GALIVANTS FERRY | Thurman Leroy Walters, 69, of Frye Road died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at Loris Community Hospital. Mr. Walters was born in Dillon, the son of the late Thurman and Rosa Rigsby Walters. He was retired from the Town of Aynor. Mr. Walters was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was predeceased by a brother, Earl Walters. Surviving in addition to his wife, Carnell H. Walters of Galivants Ferry, are one son, Malcolm Thurman Walters and his wife, Jennifer, of Galivants Ferry; one daughter, Venus Soles and her husband, Wayne, of Little River; grandchildren, Micah Bilton, Matthew, Makayla, Nicholas and Grace Walters; three brothers, Neil Walters of Aynor and Ralph and Wayne Walters, both of Galivants Ferry; three sisters, Sharon Grainger of Florence, Diane Prawl of Tocoma, Wash. and Loretta Staples of Aynor; and stepmother, Elsie Walters of Galivants Ferry. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Love officiating. Burial will follow at Aynor Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 at the funeral home. Sign a guest book at www. goldfinchfuneralhome.com or at MyrtleBeachOnline.com. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Sun News from 9/14/2006 - 9/15/2006.

DILLON — Services for Maggie Lee Norton will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday at the Dillon Church of God with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Cooper Funeral Home. Mrs. Norton, 90, died Friday, September 15, 2006, in McLeod Medical Center in Dillon. Born in Chesterfield County, SC, August 16, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Lovitte P. Polson and Josephine Hall Polson. She was a member of the Dillon Church of God where she was a former member of the Choir and nursery worker. She was the widow of the late Woodrow Wilson Norton. Survivors include her daughters, Rachel & Jerry Huggins, Willie Faye & Jimmy Gardner, and Geraldine (Dean) & Chris Rogers, all of Dillon; son, Bill & Theresea Norton of Dillon; 8 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.

GALIVANTS FERRY | Thurman Leroy Walters, 69, of Frye Road died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at Loris Community Hospital. Mr. Walters was born in Dillon, the son of the late Thurman and Rosa Rigsby Walters. He was retired from the Town of Aynor. Mr. Walters was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was predeceased by a brother, Earl Walters. Surviving in addition to his wife, Carnell H. Walters of Galivants Ferry, are one son, Malcolm Thurman Walters and his wife, Jennifer, of Galivants Ferry; one daughter, Venus Soles and her husband, Wayne, of Little River; three brothers, Neil Walters of Aynor and Ralph and Wayne Walters, both of Galivants Ferry; three sisters, Sharon Grainger of Florence, Diane Prawl of Tocoma, Wash. and Loretta Staples of Aynor; and stepmother, Elsie Walters of Galivants Ferry. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Love officiating. Burial will follow at Aynor Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 at the funeral home. Sign a guest book at www. goldfinchfuneralhome.com or at MyrtleBeachOnline.com. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

DILLON — Graveside services for Pree Olden Cumbee will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home. Mr. Cumbee, 82, died Monday, September 11, 2006, in McLeod Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Born January 25, 1924, in Berkeley County, SC, he was the son of the late Silas Altman Cumbee Sr. and Rosa Ackerman Cumbee. Mr. Cumbee was a World War II veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, and had retired from International Paper Company as well as Canal Wood. He had been currently employed with the Dillon County Recycle Center. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Mary Hutto Cumbee; daughters, Donna C. (Leroy Watts) Watts of Hartsville, SC, Debbie C. (DJ Johnson) Johnson of Franklin, NC, and Dana C. (Ronnie Wiggins) Wiggins of Latta, SC; brothers, Jack Cumbee of McCellanville, SC, Calvin Cumbee of Bonneau, SC; James “Shorty” Cumbee of Fort Worth, Texas; sisters, Cleva Mims of Hanahan, SC, and Jessie Bright of Atlanta, Georgia; three granddaughters; one grandson; one great-granddaughter. Mr. Cumbee was preceded in death by a brother, Silas Altman Cumbee Jr.; and a sister, Mary Cumbee.

Services for Hoyt Singleton will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday in East Dillon Baptist Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Monday in Cooper Funeral Home. Mr. Singleton, 75, died Saturday, September 9, 2006 in McLeod Medical Center in Dillon. Born in Dillon County, SC, September 8, 2006, he was the son of the late Walker Charles Singleton and Frances Claudia Herring Singleton. He was a member of East Dillon Baptist Church, and was the Owner of Singleton's Fish Market and Singleton's Hardware. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Walters Singleton of Dillon; daughters, Debra S. Meekins and her husband Lloyd Meekins, Jr. of Lumberton, NC, Sharon S. Reich and her husband, Colonel Joseph Reich of Covington, LA, and Joy S. Corbett and her husband Charles E. Corbett, Sr. of Myrtle Beach; sisters, Sylvia Palmer of New Bern, NC, and Walker Jane Godbold of Florence; 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; Mr. Singleton was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Leigh Singleton; sister, Tulah Singleton; brothers, R.B. Singleton and Jeff Singleton.

NICHOLS — Mr. James Lowell Hayes , 79, devoted husband and loving father and grandfather, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006, in Loris Hospital after an illness. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Friday, September 8, at Mullins First Baptist Church, with the Rev. James C. Shelley and the Rev. Jim Kirkland officiating. Burial will follow in Green Sea Cemetery, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home. Mr. Hayes was born November 27, 1926, in Dillon County, a son of the late Earl and Malcolm Price Hayes. He was a retired farmer. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during World War II, and was a past member of the American Legion. Mr. Hayes was a member of Wannamaker Baptist Church. Surviving Mr. Hayes are his wife, Balzora Strickland Hayes of the home; his children, Debra Hayes Holmes and her husband, Milton, of Marion, Steve Hayes and his wife, Kathi, of Nichols and Donna Hayes Lupo of Nichols; his grandchildren, Chad Hayes and his wife Sherry, Kimmie H. Martin and her husband William, Nikki H. Smith and her husband Jack, Kelley L. Holmes and Matthew M. Holmes; a stepgreat-grandchild, Holly Townsend; and his sisters, Sylvia H. Livingston of Rock Hill, Doris H. Clemmons of Green Sea, Sara Kathryn H. Strickland of Pleasant View and Emily Ann H. Small of Greer. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at Cox-Collins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

DILLON — Services for Christine Moody Pittman will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home. Mrs. Pittman, 92, died Monday, September 4, 2006, in McLeod Medical Center in Dillon. Born October 3, 1913, in Dillon County, she was the daughter of the late John Tolan Moody and Cherrie Hayes Moody. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and a retired farmer and merchant. She was the widow of the late James Maxwell Pittman. Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Pittman Eubank of Petersburg, VA; sons, Kenneth (Jean) Pittman of Dillon and Jimmy (Dianne) Pittman of Dillon; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Pittman of Dillon; sister, Lila M. (Redd) Garrett of Charlotte, NC; 11 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Pittman was preceded in death by her sons, Temple Pittman and Hubert Pittman; brothers, Hester, Marion, Max, Bishop, Richard, Lide, Malcolm, Lloyd, and Von Moody; and sisters, Iva M. Smith and Ezzie M. McKenzie; and grandsons, Jeff, Mike, and Shelton Pittman.

BLENHEIM — Services forw William Franklin McDowell ill be held 3:00 p.m. Monday at the Berea Center in Bennettsville with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held 5-9 p.m. Sunday at Cooper Funeral Home in Dillon, SC. Mr. McDowell, 57, died Thursday, August 31, 2006, at his residence. Born in Marlboro County, July 19, 1949, he was the son of Margaret Edna Freeman McDowell and the late Manning McDowell. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and he retired from the National Guard and Bell South. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Driggers McDowell of Blenheim; daughter, Jill Feldner and her husband Britt of Conway; stepson, Alan Wallace, Jr. of Germany; mother, Edna McDowell of Blenheim; brothers, James McDowell of Florence, Ronnie McDowell of Dillon, Donnie McDowell, and Bruce McDowell, both of Blenheim; sisters, Ann Tynan of Blenheim, Sonya Skipper of Laurel Hill, NC, Wanda Wiggins of Sellers, Janice Webster and Barbara Webster, both of Blenheim; grandchildren, George Manning Feldner and Miles Gibson Feldner. Mr. McDowell was preceded in death by his half brother, J.W. Freeman of Blenheim

DILLON - Services for Terry Huggins will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Mr. Huggins, 53, died Sunday, August 27, 2006 in Roper Hospital in Charleston. Born in Marion County, SC, March 24, 1953, he was the son of the late Jake Huggins and Verdie Cain Huggins. He was a truck driver. Survivors include his sons, Terry Huggins, Jr. and Stephen Jake Huggins, both of Charleston; daughter, Sarah Michelle Huggins of Latta; brothers, Allen Gene Huggins, and Billy Ray Huggins, both of Charleston; brother-in-law, Larry Tunstall of Dillon; sister, Virginia Lane, Judy Tunstall, and JoAnn Bailey, all of Dillon; sister-in-law, Frances Huggins of Charleston. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.

LATTA - Major General (Ret.) Kathryn George Frost, 57, of Latta, S.C., died August 18, following a four year battle with breast cancer. At the time of her retirement in April of 2005, Frost was the senior woman on active duty in the U.S. Army. A native of Dillon County, S.C., Frost grew up in Latta where she was valedictorian of her Latta High School class in 1967. She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South Carolina in 1970 and later earned a Masters in Counseling degree from Wayne State University in Michigan while on active duty in the Army. Frost entered the Army with a direct commission in 1974 and served with great distinction for the next 31 years. Her final assignment was a Commander of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), an $8 billion retail entity with 48,000 employees worldwide. As Commander of AAFES, she was responsible for establishing post exchanges (PX's) and base exchanges (BX's) in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Under her leadership, AAFES received a special award from the National Retail Federation for its work in these two war zones. Prior to serving as commander of AAFES, Frost served four years as the Adjutant General of the Army and as Commander of the Eastern Sector of the Military Entrance Processing Command. Her other assignments included two tours in Berlin, Germany, work on the staff of General Colin Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and assignment as a White House Social Aide during the Reagan and first Bush presidencies. Frost excelled at everything she attempted. She was first in her WAC basic course and first in her WAC advanced training course. The WACs (Women's Army Corps) were merged in the regular Army a year after Frost entered active duty. She was recognized as "South Carolina Women of Distinction" at the 2005 Miss South Carolina Pageant, a proud moment for Frost who had been runner-up for "Miss Latta" as a teenager. She met her husband, former U.S. Congressman Martin Frost (D-TX), when she was assigned to his district in 1996 as Deputy Commander of AAFES, which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. They were married in August 1998 in the prayer room of the U.S. Capital Building in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony presiding over by the Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. Frost and her husband moved back to Latta earlier this summer when they purchased the house where she grew up. She was a member of Latta United Methodist Church. Frost is survived by her husband, Martin, her sister, Gwen Strickland, her brother-in-law, Frank Strickland, and her nephew, George Strickland, all of Marion, three step-daughters, Alanna Bach of El Paso, Texas, Mariel Sala of Fort Worth, Texas, and Camille Frost of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and three step-granddaughters, Helaine, Simona and Esther Bach all of El Paso and numerous cousins. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery following a funeral service at the Latta United Methodist Church, directed by RICHARDSON FUNERAL HOME OF MARION. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of contributions to the Latta United Methodist Church, 102 N. Church Street, Latta, SC 29565, Latta High School, 618 N. Richardson Street, Latta, SC 29656, University of South Carolina, 1600 Hampton St. #736 Columbia, SC 29208, or to the Veterans Defense Fund in Latta, SC. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.

I annotated the list of individuals who attended my great-grandfather's funeral back in 1959. There are a number of names from the Dillon County, SC and Robeson County, NC area. May be of use to someone... http://www.harleefamily.com/henry_funeral.html Meredith Page Williams --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

DARLINGTON — Graveside services for Gerald D. Godbold, 64, are 4 p.m. Tuesday in Darlington County Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Belk F.H. Born in Dillon Co. to William and Nellie Godbold, he died August 12, 2006. Surviving: wife, Imogene Godbold; children, David, Jerry, Lisa; grands, Laura, Matthew, Josh, Brad, Sarah and Whitney; great-grand, Kali; siblings, Howard, Gene, Edna, Dora.

William J. Parker, ( born around 1820 ), married Nancy Blackburn, ( born around 1825 ). They had George, Julia, Isabella, Elizabeth, Margaret, James D., Bryant, S. C., S. J., and John H. Parker. William and Nancy were listed in the 1850-1870 Bladen Co., N. C. census, but in 1880 they were in Robeson Co., N. C. I don't know what happened to them after that, but some of their children were in Marion Co., S. C. by 1900. Does any one know who the parents of William J. Parker and his wife, Nancy Blackburn, were? Does anyone happen to know when and where William and Nancy died, and where they were buried? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Christie

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Thanks for the laugh. I needed it! Christie

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My mom is a special friend to my uncle who just died. They were originally related by marriage, but that hasn't been true since 1968. Special friend sounds better than "ex-sister-in-law who took care of him in his dying days." They had no other relationship, on paper or otherwise except lifelong friends. My uncles brothers wanted to acknowledge her care for him by using some term. It's a good question though. -----Original Message----- From: EdHowell@aol.com To: SCDILLON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [SCDILLON] Peggy Ann Webster In a message dated 7/25/2006 7:50:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, PAPrice3993@aol.com writes: special friend, David Rogers of Dillon I have often wondered what a "special friend" is. Is he sorta like a "funny uncle"? ..please don't talk about me when I'm gone..... ==== SCDILLON Mailing List ==== Dillon County SCGenWeb Page http://sciway3.net/proctor/dillon/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.

In a message dated 7/25/2006 7:50:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, PAPrice3993@aol.com writes: special friend, David Rogers of Dillon I have often wondered what a "special friend" is. Is he sorta like a "funny uncle"? ..please don't talk about me when I'm gone.....

Services for Peggy Ann Webster will be held 4:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Dillon Church of God with burial in Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Monday in Cooper Funeral Home. Ms. Webster, 60, died Saturday, July 8, 2006 at her residence. Born in Dillon, SC, August 8, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Harrelson and Elsie Woodle Conner. She was employed by Wix. Survivors include her daughters, Kathy (Charlie) Moore of Marion, and Vickie (Wayne) Jackson of Latta; son, Howard Dwayne (Teresa) Shaw of Marion; sisters, Patsy English of Dillon, and Joyce Wells of Augusta, GA; brother, Charles Harrelson of Lugoff, SC; special friend, David Rogers of Dillon; uncle, Carroll Woodle of Dillon; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Haywood Lee Proctor, Sr., 86, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, in McLeod Medical Center-Dillon. Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M. Saturday in Hamer Church of God with burial in Evergreen Cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Born in Marion County, July 7, 1920, he was the son of the late Willie Proctor and Claudie Turbeville Proctor. He was a member of Hamer Church of God, and was a retired Supervisor. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Proctor of Dillon; daughters, Linda Weatherford of Little Rock, Ann (Ronnie) Hodges of Cheraw, and Shirley (Truman) Hare of Dillon; son, Haywood (Caryn) Proctor, Jr. of Hamer; 8 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild; devoted & constant friend, Bill Lee of Hamer. Mr. Proctor was preceded in death by his first wife, Arnetha McKenzie Proctor; brothers, Manning Proctor and French Proctor. Memorials may be made to Dillon Camp of Gideons, P.O. Box 111, Dillon, SC 29536.