1710. Audrey Othella Christmas-5422
[WHT: My thanks to Jessica Christmas McKenzie for providing family information on Dec. 9, 2008.]
Nettie's obituary mentions children and sisters: Agnes Weatherford & Dorothy Haynes of Florence & Elaine Bertell of Sumter, SC.
3333. John Edward Christmas-5730
Sumter newspaper published Sat September 21, 2002 JOHN E. CHRISTMAS BISHOPVILLE: John Edward Christmas, 64, husband of Carol Yvonne Baker Christmas, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at his home. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Audrey O. Christmas Sr. and Nettie Evans Christmas. He was a member of Ashwood Nazarene Church and retired from Central Machine and Welding Company. Survivors besides his wife include a son, Tony Christmas and his wife, Michele, of Sumter; five brothers, Audrey Christmas Jr., Bill Christmas, Robert Christmas, Deleon Christmas, and Earnest Christmas; five sisters, Romelle Huggins, Lela Elmore, Frances Wells, Sybil Walker, and Teresa Stewart; and three grandchildren, Brandy Christmas, Travis Christmas, and Summer Christmas. He was preceded in death by a brother, Hebron Christmas; and two sisters, Dolly Gough and Olene Barr. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. T.W. Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Ashwood Nazarene Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Hone, and other times at the home, 897 Holman Road. Memorials may be made to Ashwood Nazarene church, 2145 Green Lane, Bishopville, SC 29010, or to a charity of one's choice. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
3340. Letha Olene Christmas-5737
THOMASVILLE, NC: Letha Olene Barr, 55, a resident of 428 Academy Drive, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000, in Kendallville, Ind. Born Jan. 7, 1945, in Lee County, S.C., she was a daughter of Audrey Othella Christmas and Nettie Evans Christmas. Mrs. Barr had been a resident of Spartanburg, S.C., before moving to Davidson County in 1998. She was a pastor's wife, a former teacher and a former nursing assistant. She was a member of Faith Chapel. On June 16, 1963, she was married to the Rev. Albert Barr, who survives of the home. Also surviving are two sons, Albert Allen Barr Jr. and wife Kay of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Phillip David Barr of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Cindy Wilson of Thomasville and Mrs. Carlos (Karen) Trincado of Indianapolis, Ind.; six brothers, Audrey Christmas Jr. of Bishopville, S.C., John Edward Christmas, Bill Christmas, Robert Christmas, DeLeon Christmas and Ernest Christmas, all of Sumter, S.C.; five sisters, Mrs. Larry (Romell) Huggins and Mrs. Melvin (Sybil) Walker, both of Bishopville, Mrs. Duane (Lela) Elmore of Hartsville, S.C., Mrs. Buddy (Frances) Wells of Darlington and Mrs. Sidney (Teresa) Stewart of Thomasville; and eight grandchildren, Miss Tiffany Barr, Miss Nichole Barr, Anthony Wilson, Miss Jocilyn Barr, Miss Ashley Wilson, Miss Alyson Trincado, Carlos Trincado Jr., and Miss Letha Barr. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faith Chapel with the Rev. Joe Smith, the Rev. Walter Hedstrom and the Rev. Kenneth Rice officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at J.C. Green & Sons Inc. funeral home, and at other times at the home. J.C. Green & Sons Inc. is in charge of arrangements.North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004:
Name: Letha Barr; [Letha Christmas]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Social Security Number: 251729141; Father's Last Name: Christmas; Age: 55 Years; Date of Birth: 7 Jan 1945; Birth State: South Carolina; Residence City: Thomasville;
Residence County: Davidson; Residence State: North Carolina; Education: 12th grade;
Date of Death: 14 Jan 2000; Death City: Burnsville; Death State: Indiana; Burial Location: Burial out-of-state; Recorded date: 19 Jan 2000; Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics.
Source of parents for Bessie: Charles Farmer.
1712. Ernest Marion Christmas-5424
Served in WWII, joined Oct. 10, 1945 Spartanburg, SC; H. Dis. Feb. 11, 1947; Official Roster of SC - WW11, 1941-1946 shows DOB as April 10, 1919.BOILING SPRINGS, SC-- Ernest "Papa" Christmas, 87, of 202 Blalock Road, Boiling Springs, SC, passed away at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. He was the husband of Vivian Dean Christmas. He was a wonderful Christian husband, daddy and oh! What a Papa. His love for his Lord and family was known by all who ever knew him. He also loved and served his country. I know he would love to say to everyone, "I want to stroll over heaven with you."
Mr. Christmas was a native of Richland County and a son of the late Tommy and Kate Christmas. He was an automobile parts supplier for many years, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Gateway Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Joyce Christmas of Boiling Springs; daughters and sons-in-law, Ernestine and Frank Foster of Campobello, Nan and Bill Prosser of Inman and Ann and Paul Payne of Boiling Springs; eleven grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Friday, August 1, 2008 at Eggers Funeral Home of Boiling Springs.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Gateway Baptist Church. Rev. Ray Stuart, Rev. Brian McCall and Rev. Jerry Armstrong will officiate. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the residence. Eggers Funeral Home-Boiling Springs, SC.Social Security Death Index: Name: Ernest Christmas; SSN: 247-58-6744; Last Residence: 29316 Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Born: 9 Apr 1921; Died: 30 Jul 2008; State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1953-1954)
1713. Joseph Lavon Christmas-5659
[WHT: Received from Helen Wiggins, Dec. 19, 2004.]
Date Published: December 19, 2004 The Item Sumter, SC
Joseph L. Christmas, 82, husband of Carrie Rogers Christmas, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, at his home. Born in Lee County, he was the son of the late Jessie Thomas Christmas and the late Catherine Vermell Berry Christmas. Mr. Christmas was retired from Carolina Furniture Works with 48 years of service and he attended Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church.Surviving are his wife of 65 years; four sons, J.M. Christmas and wife, Sharon, of Sumter, Herbert Lavon Christmas and wife, Jessie, of Gable, Calvin Wayne Christmas and wife, Ann, of Sumter and Bobby J. Christmas and wife, Paulette, of Sumter; a brother, Ernest Christmas of Spartanburg; 14 grandchildren, Becki McDaniel, Denise Christmas, Yvonne Behney, Janet Hardee, Jeanna Greene, Andria Turner, Gisella Lockman, Celeste Christmas, Ashleigh Keister, Calvin Christmas, Gabriel Christmas, Missie Nance, Mark Christmas and Jay Christmas; 17 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Christmas was preceded in death by three brothers, Eddie, Audrey and Duncan Christmas; and three grandchildren, Bobby J. Christmas Jr., Sonya Kaye Christmas and John Michael Christmas. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to Elaine Nero and Deborah Cox for their service.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Driggers officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers wil be Buddy Christmas, Ernest Christmas, Stacy Edwards, Harry Warren, Thomas Christmas, Eddie Rogers and David Dennis. Honorary pallbearers will be Calvin, Mark and Jay Christmas. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 150 Simpson Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice, West Calhoun Street, Sumter SC 29150 or Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, P.O. Box 1931, Sumter SC 29151. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., is in charge of arrangements
1714. Virginia Ruth Christmas-5401
[WHT: Published Friday, September 15, 2000, in The State, Columbia, SC.]
CAMDEN -- Services for Ruth Christmas Marshall, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 16, 2000 at First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Marshall Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening, September 15, 2000 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Camden, 1201 Broad St., Camden, S.C. 29020 or to Alzheimer's Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140, Rockville, Md. 20850. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.Mrs. Marshall, widow of W. Howard Marshall, died Thursday, September 14, 2000. Born in Camden, she was a daughter of the late James E. and Beulah Price Christmas. Mrs. Marshall was retired from Christmas and Christmas Grocery Store and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Leslie Zemp Order of the Eastern Star, a pianist for many years at First Baptist Church Sunday School, the Young at Heart Group, as well as Pindale Nursing Home.
Surviving are her daughter, Jennie Ruth Munn; sons, William Howard Marshall, Jr., Edward Duncan Marshall, Thomas Alvin Marshall; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Leila C. West, Wilma Rowell; brother, Joe Christmas. She was predeceased by brothers, Clarence, Alvin and William Christmas.
3363. William Howard Marshall Jr-10267
The Messenger, Hartsville, SC, Dec. 5, 2003
BETHUNE — Funeral services for William Howard Marshall, 72, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at Bethune Baptist Church. The Rev. Jeff Cockrell will officiate with burial in Bethune Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Brown–Pennington–Atkins Funeral Home.Mr. Marshall died Monday, July 7, 2003. Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late William Howard and Ruth Christmas Marshall. He was a member of Malvern Baptist Church, a U. S. Army veteran, and a member of Bethune Masonic Lodge No. 197. He was retired from Kendall Corp.
Surviving are his wife, Gedelle Stokes Marshall of Bethune; sons, William Howard Marshall III of Charlotte, N.C., Troy Windham of McBee; daughters, Pam Marshall of Charlotte, N.C., Deborah Joyce of Columbia; sister, Jenny Ruth Munn of Camden; brothers, Edward Marshall of Camden and Alvin Marshall of Lake Murray.
1715. Clarence E. Christmas-5397
US Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 - Online - Ancestry.com
Name: Clarence E Christmas; Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 6 May 1913; Death Date: 2 Nov 1997; Cemetery: Quaker Cemetery; Cemetery Address: Meeting St Camden, SC 29020.[WHT: Child info from Alec McKay & Dot Baker, Oct. 15, 2009.]
1716. Thomas Alvin Christmas-5398
Served WWII, USN, from Feb. 14, 1942 - Aug. 22, 1945. [WHT: I could have this Thomas confused with another Thomas A., b. Sept. 11, 1918 also in Camden, SC.]
1718. William Herbert Christmas-5399
[WHT: I am assuming this is the correct William. Served in WWII, joining on Oct. 29, 1942 - H.D. on Dec. 18, 1945.]US Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 - Online - Ancestry.com
Name: William H Christmas; Service Info.: SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II;
Birth Date: 31 May 1920; Death Date: 16 Oct 1996; Cemetery: Quaker Cemetery; Cemetery Address: Meeting St Camden, SC 29020.
Sarah Sill Christmas, 74 of Camden, died Tuesday, Oct 14. 1997. Born in Chester County, she was a daughter of the late Henrietta Mobley Sill and John William Sill, Sr. She was a member of First Baptist Church. and retired after 25 years of service from Camden Floral.Surviving are two daughters; Carol Christmas Greenwood of Camden and Henrietta "Rhetta" Christmas Abaher of Wilkesboro, NC.; son William H. Christmas Jr, of Fort Leavenworth, KA.; a sister, Wilma Rhame of Charleston; brother, Roy Sill of Lugoff; and four grandchildren, John Alan Greenwood of Lynchburg, Va., William "Kit" Greenwood of Greenville and William H. Christmas III of Fort Leavenworth. She was predeceased by her husband, William Herbert Christmas and three brothers, Edward, J.W., and Robert Sill.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Hancock and the Rev. Alfred Andrews, with burial in Quaker Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1201 Broad St, Camden, SC 29020.
1720. Wilma Christmas-5403
[WHT: Received the following obituary from Martha Catoe Peebles on May 24, 2006.]
CAMDEN - Funeral services for Wilma Christmas Rowell, 83, of Camden, will be held Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at First Baptist Church of Camden at 3:00 p.m. with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministry, 1202 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020.Mrs. Rowell widow of Ellis Rowell, died Sunday, May 21, 2006. Born in Camden, she was the daughter of the late James Edward and Beulah Price Christmas. Mrs. Rowell was a member of First Baptist Church, where she taught the 2nd grade Sunday School Class for approximately 20 years. Mrs. Rowell was also a member of the W.M.U.
Surviving are a daughter, Martha Rowell Magee and her husband, Johnnie, of Irmo; sons, James Travis Rowell and his wife, M.J., of Birmingham, AL, Paul Ellis Rowell and his wife, Debbie, of Lugoff, SC.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; sister, Leila West of Camden and brother, Joe Christmas of Camden. She was predeceased by sister, Ruth C. Marshall, brothers, T. A., William and Clarence Christmas.
CAMDEN - Services for Jesse Ellis Rowell, 83, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2002 at First Baptist Church of Camden with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. The Rev. Bruce Hancock and the Rev. Bill Howard will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening, February 21, 2002 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1202 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020. Mr. Rowell died Tuesday, February 19, 2002. Born in Marion County, he was the son of the late Jesse Travis and Eva Ellis Rowell. He had retired as the manager of Christmas Shoe Shop after 40 years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Camden, where he was a former Deacon and had over 60 years as a choir member and was a member of the Men's Quartet. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran, having served in the Pacific Theatre. Surviving are his wife, Wilma Christmas Rowell; daugher, Martha Rowell Magee of Irmo; sons, James Travis Rowell of Birmingham, Ala. and Paul Ellis Rowell of Lugoff; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Anne Rowell Gleason of Fork. He was predeceased by sisters, Dorothy Rowell Blackmon and Geneva Rowell Marshall.
1721. Lillie Mae Christmas-5408
[WHT: Source of children: Charles Farmer.]
1722. Elizabeth Christmas-5410
1930 Census, Lee Co., SC; Ionia; Dwelling 220; ED: 31-6, p. 12A list Elijah Bass, age 32, farmer; wife, Lizzie, 27, married at age 17 & 3 children: Enda M., 10; Tresea M., 6 & Lila M., 3.NC Death Collection, 1908-2004 Record - Ancestry.com
Name: Elizabeth Christmas Bass; Gender: Female; Race: White; Marital Status: Widowed;
Social Security Number: 245528846; Father's Last Name: Christmas; Age: 90; Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1901; Birth State: South Carolina; Residence County: Union; Residence State: North Carolina; Date of Death: 13 Mar 1992; Death County: Union; Death State: North Carolina;
Burial Location: Burial in state; Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92.
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