Mrs. Hewitt was very interested in history, music and art. She was a member of the D.A.R. and contributed to and was a member of numerous historic organizations.
Her beautiful high soprano voice allowed her to sing sonatas and musicals with a sextet group. During her singing years, she was very popular in her hometown of Anniston, Alabama, singing in many clubs and socials. Mrs. Hewitt was lead singer and dancer in the first Junior League Follies in Charleston in the early 1930's. She took voice lessons and sang in many recitals, musicals and social clubs. In Charleston, she studied voice under Martha Lawrence Patterson. For a short time she was active in the Footlight Players under Emmett Robinson. An unfortunate goiter operation, early in 1938, ended Mrs. Hewitt's professional singing career.
As an artist, she studied sculpting from Willard Hirsh, lessons in oil from William Halsey, water coloring from Carie Rice, and portrait painting from Ray Goodbred.
At the Charleston Country Club, she was an avid golfer and bridge player.
Mrs. Hewitt was one of the first to graciously open her historic home on South Battery to the Historic Charleston Society Tour of Homes. She continued to make her house and garden available to churches, schools and organizations for fund raising.
She spent ten years researching Charleston history and spent time at the South Carolina Congressional Library, the Library of Congress and the New York Library. She began her publishing career with "The First Historic Coloring Book of Charleston." The book was successful and was followed by "The Bicentennial Coloring Book of Charleston." The proceeds were donated to the Association of the Blind. Her next venture was set during The Revolutionary Era: a novel, "Cypress Hall." The story takes place during the British occupation of Charleston and the war between the Colonist and the British. The novel proved successful and she followed up in 1980 with the "History of Charleston."
Her skill with handwork and crafts led her to make Christmas dolls and toys for Toys for Tots. She organized craft groups and made crocheted head warmers for premature infants at the Medical University.
She is survived by her five children: Frenchie Hewitt Richards, Ann Hewitt, Batson Lawrence Hewitt, Jr., David Pitts Hewitt, and Vickie Hewitt Causey. She has twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services at the graveside in Magnolia cemetery, Thursday at eleven o'clock. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Wednesday between five and seven o'clock
Memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, 98 Wentworth Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 or Hospice of Charleston, Inc., 3896 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston, S.C. 29405.
BALL, Robert
Robert Thompson Ball, 81, passed into heaven, Monday evening, August 12, 2002, after a valiant struggle with cancer. He was born in Charleston, S.C., on May 5, 1921, son of James Austin Ball, MD, and Dorothy Thompson Ball. A lifelong Charleston native, he graduated from the College of Charleston in 1942 with a B.S. in English. He served in ATO fraternity and courted his future wife, the former Elizabeth Martin, who was Miss Charleston for several years.
As an Army Air Corps bomber pilot with Col. Thomas Hall's Bridge Buster Group in Europe, in 1944, Lt. Ball flew B-26 Martin Marauders and received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. Elizabeth and Robert were then married
at First Scots Presbyterian Church in Charleston on October 11, 1944.
He served as office manager at WestVaCo and later became a realtor with Max Hill Co. and subsequently retired as senior realtor at Seabrook Island. He was a member of the Charleston and the S.C. Board of Realtors.
He was a member of the St. Cecilia Society, South Carolina Society, St. Andrews Society, First Families of S.C., John Birch Society, Society of Widows and Orphans, Supper Club Lunch Bunch, Ends of the Earth Society, and numerous other social and civic organizations. He had previously served on the vestry of St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Charleston and was vestryman and immediate past Senior Warden of St. John's Berkeley (Strawberry Chapel), in the township of Childsbury, Berkeley County.
He was predeceased by his wife in 1992, with whom he is now reunited. He is survived by a large and loving family, especially his five children, Robert T. Ball, Jr., MD (wife Betty Gore) of Columbia, Barbara Austin Ball, of Awendaw, and Mariane Hutson (Molly) Ball of Awendaw, Richard Martin Ball (wife Karen) of Charleston, S.C., and Elizabeth (Betsy) Ingraham Ball Dasburg (husband Scott) of Charleston, 11 grandchildren, one great-grandson, his devoted brother, Frederic MacNaughton Ball, MD, and his wife Carroll and their family.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, at Stuhr's Downtown Chapel. Graveside burial services will be at Strawberry Chapel at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2002. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Ball Family Graveyard Fund, St. John's Berkeley, c/o 729 Creekside Drive, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29464, or to the Thornwell Home for Children, P.O. Box 60, Clinton, S.C. 29325.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
COMPTON, John
John Robert Compton, 40, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, died Sunday, August 11, 2002, at his residence. The funeral services will be Thursday morning, August 15, 2002, in Christ Episcopal Church, (The Historic Church) at 10 o'clock. ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
Mr. Compton was born in Kansas City, MO, a son of Robert Gale Compton and Alice Jackson Compton. He was a graduate of Pearl River High School, Pearl River, NY, and Johnson and Wales Culinary Arts, Providence, RI. He was former owner of "Old City House Inn and Restaurant, " St. Augustine, FL. He was also a former resident of St. Augustine, Fla. He managed "Aunt Ruth's Country Kitchen, " Mt. Pleasant, SC, and attended Christ Episcopal Church.
Surviving are his parents of St. Augustine, FL; daughter, Claire Violet Compton of Mansfield, Conn.; three sisters, Marilyn Jean Compton of St. Augustine, FL; Gail Compton of Burlington, VT; SusanMayerer of St. Augustine, FL; and life partner, Barbara Thames Bozard of Mt. Pleasant, SC.
Memorials may be made to Life Management Center, 90 Alexander Street, Charleston, SC 29403, or East Cooper Meals on Wheels, 440 Whilden Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465.
GRAHAM, Thomas
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - Mr. Thomas Hunter Graham, 77, of 454 Rice Mill Road, died quietly at home, Tuesday, August 13, 2002, after an illness.
Mr. Graham was born in Trenton, S.C., a son of the late Charles E. and Lola Hunter Graham. He was a graduate of Clemson University and was a retired textile manufacturing executive with Burlington Industries. He was an elder of Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church and was an Army veteran of World War II. He served in the Army Field Artillery and received the Bronze Star for "meritorious service".
Survivors include, his wife, Marjorie Elder Graham of Pawleys Island; one son, Thomas Hunter Graham, II; daughter-in-law, Sarah, and one grandson, Thomas Hunter Graham, III, all of Waynesville, N.C.; two nieces, Mary Elizabeth Graham of Lake City and Lola Hunter Taylor of Johnsonville; and two nephews, Arthur T. Graham, Jr. and Balis Graham, both of Lake City.
Graveside funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 15, 2002, in the Graham Family cemetery in Scranton, S.C. The Rev. Frank Holsclaw and the Rev. Danny Grace will conduct the service.
Memorials may be made to: Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 9967 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, S.C. 29585.
BROCKINGTON FUNERAL HOME, LAKE CITY, is in charge of arrangements.
McCLELLAND, Richard
WALTERBORO - Mr. Richard Cooper McClelland, 81, a retired computer programmer, died Monday at Colleton Medical Center.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at THE CHAPEL of the FRED PARKER FUNERAL HOME, conducted by Rev. Louis Bearden.
Mr. McClelland was born May 11, 1921 in Fredericktown, Ohio, a son of the late Ray McClelland and Eulalie Poyntz McClelland. He was a graduate of Oberlin College and was a former President of Data Processing Association.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Frank Baker of Walterboro; a granddaughter, Cindy Craven of Green Pond; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
LAWRENCE, Elijah
The relatives and friends of Mr. Elijah Lawrence, Sr.; those of his wife, Mrs. Sandra Williams Lawrence; children: Elijah Lawrence, Jr., Danny Lawrence, Gloria Gran Lawrence, Caskey Lawrence, Robert Lee Lawrence, Marvin Lawrence, Nathaniel Williams, Latisha Williams and Nicole Williams; and brothers and sisters: Arlivie (Fannie) Lawrence, Jr., Betty Ann (James) Sheridan, Taylor Lawrence, R. V. (Lois & Brenda) Lawrence, Climmie C. (Linda) Lawrence, Claude (Linda) Lawrence, Rosa Lee (Eddie) Grant and Pearlie May (Herbert-Leon) Glover are invited to attend his funeral services on Thursday, August 15, 2002 at 1:00 P.M. in William A. Holmes Memorial Chapel, 2336 Meeting Street, North Charleston, S.C. Interment: Johnson cemetery. Visitation with the Family on Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Arrangements by SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.
JONES, Eubern
Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of October 17, 2002, Eubern William "Bill" Jones, husband of Dorothy Coram Jones. Residence, North Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eubern William Jones are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTH AREA CHAPEL, Sunday at 3 o'clock. Interment, Riverview Memorial Park. Friends may call at Stuhr's North Area Chapel, Saturday, from 6 to 8 o'clock.
Mr. Jones born December 2, 1918, in Conway, S.C., the son of William A. Jones and Maude Todd Jones. He was a retired boilermaker from Westvaco and a member of Holmes Avenue Baptist Church. He served in the United States Army during World War II.
Surviving are his wife of North Charleston, S.C.; and one brother, George B. Jones of North Charleston, S.C.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Bank of America Bldg., North Charleston, S.C. 29406, or to Holmes Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund, 4602 Durant Ave., North Charleston, S.C. 29405.
Mr. Hermayer also worked for New York Naval Shipyard in the Electrical Design Section. He did electrical drawings showing power supply, control interconnections, location and mounting for all equipment components.
He was an instructor of Technical Subjects, instructing classes in thermodynamics, hydraulics, mechanics, descriptive geometry, and machine design for periods of one to two years at Pratt Institute (Brooklyn), Adelphi University (Garden City, NY), and the State University at Farmingdale, NY. All of these classes were held in evenings, after regular working hours. Upon retirement, Mr. Hermayer was a consultant to Republic Aviation and he also was a daytime instructor of Engineering of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. In August, 2001, Mr. Hermayer received a Certificate of Recognition of Enrollment in the Cradle of Aviation Museum Aerospace Honor Roll from the Friends of Long Island’s Heritage. This was given to him for dedicated service and contribution to the aerospace heritage of Long Island.
Memorials may be made to All Saints Lutheran Church, John Hermayer Memorial Fund, 2107 North Highway 17, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.
HERMAYER, John
John Hermayer, husband of Olga Jonas Hermayer of Mt. Pleasant, SC died Wednesday, October 16, 2002 in a local nursing home. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Hermayer are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, Sunday, October 20, 2002 in All Saints Lutheran Church at 3:00 o’clock. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service. Burial will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park, New York, Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 10:30 AM. ARRANGMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
Mr. Hermayer was born January 9, 1919 in Manhattan, NY, son of John and Christine S. Hermayer. He received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from City University of New York and Master of Mechanical Engineering from New York University. Mr. Hermayer worked for Republic Aviation Division, Fairchild Hiller Corp., Farmingdale, NY as Head of Flight Test Instrumentation Group from September 1953 until his retirement in October 1970. He directed and supervised procurement, installation design, laboratory calibration, operation, and maintenance of various test instrumentation systems. These systems included transducers for sensing many types of mechanical parameters (i.e. vibration, strain, acceleration, pressure, temperature, etc.) and electrical parameters, recording these in interpretable form on airborne photographic, oscillographic, and magnetic tape recorders, and transmitting these measurements to ground recorders via radio telemetering. He participated in preparation of test portions of proposals to government agencies for aircraft, missiles and avionics systems.
His collateral activities included procurement of radio frequency assignments from the F.C.C. or Air Force, recruitment interviewing of new engineering graduates, and training of shop instrumentation technicians.
Mr. Hermayer worked for Naval Aviation Ordnance Test Station, Chincoteague, VA from November 1948 to September 1953. He planned, directed, and reported on range firing tests of Naval-Air-to-Surface and Surface-to-Surface missiles.
From June 1946 until November 1948, Mr. Hermayer worked for Materials Testing Lab, Brooklyn, New York. He planned, conducted and reported on laboratory tests of physical and electrical properties of electrical materials under extreme conditions of temperature and humidity. Devised test setups for applying high voltage to test specimens under applied environmental conditions.
JENKINS, Frank
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 17, 2002, Mr. Frank Jenkins, of Charleston, S.C. He was the widower of Mrs. Emma Jenkins. The loving father of Mr. Frank Jenkins, Jr. (Angelika) of New Bern, N.C., Mrs. Teresa "Tee Cee" Woodfield (Michael), Mr. Jerome Jenkins (Christine), Mrs. Gonsonia Patrice Brown (Steven) and Mr. Sinclair Jenkins all of Charleston, S.C. The loving brother of Mrs. Mattie Hutchinson (Frederick) and Mr. Peter Jenkins both of Charleston, S.C., and Mr. Jake Jenkins of New York City. The family will receive friends at the home of Mrs. Hutchinson at 5306 Smokey St., North Charleston, S.C., and the home of Mrs. Woodfield at 20-B Conroy St., Charleston, S.C.
W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 2 Radcliffe St., Charleston, S.C. 722-3676 or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial message at wmsbmc2@aol.com., will announce funeral service.
GRANT, Cyrus
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 18, 2002, Mr. Cyrus Grant, the nephew of Mr. Frank Grant and Ms. Thelma Grant, uncle of Shelia Washington, Donnella White (Herb), Leroy Washington, Jesse Robinson and Connie Grant, granduncle of Charlene Green. Family will be receiving friends at 1025 Orleans Road, Charleston, SC. Funeral notice later.
Arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY, "CHAPEL OF PEACE", 3407 Old Pond Road, John's Island, SC 29455, Phone (843) 559-0341.
HEWITT, Joe
ORANGEBURG - Mr. Joe Hewitt, 84, of 505 McMillan Rd., Orangeburg, died Thursday morning, October 17, 2002 at his residence. Graveside service will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, October 19, 2002 at Memorial Park cemetery with Rev. Frank Hay and Rev. Steve Fields officiating. Pallbearers will be Gerald Myers, Jimmy Myers, Phil McDougald, Cliff McDougald, Keith Hewitt, Freddy Hewitt, Wayne Hewitt, Mike Dempsey, Joel Waldrop, Rodney Ballard and Rusty Hewitt.
Friends may call the residence and Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Edisto Baptist Church, 2726 Carver School Road, Cope, SC 29038.
DUKES-HARLEY FUNERAL HOME, 1580 Russell St. SE, Orangeburg, SC 29115, in charge of arrangements.
