylor died Wednesday. Born in Bradenton, Fla., he was a son of the late John Milton and Mamie Lee Chance Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a retired 1st Sergeant of the Army Infantry having served for 26 years. He last served as an ROTC instructor at Presbyterian College. Mr. Taylor was a recipient of the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge and numerous other military honors. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, the VFW and Buck Masters.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Maze Taylor; sons, James Taylor Jr., Edward Taylor both of Prosperity; daughter, Tracy Smith of Beaufort; sister, Faye Holloway of Blairsville, Ga.; brothers, John Taylor of Kinards, Gerald Quick of Panama City, Fla.; five grandchildren.

Daisy Thompson
NEWBERRY - Services with burial for Mrs. Daisy W. Thompson are noon Monday at Hannah AMEC, where she was a member of the choir, Usher Board and Pulpit Aid. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Newberry Co. to Mose and Lena Williams, she died Nov. 3, 2005. Surviving: children, Odis, William, Mary Thompson, Ruth Davenport; grand, great, great-grands; sister, Geneva Bouknight.

Albert Turley
NEWBERRY' - Services for Albert Turley, 83, will be held at noon Friday (viewing at 11 a.m.) at Hannah AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Newberry Co. to Andrew and Sally Floyd Turley, he died Dec. 20, 2003. He was a member of Hannah AME Church and served as a trustee and steward. Surviving: wife, Rosa Young Turley; brother, Andrew Turley Jr.; sister, Azaree Hatton; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Betty Tribble
POMARIA - Services for Betty Jean Alston Tribble will be held at 3 p.m. today at Metropolitan Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery in Jalapa. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge.  Ms. Tribble died July 13, 2002 in Palmetto Hospital. Born in Newberry Co., she was a daughter of Emma Toland Alston and the late James Alston.  Surviving are mother; son, Aubrey Alston; sisters, Lois Miller, Hazel Sturkey, Quester West, Dorothy Holmes, Mary Caldwell, Emma Williams, Linda Davis; brothers, Rev. James, Edward and David Alston; three grandchildren; others.
 
Peggy Tolbert
PROSPERITY - Services for Peggy Mincey Tolbert, 67, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at Macedonia Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Randall Derrick. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Pope Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Memorials may be made to Macedonia Lutheran Church of Prosperity or Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church, Winnsboro, or to a charity of one's choice.

Susie Thomasson

Susie, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. A. C. Thomason, died at their home the 27th ult., at 1 o'clock p.m. From a severe attack of congestion of the stomach, and her remains were laid to rest in the Lebanon graveyard; aged 9 years, 6 months and 19 days.
From early childhood Susie was a good, obedient child, liked by her playmates, and when she grew older and began school she was loved by teachers and schoolmates.
Why was she cut off so young? Our heavenly Father has need of the fairest, best and sweetest flowers in his garden, and hence he transplanted her to one not made by hands, eternal in the heavens, where there will be no tears, no sorrow and no night to eclipse the beauty and bliss there.
'Tis sad we know to look at her play toys and vacant chair, but we also realize the fact that He never makes mistakes and doeth all things well; therefore, dear parents, do not grieve for you lost darling, but think of her singing sweet anthems in Paradise, and be content with the good Master's deeds in taking a bright jewel from you.
The whole community extend there heart-sympathy to the parents.

“How short the race our friend has run, Cut down in all her bloom; The course but yesterday begun, Now finished in the tomb. Why should our tears in sorrow flow, When God recalls his own. And bids them leave a world of woe. For an immortal crown? Their tolls are passed, their work is done, And they are fully blest; They fought the fight, the victory won, And entered into rest. Then let our sorrows cease to flow, God has recalled his own; But let our hearts in every woe. Still say, Thy will be done. Ye mourners, whose streaming tears Flow over your children dead, Say not in transports of despair, That all your hopes are dead.” May 4 - A FRIEND.

Andrew Cornelius Thomasson

Andrew C. Thomasson, 85, died at the home of his son, A.C. Thomasson Jr., last Friday night (May 31, 1940) after a short illness. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Central Methodist Church with the Rev. H.O. Chambers in charge. Interment followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Surviving are one son, A.C. Thomasson Jr., Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. Munson Davis, of Newberry, and Mrs. F.G. Hartley of Aiken; one brother J.B. Thomasson; one sister, Mrs. Mary DeHardt both of Newberry. James R. Leavell Funeral Home in charge.

Texie Wilson Thomasson

Mrs. T. W. Thomasson

Mrs. Texie Wilson Thomasson, 79, wife of A. C. Thomasson, died Wednesday morning at her home after a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late Hugh C. Wilson and Susan Oxner Wilson and was a life-long resident of Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Thomasson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, November 19, 1936.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home, conducted by the Rev. T. Carlyle Cannon, assited by the Rev. A. E. Holler. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two daughters and a son, Mrs. Munson Davis, Miss Maggie Thomasson and Andrew Thomasson. Jr., all of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. H. C. Suber, Newberry; Mrs. Lucy Taylor, Columbia, Mrs. Jimmie Stokes, Timmonsville; two brothers, Hugh Wilson, Newberry; Arthur T. Wilson, Jacksonville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren. Jas. R. Leavell funeral home was in charge.

Mrs. Thomasson Passes After Long Illness

Mrs. Texie Wilson Thomasson, 79, wife of A. C. Thomasson, died Wednesday morning at her home after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Hugh C. Wilson and Susan Oxner Wilson and was a life-long resident of Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Thomasson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Novemaber 19, 1936.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home, with the Rev. T. Carlyle Cannon, pastor of the Central Methodist church officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. E. Holler of Batesburg. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two daughters and a son, Mrs. Munson Davis, Miss Maggie Thomasson and Andrew Thomasson, Jr., all of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. H. C. Suber, Newberry, Mrs. Jimmie Stokes, Timmonsville; two brothers, Hugh Wilson, Newberry, and Arthur T. Wilson, Jacksonville, and eleven grandchildren.

Frank Scott Thomasson

BATESBURG- LEESVILLE - A celebration for the life of Frank Scott Thomasson, 77, will be conducted at 4:30 Wednesday from St. John's United Methodist Church with the Rev.Karin Culp officiating. Burial will follow in Leesville Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Bryan Oswald, Hubert Long Jr., Benjamin Scott, Gregg Jeffery, Richy and Gerald (Billy) Long Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Adult Bible Class of St. John's United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 513 West Church Street, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006, or the Leukemia Society, SC Chapter, 1247 Lake Murray Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29063. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Barr-Price Funeral Home, Historic B-L Chapel.

Mr. Thomasson died Saturday May 8, 2004 at his home. Born in Newberry County a son of the late Andrew Carter and Madena Scott Thomasson. He was a member of St. United Methodist Church where he was a member of the Adult Bible Class and was a former member of the Board of Trustees and the Pastor-Parrish Committee.

After graduating from Newberry High School, he served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. He graduated from Newberry College with a Bachelor of Science Degree and later received a Masters Degree in Education from the University of South Carolina. He was a former member of the Batesburg-Leesville Lions Club and a former member of the Lexington Medical Center Board of Trustees.

He retired from the South Carolina National Guard as a Major and retired from the United States Postal Service, where he served as a clerk and a rural letter carrier. He taught chemistry, biology, and driver education at Batesburg-Leesville High School and served Lexington County School District #3 as Principal at B-L Primary, B-L Elementary and retired at B-L Middle School.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret Lynn and Roy Gerstung, a grandson, Scott Gerstung, all of Batesburg-Leesville; a sister, Genevieve Senn of Silverstreet, South Carolina.

He was predeceased by his wife, Edyth Long Thomasson; brothers, Carl, Arthmur, Richard and a sister, Andrena Oswald.

Lizzie Strickland Thomasson

Newberry - Lizzie Strickland Thomasson, 89, of White Oak manor, formerly of 1124 Airport Road, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at the manor.

Born in Walhalla, she was a daughter of the late J. D. and Daisy Little Strickland. Retired: Kendall Co., Oakland Plant. Member: Hunt memorial Baptist Church.

State, The (Columbia, SC) - June 11, 1999
NEWBERRY - Services for Lizzie Strickland Thomasson, 89, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Whitaker Funeral Home, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomasson died Wednesday. Born in Walhalla, she was a daughter of the late J.D. and Daisy Little Strickland. She was a retired employee of the Oakland Plant, Kendall Company and a member of Hunt Memorial Baptist Church.
Surviving are her brother, John Strickland; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Robert Arnold Thomasson
Robert Arnold "A. T." Thomasson, 69, resident of 309 Brooks St., husband of Patricia "Pat" Powell Thomasson died Thursday Aug. 17, 2006 at his home. Born in Newberry, SC he was a son of the late Beauregard Lee and Holly Ruth Gause Thomasson.
Arnold was a retired textile employee having worked for Milliken Textile Co. for over 47 years. Arnold was very active in Abbeville youth Athletics having coached Little League Baseball for may years. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Arnold coached the church softball team for many years. Under his guidance they won 4 State Championships and in 1979 he led them to the church softball National Finals.
A. T. will be fondly remembered as a avid hunter and his great passion for fishing. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by his many friends.
Survivors are: his wife, Patricia "Pat" Powell Thomasson of the home; 1 son, Robert Arnold "Bobby" Thomasson, Jr. and his wife Rhonda of Abbeville, SC; 1 daughter, Katherine "Denise" Ashley and her husband, Mark of Abbeville, SC; 1 sister, Clara Lanelle Davis of Iva, SC; 6 grandchildren, Kimberly Thomasson, Casey Thomasson, Drake Ashley, Travis, Matthew and Carleigh Montgomery. He was preceded in death by a brother, J. E. "Screwdriver" Thomasson.
Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 11:00 am from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bill Ellison and Earl Hartley officiating. The family will be at the home 309 Brooks St. where they will receive friends. Active pallbearers will be Red Sutherland and Bo Simpson. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of the Piedmont 408 West Alexander Ave. Greenwood, SC 29646 or to Gideon's International Abbeville Camp c/o Pat Hodge 502 Sunset Drive Abbeville, SC 29620. Online condolences may be sent to the Thomasson family by visiting www.chandlerjacksonfh.com The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home, Abbeville, SC is in charge of the arrangements.

Rosa Turley
NEWBERRY - Services for Rosa Lee Turley, 79, widow of Albert Turley, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Hannah AME Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Newberry Co. to Grover and Olyer Ponds Young, she died Nov. 1, 2004. She was a member of O.E.S. New Jerusalem. Surviving: siblings, Carrie Hentz, Sarah, Johnny and James Young.
 
William Tolbert
PROSPERITY - Services for William Larry Tolbert, Sr., 66, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2001 at the Macedonia Lutheran Church, Prosperity, conducted by the Rev. Randall Derrick. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Masonic graverites by the Little Mountain Masonic Lodge. Memorials may be made to the Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127, or to the American Cancer Society or to a charity of one's choice. Pope Funeral Home is in charge.

Grover Todd - contributed by Cathy Schmidt

Grover Todd died early this (Thursday) morning in Atlanta, Ga., after a lingering illness. Mr. Todd was the son of the late James and Martha Leak Todd. He was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He is survived by two nephews, Charles Bowers and Frank Bowers, both of Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Edward L. Bland. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary Lillian Turner
Mrs. Mary Lillian Turner, 83, of 316 N. Line St., West Columbia, died at Baptist Hospital early Wednesday morning after an illness of the past several months. She was born in Newberry County, daughter of the late George W. Dominick and Nancy Stockman Dominick and had lived all of her life in Prosperity and West Columbia, where she was a member of Line Street Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. B. C. (Louise) Deeds of Mobile, Ala., and Miss Kathleen Turner of West Columbia, and one sister, Mrs. Ridgell Bowers of Prosperity. A son, Hugh Turner, died in 1959. Friends may call at Thompson Funeral Home or the residence. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Thompson Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. J. A. Mills, the Rev. J. F. Burriss and the Rev. P. Homer Jeffcoat. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Harry M. Manus, W. Elford Caughman, W. F. Turner, Sammy Joe Delk, Maxey Corley and Leroy T. Ashley.

Joe Willie Thomasson

NEWBERRY - Services for Joe Willie Thomasson will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bush River Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Bush River Baptist, 8935 Bush River Road, Newberry, SC 29108. Mr. Thomasson, 78, died Sept. 2, 2006, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Joe and Inez Elizabeth Warren Thomasson. He was an Army veteran and a retired truck driver for Thurston Motor Lines and a member of Bush River Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Juanita Peacock Thomasson; a son, Earl Thomasson of Newberry; a daughter, Carole Lively of Newberry; sisters, Dot Gibson of Saluda, Sybil Bowers of Silverstreet and Shirley McRackin of Prosperity; a brother, Sonny Thomasson of North Augusta; grandsons, Bryan and Joseph Lively; great-granddaughters, Kayla and Alexis Lively

James Edward "Screwdriver" Thomasson
ABBEVILLE - Services for James Edward "Screwdriver" Thomasson, 75, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Harris Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the home of his son, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Thomasson, 1477 Rock Hill Road, Abbeville. Mr. Thomasson died Sunday. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late B.L. and Ruth Gause Thomasson. Surviving are his wife, Marion "Jeanette" McCurry Thomasson; sons, Steven, James, Robert Thomasson; brother, Robert Thomasson; sister, Clara Davis; eight grandchildren.

Madena Scott Thomasson

Mrs. Thomasson died Wednesday

Mrs.Madena Scott Thomasson, 77, of 803 Pope Street, widow of Andrew Carter Thomasson, died early Wednesday morning at Rikard Nursing Home in Lexington after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Thomasson was born in Camden County, Ga., the daughter of the late Francis Miller and Mary Jane Mills Scott. She was a member of Central Methodist Church.

She is survived by four sons, Richard Thomasson of Nashville, Tenn., E. Arthur (Arthmur) Thomasson of Newberry, Carl Thomasson of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Frank S. Thomasson of Leesville; two daughters, Mrs. Andrena Oswald of Newberry and Mrs. Genevieve McKinney of Savannah, Ga.; one sister, Fla.; nine grandchildren and Mrs. Agnes Huey of Wildwood (sister) , four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. James Martin. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens.

Alice Angew Tarrant
Mrs. T. F. Tarrant, formerly Miss Alice Agnew, died at her home in Newberry yesterday after a protracted illness.

William T. Tarrant
Batesburg, May 7 - Mr. W. T. Tarrant died at his home in Batesburg this afternoon at 4 o'clock after a lingering illness. His remains will be carried to Newberry where they will be interred tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. At the time of his death Mr. Tarrant was in his 80th year. He was born in Laurens county, but for many years before coming to Batesburg three years ago he lived in Newberry. He was twice married and leaves a widow and severn children surviving him. His last marriage was to Miss Annie Bates of this city.

Edward Arthmur Thomasson

Edward A. (Tommy) Thomasson, 70, of 937 Lindsay Circle, died Tuesday at the Providence Hospital. Mr. Thomasson was born in Newberry, a son of the late Andrew C. and Madena Scott Thomasson. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church and a retired home building contractor. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and was a prisoner of war for 17 ½ months.
Mr. Thomasson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Madge Craft Thomasson of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Bill (Janet) Johnson of Kinards and Mrs. Randy (Debbie) Black of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. Andrena T. Oswald of Lexington and Mrs. A. D. Senn of Silverstreet; a brother, Frank Thomasson of Leesville; and three granddaughters, Miss Kim Johnson of Kinards, Miss Michelle Black and Miss Dena Black both of Newberry.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Newberry Memorial Gardens by the Rev. J. R. Jones. The family will be at the residence 937 Lindsay Circle, and will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Whitaker Funeral Home, Inc. in charge.

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Bishop Henry M. Turner
Atlanta, Ga., May 11 - The body of Bishop Henry M. Turner, chairman of the house of bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal church, arrived here today from Windsor, Can., where Bishop Turner died last Saturday. It was announced that the funeral would not be held until May 19 so that 14 members of the house of bishops may attend. Bishop Turner was one of the most widely known negroes of this country. Born at Newberry Court House, S.C., in 1834, he was licensed to preach when 19 years old and traveled and preached in South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and other Southern States. During the War Between the Sections he was appointed by President Lincoln as commander chaplain of negro troops. After the war he graduated from Trinity college. He was a member of the Georgia legislature in 1868 and 1870 and served as postmaster at Macon. He later was an inspector of customs, then a United States secret service detective. He was elected a bishop by the general conference at St. Louis in 1880.

Francis Summer Taylor
Prosperity: Frances Summer Taylor, 87, widow of Sam Pat Taylor, formerly of Counts Sausage Road, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at White Oak Manor, Newberry.
Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Pat and Lindy Richardson and Harriett and Mitchel Connelly, all of Prosperity a sister, Kathryn S. Hamm of Newberry brothers, Claude, Everette, and Larry Summer, all of Newberry four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at Whitaker Funeral Home. Service: 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial: church cemetery. Memorials: St. Luke Lutheran Church, 3990 St. Luke Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Nancy Ellisor Turkett
Newberry - Jan. 18 - Mrs. Nancy Ellisor Turkett, 74, died late Monday night at her home on Vincent Street after an illness of several months. She was a native of Kershaw County, but had made her home in Newberry for thirteen years. Surviving are her husband, Cleveland Turkett; two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Dennis of Columbia and Mrs. Rose Ann Rush of Blaney; a brother, Henry Coleman of Columbia, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 12 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the Speer Creek Baptist church near Pontiac with the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes officiating assisted by the Rev. Carl Benton. The body will remain at the McSwain Funeral home until 12 o’clock Wednesday.

Carl F. Thomason
Cart T. (F.) Thomason, 62, a son of the late Andrew Carter Thomasson and Madena Scott Thomasson, died July 6, 1983 at the Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Mr. Thomason, a former resident of Newberry, S.C. And a former military personnel, was a member of Central United Methodist Church, Newberry. He was twice married. First to the late Theresa Wise of Newberry from which union he is survived by a son, Pat Thomason.
He later married to his surviving wife, Hedwig Simmons (Simza), of Cannon City, Colorado. From this union he is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Madena Whitsell (Whitesell) of Illinois, Mrs. Virginia Jeskieweaz, Carl Thomason Jr. and Andrew Carter Thomason, all of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters, Edward Arthmur Thomason and Mrs. Andrena T. Oswald, both of Newberry, S.C.; Mrs. Angus (Genevieve) Senn of Silverstreet, S.C. And Frank Scott Thomason of Leesville; also one aunt, Mrs. Maggie T. Hartley; and ten grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Friday, July 8 at 10 a.m. At the Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ruby Dickert Trice
Newberry Ruby Dickert Trice, 87, of 1513 Mower St., died Jan. 28, 2001, at Springfield Place. She was a daughter of the late Jacob L. and Effie Counts Dickert. Retired: executive secretary of Selective Service Local Board #36.
Survivors: nieces, Dorothy Bowers of Atlanta, Betty Wessinger of Asheboro, N.C., Catherine Nance of North, Joan Fuller of Newberry and Evelyn Davis of Charlotte, N.C. nephews, Dr. Elbert Dickert and Ray Dickert Newberry and James Ringer of Aiken. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rosemont Cemetery. Memorials: First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1020 Boundary St., Newberry, SC 29108. -- Whitaker Funeral Home

Bill Turner
W.E. "Bill" Turner, Jr. 86, of Newberry, died Monday, March 23, 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
He was born on June 18, 1922 in Ninety Six, a son of the late W. E. Sr. and Ruth Osborne Turner. Mr. Turner was a Navy veteran of World War II and the past owner of W.E. Turner Jewelers of Newberry. He was an honorary member of the Newberry Fire Department where he was a volunteer for many years and was also a former member of the Smiling Swingers Square Dance Club. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the Adelphian and Fellowship Sunday School class.
Mr. Turner was first married to the late Velma Parsons Turner for 48 years. He is survived by his current wife, Grace Yon Turner of Newberry; three sons and their wives, William E. III and Anna Melissa Turner of Laurens, David Len and Debbie P. Turner of Newberry and Robert Wayne Turner of Salisbury, NC; and a step-daughter and her husband, Susan H. and Ralph DeLoach of Waterloo, SC.  Visitation will be from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be members of the Newberry Fire Department.  Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Benevolence Fund, 1020 Boundary St., Newberry, SC 29108. (contributed by Donna Brummett)

James Tarver
James L. Tarver, 75, of Newberry, died Friday, September 15, 2006 at his residence.
Mr. Tarver was born in Dothan, AL, a son of the late Alford D. and Lucille Chancey Tarver. He was a retired employee of Owens-Illinois Co. and was a member of Faith Assembly of God. He was an ordained minister with the Assembly of God Church for 45 years.  Mr. Tarver is survived by his wife, Bessie Crumpton Tarver; two sons and daughters-in-law, Toby and Helen Tarver of Joanna and Al and Amber Tarver of Newberry; a brother, Johnny Tarver of Dothan, Al; six grandchildren, Allen, Andy, Travis, Jesse, Matthew, and Joshua Tarver; special niece, Cathy Clinton; special nephew, Rudie Tarver; and a special great great nephew, Hunter Clinton. He was predeceased by two brothers, George Ray Tarver and Huey A. "Pee Wee" Tarver.  Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 PM Sunday at the Faith Assembly of God by the Rev. Mitchel Burris, Rev. O. W. Walters, and Rev. Charlie Clinton. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens.  Visitation was from 6:00 to 7:30 PM Saturday at the funeral home and the family was at the residence 962 Lindsay Circle, Newberry.  Memorials may be made to Faith Assembly of God, 798 Fair St., Newberry SC 29108.  Active pallbearers were Earl Dominick, Ned Brewer, Donnie Wilson, Travis Tarver, Allen Tarver, Andy Tarver, Chuck Clinton, and Jesse Tarver. Honorary pallbearers were Freddie Harmon, Ronnie Cromer, Chris Johnson, Frank Brewer, and Marvin Brewer. (contributed by Donna Brummett)

Huey Tarver
Huey A. "Pee Wee" Tarver, 78, of 967 Newberry died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Tarver was born on June 14, 1927 in Dothan, AL, a son of the late Alfred D. and Lucille Chancey Tarver.  He was an Air Force veteran of WW II and was a retired employee of Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant. He was a member of Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Newberry Country Club. Mr. Tarver is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Cathy T. and Charles W. Clinton of Newberry; a son and daughter-in-law, Huey R. "Rudie" and Nancy Frick Tarver of Prosperity; two brothers, James L. Tarver of Newberry and Johnny Tarver of Dothan, AL; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Mavis Crumpton Tarver and a brother, George Ray Tarver. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 P.M. Friday at the Calvary Pentecostal Church by the Rev. Charles Clinton and Rev. Mitchel Burriss. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. (contributed by Donna Brummett)

Eric Toland
Eric Fitzgerald Toland was born on , December 9, 1963, to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Toland in Newberry S.C. He graduated, from Newberry High School, in 1982. Eric earned his AA degree in business, from Piedmont Technical College, in 1984. In 1986 he was awarded his BBA degree from Lamder University, School of Business, in Greenwood S.C. He was a certified literacy instructor and an interpreter for the deaf. He had a beautiful smile, and literally lit up any room he entered. A devoted Christian, he was baptized at an early age at Fairview Baptist Church, where he sang , with the Buds of Promise Youth Choir. In 1988 he relocated to Stone Mountain GA. to be with his big sister "Vee" (Veretha Woods). Eric worked as an accountant, for several local businesses, including Medical Care Associates, and Target Marketing.  Eric was afflicted with Sickle Cell Anemia, he never complained, and few people even knew he was ill, sadly he succumbed to the disease, on December 7, 2007, at Emory University Hospital, in Atlanta GA, two days shy of his 44th birthday. At the time of his passing he was a very active member of the deaf ministry, at Ray of Hope Church, Stone Mountain GA. He was a member of the National Association of Black Accountants, and a Dekalb County Notary Public. He was a brilliant, wonderful spirit, who will never be forgotten. (contributed by Donna Brummett)

Annie Mae Thomas
Whitmire - Annie Mae Thomas, age 81 of Duncan Bridge Road, Whitmire, SC died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at her home.  She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitmire.  Surviving are her three sons, Carol Thomas of Whitmire, Robert and Donald Thomas, both of Clinton; a daughter, Carolyn Bowen of Summerville; a sister, Katherine Chapman of Lyman; four grandchildren, Kevin Thomas of Ridgeway, David Thomas of Camden, Eric and Michael Thomas, both of Whitmire; and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by nine brothers and sisters.  Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 5th at 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Whitmire with burial in the Whitmire Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home...contributed by a Friend of Genealogy

MRS. Ethel Thomasson
Mrs. Ethel Morris Thomasson, 84, of 2536 Fair Avenue, Newberry, wife of Joe W. Thomasson, died Tuesday evening  at the Saluda Nursing Center. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late John T. and Lucinda Ward Morris. Mrs. Thomasson was a housewife and  a  member of Hunt Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs.  Thomasson is survived by her husband; two step-sons, Joe W. Thomasson of Newberry and Fred W. "Sonny" Thomasson of North Augusta; three step-daughters, Mrs. Hoyt (Dot) Gibson of Saluda,  Mrs. Jimmy (Sybel) Bowers of Silverstreet and Ms. Shirley Ann McRacken of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Davis of Newberry and Mrs. Prances Elrod of Central; two brothers, James Morris of Newberry and Johnny Morris  of Orange, Virginia;  twelve step-grandchildren and eight step-great grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Colon Wehmeyer. Burial will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bowers of Church Street, Silverstreet and will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at McSwain-Evnns Funeral Home. The family suggest that those desiring make memorials to the Saluda Nursing Center. Active pallbearers will be step-grandsons. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in charge....contributed by a Friend of Genealogy