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James A.
Chandler
Sumter, May 18 - James A. Chandler
son of Mrs. Maggie H. Chandler, died in Columbia Tuesday, May
14. The funeral services were conducted at the cemetery here
at 3 o'clock Wednesday Afternoon. Besides his mother, Mr.
Chandler is survived by four brothers, Julian D. Chandler,
Charles M. Chandler, Harry Chandler and Hazel Chandler, and
three sisters, Mrs. Ida Raffield and Misses Marguerite and
Ethel Chandler. (The State May 19,
1918)
Mrs. S. C. Hair
Sumter, April
16 - Mrs. S. C. Hair, wife of R. A. Hair of Stateburg died at
the Tuomey hospital Wednesday morning where she went to seek
relief after a year's suffering. Thursday morning the funeral
services were conducted at the city cemetery by the Rev. J. W.
Daniel. Mrs. Hair is survived by her husband, her mother, Mrs.
Annie R. Owens, of Sumter and the following children: Robert,
Margaret, Clarence, Arthur, Virginia, Elma; three sisters,
Mrs. A. H. Holiday, Manniag; Mrs. A. G. W?ford, ?, Mrs. ? M.
Witherspoon, Sumter, three brothers, T. C. Owens, ? Star. W.
C. Owens, Gale, N.C.; J. Owens of this city. (The State -
April 17, 1921)
Edna Davis Palck
Sumter, May
17 - News was received here Sunday, May 12, of the death of
Mrs. Edna Davis Palck, wife of Albert Palck of New York, at
their home in Montclair, N. J. Mrs. Palck was the
granddaughter of the late Gen. E. W. Moise of this city and
the niece of Mrs. Agnes M. Rogin, Mrs. Nina M. Solomons and L.
C. Moise of Sumter. She had often visited here and had many
friends who heard with sorrow the news of the sudden
death.
(The State May 19, 1918)
Frank James
Sumter, Jan. 22 -
Frank James died yesterday morning at the Sumter hospital,
after an illness lasting several weeks. He was 25 years old, a
young man of quiet address, who numbered many as his friends.
He was unmarried, but leaves a father and several brothers and
sisters to mourn his loss.
(The State January 23, 1915)
Minnie Lee Merrimon
Sumter,
Feb. 23 - Miss Minnie Lee Merrimon died Friday night, February
17, at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. T. Uary, at Rutherford
college, N.C. Her body was brought to Sumter for burial, the
funeral services being conducted by the Rev. J. P. Marion.
Miss Merrimon was a member of the Presbyterian church at
Cokesbury. She is survived by four sisters: Miss L. A.
Merrimon and Mrs. R. D. Epps of Sumter, Mrs. L. W. Jones of
Newberry and Mrs. W. T. Usry of Rutherford college,
N.C
(The State February 24, 1922)
Kathleen Bostick
Rickenbacker
Sumter, Sept 18 - A sad
death was that of Mrs. Sidney F. Rickenbacker in the early
evening of Friday, September 13, at the home of her mother on
South Main Street. Mrs. Rickenbacker, who was Miss Kathleen
Bostick, is the daughter of Mrs. O. E. Bostick of this city.
She was very young, having married a few years ago on leaving
high school. She is survived by her husband, her mother and
two brothers, Scott and Willie Bostick of Sumter. The funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at Trinity Methodist
Church, of which she was a member, and interment followed in
the Protestant Cemetery. (The State September 19, 1918)
Alexander
Campbell
May 8th, at his residence at
Manchester, Sumter District, Mr. Alexander Campbell, aged 66
years, 4 months and 7 days. He was a native of North Carolina,
but had been, for probably more than thirty years, a resident
of this State. (The Charleston Mercury June 7, 1859)
Eugenia E.
Hardeman
May 3d, in Eufaula, Alabama, Mrs.
Eugenia E. (Hardeman), wife of Mr. Jack Hardeman, who was born
in Sumterville, Feb. 10th, 1814. (The Charleston Mercury June
7, 1859)
November 20th, at the hotel of Col Walker, in Chester, Dr. Bronson, of
Sumter. (The Charleston Mercury November 29, 1859)
Mrs. Clyde A.
Plowden
Pinewood, Jan. 22 - Mrs. Clyde A.
Plowden died yesterday at 12:30 o'clock at the home of her
father, Ben P. Broadway. She was ill only a few days. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow morning at the home, after
which the body will be interred at the family burial ground
near Paxville.
Ceceile Schwerin
Sumter, Dec. 2
- Mrs. Ceceile Schwerin of Sumter died at Abbeville Monday
night, December 1, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. H.
Rosenberg, where she was visiting. Mrs. Schwerin developed
pneumonia last week and became very ill at once, although she
lingered several days after the end seemed inevitable. All of
her children were gathered around her bedside, Mrs. Louis
Lyon, Mrs. Ralph Lyons, Miss Julia Schwerin of Sumter, Mrs.
Rosenberg of Abbeville and Cecil Schwerin of Estill. Mrs.
Schwerin, who was Ceceile Moses of this city, was the widow of
the late Herman schwerin. She was about 69 years of age. Of a
large family of brothers and sisters, but one brother, Henry
J. Harby of Sumter, survives her. (The State December 3,
1919)
William A.
Kinard
Sumter, Jan. 5 –
William A. Kinard died suddenly this morning (Jan 4). The
remains will be taken to his former home at Newberry for
interment. Mr. Kinard is survived by Mrs. Kinard and by two
sons, William Kinard of Sumter and Clarence Kinard of
Pittsburgh. Mr. Kinard moved from
Newberry several years ago, and for the past few years has
been connected with the Jenkins Automobile Specialty company,
being head of the shipping department. (The State - January 6, 1913
)
Newberry, Jan. 5 –
There was much regret expressed here this morning, when a
telegram from Sumter brought news of the death of William A.
Kinard in that city. No particulars were given, but it is
supposed his death must have been sudden or his illness very
short, as recent letters from his family to relatives here did
not speak of his being sick. Mr. Kinard was about 55 years of
age. He was a native of Newberry and lived here until removal
to Sumter about 10 years ago. He is the last, except Mrs. M.
L. Lovelace of this city, of a large family of children of the
late Solomon P. Kinard. Mr. Kinard leaves a wife and two grown
sons – the older with the Westinghouse company in Pittsburgh,
Pa., the younger with one of the Sumter back. Mrs. Kinard is a
sister of Dr. Jas. M. Kibler and Mrs. William Johnson of this
city. It is not known here tonight what arrangements have been
made as to the funeral, but it is supposed he will be buried
here. Mrs. Johnson left here this afternoon, by the Atlantic
Coast Line for Sumter. ( The State - January 6, 1913 )
Little Girl Dies
Sumter, Feb 16 – Gertrude Nichols Hough,
the 16 weeks' old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. w. T. Hough, died
after an illness of a few days at the Tumoey hospital Tuesday
morning. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon
from the residence of the parents at 528 Oakland avenue. (The
State – February 17, 1922)
Cora Barksdale
SUMTER
(Special) - Mrs. Cora Hill Barksdale, 81, widow of C. P.
Barksdale, died at her home here this morning after a long
illness. A native of Laurens, she was a daughter of the
late William and Lou Curry Hill and made her home in Sumter
for the past 44 years. She was a member of the Salem Avenue
Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs.
Ashby McCoy of Sumter, Miss Anne Barksdale of Wilmington, NC,
Mrs. Woodrow Ward of Asheville, NC, and Mrs. W. E. Caldwell of
Greenville; one brother, Ernest A. Hill of Spartanburg; three
sisters, Mrs. L. J. Owens and Mrs. Charles Sims of
Spartanburg, and Mrs. Willie Penland of Gray Court; 10
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and several
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral plans are
incomplete. (The State on April 3, 1958, p. 10
A...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Mary
Garrett
Republican Compiler, Gettysburg , PA ,
August 27, 1828
Died lately in Sumter District, S. C.
Mrs. , aged 120 years. Mrs. Garrett was a native of New
York and for the last 60 years a resident of Sumter District.
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