GORDON, Jessie
Entered into eternal rest on the evening of August 7, 2002, Jessie Virginia Gordon, widow of James H. Gordon, Sr. Residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services, Sunday, at 3 o'clock, in Pinecrest Baptist Church. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Gordon was born June 7, 1908, in Givhans, S.C., the daughter of Elmond C. Salvo and Margaret Frances Player Salvo. She was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church and the Lydia Sunday School Class.
She is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline G. Horn and Margaret G. Nutter both of Charleston, S.C.; three sons, Rev. Frank V. Gordon of Smiths, Ala., Victor C. Gordon of Fair Play, S.C., and James H. Gordon, Jr., of Charleston, S.C.; one brother, Frank V. Salvo of Charleston, S.C.; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Pinecrest Baptist Church, 1285 Ashley Hall Road, Charleston, S.C. 29407.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
SEAY, Irene B.
Entered into eternal rest August 8, 2002, Irene Baker Seay, wife of Dan W. Seay. Residence, North Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Seay are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter in Advent Lutheran Church, Monday, August 12, 2002, at 10 o'clock. Interment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTH AREA CHAPEL, Sunday, August 11, 2002, from 6 until 8 o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Advent Lutheran Church, 3347 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, S.C. 29405.
Born December 10, 1926, in Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Seay was the daughter of the late J. David Baker, Sr., and Mary E. Slemons Baker. Mrs. Seay was retired from the S.C. National Bank. She was an active member of Advent Lutheran Church and a member of the Oakbrook Senior Bowling Leagues.
Mrs. Seay is survived by her husband, Dan W. Seay of N. Charleston; a son, Dan R. Seay of Summerville; a daughter, Nancy S. DePriest of Goose Creek; two brothers, David Baker of Sullivan's Island and Marion Baker of Charleston; four sisters, Mary E. Shoemaker, Goldie Lipsey, and Teresa Reeves, all of Decatur, Ga., and Doris Wright of Charleston; five grandchildren.
WENDELL, Ethel
GEORGETOWN, S.C. - Ethel Thomas Wendell, 93, died Friday, August 9, 2002, in Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Wendell was born in Georgetown on March 4, 1909, a daughter of the late Daniel T. Thomas and Catherine Cox Thomas. She was a sales representative for Avon Products, Inc., and retired in 1992. Mrs. Wendell and her late husband, Frank Riley Wendell, operated Wendell's Grocery until 1981. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and served her church as a board member, Sunday School Superintendent, and as a Kindergarten Sunday School Teacher.
Surviving are: three sons, Riley F. Wendell, II, and Larry Wendell, both of Georgetown, and Daniel "Dan" A. Wendell of Myrtle Beach; three daughters, Leyola W. Shokes of Georgetown, Katherine W. Plunkett of Summerville, and Lynn W. Smith of Hilton Head; eighteen grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at the GEORGETOWN CHAPEL OF MAYER FUNERAL HOME. Officiating will be the Rev. Henry Duncan, Jr. Burial will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from six until eight Saturday evening, August 10, 2002.
WINTER, Leroy
Leroy Winter, 77, widower of Mary Thornal Winter, of Summerville, died Thursday, August 8, 2002 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 11, 2002, at Parks Funeral Home Chapel. Internment will be at Limestone Baptist Church cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Limestone Baptist Church, 1890 East Main Street, Dorchester, SC 29437.
Mr. Winter was born February 1, 1925 in Berkeley County, SC, a son of the late Charles Winter and Elizabeth Grooms Winter. He was a retired Tool Room Mechanic with Charleston Naval Shipyard. He was a member of Limestone Baptist Church and a Navy Veteran.
Survivors include: a daughter, N. Faye Winter; a son, Terry Winter; a brother, William Winter, all of Summerville, SC; a half sister, Hazel Koger of Orlando, FL; 6 grandchildren, John L. Walsh, Jr., of Bamberg, SC, Tammy D. Gribbins of Louisville, KY, Dr. Jeffrey S. Walsh of Seneca, SC, Brian L. Winter, Robin Cauble, and Becky Jensen, all of Summerville, SC; 11 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, SC.
WALKER, Benjamin
Entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 6, 2002 in Bronx, NY, Mr. Benjamin Artis Walker (formerly of Adam's Run, SC), son of the late Mr. Artis B. Walker and the late Mrs. Lucille Walker. The relatives and friends of Mr. Benjamin Artis Walker and those of his daughters, sons, grandchildren, sisters, Betty Walker Alston, Edna Walker, Ruby Davis, all of New York City, and Pearleen Walker of Adams Run, SC; brother, Eugene Walker, Charleston, SC; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services Monday, August 12, 2002, 1 PM at Walker's Mortuary Chapel, 3407 Old Pond Road, John's Island, SC. Rev. Michael Sheppard, officiating. Internment: Faith cemetery. Family and friends may call/visit Walker's Mortuary after 3 PM on Sunday. Arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY "CHAPEL OF PEACE, " Old Pond Road, John's Island, SC 29455, Phone (843) 559-0341.
CORN, John Matthew
Entered into eternal rest on August 9, 2002, John Matthew Corn, husband of Mary Hirschl Corn. Residence, Charleston, SC. Memorial services and burial will be held in Litchfield, IL, at a later date. Local arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.
Mr. Corn was born in Springfield, MO, the son of James Corn and Pearl Morgan Corn. He was a salesman for a fundraising business. He was a mason.
Surviving are his wife of Charleston, SC; two sons - John M. Corn, Jr. of Greenville, IL, and James C. Corn of Bellville, IL; one sister - Marguerite Short of Charleston, SC; two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
BEARD, SR., W. Earl
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 7, 2002, Wilson Earl Beard, Sr., 84, husband of Sarah Virginia Jones Beard of North Charleston, S.C. Mr. Beard was born in Bamberg County on Thursday, November 29, 1917, a son of Billie Wilson Beard and Lottie Marie Clayton Beard. He was a graduate of Colston Community School and retired after 43 years as the Maintenance Planner with Westvaco where he founded the Paper Mill Retirees Association. He was an active member of Cherokee Place United Methodist Church, holding numerous leadership positions, a Past Master of the Dorchester Lodge No. 369, A.F.M. and a Past President of the Wando Woods Civic Club. Mr. Beard was active in early years in the efforts to incorporate the city of North Charleston and held countless leadership positions in his community. He was a member of the former Charleston Rod and Reel Club, a charter board member of the C.P.M. Federal Credit Union, Woodmen of the World, the Republican Party, an avid storyteller, golfer and gardener.
Mr. Beard is survived by his wife of North Charleston; three daughters: Marie B. Moore of Palos Park, Ill., Cydney B. Kastner of West Ashley, S.C., and Claire B. Veneziano of Woodbridge, Va.; one son, Wilson E. "Buddy" Beard, Jr. of North Charleston, S.C.; a sister-in-law, Hannah C. Beard of Ehrhardt, S.C.; 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Earl Beard, Sr., are invited to attend the funeral service for the former at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, August 10, 2002 at Cherokee Place United Methodist Church. Burial with Masonic Services will be in St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Meggett, S.C. The family requests memorials be made to Cherokee Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 70396, North Charleston, S.C. 29415. Arrangements by JAMES A. McALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY; 766-1365.
LAWTON, Florence
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 10, at 11 o'clock at All Saints' Episcopal Church for Florence Davant Lawton, who died August 8 at her home in Atlanta. Burial will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, August 12, in Magnolia cemetery, Charleston, SC. Born Oct. 2, 1906, Florie was the daughter of Edward Payson Lawton and Harriet Matilda Hard. Her childhood was spent in the Low Country in and around Charleston, in Berkeley County, and in the town of Summerville, where the family settled when she was a child. Throughout her long life she drew immense joy and strength from the experiences of those early years, which set the pattern for her delight in family gatherings, the company of children, the nurture of plants and gardens, her love of art, music, and reading, her fascination with the wonders of the natural world, and her devotion to her church and community. In 1930 she moved to Atlanta with her sister, Eleanor, and their widowed mother to be near two married
sisters, Mrs. Kenyon B. Zahner and Mrs. C. F. Daugherty, and their brother, A. Davant Lawton. Her business career included work with Union Central Insurance Co., Lawyers' Title Co., and the U.S. Corps of Engineers. In the 1950's she bought and insurance-related service company, which she and her mother operated from their home, freeing her to devote time to other interests. She founded her own non-profit enterprise, the Woman's Exchange, which began in a basement room at All Saints' and expanded to a storefront staffed by volunteers in the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center. Several hundred participants made and sold baby clothes, food items, pottery, woodworking, and jewelry there for a number of years. She was a member of the St. Michael's Chapter at All Saints', a Literacy Action tutor, and active participant in the English-Speaking Union, Camellia Society, High Museum of Art, and Atlanta History Center. She toured North America and Europe in her seventies and eighties, witnessed a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral, and attended opera, concerts, art exhibitions, flower shows and horse races well into her nineties. Her private life continued to reflect the joy of her childhood. She created the Low Country garden at her home on East Paces Ferry Road, where she regularly entertained her expanding family. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Susan Lawton Daugherty, Mildred Cragon Daugherty, Eleanor Reynolds Hale, Sue Lawton Mobley, Ann Lawton Pearce, Harriet Zahner Van Houter, Jane Zahner, Lamar Ager, Edward Lawton Daugherty, Reverend Lawton Daugherty, William Henry Daugherty, Robert Zahner and a multitude of their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Arrangements made by H. M. PATTERSON & SON, SPRING HILL 1020 SPRING ST. N. W. ATLANTA, GA. (404) 876-1022
BOLCHOZ, Beverly
Beverly Dianne Mullins Bolchoz (our Angel on Earth), 66, of Charleston died Wednesday, August 7th at a local hospital. Born in Williams, S.C. to the late Wallace J. and Freddye E. Carter Mullins. Mrs. Bolchoz was retired Manager of Dukes School of Clay and Fine arts, and attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Mrs. Bolchoz was also a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy. She is predeceased by her son, Bernard A. Bolchoz, III, and her brother, Wallace Jackson Mullins, Jr. Surviving Mrs. Bolchoz is her son, Michael F. Bolchoz of Charleston; a daughter, Cheri Bolchoz of Charleston; a brother, Wallace Rodney Mullins and his wife Barbara of Beaufort, S.C.; and three grandchildren, Tiffany Dianne Bolchoz, Regina Johnson, and Kristopher Johnson. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 PM Friday, August 9th with a Rosary Service beginning at 7 PM, at McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Saturday, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with burial in Live Oak Memorial Gardens.
GREEN, Alice
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Alice "Gin" Green are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, August 10, 2002 at 10 AM at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, 134 St. Phillip Street, Charleston, S.C. Final Farewell and commendation: St. Peters Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Green is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Catherine B. German; her grandchildren, Mr. George D. Fogle, Jr. (Edith), Mr. St. Julian German, Jr., Mr. Vincent L. German and Mrs. Felicia G. Wynn (Charles); her great-grandchildren, nephew, and other relatives and friends.
Viewing for Mrs. Green will be at the William M. Smith Memorial Chapel, 2 Radcliffe Street, Charleston, S.C. on Friday, August 9, 2002 from 1 - 8 PM; The Rosary, 7 - 8 PM.
Arrangements by W. M. SMITH-McNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC. Phone (843) 722-3676 or 1-800-924-5659, or e-mail memorial messages at wmsbmc2@aol.com.
KRUPP, Jr., Smith
Beloved uncle and brother, Smith Frederick Krupp, Jr., of Charleston, passed away at St. Frances Hospital, early Thursday morning, August 8, 2002.
Born in Atlanta, Ga., March 6, 1916, Mr. Krupp was the only son of the late Smith Frederick Krupp and the late Lula Belle (Nicholson) Krupp.
Mr. Krupp graduated from Tuscaloosa High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 1934. He attended the University of Alabama and the Citadel. He was a member of the Unitarian Church in Charleston for 50 years.
Mr. Krupp was a retired Engineer from the Charleston Naval Shipyard where he worked for 34 years. He retired on April 30, 1973, but worked with some time with the Stanwick Group.
Mr. Krupp was active in life and held the time spent with family members close to his heart. His love and care of family and friends was never ending. Mr. Krupp was a kind and giving man who touched the hearts of all he knew and met.
Mr. Krupp is survived by his beloved sister, Mrs. Mary N. Battle, wife of Mr. Joe L. Battle, of Birmingham, Ala. Loved ones who cherish his memory are, Patricia White, Nancy Inman, and Robert F. White of Charleston; Betsy B. Devault of Hemingway, S.C.; Robert Benson of Toledo, Ohio; Susan Urick of Seattle, Wash.; Fred Howton of Olney, Md.; James Howton of Maryland; Joe Battle Jr., Donald Bettle; Fred Battle; James Battle and Frank Battle of Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Krupp will be sadly missed by these relatives and many friends, including Mrs. Frances Holey of James Island.
Family and friends are invited to attend his visitation, Saturday, August 10, 2002, from 11:30 a.m., until 12:30 p.m., at MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St., and funeral on Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Unitarian Church, 4 Archdale St., with interment in Holy Cross cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. On-line condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcalister-smith.com.
BEARD, SR., W. Earl
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 7, 2002, Wilson Earl Beard, Sr., 84, husband of Sarah Virginia Jones Beard of North Charleston, S.C. Mr. Beard was born in Bamberg County on Thursday, November 29, 1917, a son of Billie Wilson Beard and Lottie Marie Clayton Beard. He was a graduate of Colston Community School and retired after 43 years as the Maintenance Planner with Westvaco where he founded the Paper Mill Retirees Association. He was an active member of Cherokee Place United Methodist Church, holding numerous leadership positions, a Past Master of the Dorchester Lodge No. 369, A.F.M. and a Past President of the Wando Woods Civic Club. Mr. Beard was active in early years in the efforts to incorporate the city of North Charleston and held countless leadership positions in his community. He was a member of the former Charleston Rod and Reel Club, a charter board member of the C.P.M. Federal Credit Union, Woodmen of the World, the Republican Party, an avid storyteller, golfer and gardener. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Earl Beard, Sr., are invited to attend the funeral service for the former at 12 noon, Saturday, August 10, 2002, at the Cherokee Place United Methodist Church. Burial will be at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Meggett, S.C. Friends may call at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy., this Friday evening between 6 and 8 p.m. The family requests memorials be made to Cherokee Place United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 70396, North Charleston, S.C. 29415. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC., 766-1365.
SMALLS, Thomas
The relatives and friends of Mr. Thomas "Junior" Smalls (Big T); those of his sons and daughters, Thomas Bernard Smalls, Sylvia Green (Ralph), Tyrone M. Smalls (Brigitte) and Cheryl Meyers; grandchildren; sister, Trudy Gonzales of California; special cousin, Mrs. Betty J. Brown, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends of invited to attend his funeral services, 1 p.m., today, Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at Agape Ministries, Inc., 727 East Bay St., Rev. Dr. Jimmy S. Gallant, III, officiating. Interment will follow in Racker Hill cemetery. Funeral arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOME FOR FUNERALS. (843) 722-0268.
