OBITUARIES
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013
CYNTHIA A. McFADDEN FLORENCE — Cynthia Ann McFadden, 52, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence. She was born Sept. 3, 1960, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Major Jr. and Clara Fulton McFadden. She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and joined Melina Presbyterian Church. She McFADDEN was also a member of St. Mary’s Chapter No. 156 Order of Eastern Star. She was a graduate of East Clarendon High Class of 1977 and a 1981 graduate of South Carolina State College. She was formerly employed by Clarendon County School District 2, Medley Inc. and Allied Early Childhood Development Center. Survivors are one daughter, Clarissa B. McFadden; a longtime companion, Eddie L. Wilson Jr.; two sisters, Clarita McFadden and Senorita McFadden; four brothers, Major (Rosa Demery) McFadden, Delbert McFadden, Kenneth McFadden and Jake (Gloria Thompson) McFadden; one sister-in-law; and three aunts. Wake service and Eastern Star rites will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. The celebratory services for Ms. McFadden will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Melina Presbyterian Church, 3539 Black River Road, Sardina, with the Rev. Samuel Sparks, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Carnell Hampton, eulogist, the Rev. Rose Hagan, Evangelist Sylvia Miller and the Rev. Jerome McCray assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.
Ms. McFadden will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral service time. The family is receiving friends at the family home, 13850 U.S. 301, Gable. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
CHARLES E. HALEY Jr. ELLOREE — Charles Edwin “C.E.” Haley Jr., 52, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at Richland Memorial Hospital. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning. (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org LOUIS G. JOHNSON Jr. Louis Galloway “Rudy” Johnson Jr., 56, of 49 Rast St., entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 4, 1956, in Sumter County, the son of the late Louis G. Sr., and Thelma Plowden Johnson. He received his education in the public schools of Sumter County. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and received an honorable discharge. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Mitchell Johnson, of the home; his children, Divine Johnson, Victoria R. Johnson, Ericka K.R. Johnson, Jessica E.C. Brown, all of Sumter, and Tawanna K. Johnson of Brooklyn, N.Y.; his brothers, Stevie (Sharon) Plowden of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Norman Plowden of Bronx, N.Y.; two granddaughters, Reiviah Young and Natalie Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in the chapel of Community Funeral Home with the Rev.
Andre Barnes. Burial will follow in the Florence National Cemetery. Family is receiving visitors at the home of his aunt, Mamie P. James, 211 Alexandria Place, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
RALPH GRIFFIN MACDONALD Retired USAF Col. Ralph Griffin Macdonald, 89, beloved husband of the late Nelie Ann Plowden Macdonald, died on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at his residence at Covenant Place. He was born in New Hyde Park, Long Island, N.Y., a son of the late Charles W. and Claire Purdy Macdonald. He was a member and elder at First Presbyterian Church of Sumter. Surviving are: three sons, Charles Purdy Macdonald and his wife, Linda, of Sumter, Douglas Plowden Macdonald and his wife, Nancy, of Liberty Hill and Florence, and Ralph Griffin Macdonald Jr. and his wife, Carol, of Clemson; four grandchildren, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles Macdonald Jr. (U.S. Army), Kathryn Macdonald Sides and her husband, Jason, Bjorn Helgeson and his wife, Stacy, and Collin Helgeson and his wife, Ashley; and one great-grandson, Leif Erik Helgeson. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Janie McElwee-Smith officiating. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Covenant Place. Memorials may be made to Covenant Place, 2825 Carter Road, Sumter, SC 29150. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfu-
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neralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
JAMES McELVEEN James Wesley McElveen, 85, husband of Martha Mims McElveen, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Agape Hospice House in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Wesley McElveen and Edna Osteen McElveen. Mr. McElveen was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. He was also a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and retired from the U.S. Civil Service at Shaw Air Force Base. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; four brothers, Robert McElveen of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Russell McElveen of Burlington, N.C., Emery McElveen of Sumter and Gobe McElveen of Sumter; a granddaughter, Jamie Ayers of Sumter; a son-in-law, David Ayers of Sumter; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda McElveen Ayers, and a brother, Phillip “Phil” McElveen. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home, and other times at the home, 620 Boulevard Road. Memorials may be made to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150, or to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may
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be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 775-9386.
JOHN H. YOUNG NEW YORK — John Henry Young, 69, husband of Gail Young, died Feb. 15, 2013, at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y. Born March 3, 1943, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Sonny Young and Maggie Young Lawson. John truly loved God and his family, always putting them first. He leaves to cherish his loving memory his wife of 20 years, Gail; his four children, Lemar Martin Sr., Kalief (Christina) Scott, Jennifer and Imani Young; his brothers, Robert Lee (Eartha) Young, Perry (Gardenia) Young and Matthew Young; his sisters, Victoria Junious and Sadie Williams; his grandchildren, Lemar Martin II, Shamani Martin, and Kayden Young; his goddaughter Atia Woods; his special friends, Rodney, Ben, Gerard, Tracey, Larry Stanley and Clara; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Mr. Young will be held at noon Monday at Greater St. Phillip RMUE Church. Services will be officiated by the Rev. Daniel Green Sr. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. until the hour of the service. Online condolences may be sent to summertonfuneralhome@yahoo.com. Viewing will be held today from 1 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton. (803) 485-3755.
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Student Calvin Porcher, 22, said he was amazed at the living conditions in the country. “There is a lot less medicine,” he said. “They don’t have a lot of health care.” After a major earthquake hit Haiti, most haven’t recovered, Boisvert said. “I think as many as 200,000 to 300,000 people are still living in tent cities,” he said. “Those conditions are still prone to hurricane weather.” Student Camara Jordan, 21, was one of the first to ask how students could help. “The way they live … it’s rough over there,” he said. “We really shouldn’t take for granted what we have here.” The lecture was a part of a focus on Black History Month at the school. For more information on the Sumter County Adult Education Center, contact the center staff at (803) 778-6432.
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LINCOLN from Page A1 Airmen, Leroy Bowman, the late Willie Ashley and the late J. Philip Rembert. Osceola McKaine, former principal and World War I veteran who died in Europe, was the first black from South Carolina to get full military honors. Politicians include Felder, Kay Patterson and Willie Singleton. In addition to the four corners, there will be photographs of Lincoln High through the years, as well as some of the elementary schools and Rosenwald schools that were associated with the high school, and other memorabilia. Lincoln was founded as a grammar school for black children in 1874. That was when the property on Council Street was bought, and Lincoln was erected using funds provided by an unknown donor from the North. The first school was a frame cottage with only four rooms, named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. The oldest surviving structure in Sumter’s original school district, it educated Sumter’s black students until 1969-70, when it was combined with Sumter (Edmunds) High School. After Thursday’s open house, the Lincoln Archives will be open from noon until 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday each week. Felder encourages alumni and others who have memorabilia from the former Lincoln High School to donate them to the archives. For more information about the Lincoln High School Alumni Association, its History and Archives Room, contact Felder at (803) 261-0167.
The Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics is accepting applications for its week-long residential summer camps for rising eighth-, ninth- and 10th-graders. GoSciTech, held on GSSM’s Hartsville campus, will be offered June 16-22, June 23-29 and July 7-13. Students can attend GoSciTech for up to three weeks, focusing on a unique area of interest each week. All weeks offer as many as 10 courses to choose from with the average course cost of $675, which includes room and board.
Courses offered this summer include but are not limited to: game theory, science of music, engineering, the search for life out there, CSI, codes and cryptography, marine biology and science and the law. Courses will be taught by GSSM faculty, college and university professors and professionals in their respective fields. Acceptance to the GoSciTech program is based on academic achievement. Rising eighth-, ninthand 10th-graders who have demonstrated scholarship in science, math, computer science, technolo-
gy or engineering, and desire an academically challenging experience are strong candidates. The scholarship deadline is April 15, and the application deadline is May 15. Scholarships are only available to South Carolina residents. Online applications are available at http://scgssm.org/goscitech. For a paper application, contact the Center for Science Education and Outreach at (843) 383-3958. For more information, contact GoSciTech Director Susan Engelhardt at (843) 383-3901, extension 3950, or engelhardt@gssm. k12.sc.us.
Wofford’s 1st black student remembers struggle SPARTANBURG (AP) — In 1964, Wofford College was the first private school in South Carolina to accept a black student. The 1960s were a tumultuous time across the nation and in Spartanburg. Al Gray, a Spartanburg native, was the first black student accepted to Wofford. His first night on campus, he was jumped by white students. When they hit him, he hit back. Wofford College recently reflected on its path to integration with a panel discussion dubbed “Desegregation Decade.” Gray was joined by Doug Jones, Wofford College’s first black graduate; the Rev. Mike Vandiver, a white Wofford College student during integration and current pastor in the United
Methodist Church; Joab Lesesne, a past president of Wofford College and a teacher and administrator during integration; and Mitch Kennedy, director of community services for the city of Spartanburg. In 1960, a group of about 200 Wofford students burned a cross
in front of the school and demanded two of their fellow students be barred from campus because of procivil rights activities. “I was there,” Vandiver, then a freshman, said Tuesday. The two boys who went to the civil rights demonstration in Orangeburg were arrest-
ed, and, to Vandiver’s knowledge, never returned to campus. Vandiver was from Anderson. Racism was so rampant in the Upstate at the time, Vandiver’s father locked him out of the house upon hearing his son shared a hotel room with a black man at a religious conference.