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LEROY CEASER
Leroy Ceaser of Hartsville, died on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in a Charleston hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Hines Funeral Home, Inc. of Hartsville. Family will receive friends at the residence, 1013 S. 6th St.
MARGARET FRIEDNER
Graveside services for Margaret Mosley Friedner, 95, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Oct. 27, 2000, at Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Connie Maxwell Children's Home, P. O. Box 1178, Greenwood, S.C. 29648-1178.
Mrs. Friedner died Oct. 25. She was born
in Everett, N.C., daughter of the late Wiley Franklin and Etta Lamb Mosley. She was retired from Hartsville Manufacturing Co. after 22 years of service and was a member of the Lakeview Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Grace F. Woody of West Columbia and Nancy E. Tyner of Murrell's Inlet; three sons, Ernest W. Smith of Marietta, Ga., Francis M. Friedner of North Ridgeville, Ohio, and Jerry F. Friedner of Irmo; 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
JOSEPHINE WEATHERFORD
Graveside services for Josephine Marshall Weatherford, 74, will be held at 4 p.m. today, Oct. 27, 2000, at Magnolia Cemetery directed by Norton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund.
Mrs. Weatherford died Oct. 25. She was born
in Darlington County, a daughter of the late John H. and Fannie Truett Marshall. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and was retired from Chick O Ray as a bookkeeper.
Surviving are her husband, Darrell Weatherford of Hartsville; one son and fiance, John Darrell Weatherford and Wanda Babson of Hartsville; two sisters, Sara L. Marshall and Willie M. Jeffords, of Hartsville; and one nephew, Steve Jeffords of Hartsville.
TERRY E. HASKINS
GREENVILLE - Services for House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry Haskins, 45, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Oct. 27, 2000, at Rodeheaver Auditorium at Bob Jones University with Drs. Bob Jones III, Bob Shelton and Bob Wood, officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park, directed by the Mackey Mortuary of Greenville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Terry Haskins Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o S. C. Policy Council of Education Foundation, 1323 Pendleton St., Columbia, S. C. 29205.
Rep. Haskins died Oct. 24. He was the architect of the law that banished video gambling from South Carolina. Born in Pontiac, Mich., he was the son of Charles Edward Haskins of Greenville and the late Dorothy M. Haskins.
In the late 1980s, Mr. Haskins transformed the House Republican Caucus from a loose-knit group into a potent, cohesive political force. In the early 1990s, he helped engineer the new House district lines that resulted in Republican control of the S.C. House for the first time this century. After Republicans took over in 1994, the House elected him to the No. 2 post in the body, where he has remained since then.
Despite the instrumental role he played in helping the Republican Party achieve greater power, Rep. Haskins often took positions that put him at odds with party doctrine. Long before anyone had heard of Texas Gov. George W. Bush, Rep. Haskins practiced 'compassionate conservatism.' He was among the first legislators to call for The Citadel to admit women. He steadfastly opposed efforts to eliminate affirmative action on state-awarded contracts. And he was one of the first - and most ardent - Republican supporters of removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome.
But he was known for his more traditionally conservative positions. He was instrumental in passing legislation requiring teens to get permission for either a parent or a judge before having an abortion, as well as a bill requiring women to be given basic medical information before the procedure can be performed. Early in his career, he waged an intense fight for abstinence-based sex education classes in public schools.
And then there was video poker. Rep. Haskins and two other House members were the original opponents of video poker, introducing legislation to outlaw it as soon as the courts started ruling payoffs legal in the early 90s. He continued for most of the decade to try to outlaw, or at least restrict it. Finally, in 1999, he proposed and pushed through a legislative conference committee the language that resulted in video poker's demise. It simply said that video poker would be illegal unless the public voted to keep it legal. When the Supreme Court called off the November 1999 referendum, the result was that Rep. Haskins' language took effect, and video poker was outlawed.
Rep. Haskins served as president of the National Republican Legislators Association in 1998-1999 and was named National Republican Legislator of the Year in 1990. He was listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who is American Politics.
Before his election to the House, he served on the Greenville City Council from 1983 through 1986, the last two years as vice mayor pro tempore. He was on the Board of The Wilds Christian Camp in Brevard, N.C., and the Board of the Art Gallery Foundation. He received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Bob Jones University and a juris doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He practiced law in the Greenville office of Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler and Krupman. He was a member of Second Presbyterian Church of Greenville.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Arias; four sons, David Edward, Bryan Scott, Hayden Ferguson Arias and Harlan Bushfield Arias; his father, Charles Edward Haskins; two sisters, Vicki Zdanowski and Nanette Hixon; and a brother, Dean Haskins.
JACK H. CRAFT
Services for Jack H. Craft, 61, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with interment in Grove Hill Cemetery. Mr. Craft died Saturday, Sept. 16, in a Florence hospital after an illness. He was owner and operator of Craft’s Construction. He was born
in Darlington County, the son of the late Jasper and Mabel Garner Craft. He served his country in the United States Army and attended Dovesville Church of God and was a wonderful husband and father. Surviving are his wife, Pat White Craft of the home; a son, Jamie (Eva) Craft of Darlington; a daughter, Mrs. Ronnie (Jackie) Huggins of Darlington; three grandchildren, Mrs. William (Rhonda) Calcutt, Ronnie Huggins Jr. and Chelsea Nicole Craft; three sisters, Helen Kent and Mrs. Nettie (Donald) Logan, both of Darlington and Mildred Morse of Columbia; two brothers, Otis Norwood of Darlington and Harvey Register of Norfolk, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
JOHN T. WILLIAMS
Services for John T. Williams were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, in Jerusalem Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home. Mr. Williams, 91, died Thursday, Sept. 14. He was born
in Sandy Point, Va., a son of the late McKinsey Williams and Clarissa Williams Vency. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Lottsburg, Va., until he moved his family to Washington, D.C., in 1936. He joined the Rehoboth Baptist Church, where he served on the Usher Board for more than 30 years. In 1980, he moved to Hartsville, where he joined Jerusalem Baptist Church and was a faithful member for the rest of his life. He attended public school in Westmoreland County, Va. In 1940, he went to work for the U.S. Treasury Department where he was a faithful and honored worker for 32 years. He retired in 1975. Surviving are his wife, Nannie Wilson Williams of Hartsville; a daughter, Thelma (Gilbert) Gray of Washington, D. C.; a step-son, Henry (Frankie) Wilson Sr. of Columbia; a granddaughter, great-grandchildren; a step-grandson; a step-granddaughter; and a step-great-granddaughter.
DONNA WHITAKER
Memorial services for Donna March Whitaker, 77, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at the Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ladell Humphries and the Rev. Dr. Richard Bailey, officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of S. C., 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201, or North Hartsville Baptist Church, 1117 Patrick Hwy., Hartsville, SC 29550. Mrs. Whitaker, widow of Sherman A. Whitaker, died Friday, Sept. 15. Born in Slayton, Minn., she was a daughter of the late Willard and Etta Peterson March. She was a member of North Hartsville Baptist Church. Surviving are her five sons, Jeff B. Whittaker of Charlotte, N.C., Dennis R. Whitaker of Frederick, Md., Paul Tracy Whitaker of Dallas, Texas, Gerald Whitaker of Tampa, Fla.; a brother, Bruce March of Seattle, Wash.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
SHIRLEY J. HOUGH
Services for Shirley Jean Hough, 29, were held at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in Faith Tabernacle Holiness Church. Burial was in Pine Forest Memorial Cemetery, directed by Young & Young Funeral Home. Ms. Hough died Friday, Sept. 15, in Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was born
in Chesterfield County, a daughter of Annie Taylor Outen and the late William Samuel Hough. She received her education in Kershaw County public schools and was a member of Faith Tabernacle Holiness Church, Usher Board and choir. Survivors other than her mother of McBee are a daughter, Linda Jean Hough, a son, Moses Hough, both of McBee; her maternal grandmother, Alieen Wright of McBee; her paternal grandfather, Willie Taylor of Hickory, N.C.; three sisters, Mary Wright and Alice White, both of McBee and Elaine Wright of Cassatt; five brothers, Jimmy Wright of Charlotte, N.C., Allen Wright, Ben Wright and Dan White, all of McBee, and Frankie Wright of Monroe, N.C.
BARBARA J. STEEN
Graveside services for Barbara Jean (Tootsy) Steen, 43, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Mrs. Steen died Friday, Sept. 15. She was born
in Darlington County, a daughter of Betty Smith Tyner and the late Sid Lee Tyner. She was a member of New Providence Baptist Church and was office manager for Dr. Robert M. Harris. Surviving are her husband, Richard L. Steen of Hartsville; her mother of Hartsville; one daughter, Amanda Paige Steen, of Hartsville; two sisters Mrs. Rose Marie Tyner Moore and Mrs. Kathy McFarland, both of Hartsville; and one brother, Marvin Lee (Dick) Tyner of Hartsville.
CHARLES WOODHAM
Services for Charles Ray Woodham, 76, were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Hebron United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Mr. Woodham died Friday, Sept. 15. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Evelyn Hendrix Woodham. He was owner and operator of C. R. Woodham Machinery and prior to that was engaged in farming. Surviving are his wife, Curlen Truluck Woodham of Bishopville; three daughters and sons-in-law, Becky Woodham, Charlene (Walby) Craven, Darlene (Lewis) Watkins, all of Bishopville; and three grandchildren, Cole Watkins, Reid Watkins and Hartley Craven.
REBECCA SANDERSON
Graveside services for Rebecca Ester Sanderson, 88, of Darlington, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 20, 2000, at Swift Creek Church Cemetery, directed by Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Swift Creek Baptist Church, 413 N. Center Road, Hartsville, S.C. 29550. Mrs. Sanderson died Sunday, Sept. 17. She was born
in Darlington County and was the daughter of the late Henry and Florrie Goodson Flowers and was a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church. She was a housewife. Mrs. Sanderson was predeceased by her husband, Vernie Land Sanderson, in 1959 and her daughter, Maxine Miller, in 1999. Survivors include one daughter, Nell (Joseph) Bush of New York; one son-in-law, John Miller of Darlington; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
