May 15, 2007

Doss Brigman Jr.
PATRICK – Doss Brigman Jr., 63, died May 4, 2007. A funeral service was held May 7 at Patrick Baptist Church with burial in Patrick Cemetery.
Brigman, born in Hartsville, S.C., was a son of the late Doss and Viola Jones Brigman. He was a retired employee of Sonoco Products and a member of the Old Timers. He was a former member of the S.C. National Guard, a former council member and mayor of Patrick, a former member and captain of Patrick Rescue Squad and a former member of the Jaycees. He was a former member and governor of the Moose Lodge and was an avid deer hunter and trader. He attended Patrick Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by brothers Willie, Blease, Sandy and the the Rev. Allen Brigman, and sisters Cora Goodson and Ellen Tolson.
Surviving are wife Diane Brown Brigman; son Mark (Delores) Brigman, of Patrick; daughter Rhonda (Joe) Lomas, of Cheraw; grandchildren Brent (Kim) Lomas, Brandon (Journey) Lomas, Breeannia Brigman, Shae Lomas and Christian Brigman; great grandchild McKensley Lomas; brother Carl Brigman, of Columbia, S.C.; and sister Elease Cassidy, of Patrick.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield was in charge of the arrangements.

Inez Horton Kirkley
MCBEE – Inez Horton Kirkley, 90, died May 8, 2007. A funeral service was held May 11 at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Beauford Baptist Church Cemetery.
Kirkley, born in Chesterfield County, was a daughter of the late Joel Stanley and Elizabeth Sowell Horton. She was retired from the Kendall Company. She was a faithful member of Beauford Baptist Church, as long as her health permitted. She was a Sunday School teacher for over 50 years.
She was preceded in death by husband Thomas Evy Kirkley; son-in-law McColumn Fallaw; step-granddaughter Allison Shealy Heyward; brothers Basil and Ray Horton; and sisters Elizabeth Snipes and Susie Kyle.
Surviving are daughter Jeralyn Fallaw, of McBee; grandchildren Sonya (Tommy) Shealy, of Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., Tommy (Beth) Fallaw, of Columbia; and great granddaughters Sherrie Lyn Shealy and Kirkley Elizabeth
Fallaw. Memorials can be sent to Beauford Baptist Church, 18172 Hwy. 151 McBee, S.C. 29101 or to the charity of one’s choice. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home, Hartsville, S.C., was in charge of the arrangements.

Theodore E. McLain
PATRICK – Theodore E. McLain, 85, died May 7, 2007. A funeral service was held May 9 at St. John Free Will Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
McLain, born in Patrick, was a son of the late John Walter and Sarah Polson McLain. He was a retired Chainsaw sales and service dealer and a timber business owner. He was a member of St. John Free Will Baptist Church where he served as former Deacon and Trustee, and was a member of the WOW Lodge 1102. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed spending time in the mountains.
He was preceded in death by first wife Robin Byrd McLain; son Ervin McLain; brothers Avender, Lonnie, Oscar, Ernest, Walter and Willard McLain; sister Corinne M. Lisenby; and adopted sister Eva Grooms.
Surviving are wife Nealie Brown Polson McLain; son Donald (Polly) McLain, of Patrick; daughter-in law Mary McLain, of Patrick; stepsons Wilson (Linda) Polson, of Chesterfield, Billy Polson, of Patrick and Jerald (Troyene) Polson, of Chesterfield; stepdaughters Peggy Wallace, of Monroe, N.C., Bonnie (Jimmy) Gibson, of Chesterfield and Kathy Polson, of the home; brother Harold (Helen) McLain, of Patrick; sister-in-law Ola McLain, of Patrick; five grandchildren, one great grandchild, 13 step-granchildren, 24 step-great grandchildren and one great step grandchild.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield was in charge of the arrangements.

Bertha Kneece Rivers
CHESTERFIELD – Bertha Kneece Rivers, 84, died May 5, 2007. A funeral service was held May 7 at Zoar United Methodist Church, Cheraw with burial in the Rivers Family Cemetery- Zoar United Methodist Church.
Rivers, born in Dunbarton, S.C. was a daughter of the late Rev. James Monroe and Georgia Anderson Kneece. She was a homemaker and dedicated church pianist and organist at Zoar United Methodist Church and taught Sunday School, children’s choir and held many offices in her church UMW. She was known for her love of all children, who affectionately referred to her as “Miss Bertha.”
Surviving are husband of 65 years Bill J. Rivers; son Billy (Nancy) Rivers, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughter Dr. Bonnie (Dr. Jack) Drumwright, of Sulphur, La.; grandchildren Bill (Kamlin) Rivers III, of Darlington, S.C., Lyle (Suzanne) Rivers, of Lexington, S.C., Kneece Camp, of Paris, France, Rivers (Becky) Camp, of Sulphur, La., Sara Camp, of Shreveport, La.; five great grandchildren.
Memorials can be sent to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chestefield, S.C. 29709 or Zoar United Methodist Church c/o Sallie Short, 708 Orchard Rd. Cheraw, S.C. 29520.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield was in charge of the arrangements.

Calvin David ‘Doc’ Rivers
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Calvin David “Doc” Rivers, 65, died May 6, 2007. A funeral service was held May 9 at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home Chapel in Chesterfield, with burial in Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cheraw.
Rivers, born in Chesterfield, was a son of the late Pierce Wilson “Buddy” and Hazel Pricilla Tucker Rivers. He was a retired employee of Cannon Mills.
Surviving are wife Ola Mae Hayes Rivers; daughter Hazel Janet “Sissy” (David) Anderson, of Jefferson; grandchildren Jacob and Tori Anderson; aunts Judy Tucker Wallace, of Southern Pines, N.C. and Phyllis Tucker, of Gastonia, N.C.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield was in charge of the arrangements.

Earl Clyde Laney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Earl Clyde Laney, 67, died May 5, 2007 at Trinity Hospital and Hospice of Augusta, Ga. A graveside service was held May 8 at Lakeland Memorial Park in Monore, N.C. with military honors.
Laney, born in Chesterfield County, was a son of the late Clyde and Sadie Belle Laney. He was a retired supervisor with the Street Department for the City of Charlotte, N.C. He was also a member of the Steele Creek Masonic Lodge #737 and the Oasis Temple of Charlotte and the American Legion Post #380 of Charlotte. He was an Army veteran.
Surviving are sister Dianne McDowell, of Aiken, S.C.; half-sisters Judy Melton, of Pageland and Kay Davis, of Charlotte, N.C.; half-brothers Donnie Laney, of Concord, N.C., J.T. Laney and Bruce Laney, both of Pageland. Memorials can be sent to Trinity Hospice of Augusta, GA, 2260 Wrightsboro Rd. Augusta, GA 30904, phone # 1-800-533-3949.
McEwen Funeral Home, of Monroe, N.C., was in charge of the arrangements.