COWART, Florence
KINGSTREE - Florence Marshall Cowart, 89, widow of Cecil Cowart, died Friday in a Sumter hospital.
Mrs. Cowart was born in Sumter County, a daughter of Carrie Weatherly Marshall and James Walter Marshall, Sr. She attended Sumter County schools and was a retired bookkeeper for Williamsburg County Auditor. Mrs. Cowart was a member of Kingstree United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She had been a resident at Covenant Place for three months. She was first married
to the late J.O. (Pat) Fowler.
Survivors include, one step-daughter, Cecelia C. Verner of Lake Wales, Fla.; one sister, Carrie Mae Perry of Kingstree; five nieces, Virginia Anne (Clarence) McIntosh of Kingstree, Estelle (William) Auld of Columbia, Karen (Peter) Maurice of Irmo, Mary Lib (Hugh) Parker of North Carolina, and Mary (Roger) Brewer of Moncks Corner; two nephews, Glenn Marshall and Mack (Marcie) Marshall of Columbia; good friends, Pearl Dew and Mary Freeman of Kingstree.
Mrs. Cowart was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Sunday, at the Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Williamsburg cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., Sunday afternoon, at the church.
The family suggests memorials to Kingstree United Methodist Church.
PRINCE, SR., James
James Edward Prince, Sr., of Cope, S.C., husband of Annette Hodge Prince, died at his home, Saturday, July 13, 2002.
Mr. Prince was born in Orangeburg, July 9, 1944, the son of the late Gene Prince and the late Rebecca Grubbs Prince. Mr. Prince was a Mormon and was a retired heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and gardening.
Graveside services will be Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Mt. Calvery Church in Barnwell County. Officiating will be James Hiers and Herbert Michaels.
Survivors include, his wife; two sons, James Edward, Jr., of Spartanburg, S.C., Lonnie James Prince of Orange Park, Fla.; two stepsons, Ronald Dale Still of Hilda, S.C., Calvin Reeves Still of Williston, S.C.; three half-brothers, Lewis Hiers, John Hiers, Lee Allen Hiers, all of Aiken, S.C.; one sister, Harriett Prince Bishop of Traves, Fla.; three half-sisters, Dorothy Hiers of Aiken, S.C., Jedale Hiers Woods of Aiken, S.C., Peggy Hiers Youngblood of Grove Town, Ga.; 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday, July 15, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at COONER FUNERAL HOME OF BAMBERG. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Orangeburg.
SMITH, Eunice
CADES - Mrs. Eunice Dubose Smith, 99, died Saturday in a Kingstree Nursing Home. Funeral plans will be announced by WILLIAMSBURG FUNERAL HOME OF KINGSTREE.
MERCER, Donald
Donald Owen Mercer, 58, of Summerville, S.C. died Thursday, July 11, 2002 at a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon, July 14, 2002 at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Plantation Memorial Gardens. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
HIOTT, Pearl
Pearl Finucan Hiott, 85, of Summerville, S.C., died Friday, July 12, 2002 at her residence. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. John The Beloved Catholic Church on Monday morning, July 15, 2002 at 9 o'clock. Rite of Christian Burial will be in White Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at St. John The Beloved Catholic Church on Sunday evening from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held in the church at 8 o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to St. John The Beloved Catholic Church, 28 Sumter St. Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
JONES, Kevin
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 12, 2002, Mr. Kevin Jones. Residence, 7910 Legare Road, Edisto Island, S.C. The husband of Mrs. Erica Jones. The father of Kevin Jones, Jr., Rebecca Jones and Noel Jones. The son of the late Ms. Almedia Jones and Mr. Joseph Williams, Sr. The brother of Mr. Franklin Jones (Jeanette) Mr. Earl Jones (Jacqueline), Mr. Michael Jones, Mr. Derrick Jones (Stracie), Ms. Mary Jones, Mrs. Sheila Jones-Meggett (Rodney), Mrs. Evelyn Whitmire (Johnny), Mr. Carl Williams (Maryland), Mrs. Rosa B. Reid (Willie), Mr. Joseph Williams, Jr. (Leola), Mrs. Albertha Poinsett (James), Mrs. Josephine Pegram and Mrs. Bertha Deas. The son-in-law of Mrs. Thelma Johnson.
W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 2 Radcliffe St., Charleston, S.C., will announce funeral services, (843) 722-3676, 1-800-924-5659, or you may e-mail memorial messages at wmsbmc2@aol.com.
O'BRYANT, Elizabeth
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Prioleau O'Bryant, those of her children, Janice O'Bryant Manigault and Kathy E. O'Bryant, grandchildren, Adaryl and Damien Manigault, nieces and nephews, Elizabeth (Betty) Mack, Sandra P. Henderson, Thelma Howard, Caroly White, Zenobia Mitchell. Franklin Prioleau, Samuel Prioleau, Albert Prioleau and Arnold Prioleau, sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Prioleau, Percile Prioleau, Alice Prioleau and Rev. Alma O'Bryant and other relatives are invited to attend her funeral services Monday, July 15, 2002 at 1: p.m. at St. James Presbyterian Church, USA, 1314 Secessionville Road, James Island, S.C. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 OR 1-800-290-5954. Remains to the church on Sunday at 6: p.m. The family will be receiving friends at the church on Sunday from 7 to 8: p.m. Remains to the church on Monday at 12 noon. Interment: Church cemetery.
ZEMP, JR., Charles
Dr. Charles Herbert Zemp, Jr., 75, a retired Pediatrician, died Friday at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church, conducted by Rev. Bert H. Hatch. Interment will be in the church cemetery, directed by THE FRED PARKER FUNERAL HOME.
Dr. Zemp was born June 11, 1927 in Charlotte, N.C., a son of the late Charles Herbert Zemp and Elizabeth Workman Zemp. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta and the Medical University of S.C., class of 1949. His Pediatric residency and rotating Internship was served at Roper Hospital. He was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Pacific Theatre as a Medical Officer on the Carrier Philippine Sea.
Surviving are: his wife, Lynda Mowrey Zemp, six sons, Charles H. Zemp, IV of Green Pond, Douglas B. Zemp of Edisto Island, R. J. Stevens, III of Hudson, NC, David F. Stevens and Bryan Creger both of Lenoir, NC and Robert Creger of Richmond, VA, four daughters, Virginia Z. Fisher of Lawrence, KS, Elizabeth Z. Everard and Shannon Zemp both of Ocala, FL and Pamela S. Whitley of Oakboro, NC, a brother, Francis Lachicotte Zemp of Camden and eleven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
PATAT, Amelia
Amelia Wallace Patat, 88, of Charleston, widow of Leon Philip Patat, Jr. died Friday, July 12, 2002 in a local hospital. Mrs. Patat was born Tuesday, January 6, 1914 in Laurens, S.C., a daughter of the late Martin Gary and Amelia Laurens Bolt Wallace. She graduated from Laurens High School and the Roper School of Nursing. Mrs. Patat worked for Dr. Rhame in private practice and at Roper Hospital. She was a member of The Ladies Benevolent Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the St. Andrew's Book Club, the Methodist Women's Circle, a lifetime member of John Wesley United Methodist Church, an avid gardener and was devoted to her family and friends. Mrs. Patat is survived by three daughters: Nancy P. Shannon and her husband William of Gastonia, N.C., Amelia P. Cathcart and her husband Robert of Charleston, and Lucia P. Young and her husband Michael of Mt. Desert Island, Maine; a son, Leon P. Patat, III and his wife Mary of Charleston; a sister, Nancy W. Weathers of Marietta, S.C.; two brothers, Martin G. Wallace of Greer, S.C. and Samuel R. Wallace of Laurens, S.C.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The relatives and friends of Amelia W. Patat are invited to attend her funeral service at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at John Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross cemetery on James Island. Friends may call at the JAMES A. McALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY., Monday, July 15, 2002 from 5 PM until 7 PM. Memorial donations may be made to John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Hwy., Chas., S.C. 29407 or the Ladies Benevolent Society, c/o Mrs. John Ball, 2 Gadsden Way, Chas., S.C. 29412. Arrangements by JAMES A. McALISTER, INC.; Phone 766-1365.
DESAUSSURE, Edward
Major General Edward Harleston deSaussure, Jr., died on Thursday, July 11, 2002 at home in Ponte Vedra, Fla. He was born in 1918 in El Paso, Texas, where his father, a Calvary Officer, was stationed. Following his retirement from the Army, General and Mrs. deSaussure lived for 25 years in Flat Rock, N.C., before moving to Ponte Vedra five years ago. He graduated form the United States Military Academy in 1941. He received a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from John Hopkins University in 1949. Among other assignments, he served in the South Pacific during W.W. II, Korea: 1960-61, and Vietnam: 1966-67. He received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Joint Services Commendation, Distinguished Service Medal and other service medals. General deSaussure was and avid golfer and woodworker, former polo player and poker enthusiast. He was loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, the former Frances Huger of Charleston, S.C.; son, Edward H. deSaussure, III of Mooresville, N.C.; daughters, Frances deSaussure Meade of Burke, Va., Eleanor deSaussure Bryan of Jacksonville, Anita DeSaussure Tomm of Atlantic Beach, Margaret Laurens deSaussure of Ponte Vedra; 12 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Dr. Charlton deSaussure of Charleston, S.C. Graveside services will be held at a later date at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church in Flat Rock, N.C. Arrangements by HARDAGE-GIDDENS FUNERAL HOME, JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
MCCABE, Dorothy
The relatives and friends of Dorothy S. McCabe are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 15, 2002 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call at the JAMES A. McALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY., Sunday, July 14, 2002 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. The Vigil Service will be held at the funeral home Sunday evening at 5:00 P.M. The family requests memorials be made to the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Building Fund, 5 St. Teresa Dr., Charleston, S.C. 29407. Arrangements by JAMES A. McALISTER, INC.; Phone 766-1365.
CARNEY, Nellie
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carney of N. Charleston, S.C. are invited to attend the funeral service for the latter 2:00 PM this Sunday afternoon in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Interment will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens, N. Charleston.
