LEWIS, Rayner
Rayner Lee Lewis, Jr., 73, husband of Pauline Smith Lewis, of Summerville, S.C. died Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Ronnie L. Stewart Funeral Service Chapel, Vidalia, GA, Friday morning, June 7, 2002 at 11 o'clock. Burial will be in Pinecrest cemetery in Vidalia, GA.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406 or flowers may be sent to the Ronnie L. Stewart Funeral Service Chapel 304 Jackson Street Vidalia, GA 30475.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
WILLIAMS, Emma
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Emma A. Williams, those of her children, Alfred (Debra) Williams, Louise Anderson, Mary Williams, Ricky Anderson, Charles Williams, Darryl (Nicole) Williams, Angela Williams, Maria Williams and Benjamin Williams; grandchildren; great-grandchild; sisters and brothers. Mary (Benjamin) Ward, Corine Smalls, Shirley Ward, Angeline Jordan, Paula Jenkins, James (Elouise) Jenkins, Jr., Bernice (Giffie) Brown, Lucille (David) Summers, Helen Ward, Marie (David) Streeter, Mary Helen (John) Ward, Edward (Idell) Smalls, Jr., Jacqueline (Larry) Jordan, Ronald Smalls, Roosevelt (Shelia) Green, John (Yolanda) Green, Althea (Barbara) Smalls, Ronald (Paulette) Smalls and Eddie Mackey; aunts, uncles, sisters and brother-in-law; nieces, nephews and cousins are invited to attend her funeral services 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2002 in Living Word Deliverance Church, Petersfield Rd., Rev. David Williams is the pastor. Interment will follow at Aiken cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Williams will be 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Hollywood Chapel. The family hour will be 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOLLYWOOD CHAPEL. (843) 889-6485.
BENTLEY, Ernestine
Entered into eternal rest Tuesday, June 4, 2002, Mrs. Ernestine Cooper Bentley of Jacksonville, FL., formerly of Moncks Corner, S.C. Surviving are her son, Fred L. Bentley, Jr., niece "daughter", Joann H. Walker both of Jacksonville, FL; siblings, Albert M. Cooper, S. J. Cooper and Emily C. Jones of all of Moncks Corner, S.C., Juanita C. Hamilton of Goose Creek, S.C., Wilhelmenia C. Geddis of Charleston, S.C. and Azalee C. Green of Conyers, GA. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., MONCKS CORNER, S.C.
RITTER, Glen
GREEN POND - Mr. Lewis Glen Ritter, 91, of 2436 Clover Hill Road died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in the Church cemetery, Directed by THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
Mr. Ritter was born in Ritter, a son of the late Johnny Ritter and Kate Ritter Ritter. He was a retired carpenter with Litchfield & Griffin Construction Company and was a member of Unity Lodge #55. A. F. M. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church where he was a former Sunday School Superintendent. He was first married
to the late Gladys P. Ritter.
Surviving are a daughter, Marilyn Champion of Walterboro, sons Wayne Ritter of Atlanta, Georgia and Allan Ritter of Green Pond. A sister, Effie Griffin of Walterboro, 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a grandson, Glen Wayne Ritter.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
JENKINS, Evelina
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 5, 2002, Mrs. Evelina Seabrook Jenkins, the beloved wife of Mr. Henry Jenkins, Jr., mother of Mrs. Debra Pipkins (Leroy), Henry Jenkins III (Gwendolyn), Alethia Jenkins, Kathleen Jenkins, Lorraine Stevens, Melinda Jenkins and Bruce Jenkins, Sr. (Leona), daughter of Mrs. Rena Richards and the late Mr. Alonzo Richards, Sr., sister of Estelle Wright, Lillian Haynes, Alonzo Richards, Jr., Mary L. Singleton, Rev. Elijah Richards (Earline), Louis Richards, Sr. (Gwen), Leon Richards (Peggy), Bernard Richards and Elrena Richards, adopted mother of Jefferson and Virginia Watson. Family will be receiving friends at 4975 Rod Drive (Off Clyburn Road), Adams Run, S.C. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY "CHAPEL OF PEACE" 3407 OLD POND ROAD, JOHN'S ISLAND, S.C. Phone 559-0341
DEYOUNKS, Yvonne
RUFFIN, S.C.- Yvonne Renee Lewis Walden Deyounks, 31, of Ruffin, S.C. died Friday, May 31, 2002.
The funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 6,2002, in Buckhead United Methodist Church, Ruffin, S.C. Burial will be in Westview Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Deyounks was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was the daughter of Vernell Sheppard Lewis and the late Roger Brown Lewis. She was a member of Buckhead United Methodist Church.
She attended Ruffin High School and received a Nursing Assistant Certificate from the State of Maryland, Board of Nursing.
Surviving are: her husband, Roger Lamar Deyounks of Jacksonville, Fla.; one son, Desmond Dwayne Walden, Ruffin, S.C.; her mother, Vernell S. Lewis, Ruffin, S.C.; one sister, Tawana D. Lewis, Ruffin, S.C.; a grandmother, Margaret Brown Lewis, Harrisburg, Pa., a grandfather, Talmadge Lewis, Savannah, Ga. and her mother-in-law, Phyllis Henderson, Jacksonville, Fla.
Arrangements by HAMILTON'S FUNERAL HOME OF WALTERBORO, S.C.
FISHBURNE, David
David Bread Fishburne entered into eternal rest on Wednesday June 5, 2002. He died in a Charleston hospital. Residence Round O. S.C. Husband of Louise Fishburne age 74.
Funeral notice to be announce later by MUNGO FUNERAL HOME. 300 FRANCIS STREET, WALTERBORO, S. C. 29488
HENRIKSON, Leo
Leo Vernel Henrikson, age 83, died Monday, June 3, 2002 at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on March 19, 1919 in Charleston, South Carolina to Leo Felix and Charlotte Fulcher Henrikson.
Leo grew up in Charleston, where he attended military prep school at Bamburg, South Carolina and attended Lees McRea College in North Carolina where he played college football. He later played for a short time with the Pittsburg Steelers, prior to WWII. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII in Europe. After the service he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he was appointed Secretary-Treasurer to Local 881 and served in that capacity for 35 years and later as a lobbyist.
He moved to Logandale in 1996. In 1998, he joined the L.D.S. Church, and served faithfully secretary in his High Priests Group, as a Stake Missionary and as an Temple Ordinance Worker. Leo loved golfing, reading, animals, artwork, and calligraphy. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and had a great love for his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, of Logandale; one son, Viktor (Swede) Henrikson, living in the Philippines; six step children; 18 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two nephews, Matthew H. and Mark A. Henrikson both of Charleston, South Carolina. One brother preceded him in death.
The family and friends who had the honor and privilege to know and love Leo, will feel a tremendous loss.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 8, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. at the Logandale L. D. S. Stake Center. Friends and family are invited to attend the viewing at 9:30 a. m. at the chapel. Interment will be in the Logandale cemetery under the direction of MOAPA VALLEY MORTUARY.
MCGOUGAN, Ethel
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Ethel Baxley McGougan are invited to attend her funeral service at Trinity Episcopal Church, Thursday morning, June 6, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia, S.C. at 2 o'clock. Friends may call at the Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. Thursday morning. Arrangements by RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL, MONCKS CORNER. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to 100 Fold Life Ministry, P. O. Box 4621, Pinopolis, S.C. 29469.
SIMMONS, Joseph
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 3, 2002, Bishop Joseph Simmons of 710 Tahoe Street. The beloved husband of Elder Marie Simmons, father of St. Julius (Joann) Wright, Ms. Joyce Hall, Ms. Marvetta Simmons, Ms. Sharonda Simmons and Mr. Anthony Heyward, father-in-law of Mr. Levy Anderson, brother of Mr. Arthur (Mabel) Simmons of New York, NY, Mr. Alfred Simmons of Charleston, SC, Ms. Alma McQueen of Cola, SC, and Ms. Genieve Phillips (Marion) of New York, NY and brother-in-law of Ms. Alice Lane, Ms. Bernice Simmons, Ms. Mary Simmons, Ms. Terri White, Mr. CliftonWhite and Mr. Anthony White. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 OR 1-800-290-5954. Funeral notice later.
ROPER, Gerald
The relatives and friends of Mr. Gerald Roper (the mailman) and of his wife Mrs. Alicia S. Roper, his children, Ms. Tonya D. Roper, Ms. Monique Dallas, and Mr. Gerald Roper, Jr.; his siblings, Mr. Rufus, Ronald, and William Roper, Mrs. Carol Robinson, and Ms. Andrea Roper, his brother and sister-in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins are invited to attend his funeral services on Thursday, June 6, 2002 at 1 p.m. in Mother Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun St., Charleston, S.C. The Rev. Dr. William Smith, officiating with Inhumation following in Sunset Memorial Garden, North Charleston, S.C. Friends may call in the chapel at Harleston-Boags, Inc., on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 from 3 until 5 p.m. Mr. Roper will repose in Emanuel Church from 6 until 8 p.m. A quiet hour with family members will be observed from 7 until 8 p.m. Arrangements are respectfully announced by HARLESTON-BOAGS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 121 Calhoun St. (Downtown) Charleston, S.C. Phone (843) 723-3066.
GADSDEN, Catherine
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Catherine M. "Mamie" Gadsden are invited to attend her funeral services on Thursday, June 6, 2002, 1:00 p.m. at New First Baptist Church, Hwy. 174, Edisto Island, S.C. Interment Church cemetery.
Mrs. Gadsden is survived by seven daughters, Ms. Lavinia Armstrong, Mrs. Rosa Lee Washington (Joseph) Mrs. Elouise Fenley (Robert) Mrs. Emma Anderson (Albert), Mrs. Mamie Fenley (David) Ms. Mary Gadsden and Ms. Virginia Pinckney. Four sons, Mr. Harold Mack (Sharon), Mr. Frank Gadsden, Mr. Leroy Gadsden (Karen), and Mr. Foster Gadsden, Jr. One step-daughter, Ms. Evelyn Wright, 47 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren. Three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Virginia Gadsden, Mrs. Louise Gadsden and Mrs. Lucille Gadsden. Viewing for Mrs. Gadsden will be at the William M. Smith Memorial Chapel, 2 Radcliffe Street, Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 from 2:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. There will be no family hour. Arrangements by W. M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC. (843) 722-3676 or 1-800-924-5659
HAYNES, John
The relatives and friends of Mr. John W. Haynes, those of his wife, Mrs. Emily M. Haynes, children, Mr. Frank McNeil, Mr. Johnny Haynes, Mrs. Mary Haynes Barney, and Mrs. Deloris Haynes Ross and all other relatives are invited to attend his funeral services Thursday, June 6, 2002, 1 p.m. at the North Area Funeral Home Chapel. Interment Intercession Reformed Episcopal Church cemetery, 2810 Clement Ferry Road, Wando, S.C. Mr. John W. Haynes will repose at the North Area Funeral Home this evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. where the family will spend a quiet hour from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to NORTH AREA FUNERAL HOME. Phone (843) 744-7511
