DAWSON, Margaret
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of April 9, 2002, Mrs. Margaret E. Dawson, the beloved wife of Mr. Clinton Dawson, mother of Chrystal Marie, Rashad, Rodriques, Clinetti Marie, and Casie Marie Dawson, sister of Sarah Edwards, Mary T. Gadsen and Billy Epps and daughter of Mrs. Zadie Epps. Late residence, 1959 Burton Lane, North Charleston, S.C. 29405. Friends may call at 7605 Stone Haven St., Pepper Hill Subdivision, North Charleston, S.C. 225-7605. Arrangements entrusted to NORTH AREA FUNERAL HOME, LIBERTY HILL (843) 744-7511. Funeral notice to be announced later.
COSBY, Johnny Lee
COTTAGEVILLE - Mr. Johnny Lee Cosby, II, 72, of 1959 Wesley Chapel Ave., died Monday at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, at the chapel of the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial cemetery.
Mr. Cosby was born in Taladage, Ala., a son of the late Johnny Lee Cosby and Lillie Mae Peoples Cosby. He was a retired Shrimper and truck driver.
Surviving are his wife, Betty Ruth Patterson Cosby of Cottageville, two sons, Ricky Cosby of Cedartown, Ga., and Johnny Lee Cosby, III, of Tifton, Ga., two daughters, Linda Jones of Mt. Pleasant and Charlene Cofield of Cottageville, two sisters, Patricia Griffin of Hoboken, Ga., and Mary Ethel Inman of Manor, Ga., eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
WHITESIDE, Sam
The relatives and friends of Mr. Sam Whiteside are invited to attend his funeral services on Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 2 p.m., at First See Wee Baptist Church, 5151 Hwy. 17 North, Awendaw, S.C. Interment, Church cemetery. Rev. Vernon Simmons, pastor.
Mr. Whiteside is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Gloria Simmons (Charles), two brothers, Mr. Handy Whiteside and Mr. Herbert Whiteside (Ann); three sisters, Mrs. Ella Knox, Mrs. Thelma Washington, and Mrs. Albertha Goodwine (Edward), two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter, one aunt, Mrs. Emily Mack, a host of nieces and nephews. Viewing for Mr. Whiteside will be at the W.M. Smith-McNeal Funeral Home, 4129 Hwy. 17 North, Awendaw, S.C., on Wednesday, April 10, 2002, from 3 to 8 p.m., where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Arrangements by W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 881-4920 or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial message to wmsbmc2@aol.com.
KELLY, Jr., Henry
BOWMAN - Henry Clay "Sunny" Kelly, Jr., 63, of 870 Hope Lane, Bowman, S.C., died Sunday at his residence. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Thursday, April 11, 2002, at the St. Stephens United Methodist Church, Bowman, S.C., with the Rev. Thomas L. Marks, Sr., officiating. Burial will be in the St. Stephens cemetery, Bowman, S.C., directed by LING FUNERAL HOME OF ST. GEORGE (843) 563-3589.
Mr. Kelly was born January 31, 1939, in Orangeburg County, a son of Henry Clay Kelly, Sr., and Mrs. Janie Abraham Kelly. He was a life-long member of the St. Stephens United Methodist Church and attended Bethune High School of Bowman, S.C. He was employed for many years as a truck driver and mechanic.
Surviving in addition to his parents of Bowman, S.C., his wife, Mrs. Lillian W. Kelly of Bowman, S.C., two daughters, Mrs. Burnell (Richard) Mitchell of St. George and Mrs. Sharon (Kelvin) Busby of Bowman, S.C.; one son, Ulysee (Shirley) Glover of Maryland; one sister, Mrs. Geneva (Bernard) Cummings of Jersey City, N.J., and one brother, Willie C. Kelly of Bowman, S.C. He is also survived by three aunts, one sister-in-law, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.
The family hour will be held 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Wednesday evening, April 10, 2002, at LING FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL IN ST. GEORGE.
GIDTREY, Rickey
Entered into eternal rest, Sunday, April 7, 2002, Mr. Rickey Gidtrey of 8 South Enston Ave., father of Tyrhonda Vice, Krystal and Brittany Gidtrey, beloved son of Mrs. Earnestine Williams Gidtrey and the late Mr. Robert Wilson Gidtrey; grandson of Mrs. Leonie Rose Frayer Blanding, brother of Mrs. Leonie Rose Frayer Blanding, brother of Mrs. Elaine G. Dais (Elijah), other mother, sister, and brothers, Mrs. Louise Robinson, Mrs. Vivian Brown (John) Mr. Tyrone Robinson (Shonta), Mr. Ronald Robinson (Elizabeth), aunts, Pearl Williams Rouse, Isabelle Cummings, Esther Choice, and Marie Lance.
Funeral notice later.
Arrangements entrusted to G.W. HEYWARD'S MORTUARY, 12 Dewey St., Charleston, S.C. 577-6497.
HALL, Oran
The relatives and friends of Mr. Oran Pruitt Hall, husband of LaVerne Niesslein Hall are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11 o'clock on Thursday in St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Summerville. Rite of Committal with Final Commendation will be in Dorchester Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Summerville.
Friends may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home Summerville from 6 until 8 o'clock Wednesday evening where a Prayer Vigil will be held at 7 o'clock.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: National Kidney Foundation of South Carolina, P.O. Box 212634, Columbia, S.C. 29221.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
HILL, Carol
Entered into eternal rest on the evening of April 8, 2002, Carol Williams Hill, widow of Charles G. Hill, Sr. Residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services in Citadel Square Baptist Church, Thursday, at 11 o'clock. Interment, Bethany cemetery. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Wednesday, between 5 and 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Hill was born July 23, 1944, in Charleston, S.C., the daughter of the late Leslie E. Williams and Hazel Blocker Williams. She was a member of Citadel Square Baptist Church. She graduated from Charleston Southern University. She retired from Charleston Baptist Association as office manager and bookkeeper.
She is survived by her mother of Charleston, S.C.; two sons, Charles G. Hill, Jr., and John S. Hill; two daughters, Terry Stafford and Lisa Singleton all of Charleston, S.C.; two brothers, L. Edward Williams of Walterboro, S.C., and R. Allen Williams of Charleston, S.C.; three aunts, Louise Sauls, Mary Wylie and Anne Seignious; three uncles, J. Kirby Blocker, Harry E. Blocker and Howard Blocker; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Citadel Square Baptist Church, 328 Meeting St., Charleston, S.C. 29401, or American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite #504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406.
COWART, James
James Calvin Cowart, 78, of Summerville, S.C., widower of Mary Margaret Stone Cowart, died April 7, 2002 at a Moncks Corner Nursing Home.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2002 at Beaufort National cemetery.
Mr. Cowart was born September 20, 1923, in Bullock County, Ga., a son of the late James C. Cowart and Pearl B. Frisbee Cowart. He was a Navy veteran of W.W.II and retired from electrical maintenance with Union Camp Paper Mill in Savannah, Ga. and Brown and Root Construction.
Mr. Cowart is survived by two sons, Jimmie S. Cowart of Eutawville, S.C. and Warren L. Cowart of Ellabell, Ga., one sister, Mary Beth Cribbs of Dillon, S.C., eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
BLEVINS, Patricia
Patricia Ann Blevins, 63, of Summerville, S.C. and the wife of Richard H. Blevins, died April 7, 2002 at her residence.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2002 at Parks Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be private.
Memorials may be made to: Johns Hopkins University Pancreatic Cancer Research, c/o Ralph H. Hruban, MD., Dept. of Pathology, Room 2242, Weinberg Bldg., 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD., 21231-2410; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, P.O. Box 1010, Torrance, Calif., 90505; or Old Fort Baptist Church, Share the Light Fund, 10505 Dorchester Road, Summerville, S.C., 29485.
Mrs. Blevins was born December 27, 1938, in Chattanooga, Tenn., a daughter of the late Ernest Gaston McCarson, Jr. and the late Sally Godfrey McCarson. She was a homemaker and a member of Old Fort Baptist Church.
Mrs. Blevins is survived by her husband of Summerville, three daughters, Angela Henderson, Sally Roberson and her husband, Jerry Roberson, and Lisa Flynn; five grandchildren, Moncia Henderson, Shawn Henderson, Richie Roberson, Darla Roberson and Baillie Flynn all of Summerville; two sisters, Phyllis McKaig of East Ridge, Tenn. and Tina Lambert of Ringgold, Ga., one brother, Ernest G. McCarson, III of Ooltewah, Tenn., 19 nieces and nephews, including Sherry Shaw, Daniel Shaw, Katie Shaw and Lindsey Shaw of Mobile, Ala.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
BENTON, Harold
The relatives and friends of Harold G. Benton, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. are invited to attend his funeral service Wednesday, April 10, 2002 in First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant at 1:00 o'clock. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant, 681 McCants Drive, Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464. ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STURH, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
BAILEY, Sr., Benjamin
Benjamin Bailey, Sr. entered into eternal rest on the morning of April 9, 2002. Mr. Bailey is the husband of Doris Fagerstrom Bailey of Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2002, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 1393 Miles Dr. across from Charlestowne Landing. Mr. Bailey was born September 1, 1914 in Charleston, S.C. the oldest son of Benjamin Bailey and Mattie Jeffcoat Bailey. He was retired from the Department of the Navy Supship Six and served in W.W.II and the United States Naval Reserve. He was a faithful member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Quis Qui Club, the Charleston Lions Club, the Elks Club, the Charleston Area Citadel Club, the Brigadier Foundation, South Carolina Irish Society, Fleet Reserve Association and the Navy League. Surviving are his wife, Doris Fagerstrom Bailey of Charleston; daughter, Patricia B. Regan of Charleston; two sons, Benjamin Bailey, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant, Robert C. Bailey and his wife Joyce G. Bailey of Charleston; four grandchildren, Kelly B. Regan, Robert C. Bailey, Jr., Thomas B. Bailey, Mary Helen Bailey; two sisters, Ruth B. Gatch and Kathleen B. White of North Charleston and one brother, Whitmarsh S. Bailey of Charleston. He is predeceased by his first wife Helen Condon Bailey, his sister, Rose Bailey Sneed and step-son Ronald Edward Fike. The family will receive relatives and friends from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, 150 Wentworth Street, Charleston, South Carolina. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 1393 Miles Dr., Charleston, S.C., Hospice of Charleston, 3896 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston, 29405 or The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, 471 Moultrie Street, Charleston, S.C. 29409. MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.
WOODWARD, James
GEORGETOWN - James Ellis Woodward, 80, died Monday, April 8, 2002, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Woodward was born September 9, 1921, in Willacoochee, Ga., a son of the late Thomas W. Woodward and Lila Brinson Woodward Allen. He served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Woodward lived in Georgetown for a number of years before moving to Florida working with the Container Division of International Paper Co. Later, he moved to Birmingham, Ala. and retired from Lockheed Martin Air Space Co. in 1985. Mr. Woodward returned to Georgetown to live in 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ginn Woodward of Georgetown; two sons, James E. Woodward, Jr. of Birmingham, Ala. and Frank Woodward of Orange Park, Fla.; two step-daughters, Cynthia Kennedy and Betty Carol Smith, both of St. Simons Island, Ga.; a brother, William D. Woodward of Georgetown; a sister, Mary W. Horton of Georgetown; two sisters-in-law, Frances Woodward and Olga Woodward Russ, both of Georgetown; three grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
Mr. Woodward was predeceased by two brothers, Jack F. Woodward and Thomas Woodward.
Funeral services will be 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2002, at the GEORGETOWN CHAPEL OF MAYER FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be the Rev. Luford O. Pope. Burial will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 Wednesday evening, April 10, 2002. Memorials may be made to Cornerstone Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1098, Georgetown, S.C. 29442.
