MARION | James W. Long died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Richardson Funeral Home will announce the arrangements.

MULLINS — Mr. Henry Lamor “H.L.” Johnson, 62, died Friday, August 25, 2006, in Marion Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, August 27, at the chapel of Cox-Collins Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Kirkland and Rev. Neil Hinson officiating. Burial will follow in Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson was born September 29, 1943, in Horry County, a son of the late B. Frank and Ruth Doyle Johnson. He was a retired utility worker and a member of Mullins First Baptist Church. Surviving Mr. Johnson are two brothers, Franklin L. Johnson and his wife, Maxine, of Plant City, Fla., and Stephen L. Johnson and his wife, Glenda, of Sumter; two sisters, Mary Ruth Martin of Mullins and Clara Herrington of Mullins; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Johns was predeceased by three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Lionelle) McIntyre, Mrs. Rupert (Sally Pearl) Huggins and Jesse Maude Johnson and a brother, Oliver Zodock “Tutor” Johnson. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Visitation will be held Saturday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Cox-Collins Funeral Home.

MARION | Mrs. Catherine Eva Cayton, 93, died Sunday, August 20, 2006. Arrangments will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home, (843) 358-5800.

MULLINS — A memorial service for Gladys Daniel Smith, 88, widow of Eustice Smith, is 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Millers United Methodist Church. Cox-Collins Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Marion County to J. French and Golda McCumber Daniel, she died August 17, 2006. Surviving are daughters, Joy Lane, Janet Platt; grandchildren, Steven, Lee Platt, Stephen, Ashley, Katherine Lane; sister, Clara Johnson.

MULLINS | Mr. James Percy King, 96, died Monday, Aug. 21, , at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. He was the son of the late Mathew P. and Carrie Smith King. Mr. King was a life-long member of Mullins First Baptist Church. He was an employee of McMillan Motor Company for 43 years. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mamie King Russ. Mr. King is survived by his wife of 66 years, Inez Squires King; two sons, James P. King Jr. and his wife, Sally of Los Angeles, Calif. and Lavern R. James of Charleston; one daughter, Marguerite King Summers of Cary, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Alberta Squires Gavin of Syracuse, N.Y. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at 10 a.m. at Cedardale Cemetery, Mullins. Sign a guest book at MyrtleBeachOnline.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, 1203 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29506 or Mullins First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 443, Mullins, SC 29574. Meares Funeral Home of Mullins has been given the honor of serving the family of Mr. King.

GALIVANTS FERRY | Jimmy B. Britt, 65, husband of Eliza J. Martin, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 at Conway Medical Center after an illness. Jimmy was born July 16, 1941 in Horry County, a son of the late Hubert and Gertrude James Britt. He was a retired farmer. Surviving Jimmy, in addition to his wife of the home, are a son, Danny Martin and his wife, Dot of Marion; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Wheeler Britt and his wife, Denise of Galivants Ferry, Carlis Britt and his wife, Martha of Marion and Hubert Britt of Aynor; and five sisters, Sara Britt of Fair Bluff, N.C., Susie B. Barnhill of Galivants Ferry, Loretta Britt of Galivants Ferry, Garnet B. Miles of Galivants Ferry and Helen B. Cook of Galivants Ferry. Jimmy was predeceased by a son, Keith Martin; a brother, Sammy Britt; and two sisters, Elaine Britt and Yevonne Britt. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 in Sandy Plain United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Terry Brown officiating. The services will be directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, Aug. 23, 2006, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins. Sign a guest book at MyrtleBeachOnline.com. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice, P.O. Box 50640, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579.

KINGSTREE - Mrs. Edna Robinson Brown, 89, wife of the late James Laurie Brown, Sr., died Monday, August 21, 2006 at a Kingstree nursing home. Mrs. Brown was born December 4, 1917 in Williamsburg County; a daughter of Ada Horton Robinson and Edward Graham Robinson. She was a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church and the Pilot Club. She was a volunteer for Hospice of Williamsburg and enjoyed many crafts and needlework. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by a son, James Laurle Brown, Jr. and her four brothers and three sisters. Survivors include one son, Walter H. Brown (Joanne) of Kingstree; one daughter, Judy B. Singletary (Leonard) of Marion; one daughter-in-law, Julieanne M. Brown of Kingstree; one sister, Betty R. Davis of Andrews; one granddaughter, Lauri B. Stevenson (Andy) of Columbia; eight grandsons, Gene Singletary (Kimberley) of Columbia, Jeff Singletary (Wendy) of Florence, Michael Singletary (Susan) of Marion, Bryan Singletary of Florence, James L. Brown, III (Karen) of Kingstree, Richard W. Brown (Paige) of Kingstree, Mark Brown (Beth) of Kingstree, and Michael Brown of Charleston; four great-granddaughters and seven great-grandsons. Graveside funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday in Kingstree Memorial Gardens, directed by Williamsburg Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 411 N. Academy Street, Kingstree, SC 29556. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.

FORK, S.C. | Ronald Sampson died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Arrangements will be announced by Troy's Funeral Home of Mullins.

MULLINS | Ernestine B. Carr died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Arrangements will be announced by Troy's Funeral Home.

MARION | Mr. Marion Monroe Rogers, 81, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. Funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Richardson Funeral Home. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

RALEIGH, N.C. | Jack Harrington McMillan, 78, died Thursday, August 17, 2006 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Mr. McMillan was born April 12, 1928 in Mullins, a son of the late Arch Bright and Annie Jane Harrington McMillan. He was predeceased by a brother, John Arch McMillan Sr.; two sisters, Bebe M. Spivey and Sara M. Sellers; and a nephew, Charles Arch McColl. Jack was a 1944 graduate and salutatorian of Mullins High School. He graduated from Kings Business College in Charlotte, N.C. and the University of N.C. in Chapel Hill. Following his service in the Korean Conflict as a Corporal, he was an accountant with the N.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company in Raleigh, N.C. for 35 years. He was a lover of jazz music, theatre, the arts, and one of his favorite activities was jogging and walking on the beach at Surfside Beach. Surviving are his sister, Mary Alice M. McColl of Bennettsville; his sister-in-law, Mary R. McMillan of Mullins; seven nieces; three nephews; and many friends. Jack's request was a graveside service at McMillan Cemetery in Mullins, which will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 20, 2006. Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home's online guest registry at www. msfh.net or at MyrtleBeach Online.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials made be made to McLeod Hospice, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29501-0551, National Parkinson's Research Foundation, 1501 NW 9th Ave., Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136 or Raleigh Rescue Mission, PO Box 27391, Raleigh, NC 27611. McMillan-Small Funeral Home, (843) 449-3396, is serving the family.

LORIS | Mrs. Bertha Rackley Inman, 90, of the Daisy community died Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at her home. Born April 13, 1916 in Hand, S.C., Mrs. Inman was the widow of the late Rupert Alton Inman and daughter of the late Daniel Payton Rackley and the late Captola Edwards. Mrs. Inman retired as a tobacco farmer and was a longtime member of Macedon ia Baptist Church, where she served in many capacities including the church choir. Mother was a devoted Christian and a wonderful loving mother. We all will miss her love, friendship and daily prayers. Mother loved her family, friends and church family. Survivors include her three sons, Maxie Inman (Air Force retiree) and wife, Peggy Inman of Surfside Beach, Herman Inman (Pepsi-Cola retiree) and wife, Ruth Inman of Marion, and Ray Inman (Macina-Boze Survey) and wife, Terri Inman of San Antonio, Texas; three daughters, Brenda Spivey (Brenda's Golden Needle) and husband, Billy Joe Spivey of Myrtle Beach, Marvalene Hutchinson (Hair Jazz) of Summerville and Gwendolyn Susie Hardee (Brenda's Golden Needle) and Wesley Hardee of Loris. Granny left us many memories, lots of love and Christian teachings that will be cherished and honored for eternity. She leaves 13 grandchildren, Darryl Inman, Eric Inman, Dawn Cox, Tracie Fisher, Malissa Hamer, Chris Inman, Alicia Offhaus, Derrick Spivey, Wendy Shelley, Lori Broderick, Tania Cummings, Clint Hardee and Amy Hardee. Also surviving are 15 great-grandchildren, Joshua, Courtney, Holly and Cady Inman, Brian and Brandon Cox, Matthew and Cole Fisher, Ashley Hamer, Travis Spivey, Aaron and Brooke Shelley, Payton Broderick, Chase Cummings and Shayla Hardee. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2006 at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial following at Edge Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Jimmy Caines and the Rev. Bill Thompson. Visitation will be held on Friday evening, August 18, 2006 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Hardwick Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Tara Hall School for Boys, PO Box 955, Georgetown, SC 29442 or Macedonia Baptist Church, 2360 Red Bluff Road, Loris, SC 29569. Directed by Hardwick Funeral Home of Loris, (843) 756-7001.

MULLINS — Mrs. Gladys Daniel Smith, 88, widow of Eustice H. Smith, died Thursday, August 17, 2006, in Sunbridge Nursing Center in Siler City, N.C. Graveside services will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, August 20, in Millers United Methodist Church Cemetery. The services will be directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith was born October 18, 1917, in Marion County, a daughter of the late J. French and Golda McCumber Daniel. She was a retired medical assistant. Mrs. Smith was a member of Mullins First Baptist Church. Surviving Mrs. Smith are two daughters, Joy Smith Lane of Siler City, N.C., and Janet Smith Platt of Jacksonville, Fla.; five grandchildren, Steven Platt of Hawaii, Lee Platt of Jacksonville, Fla., Stephen B. Lane of Conway, Ashley Lane of Atlanta, Ga., and Katherine Lane of Siler City, N.C.; and a sister, Clara “Mutt” Johnson of Marion. Mrs. Smith was predeceased by four sisters, Lila Kate McQueen, Mary Marsh, Grace Price and Jane Day. Memorials may be made to the Marion County SPCA, 123 Dog and Cat Court, Mullins, SC 29574. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 til 8 p.m. at Cox-Collins Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mrs. Clara “Mutt” Johnson, 401 Woodland Drive, Marion.

I posted material to the Marion list and I located the books at the DAR in DC where found them in. They are 3 volumes of "South Carolina Deed Abstracts" by Clara A Langley, 1983 - Southern Historic Press. They list William (and his wife Ann or Anna) from 1726-1749, when he died. The will extracted from Records of Estates of Providence of South Carolina by Moore. William is noted in " Early Pee Dee Settlers Part 2" by John Gregg, 1993 - Heritage Books with sources of Moore and Cooke (Rambling in the Pee Dee Basin), his children Henry, Samuel, William and James, along with his wife Ann. The link to a later Wm Price who is claimed to be the father of John, Henry and James (and Enos by some) is the children of Henry but I haven't found anything on that yet. Any help is greatly appreciated Al Munden GGGson of James Price

GREEN SEA | Mrs. Marie Stinson, 87, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Funeral is 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Flag Patch Holiness Church in Loris, with visitation one hour prior. Services directed by Troy's Funeral Home, Mullins.

TABOR CITY, N.C. | Mrs. Hazel Mills Williams Avant, 80, of Pireway Place passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at Loris Community Hospital following a sudden illness. Mrs. Avant was born May 26, 1926 in Marion County, a daughter of the late William David Mills and the late Effie Williams Mills. She was a homemaker and a member of the Westside Baptist Church in Tabor City. Mrs. Avant was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Avant; three sisters, Geneva Avant, Mabel Rogers and Gertrude Green; two brothers, Jessie Williams and Tillman Williams; and a special sister-in-law, Margaret Avant. Survivors include two daughters, Jean Dorman and her husband, Lannis, of Loris and Lillie Mae Lewis and her husband, Wesley, of Aynor; three special nieces, Wanda Jones of Loris, Diane Grubbs of Virginia, and Pamela Hernandez and her husband, Jose, of Chadbourn, N.C.; two brothers, L.H. Mills and his wife, Ann, and John Mills and his wife, Joyce, all of Savannah, Ga.; a special friend, Irene Williams of Loris; two granddaughters, Seina D. Todd and her husband, Barry, of Longs and Cricket D. Fowler and her husband, Bart, of Loris; and five great-granddaughters, Lauren Todd, Payton Todd, Marleigh Todd, Jeanana Fowler and Railyn Fowler. The family received friends on Wednesday at Ward Funeral Home in Loris. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, August, 17, 2006 at 11 a.m. from the Ward Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Stocks officiating. Burial will follow in Twin City Memorial Gardens. Sign a guest book at Myrtle BeachOnline.com. Memorials may be sent to Westside Baptist Church, 407 Fair Bluff Road, Tabor City, NC 28463. Ward Funeral Home of Loris, 756-9273, is serving the family.

MARION | Mrs. Myra Floyd Parker, 81, realized her hope in Jesus Christ through her death on Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, at her home at Brighton Gardens in Greenville. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Curtis and Lizzie Vaught Floyd of Marion. Myra joins her husband, James, in the eternal presence of Jesus Christ. She leaves behind two sons and their wives, Claud Theodore and Wanda Parker of St. Augustine, Fla. and James Floyd and Bonnie Parker of Greenville; four grandchildren, Keats, Dylan, Michelle and Michal; two great-grandchildren, Kayden and Kya; and many other members of her larger family and friends. She was predeceased by her brothers, H.B. Floyd, Albert W. Floyd, Curtis W. Floyd, Frank M. Floyd and sisters, Doris Booth, Sallivee Port and Theatus Floyd. Myra was a member of Marion Baptist Church and worshipped in Greenville with ACTS Fellowship. Her passion was mission service with her church. She was a Sunday School teacher and WMU leader. She retired from Progressive Energy of Marion. Myra was a graduate of Marion High School and Draughtons Business College in Marion. Services will be conducted Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006 at 3 p.m. at Marion Baptist Church. Private family interment will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. The family is at Floyd's house at 28 Eula St., Greenville. Sign a guest book at MyrtleBeachOnline.com. In lieu of flowers, family members request that memorials be made to Teleios Ministry, 28 Eula St., Greenville, SC 29609 in honor of Myra's love for her Lord and His church and for her dedication to His mission. Family and friends may view Mrs. Parker anytime they wish at Smith-Collins Funeral Home of Marion.

HARLEYVILLE, SC - James Ray Bryant, 69 of 707 Spring Branch Road, Harleyville died Friday August 11, 2006 at the Summerville Medical Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday in the Harleyville Southern Methodist Church with Rev. John T. Hucks and Haskell Parler officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donald Bryant, Jason Bryant, William Murray, George Murray, Vendell Rogers, Andy Cook, and Ernest Westbury. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Saturday at Bryant Funeral Home, St. George. Mr. Bryant was born November 13, 1936 in Marion County a son of the late Herbert and Corine Perritt Bryant. He attended Zion School and graduated from Mullins High School. Ray was a member of Harleyville Southern Methodist Church and was a retired employee of Westbury's Ace Hardware in Harleyville and a farmer. He was predeceased by his siblings; Hazel B. Lane, Cecil, Harry, Robert C., Burnette Bryant. Surviving; his wife Vivian Ann Murray Bryant, of the home, his twin sister Faye (Jon) Rogers, Mullins; Mother-in-law Cleo I. Murray, Harleyville, Brother-in-law Pinckney (Millie) Murray, St. George; sister-in-law Ada (Michael) Turner, Walterboro and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Harleyville Southern Methodist Church, P.O. Box 155, Harleyville, SC 29448 or The Strom Eye Institute at MUSC, 167 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29425 Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.

AYNOR | Rev. David Forrest Best, 54, husband of Katherine Rabon Best passed away Thursday, August 10, 2006. David was born July 29, 1952 in Mullins, a son of Janet Reynolds and the late Forrest Best. He was a full time pastor with the Marlboro Circuit Charge. David was a member of the South Carolina United Methodist Church Conference. He was a member of the Bass Masters Fishing Club. David leaves behind, in addition to his wife of the home, his mother, Janet Reynolds of Galivants Ferry; his children, David Forrest Best. Jr. of Charleston and Joycelyn Best Johnson of the home; his grandchildren, Samuel Best, Alicia Lewis and William Johnson, all of the home; and his siblings, Willie Best Sr., Scott Best and Melissa Best Harrelson, all of Conway and Keith Best, Darryl Best and Curtis Best, all of Galivants Ferry. David was predeceased by his father, Forrest Best; his stepfather, Samuel Morgan Reynolds; and a brother, Mason Graham ''Bee Bee'' Best. Visitation, with a pork barbecue supper, will be held Saturday evening, August 12, 2006 at 4 p.m. at Aynor United Methodist Church. The celebration of David's life, along with a gospel singing, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 13, 2006 at Aynor United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Mardis officiating. Burial will follow in Cool Springs Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins. Sign a guest book at Myrtle BeachOnline.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Aynor United Methodist Church, Building Fund. PO Box 348. Aynor, SC 29511. Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins is serving the family of Reverend Best.

Al, the only thing that looked a little familiar was William Waties. He and his son William Waties, Jr. were Indian traders trusted by the Native Americans in the 1700's in that area. He owned a lot of land. Cathy