LAIRD, Mary
Mary Ann Green Laird, 52, widow of James R. Laird of Charleston died Tuesday at her residence. Mrs. Laird was born Thursday March 23, 1950 in North, S.C., the daughter of Heyward Lee and Anna Elizabeth McGuirk Green. She attended Cathedral School and Bishop England High School in Charleston. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 12, 2002 in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Folly Beach. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call at the JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY., this evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Surviving are two daughters, Angel Laird of James Island and Mandy Laird of Atlanta, Ga.; five grandchildren, Felicity, Jamie, John, James and Jennifer; a brother, Billy; four sisters, Claire, Pat, Arrie and Sharon and her husband Gene; three nephews, one niece, six great-nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Education Fund, 1695 Wallenberg Blvd., Charleston, S.C. 29407. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC. 766-1365.
CARNEY, Clayton
Clayton Harmon Carney, 79, widower of Florence S. Carney died Monday in Charleston. Mr. Carney was born, Thursday, March 1, 1923 in Muskegon, Mich. the son of Frank Harmon and Dena Poort Carney. He was a U.S. Army veteran of W.W.II and was the recipient of both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After the service he joined the Conservation Corps and was a long time member of the American Legion. Mr. Carney played Santa Claus at the Shoney's Restaurant on Savannah Hwy. and was a devoted member of the Oakley Road Church of God in Moncks Corner. Mr. Carney was a retired Stationary Fireman with a Public Service Electric and Gas Company. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at a time to be announced, Friday, April 12, 2002 in the JAMES A. MCALISTER CHAPEL, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Surviving are three daughters, Judy Dixon of North Carolina, Rose Meusel of New Jersey and Nancy Dillman of Washington; two sons, Michael Carney of Tennessee and John Carney of Goose Creek, S.C.; two brothers, Earl Carney and Russell Carney of Michigan; three sisters, Bonnie Cross of Michigan, Faye Miller of Wyoming and Dora Carney of Michigan; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Oakley Road Church of God, 109 Oakley Rd., Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC. 766-1365.
JEFFERSON, Geneva
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 10, 2002, Mrs. Geneva (Sister) Jefferson, beloved wife of Mr. Thomas Jefferson, Sr., mother of Ms. Janet Jefferson Coleman, Mrs. Gwendolyn (Kenneth) Hill, Mr. Dianne (Rev. Theodore) Young, Mr. Arnold (Mary) Jefferson, Mr. Thomas (Jean) Jefferson, III, Mrs. Gloria (Darrell, Sr.) Williams, Ms. Yvonne Jefferson and Mrs. Lisa (Dwayne) Brooks. Late residence 927 Hillsboro Drive, Charleston, S.C. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5952. Funeral notice later.
THOMPSON, Wauneta
Entered into eternal rest on April 9, 2002, Ms. Wauneta Thompson, beloved daughter of Mrs. Bertie Frazier and sister of Idell Sass, Sharon Frazier, Gwen Frazier, Charles Glover, Henry Marshall Frazier, and Rolando Frazier. Late residence 146 Queen Street, Apt. T. The family will be receiving friends at 913 Rutledge Avenue. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5954. Funeral notice later.
BULLARD, Ruby
Ruby Lee Morris Bullard, 74, of Moncks Corner, widow of Jimmie Wade Bullard, died Tuesday in a North Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held today at 1 o'clock in James A. Dyal Funeral Home Oakbrook Chapel, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville. Burial will be in Dorchester Memory Gardens, Summerville.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406.
Mrs. Bullard was born October 1, 1927 in Duncanville, Alabama, a daughter of the late James Pleasant Morris and Mary Elizabeth Jackson Morris. She attended schools in Alabama. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are: 4 sons and daughters-in-law, Frank and Mary Lambert of Summerville, Allen and Shirley Lambert of Johns Island, Terry and Sandra Lambert of Ladson, Frank A. Lambert of Moncks Corner; one daughter, Holly Davis of Moncks Corner; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 1 brother and sister-in-law, James "Buck" and Faye Morris of Columbia; 4 sisters and brother-in-law, Pearl Gassaway of Summerville, Jewel Craig of Summerville, Carrie "Jackie" Frierson of Goose Creek, Mary Ellen and James McMillen of Chesapeake, Va. She was predeceased by her first husband, Frank Lambert.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
WHITE, Mary
With regret, we inform you that Mrs. Mary White of North Charleston entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 9, 2002; the beloved wife of the late Mr. Levy White; the beloved mother of Mrs. Annie M. Williams, Mr. Jimmy White, Mrs. Eva White Davis all of Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Ester Williams (Eugene), Mrs. Ruth Vicks, Mr. Herbert Frank White (Geneva) all of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Pearl White Harris (Robert) of Baltimore, Md.; the beloved sister of Mr. James Singleton, Ms. Carrie Bell Singleton, Mrs. Elouise Singleton Capers, and Mr. Sam Singleton all of Charleston, S.C., and Mrs. Laura McKelvey of Oakley, S.C. Funeral notice will be announced later by AIKEN-CAPERS FUNERAL HOME. Phone 873-2310.
RIJOS, Leocadia
WALTERBORO - Mrs. Leocadia Rijos, 95, of 401 Witsell Street, died Monday at a local hospital. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Father Paul F.X. Seitz officiating. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial cemetery, directed by the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
Mrs. Rijos was born in Vieques, Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Juan and Domingo Casanova. She was a member of St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church in the Virgin Islands and attended St. Anthony Catholic Church in Walterboro.
Surviving are a daughter, Norma R. Dopson of Walterboro, a brother, a sister, seven grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter and a son.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, where a Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony Catholic Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 933, Walterboro, S.C. 29488.
MOULTRIE, Sr., Ernest
Relatives and friends of Mr. Ernest Moultrie, Sr. of Huger, S.C., the beloved husband of Mrs. Dorothy Mae Singleton Moultrie of Huger, S.C., the beloved father of Mr. Robert L. Moultrie, Mrs. Mattie M. Venning both of Bronx, N.Y., Ms. Ella Moultrie of New Brunswick, N.J., Mrs. Elizabeth M. Ellis of Charlotte, N.C., Mr. Ernest Moultrie, Jr., Mr. Matthew Moultrie, Mr. Michael Moultrie, Mrs. Albertha M. Smalls, Mrs. Kathleen M. Drayton and Ms. Joyce Moultrie all of Huger, S.C., the beloved brother of Mr. Comas Profit, Mrs. Julia P. Watson, Mrs. Ella Mae P. Mathis all of Huger, S.C., Mrs. Katherine P. Richardson of Bronx, N.Y., Mrs. Martha P. Heyward of Wando, S.C. and Mrs. Lillie P. Nesbitt of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., are invited to attend his funeral services on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. at Zion U.M. Church, Huger, S.C.
Interment: Cedar Hill cemetery, Huger, S.C.
SCOTT'S MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
PRIOLEAU, Tasheena
Relatives and friends of Ms. Tasheena Q. Prioleau of (Alvin section) St. Stephen, S.C.; the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. & Edith Fayall Prioleau, of Alvin, S.C.; the beloved sister of Ms. Tamara L. Prioleau & Mr. Shaheide L. Prioleau both of Alvin, S.C.; the paternal granddaughter of Mr. Elijah Prioleau and maternal granddaughter of Mrs. Queen Ester Fayall both of Alvin, S.C., are invited to attend her funeral services on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Alvin, S.C. Remains will repose at the church on Thursday evening from 6-9 p.m. Interment, Church cemetery.
SCOTT'S MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
HARRELSON, Jr., Ernest
GEORGETOWN - Ernest Harrelson, Jr., 74, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at a local hospital.
Mr. Harrelson was born in Georgetown on November 25, 1927, a son of Elma Harrelson and the late Ernest Harrelson, Sr. He lived all his life in Georgetown and was a retired carpenter.
Surviving in addition to his mother of Georgetown are: a brother, Olin S. Harrelson of Georgetown; two sisters, Barbara Glenn and her husband Robert and Joyce Brown and her husband Edwin W., both of Georgetown; and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon, April 12, 2002, at 3 o'clock at the graveside in Mt. Olive Baptist cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Hiram McElrath. Burial will follow under the direction of the Georgetown Chapel of MAYER FUNERAL HOME.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening, April 11, 2002, from 7 to 9 p.m.
PINCKNEY, Mamie
Mrs. Mamie Simmons Pinckney of Charleston, was born July 5, 1908, in Meggett, S.C., to the late Mr. Caeser Simmons and Mrs. Betsy Simmons. She was joined in Holy matrimony to the late Mr. John Pinckney. From this union four children were born; one which preceded her in death. Mrs. Pinckney was educated in the Charleston County Schools.
In 1931, she joined St. Luke AME Church in Hollywood, S.C., and later became a member of Greater St. Luke AME Church in Charleston, S.C. She was a faithful lifetime member until declining health prevented her attendance.
She leaves to cherish her memory, one daughter and son-in-law, Julie and (Charlie) Deloach; two sons, Mr. John Pinckney, and Mr. Robert Pinckney, both of Charleston, S.C.; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, cousins, and a host of special friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2002, in the Greater St. Luke AME Church, 78 Gordon St., Charleston, S.C.
Arrangements by MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St.
AIKEN, Harry
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 10, 2 002, Mr. Harry Aiken, Sr., of Moncks Corner, S.C.; husband of Mrs. Louise Aiken of Cross, S.C.; father of Mr. Harry Aiken, Jr., of N.Y.C., Mr. Ronald Aiken of Iowa, Mrs. Delores Hernandez of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Gwen Boutte of Louisiana, Mrs. Michelle Wilson of Cross, S.C., and Mrs. Helen Myers of Charleston, S.C.; brother of Mrs. Maudine Cromwell of New York, Mrs. Wilheminia Lee of Nevada, Mr. Isiah Aiken, Mr. Joe Aiken and Mr. Charles Aiken, all of New York and Mr. Leroy Aiken of Florida. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
HECKLE, Sr., William
ORANGEBURG - William Bernie Heckle, St., 85, died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, at THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, in Orangeburg, with burial at Memorial Park cemetery in Orangeburg. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Survivors include, wife, Mrs. Billie Ruth Kemmerlin Heckle of Orangeburg; two sons, Richard Heckle of Charlotte, N.C., and Billy Heckle of Orangeburg; two sisters, Lucille H. Dowdy of Memphis, Tenn., and Viola Heckle of St. Matthews; two brothers, Furman H. Heckle of Orangeburg, and Raymond Heckle of St. Matthews; two grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 1240 Russell St., Orangeburg, S.C. 29115, or to a charity of one's choice.
