"Obituary," of Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Ruff Sease, published in "The State", Columbia, Richland Co, SC on Nov 22, 2006. NEWBERRY - Services for Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Ruff Sease will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Philip's Lutheran Church by the Rev. Terry Amick. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Philip's Lutheran Church, 2461 St. Philip's Church Road, Newberry, SC 29108. Services entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Mrs. Sease, 84, widow of Thomas E. Sease Sr., died November 20, 2006. Born in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late J. Nolan and Pearl Boozer Ruff. She had retired from Damon International. Mrs. Sease was a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church where she was a member of the Adult B Sunday School Class, the Joy Fellowship, the Golden Agers and WELCA. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and homemaker who loved tending her flowers. Surviving are sons, Thomas E.(Audrey)Sease Jr. and Joseph C.(Carol)Sease, all of Newberry; sisters, Annelle Lake of Newberry, Etta Rae Weaver of Sylvania, GA; a brother, the Rev. Wallace B. Ruff of Pomaria; grandchildren, Julie Sease and Frankie Sease. Mrs. Sease was predeceased by brothers, Earl D. Ruff, J. Nolan Ruff Jr. and Murray J. Ruff. >From information I have gathered before from individuals, census and death cert., she seems to belong to the following family. Any corrections would be much appreciated as well as other source data. 1 Lanson NICHOLSON b: in Edgefield Dist., SC .. +Emily COLEMAN b: Abt. 1823 m: Apr 21, 1841 in Edgefield Dist, SC Father: Thornton COLEMAN Mother: Dorothy UNKNOWN ..... 2 Urban Coleman NICHOLSON b: Jan 16, 1845 d: May 08, 1927 Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC ......... +Julia A. L. CLARK b: Dec 07, 1845 m: Aft. 1860 d: Nov 17, 1928 Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC Father: Ellington CLARK Mother: ELIZABETH ............ 3 Mary NICHOLSON b: Oct 07, 1870 d: Sep 04, 1958 Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC ................ +Joseph Elzy BOOZER b: Nov 15, 1867 d: Jul 25, 1932 Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cem., Saluda Co, SC .................... 4 Janie Pearl BOOZER b: Feb 17, 1900 d: in Deceased ........................ +J. Nolan RUFF ........................... 5 Mary Elizabeth 'Lib' RUFF b: Abt. 1918 in Saluda Co, SC d: Nov 20, 2006 Burial: St. Philip's Lutheran Church, Newberry Co, SC ............................... +Thomas E. SEASE, Sr Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net