Kathy Deer

Mrs. Kathy J. Deer, 69, of Hickory Hill Road, Varnville, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 24, 2013 at her residence. She was the widow of the late John Taylor Deer.

Mrs. Deer was born January 17, 1944 in Valley Stream, New York and was a daughter of the late Sven Randrup Jensen and Emma Jensen. She was a member of Nixville Church of God of Prophecy and was a retired machinist from Scottsman in Hampton.

Surviving are: her companion of many years, Robert F. Clifton, Jr. of Varnville; her children, James Aldean Wallace and his wife Kim of Kingwood, Texas, John Randy Deer of Varnville, and Theresa Deer Kilroy and her husband Robert of Matthews, NC; brother, Roy Jensen of Varnville; sister, Evelyn Kaiser of Connecticut; 5 grandchildren, James A. Wallace, III, Terri DeLoach Beach, Jamie DeLoach Riggan, Matthew Tyler Wallace and Kimberly Taylor Wallace; and 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Emma Jean Deer.

A memorial service will be held 6 o'clock, Wednesday evening, August 28, 2013, at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, VARNVILLE-HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, 803.943.5016; www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.

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