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LORENZO FELDER MANNING — Lorenzo Felder, 67, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. He was born April 18, 1947, in Sumter County, a son of the late Fredrick Felder and Elizabeth Clark Felder. He was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System and graduated from Thomas Edison High FELDER School in 1965. After graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam until 1969. During this time, he received the Good Conduct Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars, the National Defense Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and Sharpshooter (Rifle). He was honorably discharged and returned home. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier for eight years. He was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church, Manning. Survivors are one daughter, Naeemah Felder of Philadelphia; one brother, Jerome E. (Trudy) Felder of Philadelphia; and one sister, Nova M. Felder, of Philadelphia; four grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; one uncle; and five aunts. Celebratory services with military rites for Mr. Felder will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 S.C. 260, Manning with the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, pastor, presiding; the Rev. Isaiah Clark, eulogist; and the Rev. Rodney R. Conyers, assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mr. Felder will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. Family will receive friends at his residence, 1078 Dockside Drive, Manning. These services have been
entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.
CANTFIELD DAVIS Jr. Cantfield Davis Jr., 52, husband of Hannibal Davis, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Mayesville, he was the son of Cantfield Davis Sr. and Mattie Lee Fullwood Davis. The family will receive friends at the Davis residence, 765 Radical Road, Sumter. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
GLADYS B. RAYNOR Gladys Blanche Ackermann Raynor, 83, wife of Arthur N. “Art” Raynor, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at her home. Born in Greenwood, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Glen Drew and the late Nina West Drew. She was a member of the Master Gardeners Club, the Herb Society, the Sumter Newcomers Club, the Book Club and Friends of the Library. She was formerly employed at Sumter OB/GYN and Simpson Hardware. Survivors include her husband of 34 years; two sons, Richard Ackermann, M.D., (Hillary) of Lizella, Georgia, and James Ackermann of Florence; a daughter, Kimberley Waidelich (Steve) of Crofton, Maryland; a stepson, Kelly Raynor (Susan) of Fayette, Alabama; six grandchildren, Caleb Ackermann, Hannah Ackermann, Derron Ackermann, Courtney Ackermann, Drew Ackermann and Eric Raynor; two brothers, Ronald Drew (Ruth) of West Allison, Wisconsin, and Dan Drew (Sue) of Pardeeville, Wisconsin; and a special nephew, Gary Drew (Debbie). She was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Drew Turnquist. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with Chaplain B.J. Drayton officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 6 Spring Valley Circle. Memorials can be made to Tuomey Hospice, 500 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
LOIS P. HODGE PAXVILLE — Lois Pack Hodge, 94, widow of Jack Dempsey Hodge Sr., died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Summerville Medical Center. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org
WILLIAM M. SMITH MANNING — William Monroe “Bill” Smith, 85, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179 www. stephensfuneralhome.org
TOMMIE MULLIKIN CAMDEN — A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate the life of Mary Thomas “Tommie” Stowe Mullikin, 86, of Camden, will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Camden at noon Saturday. Father Paul Bremninkmeijer will officiate. The Rite of Committal will follow in Quaker Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Friday at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials can be made in Tommie’s memory to the American Cancer Society, c/o Gail Kirkland, 647 Lachicotte Road, Lugoff, SC 29078; American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen,
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 VA, 23060-9979; St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 39105; South Carolina Special Forces Foundation, 1874 Charleston Highway, Cayce, SC 29033; or Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1709 Lyttleton St., Camden, SC 29020. Mary Thomas “Tommie” Stowe Mullikin, widow of Charles Francis Mullikin, died Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was born in Washington, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Lida Thompson Stowe and William Thomas Stowe. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Tommie is survived by her children, Cam Mullikin (Susan) of Camden, Peggy M. Kinney (Eddie) of Sumter, Mary Pat M. Kornegay (Johnny) of Camden, Thomas S. Mullikin (Virginia Ann) of Camden, and Liza M. Pickett (Mark) of Albany, Georgia; and her grandchildren, Cortney K. Seeby (Chris) of Lexington, Will Kinney (Caroline) of Columbia, Thompson Kinney (Ashley) of Columbia, Mollie Kinney of Columbia, Anna Crew Kinney of Sumter, Luke Reuwer of Sumter, Mary Elizabeth M. Van Horn (James) of Camden, Alex M. Tomlinson (Brant) of Camden, Thomas Mullikin of Camden, Charlie Mullikin of Camden, Johnny Kornegay of Camden, Reesie Kornegay of Camden, and Mary Thomas Pickett, Sally Pickett, Mills Pickett and Bo Pickett, all of Albany, Georgia; and four great-grandchildren, Frankie, Braxton and Lil Seeby of Lexington and Charles Kinney of Columbia. Besides her husband and parents, Tommie was predeceased by her sister, Nellie Rue Stowe, and her brother, William “Bud” Thompson Stowe. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the Mullikin family by
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WILLIE MAE LUCAS Mrs. Willie Mae Holmes Lucas, 91, widow of James Lucas Sr., entered eternal rest Monday, May 12, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born March 19, 1923, in St. Charles, she was a daughter of the late Henry Holmes and Beulah Hickman Holmes. She was educated in the public schools of Lee County and was a member of the Church of God By Faith, where she served as the mother of the church and sang on the senior choir. She was a self-employed seamstress. Survivors are: six sons, Elder Lee (Mattie) Holmes, Elder James (Alice) Lucas, Elder David (Min. Mabelle) Lucas, Robert Lee (Logretta) Lucas, Willie and Joseph Lucas; four daughters, Willie Mae (Allen), Cocklin Shirley Ford, Minister Jacqueline (Apostle Johnnie) Henry and Patricia Webster; one brother, Elijah Lee Holmes; three sisters, Carrie B. Robinson, Rosa Lee Scarborough and Betty Bradley; 58 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing for Mother Lucas will be from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home and funeral services at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of God by Faith, Sumter No. 1, 609 Atlantic Ave., Sumter, with Elder James Lucas, pastor; assisting, Elder Mack Wilson (superintendent), Pastor Stanley Hayes and Elder James Taylor. Burial will follow in Bradford cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1046 Spaulding Ave., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
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Hernandez charged in 2 more shooting deaths BY BOB SALSBERG The Associated Press BOSTON — Aaron Hernandez ambushed and gunned down two men after a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub nearly two years ago, prosecutors said Thursday in an indictment that places the gun in Hernandez’s hands weeks before he signed a 5-year, $40 million contract with the New England Patriots and went on to catch 51 passes and score five touchdowns during the 2012 NFL season. Hernandez, 24, was already jailed in connection with a man’s 2013 shooting death and was indicted anew on two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. A third man was wounded in that attack. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in
the killing last year of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-pro football player whose body was found in an industrial area near Hernandez’s home in North Attleborough. Released by the Patriots last summer after being arrested in Lloyd’s death, Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in that case and his attorneys said in a statement that he looked forward to proving his innocence of the new charges. Suffolk District AttorHERNANDEZ ney Daniel Conley would not say whether prosecutors suspected a link between the two cases beyond their accusations of Hernandez’s involvement. According to Conley, the night of the 2012 shootings unfolded when Hernandez and an associate went into the Cure Lounge at about the same time
as the other men. The prosecutor would not describe what he called their “chance encounter,’’ but said there was no evidence that Hernandez knew the victims beforehand. After the men left, Hernandez followed in an SUV and pulled up alongside the men as their vehicle was stopped at a red light in Boston’s South End, Conley said. “Aaron Hernandez fired a .38-caliber revolver multiple times from the driver’s side of his vehicle into the passenger’s side of the victim’s vehicle,’’ killing de Abreu, 29 and Furtado, 28, said Conley. The case remained unsolved for months, but following the Lloyd shooting, Conley said the SUV was found in Bristol, Connecticut, where Hernandez grew up, and the gun used in the double shooting was recovered from a person with ties to Hernandez. Previ-
Protective order request against Panthers DE Hardy dismissed BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — The woman who alleges Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy assaulted and threatened to kill her “just snapped’’ after an argument over her short-lived relationship with rapper and Charlotte Bobcats minority owner Nelly, according to new court documents released Thursday. In a Charlotte Police Department warrant worksheet for obtaining an arrest, the woman said she and Hardy lived together until they broke up in March and she moved out. HARDY In the documents, the woman states she and Hardy were trying to reconcile and went out Monday night. They returned to the Hardy’s residence but he was upset over the woman’s relationship with Nelly, whose name is Cornell Haynes Jr. The court document states that the woman was lying in bed with Hardy when he “just snapped’’ and then “physically threw her into the floor, and then tossed her into the tile bathtub.’’ Earlier Thursday, Charlotte District Court Judge Charlotte Brown dismissed a protective order request by the woman after she failed to
show up in court. After the protective order was dismissed on Thursday, attorney Stephen Goodwin walked out of the courtroom and abruptly announced that he’s no longer representing the woman citing “irreconcilable differences’’ with his client. In the new court documents, the woman contends that Hardy “slammed her into a futon that had several guns and machine guns lying on it causing her to cut her arm on the end of one of (the) guns’’ and “began choking her twice during the assault.’’ The documents also state there were visible welts around her collar bone area. After being thrown on the floor of the bathtub, the document goes on to say the woman then “began to try and defend herself and swung her heeled shoe at the defendant several times to get the defendant off of her.’’ The woman “started screaming loudly and cursing, and the defendant then started recording her on video and agitating her several times trying to get her to flip out on him.’’ Judge Rebecca Thorne Tin, who oversaw Hardy’s first court appearance on Wednesday, also stated in the document that the four-year NFL veteran is to turn over any and all weapons and firearms currently in his possession or which he may have access to as an added condition to his bond.
ous court documents have said the vehicle was found at the home of Hernandez’s uncle. A grand jury heard testimony from more than 24 witnesses and examined more than 80 pieces of evidence before returning the indictments, Conley said. He said Hernandez’s notoriety played no role in the investigation. “This was never about Aaron Hernandez. This case was about two victims who were stopped, ambushed and senselessly murdered on the streets they called home,’’ he said. Hernandez’s attorneys, Charles Rankin and James Sultan, said their client was looking forward to his day in court. “It is one thing to make allegations at a press conference, and another thing to prove them in a courtroom. Unlike the district attorney, we are not going to try this case in the media,’’ they said in a statement.