Carolyn Mathis Sellers, July 28, 2014

Bishopville, SC

Carolyn Mathis Sellers, 80, widow of the late George "Buster" Sellers, died July 28, 2014. Service will be held on Thursday, July 31 at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery. 

The family will receive friends at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 30 from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. 

Mrs. Sellers, daughter of the late Brantley Mathis and Mattie Elmore Mathis, was born in Lee County. Surviving are two sons, George Michael Sellers and his wife, Connie Drake, and Davis Thomas Sellers of Bishopville; five grandchildren, Justin Sellers of Edgefield, Lindsay Sellers of Simpsonville, Dylan Sellers of Union, Zandra Carl of Winchester, Virginia, and Matthew Coats of Lexington; five great-grandchildren, and a brother, James Mathis of Irmo. 

Mrs. Sellers retired from Lee County Hospital in Bishopville. She was a lifelong member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church. 

She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed dearly. 

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

Shirley Elizabeth McDaniel Kolb, July 27, 2014

Shirley Elizabeth McDaniel Kolb, age 77, beloved wife of the late Sidney Burgess Kolb​ (Sumter Lodge No. 364 AFM)​, died on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Oliver Wendell McDaniel and Elizabeth Huggins McDaniel. She worked as a Radiologist Technologist at Tuomey Regional Medical Center for 52 years. She was a member and past president of the Pilot Club, and a member and past president of the Sumter Women's Bowling Association. She was an active member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, where she served as the treasurer of the FAHOLO Sunday School Class, and was a member of the United Methodist Women and felt her friends there were her special and second family. She had many special friends throughout the community and she served many happy hours as a volunteer in the church office. Surviving are: two brothers, Wyman O. McDaniel and special friend Annie Dell Green of Bishopville, and Don Raemon McDaniel and his wife Fena of Bishopville; a sister, Marcelene Heitkemper and her husband Louie of Tell City, IN; 4 nephews, Mark L. Heitkemper and his wife Judy, Rodney O. McDaniel, Don Raemon McDaniel, Jr. and his wife Greta and Rev. Fred S. McDaniel and his wife Linda and; 5 nieces, Deborah M. Ferguson and her husband Philip, Elizabeth M. McMillian and her husband Scott, Marcie Liz H. Tabor, Anna Margaret M. Doby and her husband Bryan, and Michelle H. Gentry and her husband Chad ; 7 great nieces; 5 great nephews; two great-great nieces; and one great-great nephew. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 30,2014 at 11:00am at the Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Steve Holler and the Rev. Fred S. McDaniel officiating. Burial will be private at the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Bryan Doby, James Doby, Philip Ferguson, Mark Heitkemper, Rae McDaniel, Rod McDaniel, Hunter McMillian, and Scott McMillian. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of FAHOLO Class of Trinity United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from 6-8pm at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to The Tuomey Foundation, 115 N. Sumter Street, Ste. 120, Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, SC 29150. You may sign the family's guest book at​ ​www.bullockfuneralhome.com The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

Obituary for The Rev. Father Frederick F. Masad

The Reverend Frederick F. Masad was born on October 9, 1934 in Columbia, SC, the first child of Frederick F. Masad and Cathleen Metz Masad. He graduated in 1952 from Bishopville High School before entering St. Bernard Seminary in Cullman, Alabama, from which he graduated in 1956. He then entered the Theological College at Catholic University of America to complete his studies. He was ordained a priest at St. Peter Parish in Columbia, the church of his baptism, on May 21, 1960. 

A beloved highlight of his ministerial career was as a teacher of history at Bishop England High School in Charleston from 1962 to 1971. Father Masad served in numerous parishes over the course of his fifty-four years of priesthood. These included pastorates at St. Mary in Hartsville, St. Anthony in Florence, Our Lady of the Hills in Columbia, St. Andrew in Myrtle Beach, and, closing out his career, at St. John Neumann in Columbia, at which he served twenty-two years as Pastor and four years as Pastor Emeritus.

He is survived by his brother, Cleve Masad (Brittmarie) of Petaluma, California; niece, Jolene Masad; nephew, Marquan Masad; great nephew, Bradin Masad; sister-in-law, Jaffra Masad; and by his cousin, Bette Blankenship of Columbia. He was predeceased by his brother, Edward Masad.

A Vigil Prayer Service followed by visitation will be held on Sunday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church (100 Polo Road, Columbia). Rev. C. Alexander McDonald will preside with Rev. D. Anthony Droze as homilist.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, July 21 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Rev. Msgr. Richard D. Harris, V.G. will preside with Rev. C. Alexander McDonald as homilist.