Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 4, 2014 10:33 am
Russell Benson Elmore Sr., 69, husband of Stella Pack Elmore, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Theo “Buster” Elmore Sr., Mae Boykin Elmore and Pauline B. Elmore.
He was a member of Providence Baptist Church, where he served as an active deacon and a former Sunday school teacher. He retired as the director of Sumter County EMS. He was also a member of the Sumter Optimist Club.
Survivors besides his wife of Sumter include two sons, Russell B. (Anna) Elmore Jr. of Dalzell and Steven… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 4, 2014 10:20 am
Clarendon County Sheriffs Office Criminal Domestic Violence Inv. Danny Graham has an introductory column in the Feb. 6 edition of The Manning Times.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 4, 2014 9:55 am
The Santee Steward Board of Historic Santee AME Church will sponsor a Pre-Valentine Affair at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Scott’s Branch High School faceteria on Alex Harvin Highway outside of Summerton. There will be door prizes. For more information, call Deloris Israel at (803) 478-7814.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 4, 2014 9:33 am
Kids in the Pine Knoll subdivision found a unique way to sled during last week’s wintry weather in Manning.
Photo courtesy of Manning Mayor Julia Nelson.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 4:47 pm
The next meeting for the Turbeville 100th Anniversary Committee will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday at Turbeville Town Hall. For more information, call Turbeville Town Hall at (843) 659-2187.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 2:27 pm
A bird-feeder made by Ann Driggers’ son is covered in snow and icicles last week during the wintry weather that hit Manning and the surrounding areas near Clarendon County.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 2:03 pm
GABLE – Billie Jennings Hawkes Nalley, 70, wife of Eugene E. Nalley Jr. died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at her home.
Born in Augusta, Ga., she was a daughter of the Rev. Robert J. “Bob” Hawkes and the late Margaret Burton Hawkes. She was a member of Harmony Church, and was previously employed at Emory University and Cheraw and Sumter schools.
Survivors besides her husband of 52 years include three children, Celeste (Stephen) Whiteley of Gable, Robbie (Deanna) Nalley of Gable and Angie (Jay) Bruner of Summerton; eight grandchildren, Casey (Tawny) Freeman, Tara Freeman, Taylor Freeman, Darah Whiteley,… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 1:53 pm
Travis Pruden, the director of wellness and fitness and Clarendon Health System, was recently elected as president of the South Carolina Association of Farmers’ Markets.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 12:03 pm
The Clarendon County Relay for Life Steering Committee will meet at 6 p.m. today at Manning United Methodist Church.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 11:22 am
SUMTER – Daniel “Danny” Lee Bonnette, 61, husband of Rhonda Amerson Bonnette, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Elliott Bonnette, Pauline Baker Elmore and Theo E. “Buster” Elmore Sr.
He was employed by Apex Tool Group for 37 years. He was a graduate of Edmunds High School and a 1975 graduate of Clemson University, where he was a member of the Iota Lambda Sigma Honors Fraternity. He was an avid Clemson Tigers fan and loved golf. He had an infectious laugh… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 11:11 am
SUMMERTON – Nelson Ronald Greene, 77, husband of 53 years to Eleanor Creighton “Snooky” Greene, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at Providence Hospital in Columbia.
Born Aug. 1, 1936, in Asheville, N.C. he was a son of the late Ronald and Louise Arbgost Greene. He attended Belmont Abby College and the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the swim and football teams.
He spent his career in the tire business. He loved hunting in Manning as a young boy. He retired to the area in 1999 and continued to enjoy his interests, which included hunting, fishing,… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 10:47 am
The Manning High School FFA served food and helped decorate for the Clarendon County 2014 Relay for Life Kick-off on Jan. 27 at Manning United Methodist Church. See the Feb. 6 edition of The Manning Times for more.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 9:28 am
Floyd L. Ethridge, 70, husband of Hilda Bullock Ethridge, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Alton “Red” and Gertrude Mitchum Ethridge. He was a member of Pinewood Baptist Church, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and was formerly employed at Bendix and Martin Color-Fi.
Survivors besides his wife include three daughters, Tracy Ethridge, Vicky Ethridge and Amanda Baker; a special son, Tim Ethridge; five grandchildren, Sam Ethridge, Ben Ethridge, Rebecca Ethridge, Michael C. “Chad” Avin Jr. and Nicky Singleton;… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 7:24 am
Miranda Price, 4, attempts a snow angel at her home in Sumter while her 2-year-old dog, Pup Pup, attempts to help her up. She is the daughter of Jim and Holly Price, who works as a Clarendon County probation agent.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 3, 2014 7:03 am
Bernard S. Tobiassen, husband of Patricia Sullivan Cavanagh, of Plummer Circle and a longtime former resident of Saugerties, N.Y., died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Covenant Place in Sumter.
Born Aug. 17, 1935, in New York City, he was a son of the late Severin B. and Virginia Cook Tobiassen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served from 1958 to 1960 and again from 1961 to 1962. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
For many years he trained bird dogs and competed with them in field trials, winning many trophies and championships. He… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 2, 2014 7:43 pm
Veteran journalist Joe Perry has joined The Manning Times’ staff, and will focus on cops, business and general features stories. Perry has worked as a senior staff writer with The Item in Sumter and as a general assignment reporter with The Berkeley Independent in Moncks Corner.
See Thursday’s Manning Times for more.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 2, 2014 4:45 pm
The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St. in Manning. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Chairman Glenn Ardis at (803) 452-6013.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 2, 2014 3:14 pm
Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III has filed new paperwork in the George Stinney Jr. case, alleging that the 15-year-old boy’s murder conviction and execution is not affected by an old point of English common law the boy’s attorneys attempted to use nearly two weeks ago in a Sumter courtroom.
Fourteenth Circuit Court Judge Carmen T. Mullen gave Finney and his team 10 days to file a brief on the writ of coram nobis, an old remedy used to “correct errors of fact when no other remedy exists,” according to attorney Miller Shealy. Finney filed paperwork on Friday with… Read the rest
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 2, 2014 1:25 pm
Allen Johnson, the son of Michael and Parker Wall Johnson, swings in the snow last week.
Send your SNOW DAYS photos to mtsceditorial@gmail.com.
Posted by Robert Joseph Baker | February 2, 2014 12:08 pm
If you haven’t submitted your SNOW DAYS photo to The Manning Times yet, there’s still time. Send them to Editor Robert J. “Bobby” Baker at mtsceditorial@gmail.com for your chance to be in the Feb. 6 edition of The Manning Times. We will be posting pictures on our website throughout the week.
Russell Benson Elmore Sr., 69, husband of Stella Pack Elmore, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Theo “Buster” Elmore Sr., Mae Boykin Elmore and Pauline B. Elmore.
He was a member of Providence Baptist Church, where he served as an active deacon and a former Sunday school teacher. He retired as the director of Sumter County EMS. He was also a member of the Sumter Optimist Club.
Survivors besides his wife of Sumter include two sons, Russell B. (Anna) Elmore Jr. of Dalzell and Steven… Read the rest
