Marcus Department Store
Merchant
1933-2010
129-131 East Main Street
Kingstree, SC
FAMILIES: Genderson, Marcus, Mixon, and Rosen
Harry Marcus (1892-1963) came to Kingstree in 1920. He worked as a dry goods salesman until opening his own store, Harry Marcus, Inc., in 1933. It was later renamed Marcus Department Store. He married Kathleen Mixon (1909-1990) in 1936. His nephew, Herman Morris “Hymie” Marcus (1918-1967) began working summers at the store in the early 1940s and subsequently relocated to Kingstree with his family in 1944. After Harry retired in 1960, Hymie and Harry’s brother, William Marcus (1893-1982), took over the business. Hymie’s wife, Dorothy Rosen (1920-2001) assumed sole ownership after her husband’s death in 1967. Their three children, David Joel Marcus (1946-2015), Gail Marcus Genderson, and Rochelle Marcus, all grew up working in the store, with David assuming management in 1976. The store closed in 2010.
Main Image: Dotty and David Marcus run Marcus Department Store’s “Old Fashion Days,” circa 1989. Image courtesy of Shelly Brenner
Below Document: Reprinted from the Kingstree County Record, March 9, 1933
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Above Image: Marcus Department Store, 1980. Courtesy of National Register of Historic Places program, SC Department of Archives and History
Above Image: Harry & Kathleen Marcus. Photo uploaded to Find A Grave by Susan Rogerson, 2019