JOHN RIDGEWAY
John Francis "Bo Jack" Ridgeway, 72, husband of the late Christine Driggers Ridgeway, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, at his home in Manning after a long illness.
Born Dec. 15, 1938, in Lake City, he was a son of the late Henry Walter Ridgeway and the late Violet Weaver Ridgeway. He was a member of New Start Community Church and a retired convenience store operator.
Survivors include three sons, John (Cristal) Ridgeway of Sumter and James (Glenda) Ridgeway and Bob (Mechelle) Ridgeway, both of Manning; a daughter, Penny (Gary) Weatherly of North Carolina; two brothers, Roy (Peggy) Ridgeway of Hardeeville and Alva (Maryetta) Ridgeway of Sumter; a sister, Catherine (Tommy) Ridgeway of Manning; and a number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were held Monday at New Start Community Church, Manning, with the Rev. Dale Turner officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia SC 29210, or to New Start Community Church, 4686 J.W. Rhames Rd., Manning SC 29102.
Online memorials may be made at www.stephensfuneralhome.org.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory handled arrangements.
WILLIAM M. STRICKLAND Jr.
MANNING - Retired Master Sgt. William Morgan Strickland Jr., 79, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in Regency Hospital in Florence.
Born Oct. 17, 1930, in Robbins, Tenn., he was a son of the late William Morgan Strickland Sr. and the late Ethel Mae West Strickland. He was of the Methodist faith, a retired Air Force veteran, a Mason and a Shriner, and retired from the mobile home business in Sumter and West Columbia.
He is survived by a daughter, Patty Epps, and husband, William Hugh, of Alcolu; two sisters, Betty Duncan and husband, Glenn, of Oliver Springs, Tenn., and Elizabeth McNelly and husband, Ken, of Rockwood, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Will Epps and wife, Kathryn, Nancy Moore and husband, Heyward, and McNeil Epps and wife, Megan; two great-grandchildren, Heyward Moore III and William Hugh Epps III; and a nephew, Mike Patterson of Norfolk, Va. He was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Strickland Patterson, and a nephew, Chuck Patterson.
Funeral services were held Aug. 24 in Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood, Tenn.
Online memorials may be made at www.stephensfuneralhome.org.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory handled arrangements.
JAMES TALLMAN Sr.
SUMMERTON - James Edmond Tallman Sr., 78, husband of Judith McLean Tallman, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at his home.
Born Sept. 28, 1931, in Mansfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Frederick and Pauline Sanders Tallman. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Hillsdale College in Michigan and a master's degree in administration from the University of Michigan. He served in the Air Force and retired as a school principal in Hickory, N.C. He was a Clarendon School District 1 board member.
Survivors besides his wife of Summerton include a daughter, Kathy Tallman of Summerton; two sons, James Edmond Tallman Jr. and his wife, Cindy, of Claremont, N.C., and David Porter Tallman of Huntersville, N.C.; a granddaughter, Skye Tallman, and a great-granddaughter, Aeleast Pope, both of Hickory, N.C.; two brothers, Whitey Tallman and Don Tallman, and a sister, Annabelle Bowman, all of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Funeral services were held Aug. 28 at Scott's Branch High School in Summerton with Clarendon School District 1 Superintendent Dr. Rose Wilder officiating.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at Scotts Branch High School in Summerton with Dr. Rose Wilder officiating.
Online memorials may be made at www.stephensfuneralhome.org.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory of Manning handled arrangements.