LOWERY, De'Shereese
Relatives and friends of Ms. De'Shereese K. Lowery of Pineville, S.C.; the beloved mother of Miss De'Shanae Alexis Lowery of Pineville, S.C.; the beloved daughter of Mr. Ken Lowery of Fayetteville, N.C., and Mrs. Deedra R. Lowery of Cross, S.C.; the beloved step-daughter of Mr. Robert Jenkins of Pineville, S.C.; the beloved sister of Ms. Jessica D. Boone of St. Stephen, S.C., Ms Darneesha M. Boone, Ms. Deanna M. Boone both of Cross, S.C., Mr. Matthew Lowery of Fayetteville, N.C.; the maternal granddaughter of Mr. St. Julian Boone of New York City, N.Y., Rev. Garfield and Mrs. Margie W. Rogers, both of Cross, S.C.; the paternal granddaughter of Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Inella Lowery of North Carolina, are invited to attend her funeral service on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 2:00 PM at Bethel Miracle Temple Church, St. Stephen, SC. Interment, Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Cross, SC.
SCOTT'S MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
SIMMONS, Barbara
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Barbara F. Simmons, formerly of 497 Huger St., Charleston, S.C. and those of her husband, Mr. Julius Reid, her brother, Thaddeus Alvin Simmons, Sr., her sisters, Katrina M. Tekakwitha, Thelma Theresa Simmons, Mary Jane Simmons, her niece, Stephanie C. Simpson, her uncles, Harry Noisette, John P. Noisette and Nehemiah Simmons, of Warford, MA, her aunts, Althea Noisette of Charleston and Margie Lemon of Atlanta, her late parents, Thaddeus and Dorothy Noisette and other family members are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday morning, October 23, 2002 at 11:00 o'clock in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 134 St. Phillip Street, Charleston. Final Commendation and Farewell, St. Peter's Catholic cemetery, North Charleston. Friends may call at Harleston-Boags Funeral Home, Inc. on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 from 5 - 6 PM. Mrs. Barbara F. Simmons will lie in state in St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday from 7 to 8 PM in the Lower Church. Arrangements by HARLESTON-BOAGS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 121 Calhoun St., Charleston, S.C. (Downtown) Phone 723-3066.
PHILLIPS, Jack
FAIRFAX - Mr. Jack Adrian Phillips, husband of the late Josaphine Phillips, died Saturday night at his residence. He was 80.
Mr. Phillips was born in Gracefull, Florida November 16, 1921, a son of the late Mr. John C. Phillips and Mrs. Lolie Leola Baldwin Phillips. He was a retired crop duster who served the area farmers for over 45 years. He was a lifetime member of the SC Agricultural Aviation Association. Mr. Phillips was a Fairfax City Councilman and a volunteer fireman. He was a member of the Fairfax First Baptist Church and Veteran in the Navy during WWII.
Surviving are 3 sons: Robert Adrian Phillips of Saluda, NC, John Alan Phillips of North Augusta, SC and James Morton Phillips of Mt. Pleasant; 1 daughter: Betty Jo Whitten of Aiken. There are 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Mr. Phillips was predeceased by a son, Lonnie Carlton "Butch" Phillips.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 in the First Baptist Church of Fairfax, with committal service in the Fairfax cemetery. Friends may call the residence any time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Butch Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund at USC-Salkehatchie, 465 James Brandt Blvd., Allendale, SC 29810. SMITH-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME of Allendale is in charge of arrangements.
DAW, Lottie
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of October 21, 2002, Lottie McDuffy Daw, 76, widow of James Redding Daw. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her memorial services in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Thursday morning, October 24, 2002 at 11 o'clock. Interment will be private. Friends may call a J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Daw was born in Kinston, NC, May 28, 1926, the daughter of Iodice Ashley McDuffy and Winnie Mae Daniels McDuffy. She graduated from Selma High School and Rex Hospital School of Nursing in 1947, where she received the Royster Medal for excellence in Nursing. She came to New Bern in 1974. She was a member of West New Bern Presbyterian, where she sang in the choir a number of years. She moved to Charleston in 1996 and became a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she also sang in the choir.
Mrs. Daw was a lifetime member and past president of both The Eastern District North Carolina Public Health Association and the North Carolina Public Health Association. She worked in public health for 28 years as a Public Health Nurse, Public Health Nursing Director, State Nursing Consultant, and as Craven County Health Director. She was the nurse representative on the Craven County Board of Health for a number of years.
Surviving are two sons - James R. Daw of Charleston, SC and John Luther Daw of Baltimore, MD; one sister - Gracie Spicer of Chesapeake, VA; two granddaughters - Amanda Kaitlin Daw and Dana Ellen Daw, both of Charleston.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Westminster Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 1157 Sam Rittenburg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29414 or to The American Heart Association of SC, 215 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401.
FLECK, John
Entered into eternal rest of the afternoon of October 20, 2002, John Keene Fleck, Jr., husband of Rosemary Dooling Fleck. Residence, James Island, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Keene Fleck, Jr. are invited to attend the funeral services of the former Friday, October 25, 2002 at 10 o'clock in St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Burial services will be private. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL Thursday between 7 and 9 o'clock.
Mr. Fleck was born May 31, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of John Keene Fleck, Sr. and Anne DeLeon Fleck. He was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and served with the US Army. He retired as a graphic artist with Fluor-Daniel Construction Company.
He is survived by his wife of James Island; one daughter: Melissa Fleck Aller and her husband John of James Island; one son: J. Keene Fleck, III and his wife Elizabeth of James Island; one brother: Richard Francis Fleck of Denver, CO and four grandchildren.
MCCOMBS, Robert
Mr. Robert E. McCombs, 66, of Oakland Drive, Cross, S.C., a retired security guard at Santee Cooper, died Sunday evening in a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday afternoon, October 23, 2002, in the chapel of DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, with Military Honors. Burial will be private. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Tuesday evening. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Building Fund, 2473 Hwy. 6, Pinopolis, S.C. 29469.
Mr. McCombs was born July 10, 1936, in High Point, N.C., a son of Woodrow McCombs and Elizabeth Sellers McCombs Thaxton. He was a member and music director at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Cross.
Surviving are his wife, Catherine Morrow McCombs; a son, Mark Thomas McCombs of Columbia; a brother, Richard Woodrow McCombs of Lake Okeechobee, Fla.; and one grandson, Coby E. McCombs.
OLOFSON, Darwin
Darwin R. Olofson, 81, Seabrook Island, S.C., a former newspaperman, died Sunday, October 20, 2002, after a long illness. He was born in Jamestown, N.Y., and was raised and attended schools in Colorado and Wyoming. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June 1942, and was discharged in November 1945, after three years of sea duty in the South and Southwest Pacific. Mr. Olofson graduated in 1949 from the University of Colorado, where he was selected as a Rhodes Scholar candidate and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He joined the city staff of the Omaha World-Herald in 1949 as a general assignment, police and county government reporter. Mr. Olofson was transferred in 1950 to the Washington Bureau of the World-Herald, where he covered Congress, the White House and various federal agencies during the administrations of seven presidents. He became Washington Bureau Chief in 1971, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. His overseas assignments from Washington took him to 14 countries in Southeast Asia, Europe and Central America. They included coverage of border hostilities between India and China, the overthrow of Somoza in Nicaragua and Marshall Plan activities. Mr. Olofson was a member of the White House Correspondents Association, the National Press Club, and the Gridiron Club, an organization of 60 Washington correspondents and bureau chiefs. In 1987 he was elected to the Washington Hall of Fame by the Washington Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the society of professional journalists. For three years after retiring from the World-Herald, he was associate director of the National Press Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Erna of Seabrook Island; two daughters, Kristin L. Peterson of Keyser, W.Va., Amy L. Swain of Derwood, Md.; and three grandchildren, Jonathan Swain, Travis Swain, and Arthur Peterson, III. A memorial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 28, 2002, at the Kimbel Chapel of St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center, Seabrook Island. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Charleston, 3896 Leeds Ave., North Charleston, S.C. 29405. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC. 766-1365.
WATSON, Dorothy
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Dorothy Moore Watson are invited to attend her funeral services at the First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner, Tuesday afternoon, October 22, 2002, at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in St. John's Baptist Church cemetery. Friends may call at RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL, Moncks Corner. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
BROWN, Luke
The relatives and friends of Mr. Luke "Billy" Brown of Moncks Corner, S.C., are invited to attend his funeral services on Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at 1 p.m., in Redeemer Reformed Episcopal Church, Hwy. 45, Pineville, S.C. Interment, Mexico cemetery. Viewing will be Tuesday, from 3 to 8 p.m. at GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, 200 Grace St., Moncks Corner, S.C.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Connie J. Brown of Moncks Corner, S.C.; mother, Mrs. Margrine Brown of Pineville, S.C.; children, Mr. Luke Brown, Jr., of Rhode Island, Mr. Christopher Brown (Melissa) of Washington, Mr. Donta Brown (Shanda) of Oklahoma, Ms. Tonya Brown and Ms. Erika Brown both of St. Stephen S.C.; siblings, Mr. Albert Brown, Jr., (Rhondell) of Roxbury, Mass., Mr. John "Bobby" Brown (Cheryl) of Atlanta, Ga., Mr. Rufus Brown (Georgia) of Fort Wayne, Ind., Ms. Carol Gamble of Pineville, S.C., and Ms. Lucille Washington (Arthur) of St. Stephen, S.C.
Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., MONCKS CORNER, S.C.
WHITESIDE, Mary
Entered into eternal rest on October 21, 2002, Mrs. Mary H. Brown-Whiteside, of 5159 See Wee Road, Awendaw, S.C., beloved wife of Mr. Henry Whiteside; mother of Gwendolyn Whiteside of Awendaw, S.C., and Jacquelyn Whiteside-Shaw of North Charleston, S.C.; sister of Geneva Hutchinson of Charleston, S.C., Estelle Ross of Jamaica, N.Y., and Margie Pinckney of Charleston, S.C. Funeral notice later.
Arrangements by JOHNSON-HALLS FUNERAL HOME.
MYERS, Ruth
Ruth Rogers Myers, 77, widow of Harold A. Myers, of Summerville, S.C., died October 20, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at Summerville Baptist Church, Wednesday morning, October 23, 2002, at 11 o'clock. Burial will be in Summerville cemetery. Friends may call at Parks Funeral Home this Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Summerville Baptist Church Building Fund, 417 Central Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Mrs. Myers was born in Blairsville, Ga., August 21, 1925, a daughter of Andrew J. Rogers and Pearl Swanson Rogers. She was retired from Knightsville Elementary School where she was the cafeteria manager for over 32 years and she was a volunteer in the school library. She was a member of Summerville Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Robert, "Bob, " Harold Myers and one daughter, Janice M. Thomas, both of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; one sister, Mary Lou Norman of Kennesaw, Ga.; one brother, Hoyt Rogers of Marietta, Ga.; six grandchildren, Jason Myers, Sarah Myers, Kristen Smith, Jennifer Thomas, Allison Thomas, and Brett Thomas, all of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
MEALER, Rebecca
Rebecca Louise Denson Mealer, 57, wife of Robert E. Mealer, of Summerville, S.C., died Sunday, October 20, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at Concord Baptist Church, Douglas, Ala., Thursday, October 24, 2002, at 11 o'clock. Burial will be in Douglas cemetery. Friends may call at Albertville Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Albertville, Ala., this Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
