Kathryn Long Bennettsville -- Services for Mrs. Kathryn Nicholson Long, 89, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch United Methodist Church with burial in Newton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Antioch United Methodist Church, c/o Sue Quick, 568 Antioch Church Road, or the Brightsville Fire Dept., 3237 Highway 38 North, Bennettsville, SC 29512. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitner-Evans Funeral Home. Mrs. Long died Sunday. Born in Marlboro County, she was a daughter of the late Will T. and Rebecca Odom Nicholson. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch United Methodist Church, where she was pianist for 50 years. Surviving are sons, William S. "Billy" (Kay) McInnis of Southern Pines, Sidney J. (Betty) McInnis, III of Bennettsville; stepdaughters, Mrs. Margaret (Frank) Hansel of Port Richie, FL, Mrs. Lillian (Bill) McCaw of Hamlet, Mrs. Gladys (Hank) Rigsbee of Savannah; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers, Walter, John, William and Frank Nicholson. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Leon Thomas Nolan (October 17, 1917 - July 30, 2003) BLENHEIM Services for Leon Thomas Nolan will be held 5:00 P.M. Friday in Salem Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home. Mr. Nolan, 86, died Wednesday, July 30, 2003 in Chesterfield General Hospital. Born in Marlboro County, October 17, 1917, he was the son of the late William Tommy Nolan and Annie Lou Miles Nolan. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church and was retired from the Marlboro County school system. Survivors include his daughters, Annie Ruth Blue of Bennettsville and Jean Capps of Hamlet, NC; sons, W.L. Nolan of Bennettsville and Glenn Nolan of Blenheim; sisters, Christine Jordan of Bennettsville, Elizabeth Parrish of Rockingham, NC and Thelma Smith of Virginia; brother, Maxie Nolan of Florence; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Elizabeth Page BLENHEIM -- Services for Elizabeth Sparkman Page, 80, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Brownsville Baptist Church. Whitner-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Fairmont, N.C., a daughter of the late Clyde and Ethel Barfield Sparkman, she died July 28, 2003. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Surviving are daughters, Brenda Smith, Carolyn Hodge; brothers, Lloyd, W.C. Sparkman; sister, Jeannette Cribbs; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Does anyone have a listing of the headstones or burials in the Steen Cemetery about a mile south of the state line going toward Hamlet, N.C.? Interested in any Roscoe, Grant, or Steen burials in that cemetery. Thanks, James R. Rasco <jrrasco@bellsouth.net>

William Field(s) and Elizabeth Pledger (her third marriage) were the parents of James and Jincy Fields. I am looking for: 1. William and Elizabeth's place of burial 2. William's place of birth 3. Names of William's parents 4. Date of William's birth Thanks so much. Billie Carolyn Shaw Powell in MO ggggranddaughter of William Field(s) and Elizabeth Pledger gggranddaughter of James Fields and Julia Allison ggranddaughter of John Terrell Fields and Lucy Susan Jennings granddaughter of Carroll Doyle Fields and Edna Kathryn Tims

Della McManus Bennettsville -- Services for Mrs. Della Cecil McManus, 94, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Whitner-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 627, or to Marlboro Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 123, Bennettsville, SC 29512. Mrs. McManus, widow of Charles Edwin McManus Jr., died Wednesday, July 23, 2003. Born in Davidson County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Edward and Margaret Kennedy Newby Cecil. In the 1940s, the family moved to Athens, Ga., where she was active in the Girl Scouts, the YWCA, the 3rd Wednesday Child Study Group, the P.T.A. and the Rose and Dahlia Garden Club. She also attended classes at the University of Georgia. In 1955, she moved to Bennettsville and, with her husband, founded the Bennettsville Veneer Company, which they owned and operated for 30 years; she served as executive secretary and bookkeeper. She was instrumental in organizing Scouting in Bennettsville and was a member of the Tuesday Study Club, the Woodland Garden Club and an avid gardener. She was a volunteer tutor with Bennettsville Primary School and her daughter's second grade class, where she earned the nickname, "Miss Mother." She was honored by the Marlboro County School Board as an intergenerational volunteer. In 1999, she was honored by the Girl Scouts of the Pee Dee area and received the Prestigious Women's Award in Education and Scouting. Upon receiving this award, she was quoted as saying, "It was my pleasure to help children. No one is ever too old to learn and to serve others." She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are daughters, Patricia M. Selman of Athens, Ga., Marsha M. Edens of Bennettsville; sisters, Mabel Alexander Thornton of Athens, Ga., and Loretta Sechrest of High Point, N.C.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by daughters, Charlene Angle McManus and Sherry Gail McManus. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Della McManus BENNETTSVILLE -- Services for Della Cecil McManus, 94, widow of Charles McManus Jr., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Whitner-Evans Funeral Home. Born in Davidson Co., N.C., to Jacob and Margaret Newby Cecil, she died July 23, 2003. Surviving are daughters, Patricia Selman and Marsha Edens; sisters, Mabel Thornton and Loretta Sechrest; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Lucille Odom SUMMERFIELD, Fla. -- Services for Lucille Butler Odom, 94, widow of Percy Odom, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Sunset Memorial Park, Bennettsville. Whitner-Evans Funeral Home, Bennettsville is in charge. Born in Marlboro Co., a daughter of the late Redmond and Mary Rainwater Odom, she died July 20, 2003. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Surviving are sons, Ronald, Terrell Odom; daughters, Olyne Driggers, Margaret Fleming, Rebecca Duncan; 9 grands; 19 great-grands. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Added to the Marlboro County SCGenWeb site, courtesy of Joanne Harley: Will of John HUBBARD, dated 1848, recorded 1850 Thank you, Joanne! Cheers, Victoria Marlboro County SCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scmarlbo/

DARLINGTON -- Ruth LaMotte Ward, age 90, died Saturday, July 19, 2003, at the Harborside Nursing Home in Ohio. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with interment following in Grove Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ward was born in Bennettsville, SC, the daughter of the late Enos Orville and Ruth McLaurin LaMotte. She was married to the late Malcolm Booth Ward. Mrs. Ward had retired from the News and Press after more than 40 years of employment. She was a member Trinity United Methodist Church and was an active member of Trinity's Ethel Williamson Circle. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Bennie and Carol Hughes Ward of Sylvania, OH; daughter and son-in-law, Joan Ward and Frank Malcolm (Mack) Stokes of Darlington; grandchildren, Virginia Ruth Ward of Sylvania, OH, James Walter Ward of Auburn Hills, MI, Jonathan LaMotte (Tina) Ward of Toledo, OH, Michael Booth (Norma) Stokes of Woodruff and George Daniel Stokes of Darlington; great-grandchildren, Michelle Stokes Malone and Jared Stokes of Woodruff and Joshua and Jessica Stokes of Darlington; also her great great-grandchild, Cameron Michael Malone of Woodruff. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 30000 E. River Road, Perrisburg, OH 43551 or First United Methodist Church, Seeker Bible Study Group, 7000 Erie Street, Sylvania OH 43560 or Trinity United Methodist Church, Post Office Box 16, Darlington, SC 29540. The family will receive friends 6 - 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

LAURINBURG - James Moody, 84, of Willow Haven Nursing Center, formerly of Maxton, died Friday, July 18, 2003. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Sandy Grove Baptist Church in Maxton by the Rev. Donnie Pratt. Burial will be in McLeod Cemetery in Maxton. Arrangements are being handled by Jackson Funeral Home. Mr. Moody is survived by four sons, Wade Rogers of Bladenboro, James Moody of Bennettsville, S.C., Sylvester Moody and Raymond Moody, both of Laurinburg; a daughter, Iris Smith of Laurinburg; four stepsons, Cleveland McNeill, Warren McNeill and Bobby McNeill, all of New Jersey, and James McNeill of Maxton; two stepdaughters, Corrine Arline of Camden, N.J., and Nancy McNeill of New Jersey; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A viewing will be held today from 2 to 7 p.m. at Jackson Chapel in Maxton submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Benjamin Covington VIII Columbia -- Funeral services for Bishop Benjamin Harrison Covington, VIII, 75, of Columbia, will be held at 3 P.M. Sunday, July 20, 2003, in Greenlawn Funeral Home Chapel, with Bishop Ted P. Griner officiating. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dr. Sam Covington, Jonathan Covington, Paul Covington, Christian Bunce, Teddy Covington, Sam Covington, Jr., Harrison Covington, and Scott Szalwinski. The family will receive friends at Greenlawn Funeral Home Saturday evening from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. Memorials may be made to Ruthie's Children Fund, c/o Y.M.O., P.O. Box 1761, Columbia, S.C., 29202. Greenlawn Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Bishop Covington died July 17, 2003 at his residence. Born on February 5, 1928, in Blenheim, S.C., he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison Covington, VII and Lucille Sturkey Covington. He had been a resident of Columbia since 1962. He was founder and Senior Bishop of The Missionary Church International and attended Main Street United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Acacia Masonic Lodge #94 and N.A.U.M.E. Bishop Covington was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served as a corpsman on the Coral Sea during WWII. He is survived by his wife, Judy Covington of Columbia; three daughters, Melinda Covington, and Paula Bunce, both of Charleston, S.C., and Kelly Loeble of Landsdale, Pa.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Samuel C. and Lisa Covington of Charleston, S.C., Jonathan H. and Marche Covington of Dunn Loring, Virginia, Paul F. Covington of Columbia, and Barbara Covington of Chapin, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Benjamin H. Covington, IX and two sisters, Martha King and Marian Baird submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Col. Edward Jennings CLIO -- Services for Col. Edward Bernard Jennings, U.S. Army (Ret.), 85, will be 11 a.m. today in Quick Family Cemetery. Whitner-Evans Funeral Home, Bennettsville, is in charge. Born in West Point, Conn., a son of the late George and May Haggerty Jennings, he died July 15, 2003. He was a member of the Society of Engineers and was a Congregationalist. Surviving are wife, Anita Clark Jennings; sons, Edward Jr., George, David Jennings; five grandchildren. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

I have just spent the last few minutes in complete silence and thought in honor of one of genealogy's pillars of research. I never knew Mr. Rudisill, but knew his reputation, which was huge in the field of genealogy. He was known far and wide for many, many years as one of the best sources for the 'Old Cheraw' area as well as the Pee Dee area and it's families. I had the pleasure of communicating with him once via email, and he was very generous with his help and was very encouraging and kind. He was responsible for getting the "Minutes of Saint David's Society (1777-1835)" published by editing it for print from the original book. He also helped with the wonderful "The Diaries of Evan Pugh [1762-1801]" by transcribing the original diaries, which were written in small books the size of playing cards. His work was described as 'fortunate for the (existing) Society, there was available in Horace Rudisill the outstanding scholarship, patience, and knowledge of local history necessary to accomplish the task." Mr. Rudisill contributed so much for so many, and we will all benefit from his work for years to come. Joanne Harley NC ----- Original Message ----- From: Carley Wiggins <carley.wiggins@worldnet.att.net> To: <SCMARLBO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:34 AM Subject: [SCMARLBO-L] obit-Rudisill-Darlington County historian > Rudisill, Horace Fraser > > > > DARLINGTON -- Horace F. Rudisill, 78, of Darlington died Tuesday, July 15, > 2003. > > A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 11 a.m. in > Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence, conducted by the Rev. Jim Hardee and the > Honorable Marvin I. Lawson and directed by Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. > > > > Mr. Rudisill was born in Florence County and was the son of the late Horace > and Carroll Chase Rudisill. He was the director of the Historical Commission > for 35 years and the Darlington County historian for 37 years. Mr. Rudisill > also authored several historical books and was a popular public speaker on > Darlington County history. > > > > Survivors include his wife, Norma Byrd Rudisill, of the home; a daughter, > Louise R. (John) Murray of Charleston and a step-son, Robert D. Howell of > Darlington. > > > > The family will receive friends at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home from 6 to 8 > p.m. today. > > > > Memorials may be made to the Darlington County Historical Commission, 204 > Hewitt Street, Darlington, SC 29532 > submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins >

Rudisill, Horace Fraser DARLINGTON -- Horace F. Rudisill, 78, of Darlington died Tuesday, July 15, 2003. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 11 a.m. in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence, conducted by the Rev. Jim Hardee and the Honorable Marvin I. Lawson and directed by Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Mr. Rudisill was born in Florence County and was the son of the late Horace and Carroll Chase Rudisill. He was the director of the Historical Commission for 35 years and the Darlington County historian for 37 years. Mr. Rudisill also authored several historical books and was a popular public speaker on Darlington County history. Survivors include his wife, Norma Byrd Rudisill, of the home; a daughter, Louise R. (John) Murray of Charleston and a step-son, Robert D. Howell of Darlington. The family will receive friends at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Darlington County Historical Commission, 204 Hewitt Street, Darlington, SC 29532 submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Would like to find parents and siblings of Thomas H. Hubbard 1869-1947-who married first Ellen Pelt- second to Doris Guinn. Thomas is found in the Bethea Township of Dillon Co early 1900's. Also Thomas H. Hubbard who married Elizabeth Barrentine with a daughter, Fannie who married W. Wilkes. Thank you submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

Myrtle Reynolds DARLINGTON -- Services for Myrtle Ivey Reynolds, widow of Calvin Reynolds Jr., will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. James United Methodist Church with burial in Ivey Cemetery, Clio. Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Marlboro Co. a daughter of the late Walter and Abbigale McCall Ivey and stepdaughter of the late Alzada Ivey, she died July 10, 2003. Surviving are daughters, M.L. Reynolds, Julia Brown; son, Calvin Reynolds III; grands; great-grands; others. submitted by Helen Lane Wiggins

I am seeking information on Jogn McDonald b. 1801 d. 1864; Mary Douglas McDonald b. 1818 Mar. Co. S.C. d. 1854 Richmond Co. N.C. Also Duncan Douglas Claiborne "Buddy" McDonald District Attorney 15th District www.da15thdistrict.org

Hi All, I do know of a location to start with: Medlin Springs. Medlin Springs was a popular tourist place in the late 1800's, however, it didn't last past the turn of the century(that I know of). It was located about one and a half miles south-south-west of Dunbar. Dunbar is about three and a half miles south-west of Clio. The site is now several hundred yards from the paved road (Dunbar Hwy; S-35-32), but was originally on the main road before paving changed the main route through this immediate area. Nothing but trees, swamp, and a couple of fields there now. The area is known to the locals as "the flats" or the flatwoods. Jeff Dudley

Hello again to all of your quiet Marlboro Co. researchers. I am also looking for any early Bundy family members. John Bundy, wife Susan, came into Marlboro Co., SC ca. 1820 or so. Had several children. We are trying to find them all. Would be glad to hear from anyone who might have a 'loose' Bundy on their chart. Also, looking for the family of a Walter Eli Bundy who died June 1897. Thanks. Joanne Bundy Harley NC harleyclan@coastalnet.com