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1921 - 2010 (89 years)| Name | Emma Ross JORDAN [2, 3] | |
| Birth | 11 Jun 1921 | Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | 510 Woodland Drive, Manning, South Carolina EMMA J. GETTYS MANNING - Emma Ross Jordan Gettys, 89, widow of William McCaa Gettys Jr., passed away at her home in Manning on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Born June 11, 1921, in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Jordan and Norma Cothran Jordan Smith. She was a retired administrative assistant for Clarendon County School District 2, having served under three consecutive superintendents for almost 25 years. She was formerly employed by an automobile dealer, the conservative service and a congressman in Washington, D.C., bringing 20 years of secretarial experience to the District 2 office. She was a member of Manning United Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends in Manning. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Ray F. Smith. Surviving are a son, William McCaa "Chip" Gettys III (Allene) of Manning; granddaughters, Jordan Price (Chris) and Jane Marie Gettys of Manning; a grandson, Bill Gettys (Melissa) of Kingstree; a sister, Harriett Hamrick of Lancaster; stepbrother, Dr. Ray Hoyl Smith (Shirley) of Cherryville, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Elaine Gettys of Sumter; four nieces, Lisa Barrows (Dr. Robert) of Trion, N.C., Debbie Jackson (Joe) and Lori Horton, both of Sumter, and Mary (Don) Shapiro of Sarasota, Fla.; a nephew, David Jordan Hamrick (Dianne) of Lancaster; and two special caregivers, Elmar Sharp and Rochelle Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Dr. Robert Barrows officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Carl B. Ramsey and Coach John Franklin Thames. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the service on Friday at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 510 Woodland Drive, Manning. Memorials may be made to Manning United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 68, Manning, SC 29102 or to Animal Shelter of Clarendon County (Second Chance Animal Shelter), 5079 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org [3] | |
| HIST | 510 Woodland Drive, Manning, South Carolina EMMA J. GETTYS MANNING - Emma Ross Jordan Gettys, 89, widow of William McCaa Gettys Jr., passed away at her home in Manning on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Born June 11, 1921, in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Jordan and Norma Cothran Jordan Smith. She was a retired administrative assistant for Clarendon County School District 2, having served under three consecutive superintendents for almost 25 years. She was formerly employed by an automobile dealer, the conservative service and a congressman in Washington, D.C., bringing 20 years of secretarial experience to the District 2 office. She was a member of Manning United Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends in Manning. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Ray F. Smith. Surviving are a son, William McCaa "Chip" Gettys III (Allene) of Manning; granddaughters, Jordan Price (Chris) and Jane Marie Gettys of Manning; a grandson, Bill Gettys (Melissa) of Kingstree; a sister, Harriett Hamrick of Lancaster; stepbrother, Dr. Ray Hoyl Smith (Shirley) of Cherryville, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Elaine Gettys of Sumter; four nieces, Lisa Barrows (Dr. Robert) of Trion, N.C., Debbie Jackson (Joe) and Lori Horton, both of Sumter, and Mary (Don) Shapiro of Sarasota, Fla.; a nephew, David Jordan Hamrick (Dianne) of Lancaster; and two special caregivers, Elmar Sharp and Rochelle Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Dr. Robert Barrows officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Carl B. Ramsey and Coach John Franklin Thames. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the service on Friday at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 510 Woodland Drive, Manning. Memorials may be made to Manning United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 68, Manning, SC 29102 or to Animal Shelter of Clarendon County (Second Chance Animal Shelter), 5079 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org | |
| _UID | 1AA95B04125144BE900CF62AC8C259062CE6 | |
| _UID | 1AA95B04125144BE900CF62AC8C259062CE6 | |
| Death | 28 Dec 2010 | at her home, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina [3] |
| Burial | 31 Dec 2010 | Manning Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I250516 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 1 Feb 2019 | |
| Father | Ernest JORDAN d. Bef 28 Dec 2010 | |
| Mother | Norma COTHRAN d. Bef 28 Dec 2010 | |
| _UID | BF39E5B44CBE478589E0C0FD46384FEF4944 | |
| _UID | BF39E5B44CBE478589E0C0FD46384FEF4944 | |
| Family ID | F149021 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | William MaCaa GETTYS, Jr. d. Bef 9 Aug 2009 | |||
| _UID | DF8458566F3C469DA83349C8121012BA797C | |||
| _UID | DF8458566F3C469DA83349C8121012BA797C | |||
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| Family ID | F169064 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
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