The gate to Father Dickson Cemetery on Sappington Road just south of Big Bend and north of the Sappington House.
The Sappington-Concord Historical Society laid a wreath at Father Dickson Cemetery, Sunday, June 28, at 2:00 pm.
In an effort to express our condolences for the nine people who lost their lives in the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, the Sappington-Concord Historical Society placed a wreath at the Father Dickson Cemetery Sunday, June 28, in front of the monument to Father Dickson. In light of President Obama’s moving and historic eulogy at Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s funeral on Friday, June 26, this seems to be a time to reach out and make a “statement” that we must stand together and express “Amazing Grace”….
Jacque Stock, Chair of SCHS Community Relations committee
Photos below of victims of the deadly shootings, June 17, 2015, at Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Rerv. Clementa C Pinckney, 41, senior pastor of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Sharonda Coleman Singleton, 45, an assistant pastor, and a speech language pathologist at Goose Creek High School, mother of two sons and a daughter. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Tywanza Sanders, 26, an aspiring rapper who went by the name Fresh Wanza, according to the entertainment site Heavy.com, his songs included the titles Whats Wrong With Just Being Black and Making It. A friend told the site that Sanders was working as a barber at the time of his death. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Ethel Lance, 70, was a sexton at the church for 30 years. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Susie Jackson, 87, longtime Emanuel AME Church member and a cousin of Lance. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Cynthia Hurd, 54, was a regional branch manager from the Charleston County Public Library system, which closed its 16 locations Thursday June 18 in her honor, according to the “Post and Courier.” Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Myra Thompson, 59, mother of two and grandmother of two. http://www.wach.com/news/story.aspx?id=1221575#.VZKDS0usaao Photo from: http://www.wltx.com/story/news/2015/06/29/funeral-to-be-held-for-woman-whose-husband-forgave-suspect/29453549/
Daniel Simmons, 74, was a retired pastor from another church in Charleston. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
Depayne Middleton, 49, was an enrollment counselor at Southern Wesleyan University’s Charleston campus and minister. Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-victims-remembered-funerals-begin/story?id=31995137
See more about the victims at following web sites. Information from these web sites was used for biographical notes above:
