Theus, James Thompson

LAKE CITY: Mr. James Thompson Theus, 90, husband of Arlene T. Theus, died Thursday, December 02, 2010, at McLeod Hospital, Florence, after an illness. Mr. Theus was born January 31, 1920, in Estill, South Carolina, a son of the late Walter and Lilla Theus. He retired from the United States Army as a Lt. Col. and later retired from the South Carolina Department of Health. He was a member of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina. Surviving besides his wife, Arlene Thompson Theus of Lake City, are: His daughter, Rhonda T. Owens, and her husband, Mike of Lake City; grandsons, Bart Owens of Columbia, Derek Owens of Murrells Inlet, Jay Owens of Lake City and Heyward Hammersley of Sundance, Wyoming; and sister, Clara Padelford of Tempe, Arizona. Mr. Theus was preceded in death by a daughter, Gaye Hammersley; son, Jimmy Theus; brother, Walter Theus; and sisters, Dale Crosby, Louise Andrews and Annie Johnson. Funeral services for Mr. Theus will be private. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 – 48th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577.