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KASSIS, Najib
Najib John Kassis, 79, of Charleston, husband of S. Nouha Kassis, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2002, at a local hospital. Born Zahle, Lebanon to the late Aziz and Zakia Shahid Kassis. Mr. Kassis was co-owner of Kassis Brothers Shoe Store. John and his brother Fred Kassis started the shoe store in Zahle, Lebanon, then opened in Australia, and finally came to Charleston, SC to open at 237 King St. After many years of building special orthopedic shoes for people, they then moved their business to 1890 Sam Rittenburg Blvd. Since that time for the past 10 years, Mr. John Kassis has been very ill, by his side for 33 years, his wife Nouha, has cared for him every step of the way. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and like his entire family he was a devoted family man. Surviving Mr. Kassis is his wife; a son, Tony M. Kassis and his wife Amy of Columbia, SC; two daughters, Camille Stebbins and her husband Mike of Charleston, and Kelly Kassis of Charleston; two brothers, Fred and Raymond Kassis, both of Charleston; two sisters, Yvonne Shahid and Renee Kadlecik, both of Charleston; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6:30 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, September 18, with a Christian Rosary Service beginning at 7 PM at McAlister-Smith Downtown Chapel, 150 Wentworth St. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Thursday, September 19, 2002 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Holy Cross cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1695 Wallenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407. MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St., is serving the Kassis family.

PIKE, Philip
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of September 17, 2002, Senior Chief Philip Bradford Pike, US Navy, (Retired), husband of Laura Little Pike. Residence, Goose Creek, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Friday afternoon, September 20, 2002, at 2 o'clock. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Friends may call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel, Thursday evening, September 19, 2002, between 6 and 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.
Mr. Pike was born October 14, 1939, in Concord, New Hampshire, a son of Bradford Everett and Emily Hause Pike. Mr. Pike was an Episcopalian. He was a retired Senior Chief Hull Maintenance Technician with the U.S. Navy serving during the Vietnam War and also retired from Bayer Corporation with the maintenance department.
Surviving are his wife of Goose Creek, S.C.; his mother, Emily Hause Pike Olari of Athol, Mass.; a son, Philip Bradford Pike, Jr., of Cottageville, S.C.; a daughter, Annette Marie Russell of Goose Creek, S.C.; a brother, Stephen Pike of Gardner, Mass.; two sisters, Cydne "Beth" Daniels of Gardner, Mass., and Leslie Osborne of Fitchburg, Mass.; and a granddaughter, Shemaiah Marie Yates of Portland, Ore.

BROADWELL, Christine
Christine Mayer Broadwell, 71, loving mother, grandmother and a retired systems administrator with Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Saturday, September 14, 2002, at her home in North Charleston, S.C. Born December 13, 1930, in Elligen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Christine Mayer (nee Hausner). She was a graduate of Webster University, where she received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award. She graduated from Baptist College at Charleston, S.C., Magna cum Laude and also received degrees from Trident Technical College. While at Lockheed, Christine received the Twenty-Year Lockheed and Field Ballistic Missile Certificates. She was a President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Lockheed Charleston Chapter of the National Management Association, and received the chapter's President's Service Award for 1985-1987. Christine also was an adjunct professor of computers and German at Webster University, Limestone College, and Trident Technical College. A talented musician, Christine enjoyed playing the accordion, piano and singing for many Lowcountry events including Oktoberfests, Robert Ivy Theater Productions, and for nursing homes and hospitals. She was the organist for St. Theresa Catholic Church in North Charleston. Christine and her late husband, Lee, were charter members of the General W.C. Westmoreland/Charleston Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars. She was also a member of the International Club, the Edelweiss Singers, and Toastmasters of Charleston. She enjoyed gardening and bridge. preceded in death by her husband, Lee Broadwell. She is survived by her children, Louis Broadwell of North Charleston, S.C.; Carl Broadwell of North Charleston, S.C.; Romy Rivera and her husband, Edgar, of Charleston, S.C.; and Patricia Stephenson and her husband, Paul, of Allendale, Mich.; and one sister, Georgine Mayer de da Silva, of Asuncion, Paraguay; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. She had one brother, Carl Ludwig Mayer. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, September 19, 2002, at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home Goose Creek Chapel, 100 S. Goose Creek Blvd. (Hwy. 52), Goose Creek, S.C. A Rosary service will be recited at 7:30 p.m. A Memorial Mass with reception following will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2002, at St. John's Catholic Church, 3921 St. John's Avenue, North Charleston, S.C. 29405. Interment will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 21, 2002, at the First Baptist Church of Pendleton, 351 S. Broad St., Pendleton, S.C., 29670. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to CWO Lee Broadwell Memorial Fund for Patriotic Education, Charleston, MOWW, P.O. Box 31182, Charleston, S.C. 29417-1182. Arrangements by MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 100 S. Goose Creek Blvd., Goose Creek, S.C. 29445.

MINSHEW, Oliver
Oliver G. "Bubba" Minshew, Jr., 81, of Johns Island, husband of the late Jean F. Minshew, passed away on Monday, September 16, at a local hospital. Born in Marion County to the late Oliver G. and Marie Hanahan Minshew, Sr., Mr. Minshew retired from the United States Postal Service, and then worked as a greeter at Blue Flame Gas Company. He was a lifelong resident of Johns Island, a member of Faith Lutheran Church on Johns Island, and a devoted family man. Surviving "Bubba" Minshew is his son, William Lee Minshew of Charleston, Jeanne K. Warford and her husband Stanley of Immokalee, Fla., four brothers, Henry Minshew of Johns Island, Charles Minshew of Conway, S.C., Ralph Hanahan of Johns Island, and Joseph Minshew of Charleston, two sisters, Grey Geissler of Beaufort, S.C., and Mary O'Neal of Johns Island. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Tammy Bass and her husband Richard of Labelle, Fla., and Katherine Price and her husband Lane of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and five great-grandchildren, Derek and Victoria Bass, Megan, Matthew, and Zachary Price. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, at McAlister-Smith Downtown Chapel, 150 Wentworth St. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, September 19, at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Online condolences may be sent to the Minshew family by going to www.mcalisters-smith.com.
MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St., is assisting the Minshew family.

DODD, Doris
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harold "Chatty" Dodd are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Friday morning, September 20, 2002, at 10 o'clock. Interment will be private. Friends may call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel, Thursday, September 19, 2002, between 6 and 8 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406.
Mrs. Dodd was born June 13, 1950, in Beaufort, S.C., a daughter of Garland and Ruth Crosby Anderson. Mrs. Dodd attended Zion Grace United Methodist Church, Norfolk, Va. She had retired as a material handler with the Naval Supply Center in Charleston, S.C., and Norfolk, Va. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. Post 641, Columbia, S.C.
Surviving are her husband of Norfolk, Va.; her mother, Ruth Crosby Anderson Bailey of Beaufort, S.C.; her children, Tommy Maguire of Rock Hill, S.C., and Terra Maguire of Charleston, S.C.; step-children, Amanda Dodd, Kelly Dodd and David Dodd all of Columbia, S.C.; sisters, Sheila Jaskiewicz of Niantic, Conn., Myrtle Crabb of Cottageville, S.C., and Lisa Horner of Summerville, S.C.; brothers, Ben Smith of Augusta, Ga., and Greg Anderson of Norfolk, Va.; her aunt, Grace Smith of Beaufort, S.C., and ten grandchildren.

MIXON, Estelle
Estelle Phillips Mixon, 69, of Macedonia, S.C., died Tuesday morning at her son's residence in Columbia.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m., Thursday morning, September 19, 2002, at the graveside in the Oak Grove Pentecostal Holiness cemetery, Macedonia. Interment will follow. Friends may call at DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. this Wednesday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Palmetto Health Hospice, P.O. Box 50820, Summerville, S.C. 29485.
Mrs. Mixon was born May 14, 1933, in Macedonia, S.C., a daughter of Lawrence Arthur Phillips and Julia Harriett Mills Phillips. She is of the Pentecostal Holiness faith.
Surviving are, three sons, Danny Mixon of Lisbon, Conn., Teddy Mixon of Columbia, and Kenny Mixon of Bonneau; a brother, Matthew "Mac" Phillips of Summerville; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

RINTALA, Martin
The relatives and friends of Gunners Mate Chief Martin Rintala, US Navy (Retired) are invited to attend his Memorial Services in the Charleston Air Force Base Chapel this Wednesday afternoon, September 18, 2002, at 2 o'clock with Military Honors. Interment will be private. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL.

SKARDON, Miriam S.
Miriam S. Skardon, wife of James A. Skardon of Mt. Pleasant, SC died Monday, September 15, 2002 at her residence. All funeral services will be Private. ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
Mrs. Skardon was born in Florence, SC, a daughter of James Steen and Maggie Steen Burket.
Surviving are her husband of Mt. Pleasant, SC; daughter, Mary Hope Skardon of New York City, NY; son, James Todd Skardon of Phoenix, Arizona; three brothers, James B. Steen of Natchez, MS, John Steen of Baltimore, MD and William Steen of Blue Ridge, GA, and one sister, Lois Steen of Jackson, MS.
Memorials may be made to Lutheran Hospice of Charleston, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.

BOWDEN, Doris Busby
Doris Busby Bowden, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, widow of Edward B. Bowden died Monday, September 16, 2002 in a local hospital. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her memorial service Friday, September 20, 2002 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL at 4:00 o’clock. Friends may call at Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel one hour prior to service.
Mrs. Bowden was born in North Charleston, SC, the daughter of Thomas Claude and Mary Estelle Busby. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Isle of Palms and the Ladies Auxiliary #3142and was a forty year resident of Isle of Palms.
Surviving are two sons, Glenn Arthur Bowden of Mt. Pleasant, SC; and Ray Burton Bowden and his wife, Janalyn Chalmers Bowden; one grandson, Dax Edward Bowden of Isle of Palms, SC; one step-daughter, Patricia Bowden and one step-son, Walter Bowden, both of Nashville, TN. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Ian Chalmers Bowden and her husband, Edward B. Bowden.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, SC 29406 or The American Red Cross, 5290 Rivers Avenue, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29406.

SAVINDA, Geraldine
The relatives and friends Geraldine D. Savinda are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Charleston, SC Thursday, September 19, 2002 at 10:00 o’clock. Prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 o’clock. The Rosary will be said at 7:00 o’clock.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 89 Hassell Street, Charleston, SC 29403.

HUGHES, Grace
Entered into eternal rest on the evening of September 16, 2002, Grace White Hughes, wife of Horatio "Harry" Hughes, Jr. Residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Horatio "Harry" Hughes, Jr., are invited to attend her funeral services, Thursday, at 11 o'clock in St. John's Lutheran Church. Interment, Magnolia cemetery. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Wednesday between 6:00 and 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Hughes was born September 23, 1922, in Gaffney, S.C., the daughter of Floyd H. White and Della Davis White. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She was formerly employed as an executive secretary with Westvaco.
She is survived by her husband of Charleston, S.C.; three daughters, Pamela H. Ashton and her husband Patrick of Atlanta, Ga., Kathie H. Stuber and her husband Gary of Goose Creek, S.C., and Rebecca Grace Hughes of Asheville, N.C.; two grandchildren, C. Lane Stuber, Jason H. Stuber and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of S.C., Research Department, 1941 Savage Road, Suite #200-A, Charleston, S.C. 29407.

KANE, Myrtle
Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of September 15, 2002, Myrtle Poplin Kane, widow of John J. Kane, M.D. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Myrtle Poplin Kane are invited to attend her funeral services Thursday at eleven o'clock at the graveside in Carolina Memorial Park.
Mrs. Kane was born April 15, 1916 in Sumter, South Carolina, the daughter of Walter Lee Poplin and Vera Boartfield Poplin.
She is survived by one daughter, Jean Kane Allen of Holden Beach, NC; two sisters, Dorothy P. Collins, and Margaret P. Kennedy, both of Mt. Pleasant, SC; three granddaughters, Susan Greene, Ashley Currey, and Jean Blanchard; five great-grandchildren; Mary Claire, Caroline, Charlotte, Jack, and Owen; her brother, William L. Poplin, predeceased her.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association of SC, 409 King Street, Suite 300, SC 29403, or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.

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