OBITUARIES
JANE A. CARPER GLOUCESTER, Virginia — Jane Arden Carper died on Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Kim Simmons, in Gloucester, Virginia. In addition, Jane is survived by her daughter, Gina Spero; one granddaughter; six grandsons; one greatgrandson; sisters, Nancy Casey, Eva Light and Anita Roberts; and brothers, Richard CARPER Garrett, Fred Garrett and Dan Garrett. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Blake Carper. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Alice Drive Baptist Church in Sumter. Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory of Gloucester Point, Virginia, is in charge of arrangements.
MARGARET L. LAMER Margaret Lee Mills Lamer, 78, wife of Richard Anthony “Tony� Lamer, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at her home. Born June 10, 1935, in Belmont, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Turner Horace Mills and Margaret Faye Lawing Mills. She attended elementary and high school in Gaston County, LAMER North Carolina, and pursued courses in Computer Science at Gaston Community College. Mrs. Lamer was employed by Kinderfoto Intl. in 1956 and retired in 1979 after 23 years of service. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Deborah Jean Deal; four step-children, Mary Elizabeth Bonney (Woodrow), Douglas Edward Lamer (Donna), Edyth Louise Gross (Dale), and Judith Marie Brabham (Woodrow); nine grandchildren, Charles Randall Clemmer, II, Matthew Douglas Lamer, Toni Michelle Lamer, Anna Christine Gross, Abbigale Elizabeth Gross, John Paul Gross, Elizabeth Brabham Nissen, Andrew Christian Brabham, and Andrea Lamer Morris (Donald); and her half-brother, Kevin O. Hinson. She was preceded in death by her sister, Delores Pat Mills. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Tri-County Hospice, 2560 Tahoe
BUST FROM PAGE A1 conducted by deputies as well as investigators with the Sumter Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. During the raids, law enforcement also seized more than $40,000 in cash, as well as several firearms, ammunition, one vehicle and drug paraphernalia. All nine people arrested during the operation, which began shortly after 6 a.m., were being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center as of Saturday night. These nine people — 20-yearold Hakeem Deandre Hariott, 36-year-old Connie Yvonne Loney, 36-year-old Kevin Lamont Loney, 22-year-old Jeffrey Perry McCall, and 54-year-old Wayne E. Sanders, all of Rembert, 47-year-old William Kurt Stuckey of Wedgefield, 48-year-old Norman Christopher Workman of Borden,
Drive, Sumter, S.C. 29150. The family would like to express their deep appreciation to the staff of Tri-County Hospice for the compassionate care they provided. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
WILLIE P. RAGIN Willie Preston “Bill� Ragin, 58, husband of Dorothy Gaymon Ragin entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter. Born in New York City on February 5, 1956, he was a son of Lena Riley Ragin and the late George Ragin. Bill was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He was a member of AnRAGIN tioch U.M.E. Church. He was employed at Williams Furniture and Interlake in Sumter and later at Federal Mogul in Summerton. He leaves to mourn his passing and cherish his memories: his wife, Dorothy Gaymon Ragin of the home; his mother, Lena Riley Ragin of Pinewood; four sons, Jontay Gaymon, Willie L. (Stacy) Gaymon, Keith T. Gaymon and Nicholas Ragin; two daughters, Sabrina Ragin and Kayla Ragin; a brother, Joe Nathan (Delores) Bennett Jr.; five sisters, Phronie Ragin, Anniliza Ragin, Susie Ragin, the Rev. Daisy (Randolph) Pringle and Carolina (Roger) Richardson; five brothers-in-law, Preston Gaymon, Joe Louis Gaymon, Freddie Gaymon, William (Cynthia) Gaymon and Henry Thomas Gaymon; three sisters-in-law, Alice Gaymon, Mary Ann (Curtis) Shannon and Maggie Bennett, 10 grandchildren and a host of other close relatives and friends. Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Antioch UME Church in Pinewood with the Rev. Barry Gadsden, pastor officiating. The final resting place will be Antioch Memorial Gardens in Pinewood. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals. Mr. Ragin will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. The family is receiving friends at the home, 2628 Elliott Road in Pinewood, and at the home of his mother, Lena Riley Ragin, 1224 White & Rivers Road, (Rimini Community) Pinewood. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com.
day, May 6, 2014. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late George Wesley and Annabelle Cuzack Farabow. She graduated from Edmunds High School and attended Sumter Technical College. She retired from Lee and Associates. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter and an associate member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Greenville. Surviving are a son, Robert “Bobby� W. Holladay and wife, Kathy; daughter-in-law, Anne Holladay Collins and husband, Neil; sister-in-law, Caroline Holladay; grandchildren, James “Jim� S. Holladay, Erin H. Stone and husband, Jason, R. Wesley Holladay Jr., and Dorothy F. Holladay; greatgrandchildren, Max and Zoey Stone; special niece, Beth Catherine; great-niece, Amy Catherine; great-nephew, Robert Catherine; great-greatniece, Maddie Catherine; and extended family, Buddy and Dot Hunt, Cindy Hunt, Julie Hunt and Freda Dawkins. She was predeceased by a son, Charles “Chuck� H. Holladay Jr.; and a special nephew, Bill Catherine. The family would like to thank her caregivers, Jackie and Beverly. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home of Greenville, Downtown, and from 2 to 3 p.m. on Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter. The funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. at the church. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasmcafee.com.
EARLENE H. BENNETT
Doris Farabow Holladay, 88, widow of Charles Harvey Holladay, died on Tues-
Earlene Heyward Bennett, a courageous woman of strength, peace and love, was born on May 9, 1949, in Sumter County. Earlene was the fifth child born to the late Stephen Marion Heyward and Mary Duncan Heyward. She attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Ebenezer High School. Earlene was a longtime member at Orangehill AME Church. God saw the need to give this faithful servant rest, so He called Earlene home on May 8, 2014. Earlene’s loving memories will forever be cherished by her devoted loving children, Tracy Butler, Roosevelt Butler Jr., both of Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Chandra MillerFletcher of Pinewood; five grandchildren, Omar Butler, C’Andra Hill, Antonio Fletcher, Channing Fletcher and Amari Butler; five sisters, Martha Heyward and Marie (Melvin) Benbow, both of Wedgefield, Elizabeth (Willie) Martin of Sumter, Janie
36-year-old Kathrina Credle of Fairburn, Georgia, and 37-year-old Anthony Dwayne Lowe of Riverdale, Georgia — have all been charged
with various drug trafficking and drug manufacturing charges. Several other charges against the suspects could be forthcoming.
DORIS F. HOLLADAY
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2014 Brown and Evangelist Bernice (Rev. Roger) Mullins, all of Sumter; five brothers, the Rev. Willie (Elizabeth) Heyward of Sumter, Johnny (Gwendolyn) Heyward, Allen Heyward and Bernard Heyward, all of Wedgefield, and Joseph (Joy) Heyward of Columbia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Heyward Bennett; one beloved sister, Mary Richbow; one beloved brother, Edward Heyward; and three nephews, Orlando Brown, Sherman Broughton, and Joe Richbow Jr. The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Orangehill AME Church, Hwy 261, Wedgefield, with the Rev. Harry Burns assisting Elder Terry Dinkins, the Rev. Deloris Harris, the Rev. Lemuel Washington and the Rev. Roger Mullins. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 6630 Middleton Road, Wedgefield. Services have been entrusted to Community Funeral Home of Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.
CLARA FOWLER Clara Ellen Skinner Fowler, age 91, died on Monday, May 5, 2014, at Covenant Place, Sumter. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. Marcus Kaiser officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Church of the Holy Comforter, P.O. Box 338, Sumter, SC 29151, or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.
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PETER I. OKODUGHA The Rev. Peter I. Okodugha, 66, husband of Karen Wilson Okodugha, departed this life on May 7, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 23, 1947, in Nigeria, West Africa. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.
CATHERINE F. KEEN Catherine F. Keen, age 89, beloved wife of the late Robert King, died on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.
LORENZO TINDAL MANNING - Lorenzo “Bo Bo� Tindal, 57, husband of Cynthia Gibson Tindal, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at the home of his sister, Glora Tindal. He was born December 13, 1956, in Manning, a son of the late Alphonso “Gent� Tindal Sr. and O’Bell Simon Tindal. Family receiving friends at the home of his sister, Gloria Tindal, 2573 Boyd Road in Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC in Manning.
VERNON E. HAMPTON Vernon Ezekial Hampton, 100, widowed of Millicent Ragins Hampton and the son of the late William Hampton and Irene Delarge Hampton, was born May 8, 1914, in Pinewood. He departed this life on May 10, 2014, at Tuomey Hospital in Sumter. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 2875 Southgate Drive, Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.
MARIE M. BRODIE
Antonio J. Cowell, 35, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at his home. Born on Dec. 6, 1978, in Sumter County, he was a son of Harry Lee Bradley and Glendelle Cowell Baker. The family will receive friends and relatives at 8 Andrea Drive and 323 Grantham St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funer-
Marie McGhee Brodie, 98, widow of Herman Brodie, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Saturday, May 10, 2014. She was born April 9, 1916, in Sumter to the late Ida Kennedy Lee. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her niece, Ida Lee Golden, 1360 South Pike East, Sumter. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
During the series of raids Saturday morning, which also included a residence in the 6000 block of Camden Highway, officers seized more
than 28 pounds of marijuana with an estimated $225,000 street value, as well as an estimated $5,700 in cocaine, and $9,800 in crack cocaine.
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