POLK, Thomas
Thomas Preston Polk, 67, of Moncks Corner, SC, a retired millwright for Daniels Construction, died Friday in a Summerville hospital.
The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Interment will be in Berkeley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2001.
Mr. Polk was born Sept. 18, 1934, in Islandton, SC, a son of Lotus Winfred Polk and Ornie Ready Polk. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Islandton. He was a mason. He was preceded in death by two brothers, F. Gordon Polk and Hensley L. Polk. He attended Clemson University.
Surviving are his wife, Arnree Stanley Polk; two daughters, Loretta Lynn Polk Seprish of Summerville and Wanda Gordon Krupinski of Mt. Pleasant; two sons, Steven P. Polk of Gaston and Winfred Lotus Gordon of Brevard, NC; and two grandchildren, BobbiAnn L. Polk and Chase Bryan Phillips.
HOFFMAN, Juanita
Juanita Elizabeth McInerny Hoffman, age 72, of Sullivan's Island, died Monday, October 15, 2001 in a local nursing home. Mrs. Hoffman was born on November 7, 1928 the daughter of Joseph Schroeder McInerny, Sr. and Simmie Elizabeth Harrell. She graduated from Moultrie High School and Rice Business College. She was an avid golfer and bridge player. Mrs. Hoffman, a Catholic, worked as supply clerk for the Charleston Air Force Base. When asked by her niece what kind of work she did, she stated that she "shoveled coal and swept the floors!"
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Hoffman are invited to attend a Memorial Service for the former at 12 noon Saturday, October 20, at MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, EAST COOPER CHAPEL, 1520 Rifle Range Rd., Mt. Pleasant, 884-3833. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens Cemetery following the ceremony.
Mrs. Hoffman is survived by one brother, Joseph Schroeder McInerny, Jr. of Charleston, a niece Elizabeth McInerny Tanner of Meritt Island, FL, a nephew Joseph Schroeder McInerny, III of Covington, GA, two grandnieces and one grandnephew.
Memorial contributions may be made to Palmetto Hospice, 1815 Old Trolley Rd., Suite 109, Summerville, SC, 29483.
DEAS, JR., Ernest
The relatives and friends of Mr. Ernest Deas, Jr. of Moncks Corner, formerly of Charleston, SC are invited to attend his memorial services Monday, October 22, 2001, 11:00 a.m. at GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 200 Grace Street, Moncks Corner, SC. Burial will be private.
Mr. Deas, son of the late Mr. Ernest Deas and Mrs. Izetta Davis Deas, departed this life October 15, 2001. Surviving are his siblings, Henry Deas and Matie Delores Costen; special cousins, Loretta D. Salley and Daniel Davis.
Compassionate and caring services have been entrusted to GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, Moncks Corner.
DAVIS, Merle
EUTAWVILLE - Mrs. Merle Hancock Davis, 80, of 201 Appaloosa Ct., Eutawville, died Friday in a Charleston hospital.
The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2001 in the First Baptist Church, Eutawville with the Rev. Mike Thompson and Rev. John Scott officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. Friends may call at AVINGER FUNERAL HOME, Holly Hill, from 6 to 8 p.m. this Saturday, October 20, 2001.
Mrs. Davis was born in Starr, GA, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. Livingston. She was a very active member of the First Baptist Church, Eutawville and was first married to the late Hoyle H. Hancock.
Surviving are her husband, John Frank Davis of the home; daughter, Mrs. Lynn Kaskin of Eutawville; son, Keith H. Hancock of Hartsville; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Eutawville, Building Fund, P.O. Box 484, Eutawville, SC 29048.
WARREN, Naomi
West Columbia - Services for Naomi Sample Warren, 72, of West Columbia, will be held at 3 pm Sunday at West Side Baptist Church, conducted by Reverend John McKeown, with burial at the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be the members of Fay Hammond Sunday School Class. Honorary pallbearers will be the Mary Adkins Sunday School Class. Visitations will be from 6 to 8 pm Saturday at THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME of Lexington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm Saturday at THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME of Lexington. Memorials may be made to West Side Baptist Church, 2100 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29169.
Mrs. Warren died Thursday, October 18, 2001. Born in Joanna, she was the daughter of the late B. Frank and Mattie Koon Sample. A longtime member of West Side Baptist Church and the Mary Adkins Sunday School Class, she served in many positions of leadership in the church activities. She was a faithful and loving wife, mother, grandmother and was loved by many.
Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Thomas A. Warren, Jr.; her sons and daughter-in-law, Thomas A. Warren III of West Columbia and J. Eric and Kathy Warren of Lexington; her grandsons, Matthew and Drey Warren, both of Lexington, and her granddaughter, Hannah Warren of Lexington.
MILNER, Olice Lee
Entered into eternal rest the morning of October 19, 2001, at his residence, Olice Lee Milner, widower of Mecie Wilson Milner. Residence, White Oak, SC, formerly of Charleston. Graveside funeral services will be held in Live Oak Memorial Gardens Sunday, October 21, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, IN.C, NORTH AREA CHAPEL. Memorials may be made to Lowman Home Transportation, P.O. Box 444, White Oak, SC 29177.
Born May 23, 1910 in Ocilla, Georgia, Mr. Milner was the son of the late Seabrum Harold Milner and Beulah Milner. He was a retired electrician and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Mr. Milner was a member of First Baptist Church of Columbia and taught Sunday School for fourteen years.
Surviving Mr. Milner are a daughter, Sandra M. Ayoub of Chapin, SC; a son, Harold T. Milner of Missouri; three grandchildren, Amanda Glowacki of Columbia, SC, Tony Ayoub of Chapin, SC and Dina Carter of Charleston and seven great-grandchildren.
MESSERVY, Betty
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Messervy are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter at 10:30 o'clock Saturday at the graveside in St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Meggett, S.C.
Memorials may be made to Lowcountry Foster Children, 844 Duck Hawk Retreat, Charleston, SC 29412.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
KELLY, Isiah
UNION HGTS. LODGE #328 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are requested to assemble at Suburban Funeral Home, 2336 Meeting Street, Sunday, October 21, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. for Wake service for Bro. Isiah Kelly, Sr., Monday, October 22, 2001 at 12:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall Meeting Street Road for Lodge of Sorrow, Funeral service 1:00 p.m. in Union Baptist Church, 708 Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C. Craft fraternally invited.
By order of:
Isaac Spann, Jr., W.M.
Joe B. Thompson, P.M. Secty.
NAIL, Jeanne
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Nail are invited to attend the Funeral Mass for the latter at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2001 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Folly Beach. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial and Tribute Processing Center, P.O.
Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC., 766-1365.
ROSS, Lorraine
Lorraine Beatrice Ross, 57 of Summerville, SC., died October 14, 2001 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at Parks Funeral Home Chapel, Sunday afternoon, October 21, 2001 at 2 o'clock. Entombment will be in Summerville Cemetery Mausoleum. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Hospice of Charleston, 3896 Leeds Ave., Chas. SC 29405.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, SC.
FRANCIS, Mary
Mary Katherine Robinson Francis, 78 widow of the late Coy C. Francis, died October 17, 2001 at her residence in Summerville, SC. Funeral services will be held at St. Lukes Lutheran Church Chapel, Sunday afternoon, October 21, 2001 at 4 o'clock. Burial will be in Summerville Cemetery. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME, Summerville SC., this evening from 6-8 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church-ARC Programs 206 Central Avenue, Summerville, SC 29483.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, SC.
MCSWAIN, NITANORTH
CHARLESTON - Nita McDonald McSwain, 88, died Saturday, October 27, 2001 in Hallmark Health Center in Summerville. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, October 29, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery in Georgetown. Burial will follow under the direction of GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME OF GEORGETOWN.She was born August 12, 1913 in Georgetown County, a daughter of the late Peter Thomas Bellflower and Lottie Elizabeth Owens Bellflower.She was a long time resident of Goose Creek before moving to North Charleston in 1997. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.She was first married to the late John Chester McDonald. Surviving are one son, John C. McDonald of Goose Creek; one daughter, Betty M. Densler of North Charleston; one brother, Benny R. Bellflower of Ashville, NC; one sister, Cherry McKnight of Georgetown; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11 AM until service time on Monday at the funeral home.
RODESCHIN, Severin
Severin Henry Rodeschin, 80, of North Charleston, a retired General Foreman at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Friday in a Charleston Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME.
SIMMONS, Craig
Craig Alexander Simmons, 59, of Goose Creek, SC, formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC, Silver Springs, Mount Airy and Cheverly, MD., died October 25, 2001 in Charleston, SC after a brief illness. He was born in Washington, DC to the late Herschel J. and Sally Smith Simmons. He was a 1960 graduate of Montgomery Blair High School, a 1968 graduate of Montgomery College, received his BS in Economics in 1970 from the University of Maryland, with highest honors, and partial completion of his MS in Economics in 1971. He was a member of the Alpha Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma. He was also a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, of Charleston, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Goose Creek, and previously at St. Andrews Catholic Church of Myrtle Beach. He worked with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1971 to 1975. He was employed by the Government Accounting Office's Senior Executive Service prior to retiring from the agency in 1993. He served as Senior Associate Director, in the General Government Division and was responsible for directing work in the Financial Institute and Market Issues Area. He received the rank of meritorious executive in 1987 for sustained superior accomplishment and for noteworthy achievement of quality and efficiency. He received the GOA Distinguished Service Awards in 1981 and 1987 and also a Special Award, Senior Executive Association in 1992, one of six honorees selected annually U.S. Government-wide. He is survived by his wife and "soul-mate", Ann Wright Simmons, three daughters, Mary Lee of Florida, Jennifer of Virginia, Brittany Marie of South Carolina and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Leslie Anne Simmons in 1997. He always had a soft heart for animals, an avid amateur Astronomer, took pride in his landscaping, and was always taking pictures, loved golfing and the water. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Church, and memorial contributions may be made to the Cathedral's Building Fund, 120 Broad St., Charleston, SC 29401. Craig will always be remembered and missed by the many lives he touched as "humble, but accomplished." Arrangements by MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME.
SCHLEPPEGRELL, JR., Charles
Entered into eternal rest Saturday morning, October 27, 2001, Dr. Charles August Schleppegrell, Jr., D.D.S., husband of Kelly Mobley Schleppegrell. Residence, Charleston, South Carolina.The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Charles August Schleppegrell, Jr. are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in West Shore Episcopal Church, Ashley Landing Mall, Monday afternoon, October 29, 2001 at one o'clock. Interment, Carolina Memorial Gardens.Friends may call in J. HENRY STURH, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway, Charleston, SC, 29414, Sunday evening October 28, 2001, from six to eight o'clock.Dr. Schleppegrell was born in Charleston, South Carolina July 16, 1955, the son of Charles August Schleppegrell, Sr. and the late Keda Grayson Schleppegrell. He graduated from Middleton High School, the College of Charleston and was a graduate of MUSC College of Dental Medicine.Survivors include his wife, Kelly Mobley Schleppegrell of Charleston, SC; two sons, Grayson Keith and Baker Oldham Schleppegrell of Charleston, SC, his father, Charles August Schleppegrell, Sr. of Johns Island, SC; his sister, Rebecca Schleppegrell Schaffer and her husband Douglas Lee Schaffer of Johns Island, SC.Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to West Shore Episcopal Church, Ashley Landing Mall, Charleston, S.C. 29407, or the Children's Hospital, c/o MUSC, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29425 or the American Red Cross Blood Services, 5290 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, S.C., 29406.
