GARDNER, Alfred A.
Entered into eternal rest on November 25, 2001, Mr. Alfred A. Gardner. The relatives and friends of Mr. Gardner, those of his daughters, Myra Aikens and Alfreda Olin; and grandchildren are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:00 a.m. today in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 134 St. Phillip St. The Rite of Committal will be held in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOME FOR FUNERALS.
FLOYD, Neal
The relatives and friends of Mr. Neal Floyd, husband of Alma "Runette" Freeman Floyd are invited to attend his funeral service this morning at 11 o'clock in Heritage Holiness Church, 3836 Ladson Road. Burial will be in Plantation Memorial Gardens, Moncks Corner.
Friends may call at the church from 10 o'clock until the hour of service.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: Duplin Home Care P.O. Box 887, Kenansville, NC 28349.
Arrangements by: JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
WILLIAMS, Homer B.
COLUMBIA - Services for Homer B. (Bill) Williams, 69, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 29, 2001 at CAUGHMAN-HARMAN FUNERAL HOMES, Irmo/St. Andrews Chapel with burial in Bush River Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Rev. Edward N. Taylor and Rev. Eddie Taylor. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Mr. Williams died Monday, November 26, 2001. Born in Asheville, Ala., he was the son of the late Virgil L. and Lora Tanner Williams. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Williams was owner/operator of Busy Bee Charter Service.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi Weatherford Williams of Columbia; daughter, Dian Williams of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; son, H. Dale Williams and (Lynn) of Hilton Head; daughter, Jackie Williams and (Tim) of Columbia; daughter, Carolyn Miles and (Ross) of Scranton and son, Kenny Lamb of Columbia; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his brother, Ray Williams.
THORNTON, Melanie
Entered into eternal rest on the evening of November 24, 2001 at Zurich, Switzerland, Ms. Melanie Thornton, beloved daughter of Mrs. (Ida) Delores Thornton and the late Mr. Julius Thornton, sister of Mrs. Lois Thornton-Chisolm, sister-in-law of Mr. Todd Chisolm and aunt of Ms. Lee Ann Chisolm, Mr. Todd
Chisolm, Jr. and Mr. Julius Thornton Chisolm. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5954. The date and time will be announced later for funeral services to be held at Fielding's Downtown Chapel. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
Memorial services will be held at the Thornton's residence in Atlanta, Ga. on Sunday evening, December 2, 2001 at 6 p.m.
SINEATH, Alene
ISLANDTON - Mrs. Alene Bishop Sineath, 84, of 187 Sineath Road died Monday at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Adnah United Methodist Church with Rev. David Cox officiating. Interment will follow in the church Cemetery, directed by the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
Mrs. Sineath was born in Colleton County, a daughter of the late Frank Bishop and Mamie Murdaugh Bishop. She was a retired supervisor with Walterboro Dress Company and was a member of Adnah United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Legare W. Sineath.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Adnah United Methodist Church Building Fund or Cemetery Fund, c/o Jackie Smoak, 124 Hiers Corner Road, Walterboro, S.C. 29488.
PORTER, Khalil
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 26, 2001, Mr. Khalil H. Porter of Charleston, S.C.; the beloved son of Mr. Frank Porter, Jr. and Mrs. Gloreka W. Porter of Charleston, S.C.; the beloved brother of Mr. McKinley Harley, Jr., Mr. Alphonso Harley, Mrs. Darlene P. Bratton, Ms. Annette P. Harley all of Charleston, S.C., and Mr. Franklin Porter of Charlotte, N.C.
Funeral notice later, SCOTT'S MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
DUNCAN, John
Relatives and friends of Mr. John Duncan of Columbia, S.C. (formerly of St. Stephen, S.C.); the beloved husband of Mrs. Yvonne C. Duncan of Columbia, S.C.; the beloved father of Ms. Alexandria R. Duncan of Columbia, S.C., Mr. Carlton J. Duncan of Leonardwood, Miss., Mr. Isaac Duncan, Ms. Kathleen Cardoza both of Connecticut; the beloved step-father of Ms. Stephanie Johnson and Mr. Mark Powell both of Columbia, S.C.; the beloved brother of Mr. Junior Lee Scott, Mr. John Arthur Scott both of Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Carlisle Scott of New Jersey, Mr. Jerry Duncan of Georgia, Mr. Joseph Duncan, Jr. of Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Eliza S. Mayes of Florida, Ms. Eunice Scott, Mrs. Stella S. Senna, Mrs. Earline D. Mazyck all of St. Stephen, S.C., and Mrs. Hazel D. Garvin of Charleston, S.C., will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2001, 1:00 p.m. at Allen AME Church, St. Stephen, S.C. Family will receive friends at the residence of Mrs. Lavenia Scott, 113 Scott Ln., St. Stephen, S.C. Interment: St. Stephen Baptist Church Cemetery.
SCOTT'S MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
BARNES, Frances
MOSELLE - Mrs. Frances Kearse Wilson Barnes, 86, of 5526 Moselle Road, died Monday afternoon at her residence after an extended illness.
Mrs. Barnes was born in Fairfax, September 15, 1915 a daughter of the late Frank Willard Wilson and Anna Kearse Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late Eddie Heirs Barnes.
Surviving are one son, Eddie Eugene Barnes of Williston; one daughter, Vonnie Barnes Padgett of Islandton; 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the Hickory Grove Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. David Deming and Rev. Ron Gaines, with burial in the church Cemetery, directed by PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME in Hampton. Friends may call at the Chapel in Hampton from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday morning until 10 a.m. when the casket will be placed in the church prior to the services.
BLASETTI, Angelo
Angelo B. "Doc" Blasetti passed away November 26, 2001, after a long illness. He died at home with his wife of 41 years, Harriet, at his side.
Originally from Putnam, Connecticut, Colonel Blasetti retired from the Air Force and lived in Summerville, SC for twenty years. A veteran of two wars, Col. Blasetti served as both a pilot and a dentist.
Col. and Mrs. Blasetti have three children: Alice V. Harris of Columbia, SC, Tony Blasetti of Atlanta, GA, and Katrina B. Fortier of Augusta, GA. They also have two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a remembrance may be made to the American Lung Association of South Carolina, P.O. Box 1609, Columbia SC, 29202-1609.
MATSCH, Mary
Mary Alice Matsch, age 94, died on Monday, November 26, 2001, at a Mount Pleasant retirement home. She is survived by her daughter, Gretchan A. Pearce and son-in-law, Charlie A. Pearce, Captain, USN (Ret), of Charleston, S.C., and by her grandchildren, Charles "Chip" Pearce and Christine "Christie" Pearce, both of Atlanta, Ga. In addition to her grandchildren, Mrs. Matsch is survived by a great-grandson, Connor Charles Pearce.
Mrs. Matsch was born in Goodland, Kan., on July 19, 1907, where her father and mother, Robert Pierce Moon and Nannie Laura Roach had settles after "following the railroad West" from Virginia. Her father operated an apothecary in Goodland for a number of years where she worked, after school and on weekends, before leaving for college.
Mrs. Matsch attended Denver University from 1927 to 1931, a rarity for women in that age, where she studied Pharmacy. Using her medical training, she worked for a number of years at Research and General Hospitals in Kansas City, first as a laboratory technician and later as an x-ray technician.
In 1941, she married Lloyd John Matsch in Kansas City, where they lived until Mr. Matsch's death in 1968. Following her husband's death, she continued to live in Kansas City until she moved to Charleston in 1997.
Mrs. Matsch was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., Wives of Rotarians (Rotary Club 13 Auxiliary), the Leawood Country Club, the Leawood Garden Club, and the Leawood Women's Club. She was a devoted homemaker and mother who enjoyed reading and knitting for her family, friends and charity.
A memorial service will be held at 1 o'clock, on Saturday, December 1, 2001, at the Cooper Hall Auditorium (Chapel) in Mount Pleasant, S.C. A separate memorial service will be held in Kansas City at a time to be determined. The family requests memorials to charity in lieu of flowers.
Arrangements were directed by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MT. PLEASANT CHAPEL.
SMITH, Esther
The relatives and friends of Esther M. Crowder Smith, widow of Joseph L. Smith, are invited to attend her funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, this (Wednesday) morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be private in Beaufort National Cemetery.
HOWARD, SR., Marion
Entered into eternal rest on the evening of November 25, 2001, Marion W. Howard, Sr., residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Thursday at 2 o'clock. Interment, Old St. Andrews Parish Episcopal Churchyard. Friends may call at Stuhr's Downtown Chapel, Wednesday, between 5 and 7 o'clock.
Mr. Howard was born September 9, 1922, in Savannah, Ga., the son of Marion Ripley Howard and Annie Gordon Howard. He was a retired mechanic with the Motor Pool, Naval Air Station in Beaufort, S.C. He served as a Chief Pharmacist Mate and Naval Corpsman with the U.S. Navy, attached 1st Marine Division during W.W.II. He was an honorary life member Millennium Lodge #2000 A.F.M.
He is survived by three daughters, Sandra H. Gowan of Melbourne, Australia, Ann H. Pitts of Johns Island, S.C., and Marie H. Mizzell of James Island, S.C.; two sons, Marion W. Howard, Jr., of Ludowici, Ga., and Richard B. Howard of Charleston, S.C.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Coastal Carolina Alzheimer's Chapter Association, P.O. Box 80459, Charleston, S.C. 29416-0459.
GRAY, Mae
The relatives and friends of Mae Rogers Gray are invited to attend her funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, Wednesday morning, November 28, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel.
LINES, Henry
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lines are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, Thursday morning, November 29, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Interment, Beaufort National Cemetery at 2 o'clock, with full naval honors. Friends may call at Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel, Wednesday evening, from 5 until 7 o'clock.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Citadel Square Baptist Church, 328 Meeting St., Charleston, S.C. 29401.
SODERLUND, Elvera
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of November 27, 2001, Elvera Linnea Larson Soderlund, widow of Oscar A. Soderlund. Residence, Goose Creek, S.C. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Wednesday between 6:30 and 8:00 o'clock. Funeral services and interment will be held in Dunellen, N.J., directed by Mundy Funeral Home.
She was born July 5, 1908, in Middletown, Conn., the daughter of Alfred Larson and Josephine Dahlstrand Larson. She was a retired assistant librarian with Rutgers University. She was a Presbyterian.
She is survived by four sons, Donald Soderlund of Wharton, N.J., Kenneth Soderlund of Charlottesville, Va., Ted Soderlund of Charleston, S.C., and David Soderlund of Goose Creek, S.C.; one brother, Lennart Larson of Stamford, Conn.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
DARR, Ruby
Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of November 26, 2001, Ruby Blanche Passailaigue Darr, widow of the Reverend Joseph Haynsworth Darr. Residence, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services, Thursday, at 4 o'clock in the First Baptist Church of Charleston. Interment will be Friday at 1 o'clock in Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, S.C. Friends may call after the service at the church.
Mrs. Darr was born October 24, 1907, in Charleston County, S.C., the daughter of John Cornelius Passailaigue and Mamie Blanche Williams Passailaigue. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston.
Surviving are two daughters, Blanche Ellen Darr Smith of Charleston, S.C., and Ruby Jo Darr Hahn of Lakeland, Fla.; two sons-in-law, James P. Hahn of Florida and Richard P. Loveland of New Jersey; six grandchildren, Gwen S. McKee, Mary Jo S. Spence, William Darr Smith, Rev. James P. Hahn, Jr., Darrcy A. Loveland and Richard P. Loveland, Jr., and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 48 Meeting St., Charleston, S.C. 29401.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
McDOWELL, Gary
Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of November 26, 2001, Gary Wayne McDowell, husband of Nanette Ducharme McDowell. Residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wayne McDowell are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, Thursday, at 11 o'clock, in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Mr. McDowell was born September 26, 1950, in Cullman, Ala., the son of Floyd Quinton McDowell and Ophelia Barnett McDowell. He was employed by MUSC. He retired with the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his wife of Charleston, S.C.; two daughters, Amanda Lleigh Hill and Stephanie Ann McDowell Crider, both of Cullman, Ala.; one brother, George Q. McDowell and one sister, Judyann M. Parker both of Cullman, Ala., and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Charleston, Inc., 3896 Leeds Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29405.
HALLMAN, Ronald
Entered into eternal rest at his residence, November 20, 2001, Ronald "Ronnie Herman" Thomas Hallman. Residence, Ridgeville, S.C. All services for Mr. Hallman will be private.
Born, May 5, 1942, in Fort Valley, Ga., Mr. Hallman was the son of the late Albert R. and Florence Hiley Hallman. He was a self-employed electrician and plumber and was a Baptist. Mr. Hallman was an Army veteran and served in Germany with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 36th Infantry, from January 1964, to January 1966, and was a member of V.F.W. Post 3142. The Riley families and friends of Ridgeville were his family. He loved the Ridgeville people like his family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Bank America Bldg., N. Charleston, S.C. 29406.
Mr. Hallman is survived by two daughters, Daphne Moncrief of Ft. Valley, Ga., and Scarlet D. Sanders of Lizella, Ga.; two sisters, Pat H. Fountain of Warner Robins, Ga., and Janice H. Mathews of Ft. Valley, Ga.; three brothers, Bud Hallman of N. Charleston, James "Dinky" Hallman of Ft. Valley, Ga., and John Ross Hallman of Ft. Valley, Ga., and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
JENKINS, Earnest
Earnest "Jenk" Jenkins, Sr., 68, of 785 St. Paul Road, Dorchester, S.C. died Friday, November 23, 2001 in a Charleston hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services will held 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at the Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Harleyville, S.C. with the Rev. Francis McPherson, officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery.
Mr. Jenkins was born October 14, 1933 in Dorchester County. A son of the late Thurston Jenkins and Mrs. Bessie Kennerly Jenkins Lambright. He attended the public schools of Dorchester County and was a retired laborer and member of the Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church. He was the widower of Mrs. Robert Senior Smith Jenkins.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Jacqueline (Roger) Barton of Elizabeth Town, KY., Ms. Sandra Jenkins of St. George, S.C. and Mrs. Sharon (James) Speller of Dorchester, S.C., two sons, Earnest (Theresa) Jenkins, Jr. and Vernon Smith both of Alexandria, VA.; four brothers, Lathio Jenkins Jenkins, James Jenkins, Charles Lambright and Marion Lambright all of Miami, FLA., three sisters, Mrs. Pansie Jenkins and Mrs. Hattie Jenkins Walters both of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Mary Alice Lambright of Ridgeville, S.C. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family hour will be held 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at LING FUNERAL HOME 5580 Memorial Blvd. St. George, S.C. (843) 563-3589. Ling Funeral Home P.O. Box 595 St. George, S.C. 29477.
SANTOS, Patricia
Patricia W. Santos, 65, wife of Craig V. Santos of Satellite Beach, Fla., died Tuesday, November 27, 2001, in Florida. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2001, at Ascension Catholic Church in Florida. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the Rite of Committal at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2001, in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Friends may call at the JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY., Friday, November 30, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m. A Vigil Service will be held Friday evening at the funeral home at 6 p.m. Mrs. Santos was born Sunday, August 9, 1936, in Elizabeth City, N.C., the daughter of Dick and Emma Phelps Shinn. She was predeceased by her father and a brother, Dick Shinn, Jr. Surviving are her husband of 44 years, Craig V. Santos; two daughters, Joyce M. Kurtz and Pamela K. Poulos; her mother, Emma Shinn; four sisters, Helen Parker, Beth Llovet, Nancy Schultz and Cheryl Leon; three brothers, Jimmy Wilson, Hal Wilson and Chris Wilson; two grandchildren, Melinda Luntta and Jason Poulos; a niece, Carol A. Santos and numerous other nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Covenant House, P.O. Box JAF 2973, New York, N.Y. 10116-2973.
Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 766-1365.
BISHOP, Charles
LODGE - Charles Adam Bishop, 70, a retired electrical and instrumenation supervisor at the Savannah River Site for 42 years, died Tuesday at an Orangeburg hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday at Carter's Ford Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Barry Moore, Rev. E. Lloyd Till and Rev. Danny Fogle. Interment will be in the church Cemetery, directed by the FRED PARKER FUNERAL HOME.
Mr. Bishop was born April 4, 1931, in Hampton County, a son of Chesley Arthur Bishop and Carrie Priester Bishop. He was a member of Carters Ford Baptist Church and a Deacon for 45 years. He was a member of the South Carolina National Guard for 35 years.
Surviving are, his wife, Gloria Bishop of Lodge, a son, Charles A. Bishop, Jr., of Aiken, a daughter, Pearl Elaine Bishop of Lodge, three sisters, Salome Bishop and Chloe Bishop, both of Brunson and Grace Tuten of Furman, and two grandchildren, Caleb Bishop and Sarah Bishop.
Memorials may be made to Carter's Ford Baptist Church, c/o Mrs. Inez Johns, 9995 Loge Hwy., Lodge, S.C. 29082.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m., Thursday, at the FRED PARKER FUNERAL HOME.
FEDELE, Dominic
Dominic Anthony Fedele died November 28, 2001, at home in Charlotte, N.C., after a long battle with cancer. Dominic was born November 12, 1939, in Marseille, France, son of Alexandere and Maria Fedele.
Dominic began working at the age of 13, learning the trade of typesetting and printing in Casablanca, Morocco. After coming to the United States at the age of 18, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. While stationed in Charleston, S.C., he met and married the love of his life, Lorraine Dale Hanagriff.
After moving to Charlotte, N.C., Dominic and Dale formed Letter-Perfect, Inc. Words cannot describe their hard work and dedicated to their business. Thirty years later it continues to be one of the most respected and prestigious printing firms in the Southeast.
Cherished husband of Dale Fedele, an awesome father to Michelle Larson and Anthony Fedele of Charlotte, and David Fedele of New York. PePe to Nicklas, Lucas, and Regin Larson. Brother to Vincente Buiguez of Aubagne, France, Angelo Fedele of Tulon France, Jean Fedele and Elisa Pirone, both of Massachusetts.
A Mass and celebration of Dominic's life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 1, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Road East. Visitation will be 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, at Hankins and Whittington Dilworth Chapel.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, 5950 Fairview Road #250, Charlotte, N.C., 28210, or to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, N.C. 28204.
Dominic was an accomplished and extremely competitive sailor. May a peaceful wind fill his sails and bright stars guide him through the night.
Arrangements are in the care of HANKINS & WHITTINGTON, DILWORTH CHAPEL, Charlotte, N.C. (704) 333-6116.
