In Memory of Marian Finklea LeGette Josey

In Memory of Marian Finklea LeGette Josey: 

"She was formerly married to the late Charles Wofford Josey of Lynchburg, SC."

Latta, SC

Marian Finklea LeGette Josey, 72, passed away peacefully at her home March 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Latta United Methodist Church with interment in Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the home of Cindy and LaFon LeGette, Jr., 906 Dothan Road, Latta, SC.

Marian was born March 27, 1941 in Florence, SC, the daughter of the late Andrew LaFon and Julia Hill Finklea LeGette. She graduated from Latta High School where she was a cheerleader and President of the student body. She graduated from Columbia College and taught school in Alexandria, VA; Charleston, Bishopville, Little Rock, Dillon, SC; and Robeson County, NC. She retired as a teacher from Dillon SChool District #2. She was formerly married to the late Charles Wofford Josey of Lynchburg, SC. She was very active in Latta United Methodist Church where she was past director of the Handbell Choir, pianist for the Men's Hut, active in her Church Circle, taught Sunday School for the Ladies Bible Class. She was a member and past president of McLeod Hospital Auxiliary Dillon. She also enjoyed gardening and was an active member of the Magnolia Garden Club.

She is survived by her brother A. LaFon LeGette, Jr. (Cindy) of Latta, SC; three nieces, Celeste Huggins (Nelson) of Charleston, SC, Julie Sluss (Frankie) of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Paula Williamson (Joe) of Columbia, SC; three step-nephews, John Lane (Ashley), David Lane (Christa), and Daniel Lane, all of Latta, SC; great nieces, Margaret Davis Huggins and Ellie LeGette Huggins; great nephew, Nelson Beard Huggins; step-great niece, Raegan Lane; step-great nephews, Colby Lane, Jesse Lane, and Seth Lane; cousins, Belva Finklea Greene of Latta, T. F. (Buzzy) Finklea, Jr. of Latta, A. Marion Finklea of Florida, Dr. Lee K. Finklea of Latta, Ryan F. Finklea of Latta, Alton Finklea of Latta, Hugh Finklea of Louisiana, Elizabeth LeGette King of Charlotte, NC, Louise LeGette Douglas of Viriginia, Lorraine LeGette Farmer of Maryland, Ann Carlson of Dillon, Larry Stephens of Columbia, and Polly Stephens of Georgia.

The family is grateful for the care given to her by Virginia Daniels, Jerri Turbeville, and Rose Summerford.

Memorials may be made to the McLeod Hospital Auxiliary Dillon, % McLeod Medical Center Dillon, 301 E. Jackson St., Dillon, SC 29536 or to Latta United Methodist Church, 306 N. Marion St., Latta, SC 29565.

You may sign the online guestbook at www.kannadayfuneralhome.com

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Emory Herbert Mixon - Saturday, 23 March, 2013

Bishopville, South Carolina

Funeral services for Emory Herbert Mixon, 92, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Prospect United Methodist Church. The Rev. Larry Brown will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. 

The family will receive friends from 2 - 3 p.m. prior to the service at the church. 

Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is serving the family. 

Memorials may be made to Prospect United Methodist Church, Box 103, Hartsville, SC 29551. 

Mr. Mixon, widower of Emma Jane Johnson Mixon, died peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Born in Chesterfield, Co., SC, he was a son of the late David Sims and Maggie Johnson Mixon. 

He was a life long member of Prospect United Methodist Church. He was both a farmer and owner/manager of Mixon Logging. He was hard working since the age of 17and loved his God, wife of 67 years, family, and church. 

Surviving are his sons, Herb (Jan) Mixon of Hartsville, SC, Aubrey (Ginger) Mixon of McBee, SC, Mike (Sandra) Mixon of Bishopville, SC; grandchildren, Melissa Mixon, Mickey (Jacquelyn) Mixon, Chuck (Tiffany) Mixon, Tracie (Bryan) Mixon, Wendy (Warner) Logan, Dana Mixon; great-grandchildren, Mark Mixon, Matthew Mixon, Michaela Mixon, Jordan Mixon, Payton Mixon, Emily Jay Mixon, Kayla Pettis, Brandon Woodward, Emma Logan, Martha Jane Logan; 3 great great-granchildren.

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Betty Blanche Moore Hawkins-Saturday, 23 March, 2013

Betty M. Hawkins - The Item: Obituaries: "BISHOPVILLE — Betty Blanche Moore Hawkins, 72, widow of W.W. “Bill” Hawkins, died Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville. Betty was the daughter of the late Luther Anderson Moore and Elizabeth “Betty” Driggers Moore. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bishopville. Betty was a happy, contented person who enjoyed people. She is survived by several cousins. She was preceded in death by a brother, Luther A. Moore Jr. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the Magnolia Cemetery in Hartsville. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements." 'via Blog this'

John Lawrence "Jack" Shuford, Thursday, March 21, 2013

Bishopville, South Carolina

Services for Mr. John Lawrence “Jack” Shuford will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Henry Altman and the Rev. Gordon Timmons officiating, directed by Norton Funeral Home, Bishopville Chapel.

Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Few men are blessed with a life as long and full and purposeful. Jack Shuford, 100, quietly rejoined his maker Thursday night, March 21, 2013.

He was born Sept. 5, 1912, in Bishopville, the first of five children to Florence Marion Powe and Jacob Lawrence Shuford. He graduated from Bishopville High School in 1930 and attended The Citadel, where he was featherweight boxing champion and played on the tennis team. The Great Depression drove him back to Bishopville to help support his family and younger siblings.

Jack worked with the United States Postal Service in Bishopville for the next 34 years, except for a period of three years during World War II. As a member of the 84th Infantry “Railsplitter” Division, he participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the campaign against the Axis in Belgium, France and Germany.

He was preceded in death by his three younger brothers, Davie Shuford, Harry Shuford and Hope Shuford, each having served his country during the same time in the Marines or in the Navy.

The game of tennis was Jack’s pastime, and he played the sport from the age of 7. He coached for decades at Bishopville High School and at Robert E. Lee Academy, ending his coaching career at the age of 80, with his Robert E. Lee team reigning as South Carolina State Champions. Demanding, but patient and generous with his praise, Jack Shuford shared his tennis skills and love of the game across the state with hundreds of young men and women whom he mentored in the sport.

His impact was recognized in 2003 by the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. Shuford Park, the result of tireless effort by Jack and his fellow tennis enthusiasts around Lee County, stands today as a tribute to his contribution to tennis and to his community. Jack also served as a Scout leader and as president of Little League Baseball.

Jack worshipped his entire life at Bethlehem Methodist Church, where his grandfather, Jacob Laban Shuford, ministered in its early days. He was a member of the Joe Fanning Sunday School Class, a fellowship he cherished.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Petty Shuford, and predeceased by his first wife, Eileen Elizabeth Plampin, who died in 1975. Their children are Joan Shuford, Columbia; John Hope Shuford (Glenda), Kitty Hawk, N.C.; Mary Ann Boyd (Hal), Mt. Pleasant; and Jacob Shuford (Cathy), Tampa, Fla. Surviving also are nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and his sister-in-law, Melba Shuford of Bishopville. His step-children surviving are Dale Underwood (Tommy), Walhalla, S.C.; Steve Petty (Debbie), Walhalla; Carolyn Sloane (Randy), Atlanta, Ga.; Mark Petty (Sheila), Columbia; and Julie Bates, Bluffton.

Friends and his family will remember Jack Shuford as a man of moral strength, physical energy and spiritual devotion.

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Linda Lee Rogers - Sunday, March 17, 2013

COLUMBIA, SC 

Linda Lee Rogers, 52, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her home in Columbia. 

Born May 15, 1960 in Lee County, she was the daughter of Bobby M. Rogers Sr. and Lillian Kennington Rogers. 

She was a graduate of Robert E. Lee Academy and the University of South Carolina. She was a longtime employee of Farm Credit Bank and had recently retired from IBM. 

Surviving are her husband, Alan Scott; brother and sister-in-law, Bobby M. Rogers Jr. (Nancy) of Bishopville; aunt and uncle, Libby and Gary Rembert; cousins, Laurie Anderson and Leon Rembert (April) of Bishopville; mother-in-law, Frances Scott; brother-in-law, Keith Scott and sister-in-law, Kathy Reep, all of Columbia. 

Visitation will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013 with the funeral service to follow at 3 p.m. at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Davis officiating. 

Burial will be in Piedmont Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shriner's Hospital, 950 W. Faris Rd. Greenville, SC 29605 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. 

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

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James Frederick Kinney Sr. -Saturday, March 9, 2013

James Frederick Kinney Sr., 84, beloved husband of 60 years to Barbara Weldon Kinney, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital.

He was born in Sumter, a son of the late Thomas Dan Kinney and Mattie Truluck Kinney. He served in Korea in the U.S. Army for four years. He was president of JFK Inc., a former vice president of Plowden Construction Company, a former S.C. state constable for more than 40 years and was chairman emeritus of Sumter County Area Iptay Representatives.

Mr. Kinney served as a former chairman on the City of Sumter Zoning Board of Adjustments, the Sumter Sunset Country Club, the Accommodation Tax Advisory Committee and the Convention Visitors Bureau. He was a member of the Omar Shrine Club and the Claremont Masonic Lodge #64 and was an active member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, where he served as a former chairman of the Administration Board, chairman of the Building Committee Sanctuary, a lay leader, a lay delegate to the annual conference and President of the Men’s Club. He will always be remembered as a most loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

Surviving in addition to his wife are: two daughters, Pam Kinney Channell and her husband, Jim, of Irmo and Pet Kinney Rogers of Myrtle Beach; a brother, Col. Charles W. Kinney and his wife, Jackie, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; three sisters, Susan Kinney Driggers of Sumter, Eleanor Kinney Bradham and her husband, Roy, of Weatherford, Texas, and Anne Kinney Frazier and her husband, Johnny, of Albany, Ga.; a sister-in-law, Diane Budine of Sumter; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, James F. Kinney Jr., and a sister, Betty Kinney Covington.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Webb Belangia and the Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Kenneth Andrews, Dale Atkinson, Jim Channell, Jay Driggers, Ben Harper, Jamie Kinney, Andre Riddlespurger and Forrest Snipes.

Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Atkinson, Sam Anderson and the members of the Wesley Sunday school class.

The family will receive friends today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Hospice Compassus, 1923 E. Main St., Duncan, SC 29334.

You may sign the family’s guest book atwww.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.