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OBITUARIES
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
EVELYN R. BOVENDER ELKIN, North Carolina â Evelyn Marie "Lynne" Reynolds Bovender, 62, of Elkin, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at her residence. Lynne was born on Sept. 4, 1953, in Sumter, to the late Hubert and Florrie Reynolds. She is surBOVENDER vived by her husband, Michael Bovender of the home; daughter, Tracie Aultman and husband, Cliff, of Gaston; and brother, Robert Reynolds and wife, Kim, of Bandera, Texas. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to any animal rescue of donorâs choice in memory of Lynne. Johnson Funeral Home of Elkin is serving the family of Lynne Reynolds Bovender.
ISAAC FELDER Isaac "Jap" Felder, 72, entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Chappelle and Mel Robinson Felder. He was the husband of 54 years to Lillie Mae Junious Felder. FELDER He leaves to mourn to his passing: his wife, Lillie Mae Junious Felder; a son, Henry "Tubby" Felder; three daughters, Evangelist Melvina Felder, Louella Felder and Annie F. (Samuel) House; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of other close relatives and friends. Funeral services for the late Isaac "Jap" Felder will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Mt. Pleasant RMUE Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. Theola Parker, pastor, officiating. Final resting place will be Brown Cemetery, Summerton. The body will be placed in the church at noon. The family is receiving friends at the home, 2216 St. Paul Road, Summerton. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomefunerals.com Professional services are entrusted to Dysonâs Home for Funerals of Summerton.
PHIL E. PARKER NEW YORK, New York â Phil Edwin Parker, 86, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Visiting Nurse Services of New York, Belleview Hospital, New York, New York. He was born on June 4, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Rev. William M. PARKER Parker and Belva Bacon Parker. Phil accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of Siloam Missionary Baptist Church, Kingstree. He was educated at Manning Training School, Manning, and Mather Academy, Camden. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Morehouse College, Atlanta. Phil received his master of arts degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attained a second master of arts degree from Pace University, New York City, and became a master certified licensed social worker for the state of New York. He was employed by the New York City Department of Social Services and promoted to the position of administrative director of social services, until retirement. Survivors are a brother, Francis (Carolyn) Parker; nephews, Stacy (Jacquelyn) Parker and William (Cycely) Parker; grandnephew, Trevor Parker; and grandnieces, Mylan and Mya Parker. Celebratory services for Mr. Parker will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Siloam Baptist Church, Kingstree, with the Rev. Terry B. Law, pastor, officiating, and Minister Jerry Thomas, Minister Phyllis Law and Minister Elaine
Harkness assisting. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Kingstree. The family is receiving friends at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Francis and Carolyn Parker, 409 W. Boyce St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
MARY W. ANDERSON Mary Greenleaf White Anderson, 94, of Stateburg, died on June 20, 2016, at home after a brief illness. Born on Feb. 27, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Walter Charles White and Mary Virginia Saunders White, she was the second of seven children ANDERSON born to this couple. She grew up at Circle W Farms in Gates Mills, just outside of Cleveland. She was known to her family as "Mudge" from her sister Ann trying to pronounce "Mary G" as a small child. Her father was president of the White Motor Co. Her mother owned the Borough House in Stateburg, and there were yearly visits to family in South Carolina. She attended Laurel School for Girls in Shaker Heights, Ohio, from 1928 to 1939, graduating cum laude. She attended Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, from 1939 to 1943. She achieved Phi Beta Kappa her junior year. As an art history major, she had planned to study in Italy her junior year but World War II prevented it. After graduation, she joined the Navy in the fall of 1943. During September and October, she attended Midshipman School at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. During November and December 1943, she then attended U.S. Naval Communications School at Mt. Holyoke, South Hadley, Massachusetts. In January 1944, commissioned as an ensign (W-VS) U.S. Navy Reserves, she was attached to the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) stationed at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. This was also the Navy Air Station where captured airplanes were flown in contest with American ones. The first jet was flown there along with Japanese and German planes. She was one of the Communications Watch Officers (CWO) and worked odd shifts in one of the hangars there. Summer 1946, she was demobilized as a lieutenant (jg) and moved back to Gates Mills. On June 19, 1948, she married U.S. Navy Cmdr. Richard Kerfoot Anderson. As a Navy wife, she moved with her husband to the various duty stations: New York City, New York; Newport News, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Mare Island, California; Mine Defense Lab in Panama City, Florida; and back to Washington, D.C., where her husband, then a captain in the Navy, retired in 1962. Capt. Anderson was an engineer and shipbuilder and was in charge at MI of the first nuclear sub and was the assistant director at BUShips when he retired. They stayed in Washington, D.C., until 1974 when they moved to Stateburg. During her time in D.C., she volunteered at Anderson House (headquarters and museum for the Society of the Cincinnati); taught Sunday school; made costumes for school and church programs; and rang doorbells for various charitable organizations. She also studied at the Smithsonian Institute and with a private tutor, studying decorative arts, antiques and architecture. She had traveled frequently to Europe as a child with her mother and older sister, Ann. She continued to travel with her husband and children. She spoke French, Italian and Spanish. In South Carolina, she continued her volunteer activities with the Sumter County Museum and with the many tours given through her family home. She attended the Church of the Holy Cross and was a member of the Altar Guild and choir. She was also a member of the Stateburg
Musical and Literary Society. She had a lifelong passion for family history, travel, books, and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her four children, Richard Kerfoot Anderson Jr. and his wife, Betty, William Saunders Anderson and his wife, Ilene, Walter Greenleaf Anderson and his wife, Susan, and Mary Mackenzie Anderson Sholtz and her husband, David; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, retired U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Kerfoot Anderson, Dec. 17, 1984; and her siblings, Ann Heron White Stockton, Walter Charles White Jr., Virginia Harrison White, Walter Harrison White, Martha Welles White and Katherine Coryton White; and niece, Sarah Stockton Selby. Services to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg, by Father Michael Ridgill. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Church of the Holy Cross in her memory. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the familyâs guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
ETHELEA B. WATSON MANNING â Ethelea Brunson Watson, 90, widow of Generette Watson Sr., died on Monday, June 20, 2016, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She was born in the Bloomville section of Manning, a daughter of the late Mood and Groover Harrison Brunson. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 303 Conal St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
THE SUMTER ITEM Sunday school teacher of the five-year-old class; a past member of the Sanctuary Hover Committee; Women of the First Presbyterian; Circle No. 4; and the Mary and Martha committee. She was a member of the Bland Garden Club, where she served as president twice and secretary. She was a board member of the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter, where she was past president from 1973 to 1974 and was active treasurer since 1993. She was elected into the Council Hall of Fame in 1997. She was honored by the Bland Garden Club with a lifetime membership into the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter in 1999. She enjoyed working on the many projects of the council, serving as staging and placement committee chairman for many years. She was an avid gardener. Kathryn will be remembered as a loving wife, caring for Leland's severe illness in his last years of life. She was a loving, selfless mother to her son. She delighted in her special grandson and was tireless in her devotion to him. Her love enveloped all of her family, Brown family and friends as well. She is survived by one son, Leland Edward Brown Jr. and his wife, Carol Ann, of Lexington; one grandson, Ernest "Ernie" D. Seruya Jr. of Sumter; one sister, Rose Marie Coker Ham of Virginia Beach, Virginia; one brother, T. Jackson Coker Jr. of Lewes, Delaware; four nephews; one niece; one step-niece, Sara K. McClam of Camden; one step-nephew, George D. McClam III and his wife, Norma, of Lynchburg; two special cousins, Vera Mae Coker of Turbeville and Carolyn Coker Walker of Lexington; and her extended Brown family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Leland; parents; stepmother, Sarah Anita B. Coker; her inlaws, James Baldwin Brown Sr. and Annie Hatfield Brown; and one stepsister, Dorothy B. McClam. A funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. on Friday at First Presbyterian Church of Sumter with the Rev. Jim Burton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Council of Garden of Clubs of Sumter, c/o Karen Mouradjian, 2125 Nettles Road, Sumter, SC 29154. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the familyâs guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
DONALD O'CONNER MCCRAY FLORENCE â Donald O'Conner McCray, 60, died June 16, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
ANNIE S. GAMBLE Annie Simon Gamble, 101, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at her home. Born on April 15, 1915, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Peter Harvin and Elizabeth Simon. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 3955 Vinca St. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
JOSEPH C. CHAN Joseph Man Chung Chan, 67, husband of Sui Tai Chan, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.
JOE NATHAN PRESTON SR. MANNING â Joe Nathan Preston Sr., 68, died on Monday, June 20, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was born on Feb. 20, 1948, in Alcolu, a son of the late Ernest W. and Catherine Daney Preston. The family is receiving friends at his residence, 6663 Juneburn Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
CORRIE CABBAGESTALK Corrie Cabbagestalk, 38, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center, Columbia. Born on March 6, 1978, in Sumter County, he was a son of Norris Harvin and Almeta Cabbagestalk Warren. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home, 22 Van Buren St. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
SARA KATHRYN C. BROWN Sara Kathryn Coker Brown, 82, beloved wife of the late Leland Edward Brown Sr., died on Monday, June 20, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born in Turbeville, a daughter of the late Tiller Jackson Coker Sr. and Corinne Hook Coker. She lived in Turbeville until her marriage in 1958. Kathryn graduated from Turbeville High School in 1951 as salutatorian and was a member of the National Beta Club. In 1952, she began a career as a bookkeeper in Sumter. She enjoyed her work and retired in 1999. Her maternal grandfather was a Methodist minister and she grew up in the Southern Methodist Church in Turbeville and was married there. In 1960, she became a member of First Presbyterian Church of Sumter, where she was a
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