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Hilda Mitcham Johns
Funeral services for Mrs. Hilda Mitcham Johns will be held Friday, May 24, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Corinth Baptist Church, New Ellenton, with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Garvin, Mel Youngblood, Tim Thomas, John Ramsey, Mike Lynn and Warren Stephens.
The family will receive friends Thursday, May 23, 2002 from 6-8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken.
There will also be a visitation on Friday morning from 10 am until the time of the service at the church.
Mrs. Johns, 85, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
Born in Troy, AL, a daughter of the late Louie and Ethel Matthews Mitcham, Mrs. Johns had lived in Hanford, WA, before moving to Aiken in 1951. She had been the first secretary of the Talatha Water District, serving them for 18 years. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, New Ellenton, where she was a member of the Ladies Sunday School Class. She was also a Life Member of The Order of the Eastern Star #239, Richland, Washington.
She was the wife of the late Malcomb E. Johns.
Mrs. Johns is survived by her son, Paul E. Johns, Aiken; two daughters, Brenda J. Middleton, Fort Worth, TX, and Sue J. Robinson, New Ellenton; a brother, Harold Mitcham, Montgomery, AL; and a sister, Mary Annie Roney, Charlotte, NC. She is also survived by four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials in memory of Mrs. Johns may be made to Corinth Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 454, New Ellenton, SC 29809
George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC.
Joanne F. O'Neal
WINDSOR - Joanne F. O'Neal, 65, of 23 Clippership Lane, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at University Hospital.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary.
Mrs. O'Neal was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Williston. She was active in the usher ministry, gospel chorus, deaconess ministry and was the assistant nurse in the church.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Essro O'Neal; one daughter, Sandra (Karl) Simmons of Aiken; one sister, Dorothy (Emmanuel) Mays of Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 390 Beaufort St., Aiken.
Florence Crosland Sibley
Florence Crosland Sibley, 82, died Monday, May 20, 2002.
Graveside services were to be held at 11 a.m. today in Bethany Cemetery. The Rev. Kenneth L. Nelson III was to officiate.
A daughter of the late Benjamin Wyman and Rachel Price Crosland, Mrs. Sibley was a lifelong resident of Aiken. She held a bachelor of arts degree in education. She was a retired teacher with the Aiken County Public Schools, having taught for over 30 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Aiken.
Survivors include her husband, William B. Sibley; one daughter, Neil S. Suttles of Aiken; and two granddaughters, Megan E. Suttles and Hailey O. Suttles.
Napier Funeral Home, 315 Main St., Graniteville.
Denise Nisey Neal Simpkins
Denise Nisey Neal Simpkins, of 351 Lancaster St., died Wednesday, May 15, 2002.
Funeral services were to be held at 3 p.m. today at Ocean Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. Marvin Morgan was to officiate. Burial was to be in the church cemetery.
Cheatham Funeral Home, 155 Augusta Road, Langley.
Walter J. Bradley
Walter J. Bradley, 90, of 412 Landing Drive, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church. The Revs. Jim Kirk and Robbie Vance will officiate. Burial will be in historic Bethany Cemetery. A native of Meter, Ga., Mr. Bradley was a son of W. Charlie Bradley and Annie Proctor Bradley. His mother died when he was 8 years old, leaving him a
younger brother and sister who were placed in a Florida United Methodist Children's Home in Enterprise, Fla. He attended DeLand, Fla. schools and graduated from DeLand High School in June 1929. After graduation and refusing further education opportunities, Mr. Bradley left the Methodist Home and set out for the Lyons, Ga. area where two older
brothers had relocated. On his way he was given a ride and received $5 and words of encouragement from Mr. J.C. Penney. After a short stay in Lyons, Mr. Bradley relocated to Aiken with the promise of a job with an older brother, Waitus, who was employed by Weatherford Plumbing and Heating Co. He immediately became employed by Mr. Weatherford and advanced from a plumber's helper to job superintendent until 1941. While employed by Weatherford, Mr. Bradley installed and supervised installation of plumbing and heating systems in most of Aiken's Winter Colony homes during their construction. He was very involved with projects at Parris Island, supervising large numbers of men who were consistently older and more experienced than him. Needing a change in late 1941, Mr. Bradley moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he found employment with Almiral & Lucas, a mechanical contracting company. From Chattanooga, he moved to Oak Ridge, Tenn. In 1942 he worked on the Clinton Engineering Works Project for Stone and Webster & Poe
Piping & Heating Co. as a general plumbing foreman with over 1,500 men under his supervision until late 1945. Mr. Bradley was on the Oak Ridge job site when the U.S. dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Gen. Groves made the announcement of the attack to all on the project. Mr. Bradley returned to Chattanooga in 1945, working for Lucas & Sons, Mechanical Contractors, until his return to Aiken. While in Chattanooga, he was a member and served as president of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union #43.
Returning to Aiken on Jan. 1, 1951, he worked with his younger brother, Wallace, to finish a troubled project until completion. After completion, Walter Bradley founded Bradley Plumbing and Heating Mechanical Contractors on Jan. 2, 1952. The company has operated successfully in three states for over 50 years doing residential and commercial plumbing, heating and air conditioning. Some of his most successful projects as a mechanical contractor were Queens Grant, Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head; Campbell Soup Co., Maxton, N.C.; Hickory Knob State Park, McCormick; Savannah Lakes Resort, McCormick; the City of Aiken Municipal Building, as well as numerous Aiken County schools.
Before his retirement due to health problems, Mr. Bradley held a master plumber license in North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. He also served for over 30 years on the City of Aiken Zoning Board of Appeals, as well as other numerous other committees and boards. Mr. Bradley was admired and respected by his family, friends, employees, customers and business colleagues for his knowledge, integrity, generosity, kindness and fairness to all. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife, Jewelle Wright Redd Bradley; his stepson, Timothy W. Redd and daughter-in-law, Carol Hill Redd; a grandson, Timothy W. Redd II; a granddaughter, Hillary C. Redd, all of Aiken; a daughter, Joyce B. Suarez; grandsons, David Suarez of Tampa, Fla. and Donald Suarez of Dalton, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include a special niece and nephew, Judy and Craig Sorenson of Tucson, Ariz.; and a number of other nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Walter J. Bradley Memorial Scholarship Fund, Aiken Partnership, c/o the University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, S.C, 29801. Pallbearers will be Michael Anaclerio Jr., John B. Williams, Lynwood R. Stone, T. Reginald "Reg'' Williams Jr., Timmerman B. "Tim'' Williams and
Charles C. Martin. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Bradley Plumbing and Heating Inc. and his loving caregivers Sadie Mae Scott, Rubena Green, Chris Safley, Francis Addison, Debra Shaw and Glennie Jones.
Friends may call today from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken.
Edward M. Ergle
NORTH AUGUSTA - Funeral services for Edward M. Ergle will be held at 3 p.m. today at Napier Funeral Home, with Dr. Gary C. Redding officiating.
Burial will be in Graniteville Cemetery.
Napier Funeral Home, 315 Main St., Graniteville.
Annie M. Glover
JAMAICA, N.Y. - Annie Mae Glover died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002, in Jamaica, N.Y.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home in Jamaica. Burial will be in Jamaica.
Mrs. Glover was a native of Aiken and a member of Mt. Harris Baptist Church in Aiken.
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home, 126 Fairfield St., Aiken.
Louise W. Hall Funeral services for Louise Woodward Hall were to be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea was to officiate. Burial was to be in Aiken Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3157, Aiken, S.C., 29802.
Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken.
Rosa Hartley
Rosa "Rosebud'' Hartley, 81, of 19 Vass St., died Monday, Oct. 7, 2002, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta.
Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home.
A native of Edgefield, Mrs. Hartley lived in Aiken for the past 60 years. She was a loving member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Aiken. Mrs. Hartley was a homemaker and loving mother.
Survivors include a daughter, Pauline Davis of Aiken; two sons, James Hartley and Joseph Hartley, both of Aiken; a sister, Alma Jennings of Graniteville; two grandchildren, Sabrina Davis and April McKiney, both of Aiken; and a great-granddaughter, Teshona Cullum of Aiken. Friends may call at the residence.
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home, 126 Fairfield St., Aiken.
Mary J. H. Holsclaw
WAGENER - Mary Juanita Hill Holsclaw, 71, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
A native of Albany, Ga., Mrs. Holsclaw lived a majority of her life in Florida. She was a daughter of the late Oscar William and Bessie Bandy Davis Hill. Mrs. Holsclaw was preceded in death by two brothers, Rodney Hill and Larry Hill. She was a member of Seivern Baptist Church and was a devoted housewife. Survivors include her husband, Ronald James "Jim'' Boost; five daughters, Victoria Leviti Sullivan of Eustis, Fla., Christina Leviti Summers of Lexington, Virginia Leviti Mente-Dixon of Apopka, Fla., Rose Leviti of Palm Bay, Fla. and Traci Holsclaw Streeter of Melbourne, Fla.; a son, Michael Leviti of Sardis; two sisters, Virginia Parkerson and Chris Rice, both of Fruitland Park, Fla.; two brothers, Randy Hill of Umatilla, Fla. and Ralph Hill of Davie, Fla.; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 115 Greenville St., Aiken, S.C., 29801, or to Seivern Baptist Church, 1337 Seivern Road, Wagener, S.C., 29164.
Friends may call at the home, 524 Gunter Pond Road, Wagener.
Blizzard Funeral Home, 153 South Main St., Wagener.
Willie C. Lybrand
Willie C. Lybrand, 70, of 187 Snipes Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Redd Branch Baptist Church. The Rev. Jamie Rogers will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Lybrand was a member of Redds Branch Baptist Church, and Masonic Lodge 156. He had retired from Aiken Electric Cooperative as a radio dispatcher.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Horne Lybrand; a daughter, Susan R. Kelley of Arlington, Texas; four sons, Thomas C. Lybrand, Robert W. Lybrand, Donald H. Lybrand, all of Aiken, and Charles W. Lybrand of Chesapeake, Va.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Fabian Willis, Ronnie Willis, Bargie Willis, Cleve Horne and Roger Adams.
Honorary pallbearers will be Masonic Lodge 156.
Memorials may be directed to Redds Branch Baptist Church Building Fund, Redds Branch Road, Aiken, S.C., 29805.
Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at funeral home.
Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken.
David E. Palmer
NORTH AUGUSTA - Funeral services for David Eugene Palmer, of 116 Kirby Drive, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Hatcher Funeral Home. Burial will be in Langley Cemetery.
Mr. Palmer was a son William J. Muhr of Augusta and the late Margie Miller Muhr.
Survivors include two sons, David "Davey'' Palmer and Mitchell Palmer; a daughter, Deedra "Dee'' Wiggins; and three sisters, Sharon Lawson, Carol Turner and Linda Lamberth. Friends may call at the residence of Lori Stripling, 102 North Side Drive, North Augusta, or at the funeral home. Hatcher Funeral Home, U.S. Highway 1, Langley.
Hermia K. Reece
BARNWELL - Hermia Kate Reece, 74, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Barnwell First Baptist Church. The Rev. Stephen Burdette officiating. Burial will be in Barnwell County Memorial Gardens. Born in Marion, Mrs. Reece was a daughter of the late Alvin H. and Nellie Hall Dockrey. She was preceded in death by brothers, Lee Roy Dockrey and Larry Dockrey. Mrs. Reece was the widow of Paul Reece, whom she married in 1944. She was very active in the "Young At Heart'' group of the First Baptist Church of Barnwell. She was also an excellent seamstress for many Barnwell residents. Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Pat Reece Watkins and Roy of Leesville, Sherry Reece Thomasson and Perry of Edgefield; two sons and daughter-in-law, Ronnie Reece and Patsy of Barnwell, and Jeff Reece and Hope of Ridge Spring; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren.
Memorial may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Friends may call today from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Dyches Funeral Home, Barnwell.
Frank Brown Jr.
SALLEY - Funeral services for Frank Brown Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at Smyrna Baptist Church, Springfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Brown was born in Salley. He was the son of the late Frank and Blanche Thompson Brown Sr.
Survivors include sisters, Mae F. Ellison and Adriene B. Huffman of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Lindberg Brown of Aiken; sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
J.H. Robinson Funeral Home, Wagener.
