WINTER, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ridgway Winter, of Mount Pleasant, SC, wife of Arthur Ace Winter died Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in a local nursing home. The funeral services for Elizabeth Winter will be Saturday, September 28, 2002 in Pruitte Funeral Home, Inc, Royston, GA at 2:00 o’clock. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park, Hartwell, GA. Friends may call at Pruitte Funeral Home Friday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 o’clock. Local ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
Mrs. Winter was born in Canon, GA, a daughter of Robert V. and Emma R. Stone.
RIVERS, Celia
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Celia Cunningham Rivers and those of her brothers, Mr. James Cunningham, Jr., of New York City and Minister Clarence W. Cunningham, Sr., of Laurelton, Queens, N.Y., and of her sister, Mrs. Corrine E. Sharper, of Kentucky, her nieces, Leatrice Daniels of Alabama and Muriel Frazier Williams, of Brooklyn, N.Y., nephew, Tyrone Cunningham, Charleston, S.C., and all other nieces and nephews, grandson, Clarence Lorenzo Frayer, aunts, in-laws, and cousins, are invited to attend her home-going services, Friday, September 27, 2002, at 12 o'clock noon at Gethsemane Baptist Church, 180 Romney St. Interment Sunset Memorial Gardens, 2915 Ashley Phosphate Road, North Charleston, S.C. Visitation with the family, Thursday, September 26, 2002, at the church, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
VARNES, Harry
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 23, 2002, Harry Leland Varnes, husband of Penny Varnes. Residence, Jacksonville, Fla. The relatives and friends of Harry Leland Varnes are invited to attend his funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Saturday morning, September 28, 2002, at 11 o'clock. Interment will follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel, Friday evening, September 27, 2002, between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Mr. Varnes was born December 28, 1955, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of the late Samuel Romie Varnes and Mary Collins Varnes Coghlan and the late David Monroe Coghlan. He was a member of Midland Park Baptist Church and an auto mechanic.
He is survived by his mother of Summerville, S.C.; his wife of Florida; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Juanita Haughney and Pat of Groton, Mass., Cindy Hewitt and Jimmy of North Charleston, S.C., Brenda Hunter and Jimmy of Hanahan, S.C., Belva Alexander and Don of Summerville, S.C.
COOLER, Marian
Marian Hiott Cooler, of Bamberg, S.C., wife of the late Alvin Cooler, Sr., died Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at a Columbia hospital.
Born January 9, 1936, in Bamberg, S.C., Mrs. Cooler was the daughter of the late James Mark Hiott and the late Maybelle Axson Hiott. She was a member of Springtown Baptist Church, Bamberg, S.C. She was retired from Delevan and was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held September 27, 2002, Friday, 4 p.m., Springtown Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Bill Courtney. Burial in the church cemetery.
Survivors include, two daughters, Faye C. Settle of Simpsonville, Brenda C. Jackson of Pineridge, S.C.; three sons, Alvin N. "Tooley" Cooler, Jr., of Myrtle Beach, Howard F. Cooler and David W. Cooler both of Bamberg, others raised by Mrs. Cooler are Buck Cooler of Bamberg, George D. Cooler of MacClenney, Fla., Essie C. Williams of Jacksonville, Fla.; three brothers, Bobby and Marvin Hiott of West Blockton, Ala., Milton Hiott of Bamberg; three sisters, Patsy Shine and Mary Smith of West Blockton, Ala., and Vinelle Croft of Bamberg; one step-brother, Jerry James of Gulf Shores, Ala., and one step-sister, Gloria James of Charleston, and a number of grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister, Margie Kinard and one brother, Floyd Hiott.
Visitation will be Thursday, September 26, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at COONER FUNERAL HOME. Family will receive relatives and friends at 3007 Faust St., home of Howard and Marilyn Cooler.
GRAY, Ruthie
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Ruthie May Steed Gray are invited to attend her graveside services on Friday September 27, 2002. At 2:00 PM. At Union AME Church. 7213 Hwy. 17 North Awendaw, SC.
Mrs. Gray is survives by Two daughters Mrs. Shirley Annette Weston and Mrs. Carolyn Gray. Two sons Mr. Henry Gray, Jr. (Sebrina) and Mr. Mark Gray. One stepdaughter Mrs. Louise Waltons (William). One sister Mrs. Elizabeth Steed. Four brothers Mr. Eddie Steed, Mr. Byant Steed, Mr. John Steed and Mr. Arthur Steed (Kathleen). Two sisters - in - law Rev. Anna Lee Steed and Mrs. Mae Steed. Four brothers - in - law Mr.Alvin Gray, Mr. Ezekiel Gray (Shirley), Mr. Levy Gray (Alvin) and Mr. Lewis Gray. Eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren and host of nieces and nephews.
Viewing Mrs. Gray will be at the W.M. Smith-McNeal Funeral Chapel 4129 Hwy. 17 North Awendaw, SC. On Thursday September 26, 2002 from 2:30 PM until 8:00 PM. Where the family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Arrangements by W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC. 4129 Hwy. 17 North Awendaw, SC. 881-4920 or 1-800-924-5659.
RUSSELL, Alexander
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 23, 2002. Mr. Alexander Russell, Sr. Residence Stone Mountain, Ga. The loving husband of Mrs. Katherine Russell. The father of Mr. Alexander Russell, Jr. (Anderia Cook), Mr. Eric Russell (Gilda), Mr. Michael Russell (Lillian), Mr. Anthony Russell and Ms. Angela Russell. W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME INC. 2 Radcliffe St. Charleston, SC 722-3676 or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial message at wmsbmc2@aol.com. Will announce funeral Service.
ESTELL, Doris
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Doris Earlene Estell are invited to attend her funeral services at 1:00 PM Friday, September 27, 2002 in Lovely Mountain Baptist Church, 6798 Ward Avenue (North Charleston). Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Visitation for Mrs. Estell will be at the funeral home Thursday, 4:00 - 8:00 PM with the family hour beginning at 7:00 PM.
Mrs. Estell is survived by her daughter and son, Mrs. Doris Taylor of Goose Creek, and Mr. Danny Williams of Arkansas; granddaughters, Natasha Taylor and Marquida Taylor; mother, Mrs. Willie Williams of Blytheville, AR; sisters and brother, Ora Williams, Lee Williams, both of Baton Rouge, LA, Bernice Williams of Rochester, NY; nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOME FOR FUNERALS. 843-722-0268.
SNELL, Mary
Mary Margaret Mizell Snell, 74, of Moncks Corner, widow of David William Snell, died Tuesday evening in a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 27, 2002 at 11:30 o'clock in James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel, Summerville. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston.
Friends may call the funeral home from 6 until 8 o'clock this evening.
Mrs. Snell was born on July 31, 1928 in Charleston, SC, a daughter of the late Walter Nathaniel Mizell, Sr. and Maggie Christine Blanton Bonnett. She attended Rivers High School in Charleston. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Monks Corner.
Surviving are 4 daughters, Ann Phifer of Wingate, NC, Diane Williams of Wingate, NC, Faye Snell of Graham, NC, Wanda Durant of Summerville; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Walter Nathaniel Mizell, Jr. of North Charleston.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
WALTRIP, Mary
Mary Kelly Waltrip, 89, of the Presbyterian Home of SC, Summerville, SC, widow of Cmdr. Furman D. Waltrip, US Navy, died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, September 27, 2002 at Beaufort National cemetery in Beaufort, SC at 2 o'clock.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Presbyterian Home of SC, 201 W. 9th North Street, Summerville, SC 29483 or Bethany UMC, 118 W. 3rd South Street, Summerville, SC 29483.
Mrs. Waltrip was born on May 19, 1913 in Jonesville, SC, a daughter of Robert Lee Kelly and Flora High Kelly. She graduated from University of South Carolina and attended graduate school from George Peabody College, College of William and Mary, and University of South Carolina. She was a retired schoolteacher where she taught in Columbia and Summerville public schools for 30 years. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, life member of the Garden Club of SC, and a member of the Flowertown Garden Club.
Survivors include her daughter, Merrill Waltrip Robling of Summerville; one grandson, Stephen Waltrip Robling of Mount Pleasant; and one granddaughter, Anne Kelly Robling Percival of Richmond, VA.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME OF SUMMERVILLE.
KENNEY, Eunice
Eunice McIntosh Kenney, 78, of Hollywood, CA and formerly of Goose Creek, SC, widow of John Walter Kenney, died Saturday, September 21, 2002 in Los Angeles County, CA.
Graveside services will be held at Drew cemetery, in Drew, Mississippi, Friday afternoon, September 27, 2002 at 2 o'clock. Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, 4 Carriage Lane, Charleston, SC 29407.
Mrs. Kenney was born on February 10, 1924 in Copiah County, Mississippi, a daughter of George M. McIntosh and Effie Gibson McIntosh. She graduated from Drew High School and attended Mississippi Delta Junior College and Delta State University and was a retired computer employee for Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. She was a member of Summerville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her two sons, John W. Kenney, II of Hollywood, CA, Dr. Marion M. Kenney of Goose Creek, SC; her daughter-in-law, Dianne Kenney of Goose Creek, SC; seven grandchildren, John W. Kenney, III of Los Angeles, CA, Jennifer Kenney and Kristen Kenney, both of Madison, MS, Jacque Kenney of Atlanta, GA, Dianne Hawkins of Shelby Township, MI, Tina Burley of Goose Creek, SC, and Dawn Fintor of Summerville, SC; four great-grandchildren, Amanda Burley and Kaitlyn Burley, both of Goose Creek, Shelbi Hawkins and Hayleigh Hawkins, both of Shelby Township, MI.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME OF SUMMERVILLE.
THAMES, SR., Richard
Mr. Richard H. Thames, Sr., 70, of Heaven Drive, St. Stephen, SC, a retired ironworker with the Ironworker Union Local 601, died Tuesday in Moncks Corner.
The funeral will be at 12:00 noon this Thursday, September 26, 2002, in the St. Stephen Church of God. Interment will be in the St. Stephen Baptist cemetery. Friends may call at the ST. STEPHEN CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME until 10:00 AM and then at the church from 11:00 AM until the hour of services.
Mr. Thames was born February 3, 1932, in Sumter, S.C., a son of Thomas David Thames and Louise Brassell Thames. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of the St. Stephen Church of God.
Surviving are his wife, Georgia Wright Thames; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Craig Elder of Sumner, WA, Jo Ann and Chuck Jarman of Awendaw; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard H. and Velvet Thames, Jr., T. Bruce Thames, all of St. Stephen; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Maybelle and Dennis Elmore, Toni Broadway, all of Sumter, Betty and Ted McCraw of Spartanburg; a brother, T.D. "Pinkey" Thames, Jr. of Goldsboro, NC; two sisters-in-law, Katie Thames of St. Stephen, Virginia Tucker of Bonneau; and eight grandchildren, Lori K. Elder, Rebecca A. Elder, Sarah M. Elder, Melissa L. Thames, Nathan R. Thames, Lance E. Thames, Evan R. Jarman, Anna W. Jarman.
ELLIOTT, Samuel
Samuel Rutledge Elliott, 41, of Hanahan, husband of Claudine Townley Elliott, died Sunday, September 22, 2002 in a Charleston hospital.
Memorial Services will be held on Friday, September 27, 2002 at 5 o'clock in North Charleston Church of God. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hollings Cancer Center - MUSC, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29401.
Mr. Elliott was born on July 13, 1961 in Hanahan, South Carolina, son of Herbert M. and Frances Mathewes Elliott of Hanahan, South Carolina. He was a graduate of Hanahan High School where he played football. He attended Spartanburg Methodist Junior College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was an equipment operator with Rogers & Son Construction and Hill Construction and also former owner of General Plumbing. He was a member of North Charleston Church of God.
Surviving are his wife; his parents; 3 daughters, Melinda Poindexter of Georgia, Sheila Barrs of John's Island, Billie Evans of Summerville; 1 son, Samuel H. Elliott of Hanahan; 6 grandchildren; 1 brother, Hans Elliott of Hanahan; 1 sister, Michelle McEachern of Acworth, Georgia.
Arrangements are by TRI-COUNTY CREMATION CENTER, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485.
TAYLOR, Mary
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Mrs. Mary Helen Anderson Taylor, at the age of 93, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ on September 25, 2002, at the home of one of her sons in Wilmington, N.C.
Mrs. Taylor was born Mary Helen Anderson, January 17, 1909, near Timmonsville, S.C., the sixth of seven children of the late Bunyan Waterman and Sarah Watson Anderson. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Herbert Harold Taylor of Greer, S.C., in 1970.
Mrs. Taylor spent her early years in the Darlington-Timmonsville area. Her parents encouraged her avid enthusiasm with sports, especially foot racing, pole vaulting, and basketball. It is said that her father encouraged her foot racing knowing that her short legs would put her at a disadvantage, thus allowing her to experience the trails of losing that "Normal" athletes had to experience regularly. She graduated from Columbia College in 1933, after which she began teaching for the South Carolina School System, where her duties included coaching basketball as well as teaching.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor lived in Franklinville, N.C., Latta, S.C., and James Island, S.C. In addition to her work in education, Mrs. Taylor participated in the family business, maintained a very active community presence in her church, garden clubs, and other civic activities, and with her husband, raised twin sons. Mrs. Taylor was a past president of garden clubs in Latta, S.C., and James Island, S.C. Her own collection of azaleas and camellias was begun in the 1940's in Latta, was moved to her James Island home in 1956, and is now lovingly maintained by her daughter-in-law, Rita Taylor, in Wilmington, N.C. Mrs. Taylor was a committed Christian. Her church communities included Latta United Methodist Church, Latta Baptist Church and James Island Baptist Church.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by her sons, Herbert A. Taylor of Wilmington, N.C., Hubert H. Taylor of Thornton, Pa., their wives, Rita and Betty Taylor, three grandchildren, Molly, Mark, and Andrew Taylor of Charlotte, N.C., and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a beloved sister, Mrs. Lurlene DuBose of Lamar, S.C.
Funeral services will be Friday, 12 noon, in the chapel of BELK FUNERAL HOME, DARLINGTON, S.C., with interment following in Grove Hill cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service, 11 a.m. until 12 noon.
