Mary Esther “Essie” RICH

1925 - 2011  (85 years)

• Name	Mary Esther “Essie” RICH  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	21 Dec 1925	Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Manning, South Carolina Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 6:00 am | Updated: 10:28 pm, Mon Jan 17, 2011. MARY R. LOWDER MANNING - Mary Rich Lowder, 85, widow of Julian Lowder, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at Saluda Nursing Center in Saluda. Born Dec. 21, 1925, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late William Singleton Rich and Fannie Mell Bradham Rich. She was a retired administrative assistant with Clarendon Memorial Hospital and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for more than 20 years. She is survived by two daughters, Melanie (Carey) White of Batesburg and Tina (Mark) Ward of Chanute, Kan.; a son, John "Danny" Dantzler (Glenda) of Orangeburg; a brother, Bill Rich of Lexington; three sisters, Ruth Blizzard of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Amelia Spencer of Mobile, Ala., and Florence Amdur of Cookeville, Tenn.; and six grandchildren, John Dantzler III, Mary Mitchell, William Dantzler, Grace Ward, Mark Ward Jr. and Austin White. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Sara Margaret Lowder, Eunice Jordan and Willie Rhodes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Dr. Jack C. Moore officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mike Lowder and the Rev. Drew Taylor. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bill Rich III, John Dantzler III, Mark Ward, Mark Ward Jr., Mike Lowder and Jeff Lowder. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Connie Maxwell Children's Home, 3105 Five Chop Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115, or to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org  [3, 5]
  _UID	DBCB534185CD4C6E87E41BCF728AF8BF4E83
  Death	14 Jan 2011	Saluda Nursing Center, Saluda, South Carolina
  Burial	20 Jan 2011	Manning Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [3]
  	Stephens Funeral Home & Chruch St., Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I18132	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	William Singleton RICH, Sr.,   b. 21 May 1893   d. 24 May 1968 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Frances Amelia Mills “Fannie Mell” BRADHAM,   b. 10 Apr 1890   d. 11 Jan 1968 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1916  [6]
  _UID	E698281F494441C8BE0C625320B2D5CC4D30
  _UID	E698281F494441C8BE0C625320B2D5CC4D30
  Family ID	F12849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F12883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2000

  
  

  Family 2	Julian LOWDER,   b. 22 Jul 1913   d. Bef 14 Jan 2011 (Age < 97 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1967  [4]
  _UID	E7129E0E00524F93A78326E288D4D3B3EDAF
  _UID	E7129E0E00524F93A78326E288D4D3B3EDAF
  Family ID	F12884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2000

  
  

• Sources

  [S709] page 3. [S3932] Eunice Rich Jordan. [S15436] Mary R. Lowder. [S316] Judith Reesor Hutchinson, Page 175. [S2144] Grover Kenneth Beatson Sr., page 26. [S2144] Grover Kenneth Beatson Sr., page 22.