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South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920

THOMPSON, St. Elmore
THE BROTHERS OF IOTA BETA BETA CHAPTER OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. invite you to attend the Memorial Service of Brother St. Elmore Thompson. This service will be held at The Church of the Redeemer, Pineville, South Carolina on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.

SMITH, JR., Charles
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of November 21, 2001, Charles Edward Smith, Jr., widower of Dorothy Crone Smith. Residence, Mount Pleasant, SC. Private memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Smith, Jr. was born on May 29, 1917 in Phoenixville, Pa., the son of Charles Edward Smith, Sr. and Elizabeth G. Smith. He was a graduate of Penn State University. He retired as Vice President of Ward Machinery. He was a member of Towson Presbyterian Church in Towson, Maryland, a Mason, 32nd degree Shriner, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
He is survived by two daughters, Sandra S. Scruggs of Folly Beach, SC and Linda S. Carey of Lafayette, California; one brother, William Smith of Piney Flats, Tenn.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Coastal Carolina Alzheimer's Chapter Association, P.O. Box 80459, Charleston, SC 29416-0459.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.

SMALLS, Kenneth
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 21, 2001, Mr. Kenneth "Momoe" Smalls, beloved son of Mrs. Lucille "Granny" Smalls-Gadsden, Yonges Island, S.C., and the late Mr. James Gadsden, formerly of Yonges Island, S.C., beloved grandson of the late Mrs. Rebecca Richardson Smalls, formerly of Yonges Island, S.C., and the late Mrs. Janie Maxwell, formerly of Edisto Island, S.C., beloved nephew of Mrs. Sarah Ancrum Brown, Yonges Island, S.C., and the late Mrs. Christina Aiken, formerly of Yonges Island, S.C. Family will receive friends at 4914 Highway 174, (Sugar Hill Section) Yonges Island. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY "Chapel of Peace" 3407 Old Pond Road, John's Island, S.C. Phone 559-0341.

SCHLEGEL, Dorothy
Dorothy Brown Schlegel, 81, widow of Robert W. Schlegel of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., died Wednesday, November 20, 2001, in a local nursing home. The Memorial Service will be Monday evening, November 26, 2001, in Rivers Funeral Home, Aiken, S.C., at 6 o'clock. A graveside service will be in George Washington Memorial, Paramus, N.J., Thursday, November 29, 2001.
ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
Mrs. Schlegel was born in Ridgewood, N.J., a daughter of Cornelius and Catherine H. Brown. She was a volunteer with Community Hospital, Newport Richey, Fla. She lived in Florida for 20 years.
Surviving are two sons, Roger A. Schlegel of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Robert W. Schlegel, III, of Elmwood Park, N.J., two sisters, Kay Comstock of North Miami Beach, Fla., and Evelyn Dykstra of Aurora, Colo., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406, or Leukemia Society of America, Inc., 1247 Lake Murray Blvd., Irmo, S.C. 29063.

HOWARD, Bernice
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of Wednesday, November 21, 2001. Mrs. Bernice L. Howard, 77, is the widow of Mr. John Howard, Sr. Residence, 805 Simmons St., Mt. Pleasant, S.C. She was the devoted mother of Ms. Johnetta Howard, Ms. Pamela Howard, and Mr. John Howard, Sr.; the grandmother of Mr. Damien Howard, Mr. Talbert Behrens, Ms. Faith Howard, and Ms. Teneal Behrens; the sister of Mr. Allen Fordham (Gloria) and Mr. Frederick Fordham (Emily); the sister-in-law of Ms. Catherine Howard, Ms. Pearl Fordham, and Mr. Lee Brown, Sr.
W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL CHAPEL, INC., 4129 Highway 17 North, Awendaw, S.C. Will announce funeral service. 722-3676, 881-4920, or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial message at wmsbmc2@aol.com.

SOPKO, Charles
Charles Sopko, 83, of Loganville, Georgia, died Tuesday, November 6, 2001. He was born in Morrell, Pennsylvania in 1918, and was reared in Cleveland, Ohio. He joined the coast guard at age 21, and served 12 years, during which time he was commanding office of the Loran Station in the South Pacific for 2 years, and at Folly Beach, SC, during the 1940's. After settling in Charleston, 1961, he was a building contractor and a HVAC specialist.
Surviving is his wife of 59 years, Carolyn Hull Sopko. Also his daughter, Stephanie Hull Winters of Temple, Georgia; his son, Stephen C. Sopko of Marietta, Georgia; and his youngest daughter, Lois Jacqueline Harrell, of Loganville, Georgia. He was also the grandfather of 8 surviving grandchildren, all of Loganville, Georgia. He was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1950 and was associated with the Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Grayson, Georgia.
After surviving a fall and head injury, he suffered a stroke in December of 1999. He then recuperated for a period of 6 months, and lived at home with his family until his death last week.
A memorial service was held in Georgia on November 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the Grayson Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A memorial service will be scheduled in Charleston, S.C. at a date to be announced. Any inquiries or messages for the family may be sent to ccsopko@mindspring.com.

THOMPSON, St. Elmore
Entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 20, 2001, Mr. St. Elmore Thompson of St. Stephen, SC, husband of Mrs. Vanilla A. Thompson of St. Stephen, SC and brother of Mrs. Marcella Holman of Charleston, SC.
The relatives and friends of Mr. Thompson are invited to attend his funeral services Saturday, November 24, 2001, 11:00 a.m. at The Church of the Redeemer, Highway 45, Pineville, SC. Interment, Greenlawn Cemetery, St. Stephen, SC. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at the church.
Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., MONCKS CORNER, SC.

CORLEY, SR., James
James Leonard Corley, 78, of Summerville, SC, died Wednesday morning, November 21, 2001 at a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Parks Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday afternoon, November 24, 2001 at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Summerville Cemetery. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME on Friday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Alzheimer Association, P.O. Box 80459, Chas., SC 29416.
Mr. Corley was born July 6, 1923 in Ninety-Six, SC, a son of the late Mann D. Corley and Fannie Williams Corley. He was a retired manager for The Wilbert Vault Company and a U.S. Army veteran of WW II. Mr. Corley was also a member of the local V.F.W. and Summerville Lodge No. 234.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Grant Corley of Summerville, SC, 2 daughters, Lynn D. Leatherman of Crouse, NC and Barbara C. Fralix and husband Tommy G. Fralix of Summerville, SC, 3 sons, James L. Corley, Jr. of England, Wayne D. Corley and Michael G. Corley and wife Ann R. Corley of Summerville, SC, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, SC.

TAYLOR, Charles
GEORGETOWN - Charles Thomas Taylor, 71, died Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at a local Georgetown hospital.
Mr. Taylor was born in Erwin, N.C. on November 3, 1929, a son of the late Ruben Thomas Taylor and Margaret Blackmon Taylor. He grew up in Erwin and attended Campbell College in Buies Creek, N.C. Mr. Taylor served in the Coast Guard during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Georgetown in 1952 and was employed by the Woodlands Division of International Paper Company until his retirement in 1985.
Mr. Taylor was very active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award and Order of the Arrow Vigil Award. Mr. Taylor was a National Camp School Instructor and National Jamboree Shooting Sports Director. He also served in a number of other positions including Scout Leader and member of the Coastal Carolina Council Executive Board.
Mr. Taylor was a member of the Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church and had served his church as a member of the Administrative Board and of the Council on Ministries. He was a member of Winyah Lodge #40, Ancient Free Masons and a member and treasurer of the Georgetown Lion's Club. Mr. Taylor was also a member of the Pine Tree Club and Quarter Century Club at the paper mill.
Surviving are his wife, Jane Davis Taylor of Georgetown; three sons, C. Michael Taylor of Georgetown, T. Greg Taylor of Atlanta, Ga., and Chris F. Taylor of Fletcher, N.C.; a daughter, Meg T. Wilcox of Georgetown; a sister, Judy T. Wooten of Erwin, N.C.; and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Taylor was predeceased by his first wife, Sarah Smith Taylor and a daughter, Leslie Anne Taylor.
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon, November 23, 2001, at 3 o'clock in Herbert Memorial United Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Dennis J. Mardis. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery under the direction of the Georgetown Chapel of MAYER FUNERAL HOME.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening, November 22, 2001, from 6 until 8 o'clock.
The family suggests memorials to Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Carolina Council, 1025 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, S.C. 29407-3365.

DAVIS, Emmett
The relatives and friends of Deacon Emmett "Jack" Davis, Jr. are invited to attend the home-going service on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. in Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 5371 Rivers Ave., (Liberty Park) North Charleston, S.C. Rev. Leroy Godfrey, Pastor. Interment, Island Cemetery, Elloree, S.C. Deacon Davis is survived by a devoted wife, Deaconess Lucille Moorer Davis, children, Ivory B. (James) Pooser, Atlanta, Ga., Willie Dean D. (James) Cummings, North Charleston, S.C., Doris D. (George) Twiggs, North Charleston, S.C. Jackie L. (Mattie) Davis, Atlanta, Ga., Deacon Hiram E. (Miriam) Davis, Walterboro, SC. and Elder Tyrone L. (Beverly) Davis, Mt. Pleasant, SC.; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one paternal aunt, Josie Hardy Brunswick, Ga.; 3 nephews; 5 nieces and numerous cousins and a host of friends. Viewing for Deacon Davis will be on Thursday, November 22, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. followed by visitation with the family from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the church. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 5371 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406 or Hospice of Charleston, 3896 Leeds Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405. ARRANGEMENTS BY SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.

FLYNN, Lois
HARLEYVILLE, SC - Mrs. Lois Franks Flynn, 56, of 176 South Railroad Ave., Harleyville died Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Harleyville Christian Church with Rev. Bill Ackerman officiating. Burial will follow in the Harleyville Cemetery directed by BRYANT FUNERAL HOME, of St. George. Friends may call at the residence where she will repose. She was born in Conway, S.C., a daughter of Cleople Lewis Franks and the late Raymond Horrol Franks. She was a graduate of Wampee High School, a member of Harleyville Christian Church and was a salesperson at White's Food Express in Summerville, SC. Surviving are her husband, Walter Clifton Flynn, Jr., Harleyville; 3 sons, Raymond Clifton Flynn, Lincolnville, Gregory Julius Flynn, Harleyville, Walter C. Flynn, III, Summerville; a daughter, Lois Ann Teseniar, North Charleston; her mother, Cleople Lewis Franks, North Myrtle Beach; 5 brothers, Julius H. Franks, Greenville, Ga., Gary L. Franks, Newman, Ga., Roger W. Franks, Sr., Hogansville, Ga., Deane W. Franks, Hampton, Tenn., Elbert A. Franks, North Myrtle Beach; 2 sisters, Dianne F. Mackey, Hogansville, Ga., Debra C. Cody, Conway, SC., and 9 grandchildren.

MATHIS, Carnice
The relatives and friends of Carnice "Connie" Sims Mathis, widow of Paul Turner Mathis are invited to attend her funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Saturday morning, November 24, 2001 at 10 o'clock. Interment, Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at STUHR'S GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL Friday evening, November 23, 2001, between 6 and 8 o'clock. Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2724 Wade Hampton Blvd., Suite E, Greenville, SC 29615.

BARNHILL, Hilma
GEORGETOWN - Hilma P. Barnhill, 81, widow of L. Eugene Barnhill, died Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 22, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Ringel Heights Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Mark Nelson and Rev. Tommy Earl Barnhill. Burial directed by GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
She was born August 6, 1920 in Williamsburg County, a daughter of the late Grady Durand Perry and Meddie Altman Perry.
She was a member of Ringel Heights Baptist Church and also the Adult Sunday School Class No. 1. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her flower garden as her hobby.
Surviving are one son, Grady Durand Barnhill of Atlanta; one daughter, Betty B. Anderson of Georgetown; four brothers, Russell Perry of Johnsonville, Lionel Perry and Clinton Perry both of Hemingway and Winston Perry of Murrells Inlet; five sisters, Erma Marsh of Statesville, NC., Theora Venters of Johnsonville, Fairy Lou Gregory of Durham, NC., Velma Miller of Murrells Inlet and Shirley Ann McBurnette of Summerville; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a son, Earl Barnhill in 2000 and a grandson, Benjie Anderson in 1999.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Georgetown, Inc., 2591 N. Fraser Street, Georgetown, SC. 29440.

CRANE, Ocie
The relatives and friends of Ocie Bell Bryson Crane, widow of Edgar Alphonso Crane, are invited to attend her funeral services at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Friday morning, November 23, 2001, at 11:00 o'clock. Interment, Carolina Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL.

YARBOROUGH, Marion
LAKE CITY - Mr. Marion O. Yarborough, 62, died Wednesday, November 21, 2001, at the Lake City hospital after an illness.
Mr. Yarborough was born in Lake City, a son of Myrtle Kirby Yarborough and the late Raleigh O. Yarborough. He was the owner of Yarborough Auto Mart of Lake City and he attended Lake City Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a Master Mason, Lake City Lodge #193 and retired from the South Carolina National Guard after 25 years.
Survivors include his wife, Meri Hancock Yarborough of Lake City; two daughters, Cindy Middleton of Florence and Sherry West of Hartsville; one son, Marion O. Yarborough, Jr. of Charleston; his mother, Myrtle K. Yarborough of Lake City; two sisters, Betty Timmons of Kingstree and Ann Evans of Rock Hill; and four grandchildren, Dan Middleton of Greenville, Barbara Middleton of Lynchburg, Va., Clay Poston of Lake City and Croxton West of Hartsville.
Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2001, in the Lake City Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in the Lake City Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to the South Carolina Organ Procurement Agency (SCOPA), 1064 Gardner Road, Suite 105, Charleston, SC 29407.
The family will have visitation from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Thursday evening in the funeral home.
BROCKINGTON FUNERAL HOME, Lake City, is in charge.

DOCTOR, Lawrence
Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 21, 2001, Mr. Lawrence "Doc" Doctor. Residence 146 Grove Street, Charleston, SC. He is the beloved son of Mrs. Virginia S. Doctor and beloved brother of Mr. William Stallings, Mrs. Carolyn Debarr and Mrs. Thelma Dunn. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by HARLESTON-BOAGS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 121 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401. (Downtown) Phone 723-3066.

STANLEY, James
Mr. James Henry Stanley, Sr., 51, of 995 Stanley Loop in Varnville, died Tuesday evening in a local Charleston hospital.
Born Feb. 17, 1950 in Hampton County, he was the son of the late Claude Edgar Stanley, Sr. and Thelma Clifton Stanley. He had been a parts manager with the Boyles Parts Store and had attended The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness.
Mr. Stanley is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Stanley of the home; 2 sons, James H. Stanley, Jr. and Gregory Kyle Stanley, both of Varnville; 2 brothers, Steve Franklin Stanley and Emmett Daniel Stanley, both of Varnville; and 2 sisters, Joan Jarrell of Varnville and Eunice Simmons of Early Branch. He was predeceased by a daughter, Sheila Marie Stanley and a brother, Claude Edgar Stanley.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the chapel of PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME in Hampton, conducted by Athley Block. Burial will follow in the Sandy Run Cemetery.
Friends may call at the chapel between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. on Thursday and until the hour of services on Friday.

DANIEL, Jo Catherine
HEMINGWAY - Mrs. Jo Catherine Smith Daniel, 92, wife of the late Rudolph J. Daniel, died Wednesday in a Georgetown hospital.
Graveside funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Indiantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Burial will follow directed by MORRIS FUNERAL HOME.
Mrs. Daniel was born in Liberty, S.C., a daughter of the late Joseph Warren Smith and Mattie Kennemer Smith. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1930.
Survivors include her daughters, Martha Jo D. (Milton) Poston of Georgetown and Mary Jeanette (Ronald) Thompson of Birmingham, Ala.; her grandchildren, Aaron and Shelby Poston of Georgetown; her sister, Ruth Page of Hartwell, Ga.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Indiantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund.

DAVIS, Emmett
UNION HEIGHT LODGE NO. 328: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS you are requested to meet at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 5371 Rivers Ave., on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001 at 6:45 pm., to attend WAKE Service for our decease member Emmett Davis, Friday 10:45 am for Funeral Service. Craft Fraternally invited.
By Order Of:
Bro. Isaac Spann, Jr., W.M.
Bro. Joe B. Thompson, P.M., Secty.

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