Sadie Queen GRANTHAM

1916 - 2012  (96 years)

• Name	Sadie Queen GRANTHAM  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	9 Aug 1916	Darlington County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Camden, South Carolina her grandchildren and great-grandchildren are listed. Sadie G. Elmore Sadie G. Elmore, 96, of Morningside of Camden, 719 Kershaw Highway, Camden, and formerly of 415 Martinville Church Road, Sumter, died on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. Mrs. Elmore was born on Aug. 9, 1916, in Darlington County. She was the youngest daughter of the late Boyd McKeiver Grantham and the late Sally Elizabeth “Betty” Northcutt. She was the oldest member of Bethany Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading her Bible and going to church. Mrs. Elmore attended Kellytown School and High Point School in Lydia. She was employed by J.C. Penney Inc., the Capitol Department Store and White & Kennedy Shoe Store, all in Sumter. She retired after 24 years of service to care for her husband. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Lucy B. Elmore of Camden; grandchildren, Kathy Elmore Aldrich (Robert) of Camden, Christopher Zealon Elmore (Wendy) of Elgin, Linda Atkinson Stabler (Herbert) of Gaston, Cynthia Atkinson Fruth (Jim) of Dallas, Texas; great-grandchildren, Megan R. Arnett of Charleston, Taylor A. Elmore of Columbia, Mandy Argoe of Charleston, Allison Argoe of Charleston, Angela B. Drinkard of Columbia, Jonathan P. Bell (Jaclyn) of Charleston and Matthew S. Bell (Melissa) of Charleston; great-great-grandchildren, Justin M. Drinkard of Columbia and Jacob Cooper Bell of Charleston; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Elmore was preceded in death by her husband, James Benson Elmore; her only son, Grady Lester Elmore; brothers, Abram Major Franklin, Wallace McKeiver, Walter Ellenger and Robert Woodrow Grantham; and sisters, Lizzie Lee Walters, Bertie Eliever Beasley, Bertha Hanna Whittle and Annie Eliza Walters. The family would like to extend thanks to the staff of Morningside of Camden, the doctors and nurses at Kershaw Health in Camden and Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia for the care and consideration provided. Visitation will be held today between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, 200 W. Church St. in Bishopville. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 1146 Manville-St. Charles Road, Bishopville, with Dr. James Chandler, the Rev. Sim Smith and the Rev. Gene Stokes officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the interment. Memorials may be made to Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Fred Sandy, 2600 Raccoon Road, Mayesville, SC 29104. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, September 16, 2012  [1, 2]
  HIST	of Camden, South Carolina her grandchildren and great-grandchildren are listed. Sadie G. Elmore Sadie G. Elmore, 96, of Morningside of Camden, 719 Kershaw Highway, Camden, and formerly of 415 Martinville Church Road, Sumter, died on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. Mrs. Elmore was born on Aug. 9, 1916, in Darlington County. She was the youngest daughter of the late Boyd McKeiver Grantham and the late Sally Elizabeth “Betty” Northcutt. She was the oldest member of Bethany Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading her Bible and going to church. Mrs. Elmore attended Kellytown School and High Point School in Lydia. She was employed by J.C. Penney Inc., the Capitol Department Store and White & Kennedy Shoe Store, all in Sumter. She retired after 24 years of service to care for her husband. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Lucy B. Elmore of Camden; grandchildren, Kathy Elmore Aldrich (Robert) of Camden, Christopher Zealon Elmore (Wendy) of Elgin, Linda Atkinson Stabler (Herbert) of Gaston, Cynthia Atkinson Fruth (Jim) of Dallas, Texas; great-grandchildren, Megan R. Arnett of Charleston, Taylor A. Elmore of Columbia, Mandy Argoe of Charleston, Allison Argoe of Charleston, Angela B. Drinkard of Columbia, Jonathan P. Bell (Jaclyn) of Charleston and Matthew S. Bell (Melissa) of Charleston; great-great-grandchildren, Justin M. Drinkard of Columbia and Jacob Cooper Bell of Charleston; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Elmore was preceded in death by her husband, James Benson Elmore; her only son, Grady Lester Elmore; brothers, Abram Major Franklin, Wallace McKeiver, Walter Ellenger and Robert Woodrow Grantham; and sisters, Lizzie Lee Walters, Bertie Eliever Beasley, Bertha Hanna Whittle and Annie Eliza Walters. The family would like to extend thanks to the staff of Morningside of Camden, the doctors and nurses at Kershaw Health in Camden and Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia for the care and consideration provided. Visitation will be held today between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, 200 W. Church St. in Bishopville. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 1146 Manville-St. Charles Road, Bishopville, with Dr. James Chandler, the Rev. Sim Smith and the Rev. Gene Stokes officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the interment. Memorials may be made to Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Fred Sandy, 2600 Raccoon Road, Mayesville, SC 29104. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, September 16, 2012
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  _UID	06BCECA592504F518CA948C188B8DFD40632
  Death	14 Sep 2012	Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina   [6]
  Burial	17 Sep 2012	Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, 1146 Manville-St. Charles Road, Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina   [2, 4]
  	Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, Bishopville, South Carolina Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, Bishopville, South Carolina
  Person ID	I279476	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Boyd McKeiver GRANTHAM,   b. 30 Oct 1876   d. 7 Dec 1951 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sallie Elizabeth “Betty” NORTHCUTT,   b. 18 Jul 1871, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 13 Nov 1954 (Age 83 years)
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  _UID	847BB3F9F09F402BB6FA92908E27C6E0D2D7
  Family ID	F93956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Benson ELMORE,   b. 12 Jun 1911, Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina d. 20/21 Aug 1987, Lee County, South Carolina (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1934	Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina   [5, 6]
  _UID	AC8F67FA325B45F681FB3D810122CFE474D2
  _UID	AC8F67FA325B45F681FB3D810122CFE474D2
  Children	1. Grady Lester ELMORE,   b. 12 Jul 1936, South Carolina d. 5 Jul 2008, South Carolina (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F128503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S18127] Allen D. Whittle. [S18564] Sadie G. Elmore. [S6467] Interview with Karen (Humphrey) Ross. [S2586] (The Lee County Historical Society Bishopville, South Carolina), page 39. [S23000] . [S23026] Descendants of Robert Henry Green Prescott.