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McManus, Thomas

Thomas “Tom” McManus – 1/5/2011 Thomas “Tom” Marion McManus, Jr., age 67, passed away at his home Wednesday, January 5, 2011 after an illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Lamar Baptist Church with burial following in Zion Cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. Tom was born in Lee County, son of the late Thomas M. and Maggie…

Spell, John

Mr. Spell died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Born in Darlington Co., SC, he was a son of the late Callis Eldridge Spell and the late Edith Griggs Spell. He was retired from Sara Lee Hosiery. He loved his family very much and enjoyed fishing. Surviving are his wife, Sara Elizabeth Spell of Hartsville, SC; son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Tonya…

Wilks, Annie Ruth

Mrs. Wilks, widow of Early Redmon Wilks, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Born in Chesterfield Co., SC, she was a daughter of the late Cord and Alice Odom Dixon. She was a member of Wilkes Chapel United Methodist Church. Surviving are her sons, Randy (Gail) Wilkes of Hartsville, SC, Tony (Rose) Wilkes of Hartsville, SC; daughter, Judy (Roy) Fales of…

Griffin, Mary Roland

Dr. Mary Roland Griffin died at the Hospice and Community Care House in Rock Hill, SC on Monday, January 3, 2011. Born in Florence, SC, June 3, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Mary Till and Roland Cecil Griffin. She was a graduate of Florence High School and Winthrop College. At Winthrop she was an outstanding student athlete…

Nichols, Martha Fletcher

Mrs. Martha Fletcher Nichols, 95, of Scotia Village, died Friday, December 31, at Scotland Memorial Hospital. Born in Marlboro County, SC on January 8, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Roberson Smith and Mattie McLaurin Fletcher. Her husband Hollis H. (Nick) Nichols preceded her in death. . After graduating from Winthrop College in 1937, she went to Knoxville,…

McRae , Sarah Margaret

Sarah Margaret McRae, 81, died January 1, 2011 at Oakleaf Village in Lexington, SC. She is survived by a brother, Wilbur McRae (Lula) of Maxton; two sisters, Mary Alice Winecoff McGirt (Hal) of Columbia and Lois Thompson (Troy) of Bristol, TN; and 15 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Wilton McRae and Marshall McRae; a…

Barbour , James Paul

James Paul Barbour, 76, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of January 3, 2011 in Wilmington after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlotte Anschuetz Barbour; two daughters, Catherine B. McLaurin (Michael) of Charlotte and Donna B. Fraley (Vic) of Wilmington; two sisters, Sammy Jean Sutton and Mary Beasley of…

Eddings Sr, Roscoe

Roscoe Eddings, Sr., age 83, of Lumberton, NC died on Friday, December 31, 2010 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. He was born in Norwood, NC on December 22, 1927 to the late Joseph and Rosa Lee Thompson Eddings, Sr. He worked as a boiler operator for Sammons Papermill Company. Mr. Eddings is survived by his wife, Peggy Lynn…

Barnes, C Miller

C. Miller Barnes, 60, died at home on Monday, January 3, 2011. Miller was born September 15, 1950 in Moore County to the late Clifford Miller Barnes Sr. and Margaret Hunsucker Barnes. He was a wonderful husband, father and son. He was a business man who owned and operated the Sleep Store & More for over 30 years. He is…

Quis, Virginia Maslin

Virginia Maslin Quis, 96, died January 2, 2011 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. She was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. on May 25, 1914, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Maney Maslin. She was educated at the Winston Salem School and graduated from the University of Alabama. She worked as a librarian before becoming a reporter for the Winston Salem…