WATKINS, Lamar
Entered into eternal rest on the evening of November 14, 2002, Lamar Ertle Watkins, Sr., widower of Delores Cuzzell Watkins. Residence, James Island, SC. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services Monday, November 18, 2002 at two o’clock in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Interment, Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Sunday, between Five and Seven O’clock.
Mr. Watkins, Sr., was born December 27, 1922 in Harlem, Georgia, the son of Robert W. Watkins and Florence Whitaker Watkins. He retired as a planner/estimator with the Charleston Naval Shipyard. He served with the US Army Air Corps during W.W.II. He was a member of the American Legion Post #147, James Island and a Life member of N.A.R.F.E., the Charleston Rifle Club, the Charleston Elks Lodge # 242 and the James Island Shag Club.
He is survived by 4 sons: Lamar E. Watkins, Jr. of James Island, SC, Charles W.(Billy) Watkins of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Terry L. Watkins of North Charleston, SC and Buddy Watkins of James Island, SC; 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; 3 brothers-in-law: Charles L. Cuzzell, Jr. Leonard K. Cuzzell and Paul W. Cuzzell.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society 5900 Core Road, Suite. #504, North Charleston, SC 29406.
PFAEHLER, Lucile
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eugene Pfaehler are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter, Saturday at ten o’clock in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Interment, Bethany cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Charleston Christian Family Y, 21 George Street, Charleston, SC 29401.
COLEMAN, Margot
The relatives and friends of Margot Hamilton Coleman are invited to attend her funeral service Saturday at eleven o’clock in St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. Interment, Magnolia cemetery. Friends may call at #3 Cochran Court, Friday between four and seven o’clock.
Memorials may be made to St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 14 St. Michael’s Alley, Charleston, SC 29401 or Bishop Gadsden Residents’ Assistance Fund, 1873 Camp Road, Charleston, SC 29412 or Orangeburg County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, For the Woodlands Residence, P.O. Box 1812, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
FLEMING, Launa Dixon
The relatives and friends of Launa Dixon Fleming, of Mount Pleasant, SC, are invited to attend her Requiem Mass on Saturday, November 15, 2002 at the Church of the Holy Communion at 10:00 o’clock. Interment will follow at Christ Episcopal Church, Mt. Pleasant.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Church of the Holy Communion, Memorial Fund for Launa Fleming, 218 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29403.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
TUCKER, SR., Stanley
Stanley Edwin Tucker, Sr., 63, died Friday, November 15, 2002 at the Medical University of SC Hospital in Charleston.
Mr. Tucker was born in Brunswick, Georgia on February 6, 1939, a son of Nora Lee Smith Tucker and the late Charles Edward Tucker. He grew in Brunswick and graduated from Bradwell Institute. Mr. Tucker served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed with the Seaboard Coast Line and late with CSX Railroad for forty years, retiring three years ago due to ill health.
Surviving, in addition to his Mother of Brunswick, are: his wife, Elizabeth Lambert Tucker of Andrews; two sons, Stanley E. Tucker, Jr. of St. Stephen and Adam Wade Tucker of Andrews; a daughter, Jamie Ann T. Mescher of Andrews; five brothers: Edward Wayne Tucker and Lee Tucker, both of Brunswick, Kenneth Tucker of Darien, GA, Paul Tucker of Jacksonville, FL, and Lyle Tucker of Columbia; two sisters, Evelyn Bodiford of Bonneau and Anita Durden of Davies, FL; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Monday, November 18, 2002, at 11 o'clock in the Andrews Church of God. Officiating will be the Rev. Thomas W. Wallace, II. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Memorial Park under the direction of the ANDREWS CHAPEL OF MAYER FUNERAL HOME.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday afternoon, November 17, 2002, from 5 until 7 o'clock.
HICKS, Harold
Entered into eternal rest on November 15, 2002, Apostle Harold Hicks, the beloved husband of Mrs. Wilhelmenia Hicks, father of Harold Hicks, Jr., Latrice Fountain, Deadre Hicks, Tyrone Hicks and Aaron Hicks, son of Mrs. Hattie Hicks Jenkins, brother of Henry Hicks, Hiram Hicks, Howard Hicks, Senior Jenkins, Hilda Gadsden, and Harriett Terry Clark. Late residence, 2703 East Surrey Drive, North Charleston, SC. Funeral notice later. ARRANGEMENTS BY SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.
BESTUL, Manton
Manton Gordon Bestul, 82, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2002 in Greenville, SC. Born in Kenyon, MN on October 2, 1920, he was the son of Sophie and Ingvald Bestul. Gordon was a decorated retired Commander in the United States Navy, having served in WWII and the Korean War. He was a graduate of St. Olaf University in St. Cloud, MN and was retired from the Polychemical Division of Westvaco. He is survived by two daughters; Sharon (Bruce) Nelker of Greenville, SC & Barbara (Michael) Snipes of Columbia, SC. Also included are three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Bestul is predeceased by his wife, Rosalie Adams Bestul and his grandson, Jason Everett Ward. Funeral Service will be on Sunday at 2 PM, November 17, 2002 at Carolina Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, November 16, 2002 at CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 7113 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406.
NGUYEN, Cam
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Cam Nguyen, 88, of Lake City, FL, are invited to attend her services at 10 AM today, November 16, 2002, in Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Plantation Memorial Gardens, Moncks Corner. THE MINISTRY OF RIVERS FUNERAL HOME OF GOOSE CREEK in charge of arrangements. (843) 824-9990.
ALEFF, William
William W. "Bill" Aleff, 71, of Summerville, husband of Janice Budzisz Aleff died Thursday in a Summerville hospital.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday at 3 o'clock in Tri-County Cremation Center Chapel, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville. Inurnment will be in South Park cemetery, Roswell, New Mexico.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Palmetto Health Hospice, 1815 Old Trolley Road, Summerville, South Carolina 29485.
Mr. Aleff was born June 9, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a son of the late Wilfred Aleff and Cecelia Spatt Aleff. He graduated from schools in Wisconsin. He was a retired auto mechanic and of the Catholic faith.
Surviving are: his wife of Summerville; 1 son, Daniel John Aleff and his wife Lori of Ayden, NC; 1 daughter, Corinne Timmons and her husband Tommie of Summerville, SC; 5 grandchildren; 1 brother, Richard Aleff of New Orleans, LA.
Arrangements by: TRI-COUNTY CREMATION CENTER, 11000Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485.
BROWN, Catherine
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 15, 2002 in New York, NY, Ms. Catherine Brown (formerly of John's Island, SC), the beloved sister of Mrs. Albertha Freeman and the beloved aunt of Mr. Joseph Jenkins (Anna). Funeral notice later. Arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY "CHAPEL OF PEACE", 3407 Old Pond Road, John's Island, SC 29455, (843) 559-0341.
SANDERS, Alexander
Alexander Sanders, 66, of Brooklyn, NY and formerly of Cottageville, SC, died Friday, November 8, 2002 in Brooklyn, NY.
The funeral will be 11:00 AM Saturday, November 16, 2002, in Canaan Baptist Church, Round O, SC. Burial, directed by HAMILTON'S FUNERAL HOME OF WALTERBORO, will be in Westview Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Sanders was born in Cottageville, SC and was the son of the late Burrie Sanders, Sr. and Janie Cobbs Sanders. He attended the public schools in Colleton County and was a veteran of the United States Army.
Surviving are: his wife, Wanda; daughter, Andrea; son, Earl Jerome, all of New York; three brothers, Burnie Sanders, Jr., Ft. Pierce, FL, Jacob Sanders, Lake City, FL, and Hubert Sanders, Cottageville; three sisters, Louise Esson, Walterboro, Florrie Sanders, New York City, and Betty Jones, Cottageville.
LEWIS, Edna
Edna Wilson Lewis, 79, widow of Robert Elton Lewis, Sr., died Wednesday, November 13, 2002. Mrs. Lewis was born Wednesday, August 15, 1923 in Beaufort, SC, the daughter of John Wright and Ila Havird Wilson. She was the past director of St. Mark United Methodist Church kindergarten. Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn Lewis Hewitt Long of Columbia, SC; a son, Robert Elton Lewis, Jr. of Charleston, SC; two grandsons, Otis Hewitt of California and Robert Elton Lewis, III of Charleston, SC; a granddaughter, Christina Lewis Whetstone of Orangeburg, SC; two sisters, Elizabeth LeVest of Metrie, LA and Rosalee Land of Plains, GA. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service at 10:00 AM Monday, November 18, 2002 in James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday, November 17, 2002 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. Memorial may be made to Hospice of Charleston, Inc., 3870 Leeds Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC. 766-1365.
GARR, Andre
NASHVILLE - M. Andre Garr, 80, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2002. An industrial engineer and management consultant, and much loved husband, father, friend and true gentleman. Founder and President of Garr Industries, he grew the business from his home basement into the leading retail industry management consulting firm in the US and Canada.
Born January 18, 1922 in Jackson, GA. He graduated from The Citadel in 1943 with a B.S. Degree in Physics. A veteran of World War II, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific. In 1948, he received his M.S. in Business and Engineering Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also did post graduate work at Harvard University. He was an assistant professor at the University of Georgia (Savannah Division) and also taught at Tufts University. He was the first Staff Industrial Engineer for the Ford Motor Company's Atlanta assembly plant. He served as Chief Engineer with the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps' Atlanta General Depot and as consultant to the Office of the Chief of Ordnance for all installations throughout the U.S. As operating executive with Rich's Department Store in Atlanta, GA, he was responsible for all distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, and repair operations. His application of scientific methods resulted in previously unheard of savings and efficiencies.
He was very active in management and engineering professional associations, including having been the National Director of the Society for Advancement of Management. He was also a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Consulting Engineers Council and the National Retail Merchants Association.
An entrepreneur before it was en vogue, he quit Rich's and started Garr and Associates with only one client and 6 months of work. He grew the business from his home basement into the leading retail industry management consulting firm in the U.S. and Canada. His belief in himself and in his ability to succeed was unfailing and inspired others to believe in themselves. He and his longtime business partner and close friend, Ed Hennefeld, eventually sold the firm in 1983 to Touche Ross and Company. Garr Industries became the foundation for Touche Ross and Co.'s retail management consulting.
His career and his life were characterized by an unquestioned integrity and unflinching commitment to innovation and ingenuity. He was a man who embodied a genuine respect for all he met and was a true southern gentleman in the best sense of the phrase. His life was a testament to the power of positive thinking, as evidenced by his trademark response to "how are you?" "Fandamntastic" he would exclaim.
One of his great joys was good friends, good food and good stories. A family tradition he reluctantly relished in was the singing of "The Preacher Went Out 'A Hunting", an old folk tune passed down from his father.
A true labor of love was the rescue and restoration of Windsor Plantation in Georgetown, SC. His usual attention to detail resulted in a restoration that surpassed even the home's past glory. The home was featured in several books and magazines. To all his projects, he always brought a unique touch that solved a complicated problem in an elegant and simple fashion - an engineer to the core.
He also spent many winter months in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL and was a frequent worshipper at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Ft. Lauderdale. A longtime Episcopalian, he served on the vestry of Holy Innocents Church in Atlanta, GA for several years. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, SC.
He and his wife were constant companions and friends for 30 years, sharing a unique bond re-enforcing their faith as Christians. He and Ed Hennefeld shared Psalm 15 as values to try and live by. No other verse captures the sense of who he was quite as well: "O Lord, who may abide in Thy tent?...He who walks with integrity, and works with righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart....."
He is survived by his wife, Erleen; 5 children: son, M. Andy Garr, III and his wife Pam of St. Pete Beach, FL; daughter, Sally Garr Brodhead and her husband Charles of Alexandria, VA; son, Michael Garr of New York, NY; daughter, Teddi Waxelbaum Dial and her husband Sam of Franklin, TN; son, Tom Waxelbaum and his wife Cheryl of Atlanta, GA; six grandchildren: Andrew, Allison and Samuel Dial and Marlee, Teal, and Hannah Waxelbaum; sister, Olivette Smith and her husband Charles of Pawleys Island, SC; nephews, Bill Pridgen and his wife Dee of Charleston, SC and Roy Pridgen and his wife Paula of Myrtle Beach, SC and Evelyn Pridgen, wife of deceased nephew Carl C. Pridgen; and niece Maureen Hamilton and her husband Dee of Pawleys Island, SC.
A memorial service was held on Thursday, November 14, 2002, 2pm in Belmont Church, located at 68 Music Square East in Nashville, TN. Donations in his memory may be made to "Teach My People" Ministry, P.O. Box 2081, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. MARSHALL-DONNELLY-COMBS (615) 327-1111.
