Bessie "Bess" Kinsey Clifton, 94, of Orangeburg, SC, passed away on July 12, 2023. She was the wife of the late James "Sam." S. Clifton for 59 years.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service, 10:00 am, at the funeral home.
Bess was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late Franklin Felder Kinsey and Bessie Lee Brant Kinsey. She was a graduate of Orangeburg High School, and following graduation earned a business degree. Bess worked as the Admissions Director of The Methodist Home for thirty years. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, and loved her church family. Bess enjoyed gardening, even though she didn't have a "green thumb." She loved to travel and went on many wonderful excursions with her family. She especially enjoyed the annual "sister trips" to the mountains in North Carolina. Bess lived a full life, and enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other family, and friends.
Survivors include her son, James S. Clifton, III of Summerton; daughter, Linda C. Smith (Skeet) of Gilbert; sisters, Nell K. White, Betty K. Barber, Patsy K. Hooker, all of Irmo, and Barbara K. King (Ronald) of Lexington; sister-in-law, Pam Kinsey; brother-in-law, James Harley; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was blessed with ten grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brothers, Franklin F. Kinsey, Jr. and Jim Kinsey; and sister, Mary Ann Harley.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1356 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115 or to a charity of one's choice.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service, 10:00 am, at the funeral home.
Bess was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late Franklin Felder Kinsey and Bessie Lee Brant Kinsey. She was a graduate of Orangeburg High School, and following graduation earned a business degree. Bess worked as the Admissions Director of The Methodist Home for thirty years. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, and loved her church family. Bess enjoyed gardening, even though she didn't have a "green thumb." She loved to travel and went on many wonderful excursions with her family. She especially enjoyed the annual "sister trips" to the mountains in North Carolina. Bess lived a full life, and enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other family, and friends.
Survivors include her son, James S. Clifton, III of Summerton; daughter, Linda C. Smith (Skeet) of Gilbert; sisters, Nell K. White, Betty K. Barber, Patsy K. Hooker, all of Irmo, and Barbara K. King (Ronald) of Lexington; sister-in-law, Pam Kinsey; brother-in-law, James Harley; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was blessed with ten grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brothers, Franklin F. Kinsey, Jr. and Jim Kinsey; and sister, Mary Ann Harley.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1356 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115 or to a charity of one's choice.
Bessie "Bess" Kinsey Clifton, 94, of Orangeburg, SC, passed away on July 12, 2023. She was the wife of the late James "Sam." S. Clifton for 59 years.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service, 10:00 am, at the funeral home.
Bess was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late Franklin Felder Kinsey and Bessie Lee Brant Kinsey. She was a graduate of Orangeburg High School, and following graduation earned a business degree. Bess worked as the Admissions Director of The Methodist Home for thirty years. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, and loved her church family. Bess enjoyed gardening, even though she didn't have a "green thumb." She loved to travel and went on many wonderful excursions with her family. She especially enjoyed the annual "sister trips" to the mountains in North Carolina. Bess lived a full life, and enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other family, and friends.
Survivors include her son, James S. Clifton, III of Summerton; daughter, Linda C. Smith (Skeet) of Gilbert; sisters, Nell K. White, Betty K. Barber, Patsy K. Hooker, all of Irmo, and Barbara K. King (Ronald) of Lexington; sister-in-law, Pam Kinsey; brother-in-law, James Harley; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was blessed with ten grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brothers, Franklin F. Kinsey, Jr. and Jim Kinsey; and sister, Mary Ann Harley.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1356 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115 or to a charity of one's choice.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service, 10:00 am, at the funeral home.
Bess was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late Franklin Felder Kinsey and Bessie Lee Brant Kinsey. She was a graduate of Orangeburg High School, and following graduation earned a business degree. Bess worked as the Admissions Director of The Methodist Home for thirty years. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, and loved her church family. Bess enjoyed gardening, even though she didn't have a "green thumb." She loved to travel and went on many wonderful excursions with her family. She especially enjoyed the annual "sister trips" to the mountains in North Carolina. Bess lived a full life, and enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other family, and friends.
Survivors include her son, James S. Clifton, III of Summerton; daughter, Linda C. Smith (Skeet) of Gilbert; sisters, Nell K. White, Betty K. Barber, Patsy K. Hooker, all of Irmo, and Barbara K. King (Ronald) of Lexington; sister-in-law, Pam Kinsey; brother-in-law, James Harley; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was blessed with ten grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brothers, Franklin F. Kinsey, Jr. and Jim Kinsey; and sister, Mary Ann Harley.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1356 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115 or to a charity of one's choice.
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