MAY 9, 2013 OBITUARIES THE ITEM B5 WILLIAM E. DuBOSE Jr. NEW ZION William Earle DuBose 73, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital. Born Dec. 8, 1939, in Olanta, he was a son of the late William Earle Sr.
and Emma Lola Moore DuBose. He was a U.S. Army veteran; a member of New Zion United Methodist Church; the Men's Club; Sons of Confederate Veterans; P.G.T. Beauregard Camp 1458, where he served as past commander. He was a member of the Military Order of Stars and Bars and he was for New Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Clontz DuBose; two sons, William Christopher DuBose of Sumter and Brian Presnell of Hartsville; a brother, John Allison DuBose (Ginny) of Beaufort; two sisters, Mary Emma DuBose of New Zion and Carolyn D. Young of Lugoff; two grandsons, James Murray DuBose and Landon Christopher DuBose, both of Pinewood; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at New Zion United Methodist Church with the Rev. Morris Smith and the Rev.
Gregg Varner officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Kelley, Hugh McFaddin, Willie T. McFadden, Lucian McCutcheon, Charlton Watts, James Beasley, Billy Sharpe and Ed Green. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob and Kathy Brown, Morris Hurdle, and members of the P.G.T.
Beauregard Camp 1458. Visitation was held Wednesday at Stephens Funeral Home and will be held at other times at the residence, 4727 SPORTS Salem Road, New Zion. Memorials may be made to New Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 33, New Zion, SC 29111. Stephens Funeral Home Crematory, 304 N.
Church Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org FRANKIE U. LORICK Jr. Frankie Unger Lorick 59, husband of Ramona Grainger Lorick, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Columbia, he was a son of Dorothy Elizabeth Johnson Lorick and the late Frankie Unger Lorick Sr.
Mr. Lorick was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene and was a retired truck driver. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife of Sumter; his mother of Wyoming; two daughters, Adriane Drawdy (Jack) of Bishopville and Amy Elmore (Cory) of Sumter; two brothers, Louis Lorick of Ashwood and Mike Poggis of Wyoming; three sisters, Tammy Brown of Montana, Denise Poggis of Wyoming and Krystal Eckley of Wyoming; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Pressley officiating. Memorials may be made to the family in care of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home Crematory, 221 Broad Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.
sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home Crematory, 22. Broad Sumter, is in charge ALMIROLA from Page B1 Petty won his seven titles when the team operated as Petty Enterprises. Almirola said he believes he and crew chief Todd Parrott have seen this surge in performance coming since a strong close to the 2012 season that began with a fourth- finish at Martinsville. From there, Almirola didn't finish lower than 16th.
"I think we are the only people that aren't surprised we are seventh in points and have the longest current top10 streak in the series," said Almirola. "Todd, the guys and I are really clicking. We worked hard over the offseason to maintain our momentum, and it worked. We just need to keep it up and start moving to top-fives and hopefully a win soon." Almirola was 19th last year at Darlington in his first visit to the South Carolina track with RPM, and acknowledged NASCAR's oldest superspeedway is one of the toughest he's raced. AIR TITAN NASCAR chairman Brian France last year asked his engineers to develop a faster system for drying tracks.
The result was the Air Titan, which was used of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. LAP Elmore Hill McCreight FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY MAXIE WOODBERRY Maxie "Woody" Woodberry, 54, husband of Julia Wells Woodberry, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at McLeod Regional Medical. Center, Florence. Born Sept. 28, 1958, in Marion, he was a son of W.C.
and Annie Caldwell Davis. The family will friends and relatives at the home, 2315 U.S. 15 South, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
WILLIE MAE S. MURRAY Willie Mae Sigler Murray, 81, widow of McKinley Murray died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 9, 1932, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Irabell Jones Sigler. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 4627 Blanche Road, Lot 6, Burgess Glenn Mobile Home Park, Sumter.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter. TAMER L. BRODGON DETROIT, Mich. Tamer L.
Brodgon, widow of Lonnie Brodgon, entered eternal rest on Monday, May 6, 2013, at Ford Hospital, Detroit. Born Jan. 13, 1913, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Agnes Brodgon Perry. Viewing for Mrs. Brodgon will be held from 9 a.m.
until 9 p.m. Sunday with family track, despite cold temperatures. STRONG RUN FOR SERVIA With his IndyCar season potentially coming to an end this month if sponsorship isn't found, Oriol Servia delivered a strong performance in Brazil to put the spotlight on Dreyer Reinbold's plight. The team owners informed the Spaniard after Long Beach last month they planned to close the team following the Indianapolis 500 without more funding. A formal announcement came last week.
Servia went to Brazil and picked his way through the field, at one point passing Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan to move into second place behind Marco Andretti. A caution following his final pit stop dropped him to 11th, but Servia advanced to fifth on two restarts and passed Josef Newgarden in the final corner to finish a season-best fourth. "We had to go through the field twice and still finished fourth," Servia said. "I really thought we had a podium. Really, we had a car to win.
We have worked so hard to have the car and the team we have. We are contenders." TRY IT AGAIN NHRA returns to At-. viewing an hour before the services. Furreral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St.
Stephen, Detroit. James Coles Home of Funeral, 2624 W. Grand Detroit, is in charge of these arrangements. Courtesy announcement of Community Funeral Home of Sumter. ALPHONSO JEFFERSON Alphonso Jefferson was born Aug.
31; 1950, in Sumter County, to the late William Sr. and Beatrice Williams Jefferson. He departed this life on Friday, May 3, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. He was educated in the public schools of Lee County and was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School Class of 1968. Alphonso, affectionately called "Buster," was married to Viola Wilson Jefferson.
He was a hard worker and provider. Some of the places he impacted were B.L. Montague, Santee Print Works, Campbell Soup and Tuomey Healthcare System. He leaves to cherish his legacy: his wife of 43 years, Viola Jefferson; six sons, Alan (Alicia) Jefferson and Corey (Erica) Jefferson, both of Sumter, Alphonso Jr. (Evet) Jefferson and Brian (Jessica) Jefferson, all of Columbia, Daryl (Melissa) Jefferson of Mayesville and Curtis Jefferson of Olanta; one daughter, Rebecca Ford of Sumter; one grandson reared in the home, Little Curtis; 19 grandchildren; two sisters, Ola Mae Cosby of Bradenton, and Pauline (Bobby) Wilson of Washington, D.C.; two brothers, William Jefferson of Sumter and James (Bessie) Jefferson of New Haven, four sisters-in-law, Ella (Herman) Brunson and lanta Dragway this weekend to complete the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals after rain washed out the event a week ago.
The two-day race weekend resumes Friday with two qualifying sessions, and eliminations are Saturday. "Having rain postpone us really hurts because we want to race," said 15-time NHRA champion John Force. "It is what we do. We want to hear the roar of the crowd. I hope all the fans come back Friday for qualifying and then the race on Saturday.
We will put on a great show and I am looking to go rounds." Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas, who earned his first career victory at Atlanta Dragway in 2009, said a win Saturday would become a very special present for his mother, Charlotte, who sometimes competes in NHRA's Super Comp category. we buy everyday! SILVER OLD JEWELRY DIAMONDS MORE Free Estimates Immediate Payment People You Know Trust Galloway Fine Moseley Jewelers Since 444 GUIGNARD DR PH. 803.775.1209 Patricia Wilson, both of Mayesville, and Queen (Raymond) Shaw and Ethel (John) Brunson, both of Sumter; three brothers-in-law, Jr. (Connie) Wilson of Sumter, and Joseph Wilson and Sammie Wilson, both of Mayesville; six aunts; four uncles; a special nephew, Karlef Jefferson of Mayesville; four very special friends, Charlie McCants Ronald Moses, Buddie Davis and Tony Owens; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m.
today at Job's Mortuary. Mr. Jefferson will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S.
Salem Sumter, with Minister Sylvester McCray officiating. Interment will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 16 Hatfield Sumter. Job's Mortuary 312 S. Main Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
Online memorials may be sent to the family at rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net. BENJAMIN M. OLIVER III Benjamin M. "Scooter" Oliver III, age 71, beloved husband of Pamela A. Oliver, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at his home.
He was a son of the late B.M. Oliver MD, and Anne Graham Oliver. Ben was educated at Lynchburg High School, Wofford, and Embry Riddle. He served in the U.S. Army.
He retired as a pilot for the S.C. Forestry Commission. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Oswego and Read the Agriculture Outdoors page every Sunday in The Items a member of EAA Chapter 1456. He loved flying and anything related to aviation. He was an official airport bum.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Michael David Oliver of Asheville, N.C.; and his sisters, Celeste Oliver Phillips of Louisville, and Martha Oliver Alston (Rowland) of Rembert. The family would like to thank special caregiver and friend, Yvonne Newman. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at El-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church in Oswego, 5575 Lodebar Road, Sumter, SC 29153.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. ROBERT A. JAMES Sr. Robert Allen James widower of Jeraldine Green James, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born June 23, 1939, he was a son of the late Allen and Elizabeth Jackson James.
The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of Barbara James, 1052 Heather Way, Pinewood. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter. EVELYN M. BOONE Evelyn M. Boone entered eternal rest on May 7, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main Bishopville. widely for the first time last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. It rained Saturday before the start of the Nationwide Series race and midway through the Sprint Cup race on Sunday. "We're pleased with the Air Titan's first official on-track results," said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations.
was a great collaboration between NASCAR, our top-tier vendors and the Talladega track services staff." O'Donnell estimated Air Titan shaved off a minimum of one hour of drying time both days. "We ran the system while it was still raining to stay ahead of the weather and also ran it twice each day, successfully drying the track only to see more rain after we'd gotten it dry," he said." The Air Titan uses compressed air to push water off of the racing surface and onto the apron, where vacuum trucks remove the moisture. Jet dryers follow each Air Titan to dry any excess water that remains on the racing surface. It worked at Talladega, NASCAR's largest GET READY Mother's Day ROSES Knock Out Drift Tree Roses New Dawn Climbers PERENNIALS 'Lysimachia Sedum Ogon Peony Garden Phlox Gaura Siskiyou Clematis Gaura Whirling Butterflies Chinese Snowball (Sterile Viburnum) And Azaleas in many varieties Our garden benches, painted windows, and statuary make great gifts for Mom too! Come by and see us! Gift Certificates Available BRUNSON NURSERY, INC. 495-2391 3000 Plowden Mill Road VISA Open: Thurs, Fri, Sat 9am-5pm Master Card) Sunday 2pm-5pm.
