Molly SIMPSON^{[1, 2]}

• Name	Molly SIMPSON  [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	13 debutantes to be presented by Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter, The Epicureans, Les Trente, The Sumter Assembly, The Sumter Cotillion and The Trian Club on Dec. 29 Posted Saturday, November 29, 2025 6:00 am Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter, The Epicureans, Les Trente, The Sumter Assembly, The Sumter Cotillion and The Trian Club will present 13 debutantes on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at The Quixote Club. Sarah Margaret Branham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melvin Branham, will be presented by her father and escorted by William Hodge Croft Jr. and Clinton Brogdon Galloway Jr. She is presented by Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter and The Epicureans. Ansley Elizabeth Blanding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linwood Blanding, will be presented by her father and escorted by Ryan Earnest Mikell and Charles Kenneth Noonan. She is presented by The Epicureans. Ansleigh Sutton Epps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Leighton Epps, will be presented by her father and escorted by Tanner Leighton Epps and William Hunter Reese. She is presented by The Trian Club. Natalie Raines Ford, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Danny Howard Ford, will be presented by her father and escorted by Robert Murdoch Walker IV and Maxwell Alexander Keziah. She is presented by Les Trente. Carlie Gaines Fort, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Fort III, will be presented by her father and escorted by Harrison Tate Mociun and Matthew Boykin Wilder. She is presented by Les Trente and The Sumter Assembly. Emma Grace Tilley Hilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ernest Hilton, will be presented by her father and escorted by Kenneth Walker Ayers and Andrew Carter Reinhardt. She is sponsored by her grandmother, Mrs. James Ansley Lowder. She is presented by The Epicureans. Mary Kathleen Jones, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Calvin Jones, will be presented by her father and escorted by William Heath Echols and Tyler Christopher Mahr. She is presented by The Sumter Cotillion. Anne Marie Lauzon, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Charles Lauzon, will be presented by her father and escorted by Bryson Chandler Ardis and Douglas Ballenger McAdams. She is presented by The Sumter Cotillion. Anna Cathryn Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Manning Lee III, will be presented by her father and escorted by Davis Manning Lee and Tyler Lewis Jones. She is presented by The Epicureans. Lucy Spain Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Michael Matthews Sr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Shawn Michael Matthews Jr. and John Hunter Stevenson. She is presented by Les Trente. Ansley Kate Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Douglas Nelson Sr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Alton Douglas Nelson Jr. and Hayden Scott Vasquez. She is presented by The Trian Club. Jane Elliott Spencer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Melvin Spencer, will be presented by her father and escorted by Hugh McFaddin McLaurin V and Alexander Prescott McLeod. She is presented by Les Trente and The Sumter Assembly. Halle Roberts Stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Gregory Stone, will be presented by her father and escorted by Chandler DuRant Stone and William Tate Sistare. She is presented by Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter and Les Trente. Senior sons being honored are: William Walker Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bland Cooper (The Sumter Cotillion); William Hodge Croft Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hodge Croft (Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter and The Epicureans); John Duncan James, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilds James III (The Epicureans); Tyler Lewis Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Wallie Jones (The Trian Club); Douglas Ballenger McAdams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manning West McAdams (The Epicureans); Hugh McFaddin McLaurin V, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McFaddin McLaurin IV (Les Trente and The Sumter Cotillion); Alexander Prescott McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Alexander McLeod (The Epicureans and The Sumter Cotillion); and William Ryan McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Alexander McLeod (The Epicureans and The Sumter Cotillion). Mr. Jonathan Henry Zimpleman is president of Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Jonathan Henry Zimpleman and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Roger McSwain Armfield. Mr. and Mrs. John Calhoun Land IV are presidents of The Epicureans. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Ryan Alexander McLeod and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Adam Gregory Przybyla. Dr. Thomas Lawman Lucas is president of Les Trente. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Thomas Lawman Lucas and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Shawn Michael Matthews Sr. Mr. William Andrew Wallace Buxton is president of The Sumter Assembly. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. William Andrew Wallace Buxton and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. John Thomas Jones III. Mr. John Calhoun Land IV is president of The Sumter Cotillion. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. John Calhoun Land IV and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Scott McCrea Williams. Mr. Thomas Hepworth Oswald II is president of The Trian Club. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Kelly Ray Knopf Jr. and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Christopher Allen Locklear. Mrs. James Manning Lee III is the debutante chairwoman for Sumter County.  [2]
  HIST	13 debutantes to be presented by Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter, The Epicureans, Les Trente, The Sumter Assembly, The Sumter Cotillion and The Trian Club on Dec. 29 Posted Saturday, November 29, 2025 6:00 am Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter, The Epicureans, Les Trente, The Sumter Assembly, The Sumter Cotillion and The Trian Club will present 13 debutantes on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at The Quixote Club. Sarah Margaret Branham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melvin Branham, will be presented by her father and escorted by William Hodge Croft Jr. and Clinton Brogdon Galloway Jr. She is presented by Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter and The Epicureans. Ansley Elizabeth Blanding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linwood Blanding, will be presented by her father and escorted by Ryan Earnest Mikell and Charles Kenneth Noonan. She is presented by The Epicureans. Ansleigh Sutton Epps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Leighton Epps, will be presented by her father and escorted by Tanner Leighton Epps and William Hunter Reese. She is presented by The Trian Club. Natalie Raines Ford, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Danny Howard Ford, will be presented by her father and escorted by Robert Murdoch Walker IV and Maxwell Alexander Keziah. She is presented by Les Trente. Carlie Gaines Fort, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Fort III, will be presented by her father and escorted by Harrison Tate Mociun and Matthew Boykin Wilder. She is presented by Les Trente and The Sumter Assembly. Emma Grace Tilley Hilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ernest Hilton, will be presented by her father and escorted by Kenneth Walker Ayers and Andrew Carter Reinhardt. She is sponsored by her grandmother, Mrs. James Ansley Lowder. She is presented by The Epicureans. Mary Kathleen Jones, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Calvin Jones, will be presented by her father and escorted by William Heath Echols and Tyler Christopher Mahr. She is presented by The Sumter Cotillion. Anne Marie Lauzon, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Charles Lauzon, will be presented by her father and escorted by Bryson Chandler Ardis and Douglas Ballenger McAdams. She is presented by The Sumter Cotillion. Anna Cathryn Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Manning Lee III, will be presented by her father and escorted by Davis Manning Lee and Tyler Lewis Jones. She is presented by The Epicureans. Lucy Spain Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Michael Matthews Sr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Shawn Michael Matthews Jr. and John Hunter Stevenson. She is presented by Les Trente. Ansley Kate Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Douglas Nelson Sr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Alton Douglas Nelson Jr. and Hayden Scott Vasquez. She is presented by The Trian Club. Jane Elliott Spencer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Melvin Spencer, will be presented by her father and escorted by Hugh McFaddin McLaurin V and Alexander Prescott McLeod. She is presented by Les Trente and The Sumter Assembly. Halle Roberts Stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Gregory Stone, will be presented by her father and escorted by Chandler DuRant Stone and William Tate Sistare. She is presented by Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter and Les Trente. Senior sons being honored are: William Walker Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bland Cooper (The Sumter Cotillion); William Hodge Croft Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hodge Croft (Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter and The Epicureans); John Duncan James, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilds James III (The Epicureans); Tyler Lewis Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Wallie Jones (The Trian Club); Douglas Ballenger McAdams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manning West McAdams (The Epicureans); Hugh McFaddin McLaurin V, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McFaddin McLaurin IV (Les Trente and The Sumter Cotillion); Alexander Prescott McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Alexander McLeod (The Epicureans and The Sumter Cotillion); and William Ryan McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Alexander McLeod (The Epicureans and The Sumter Cotillion). Mr. Jonathan Henry Zimpleman is president of Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Jonathan Henry Zimpleman and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Roger McSwain Armfield. Mr. and Mrs. John Calhoun Land IV are presidents of The Epicureans. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Ryan Alexander McLeod and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Adam Gregory Przybyla. Dr. Thomas Lawman Lucas is president of Les Trente. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Thomas Lawman Lucas and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Shawn Michael Matthews Sr. Mr. William Andrew Wallace Buxton is president of The Sumter Assembly. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. William Andrew Wallace Buxton and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. John Thomas Jones III. Mr. John Calhoun Land IV is president of The Sumter Cotillion. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. John Calhoun Land IV and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Scott McCrea Williams. Mr. Thomas Hepworth Oswald II is president of The Trian Club. Ball chairwoman is Mrs. Kelly Ray Knopf Jr. and debutante chairwoman is Mrs. Christopher Allen Locklear. Mrs. James Manning Lee III is the debutante chairwoman for Sumter County.
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  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Carl Marks SIMPSON, III,   b. 1942, Montgomery, Alabama d. 2 Apr 2024, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Catherine “Cathy” MELLON
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  Family ID	F177243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shawn Michael MATTHEWS, Sr.
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  Children	1. Mary Catherine MATTHEWS   2. Lucy Spain MATTHEWS   3. Living   4. Simpson Foster “Sims” MATTHEWS
  Family ID	F180046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

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