PERRY, Willie
The last religious rites for Mr. Willie Legare Perry will be held Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 12:00 p.m. at Greater St. James AME Church, Summerville (Cooper Store Section), S.C. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery. His wife, Mrs. Jenorice Perry; children, Mrs. Debra (Charles) Bolger, Mrs. Pam (Herbert) Greene, Ms. Kimberly Perry, Ms. Deneen Randall, Mr. Darryl J. (Catalina) Perry, Mr. Donald Perry, and Mr. Duane (Toni) Perry; sister, Ms. Leola Perry; request his grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends to attend with them these last rites. Condolences may sent to aaglover@msn.com. The family will receive friends tonight from 6-7 at the ALBERT A. GLOVER FUNERAL HOME, 113 BRYAN ST., SUMMERVILLE, S.C. Phone (843) 871-1528.
FERGUSON, Sybil
Entered into eternal rest on Thursday morning, December 6, 2001, Sybil Simmons Ferguson. Residence, Jacksonville Florida. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Service in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL this (Tuesday) afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be private.
Mrs. Ferguson was born January 18, 1948 in Seneca, South Carolina, the daughter of Clinton Meritt Simmons and Nancy Nimmons Simmons Whitmire. Mrs. Ferguson was a Baptist and a homemaker.
Surviving are her mother of North Charleston, S.C.; daughter, Nancy Robin Ferguson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sons, Greg and Bobby Ferguson both of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters, Sandra S. Wright of Jacksonville, Fla., Rachel S. Ward of Charleston, S.C., Joan S. Addis Wells of Seneca, S.C., Gail R. Murphy of Salem, S.C.; three brothers, Ronnie P. Simmons of Jacksonville, Fla., Clinton A. Ramey of Key West, Fla. and Roger Dale Rogers of Salem, S.C. and five grandchildren.
JACOBSON, Sharon
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Jacobson are invited to attend The Mass of Christian Burial of the latter in Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Tuesday at 10:00 o'clock. Prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell will be held in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STURH, INC., DOWNTOWN FUNERAL CHAPEL.
DAVIS, JR., Frank
Frank Odell Davis, Jr., 53, of Meggett, S.C., died Sunday. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services in Johns Island Presbyterian Church, Wednesday afternoon, December 12, 2001 at 3 o'clock. Interment, Johns Island Presbyterian Churchyard. Friends may call at J.HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, Tuesday evening from 5 until 7 o'clock.
Mr. Davis was born in Charleston, S.C., the son of Frank Odell Davis, Sr. and Mary Frances Heaton Davis. He was the president of Davis and Doscher Construction Company. He was a member of Johns Island Presbyterian Church. He served in the US Army Reserves. He graduated from St. Andrews High School in 1966, and he attended Baptist College. He was a past president of the Charleston Chapter American Sub contractors Association. He was a member of Dungannon hunt Club.
Surviving are one son, Frank Odell Davis, III of San Diego, Ca.; one daughter, English Marie Davis Cone of Charleston, S.C. and son-in-law, Charles Rodgers Cone; one grandson, Gibson Rodgers Cone; parents of James Island, S.C.; three brothers, Marion Pinckney Davis, Wade Heaton Davis and Lee Wimberly Davis all of James Island, S. C.; numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, Charleston County Unit, 267 Calhoun Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, Happy Days and Special Times, 1622 Ashley Road, Charleston, S.C. 29407 or to Hospice of Charleston, 3896 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston, S.C. 29405.
SHEPHERD, Eugenia
Entered into rest on the morning of December 9, 2001, Eugenia E. Malascolza Shepherd, widow of William Conrad Shepherd. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Entombment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at Stuhr's Downtown Chapel Tuesday between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Shepherd was born August 19, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pa., the daughter of Peter Malascolza and Marie Santoro Malascolza. She was a member of The First Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ). She retired as a clerk with Coburg Dairy and was served with the US Womens Army Corps during W.W. II.
She is survived by a son: Randall Thomas Shepherd of Charleston, S.C. She was predeceased by a brother, Daniel Malascolza and a sister Mary M. Cozza both of Pittsburgh, Pa.
SCHOFIELD, JOEY
Mr. Schofields memorial service will be Tuesday evening, December 11, 2001 in Stono Baptist Church, Main Road, Johns Island, S.C., at 7 o'clock. Burial will be private. Arrangements by, J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 10794, Greenville, S.C. 29603.
BYRD, Aletha
BRANCHVILLE - Mrs. Aletha Viola (Lecy) Byrd, 86 years of age, died Sunday evening, at the St. George Health Care Center. Mrs. Byrd was born in Dorchester County, a daughter of the late Thomas W. Reeves, and Elizabeth McAlhany Reeves, and she was the widow of the late Norman E. Byrd. She was retired from Ivey's Department Store in N.C., and was a member of the Branchville United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be conducted, Tuesday, 1 p.m., from the chapel of the OTT FUNERAL HOME IN BRANCHVILLE, by the Rev. Mike Smith with burial in the Bryant Reeves Cemetery near Reevesville.
Survived by two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Emily Reeves and Mrs. Nellie Mae Reeves, both of Reevesville, and a number of nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by four brothers, James B. Reeves, John C. Reevs, Dave Reeves, and Thomas B. Reeves, three sisters, Effie Reeves, Betty Reeves, and Hattie Hartzog.
Pallbearers will be J.C. Reeves, Jr., Doug Reeves, Ellis Reeves, Earnest Reeves, Durham Reeves, and T.W. Reeves.
POLK, Willie
WALTERBORO - Mr. Willie C. Polk, 67, of 287 Dover Bluff Lane, died Monday, at a Walterboro hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the chapel of the Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Polk was born in Colleton County, a son of the late Palmer Polk and Dorothy Stanley Polk Iriel. He was a retired painter and was a member of Community Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Pearl Lemacks Polk, a son, Danny Polk of Walterboro, four daughters, Doris Herndon, Lois Judy, and Nancy Polk, all of Walterboro and Donna Polk of Hampton, three brothers, James Polk and Frank E. Polk, both of Yemassee, and Bobby Polk of Washington, N.C., and two sisters, Emma Lee Polk of Yemassee and Betty Stone of Hendersonville. He was predeceased by a son, John DeWayne Polk.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
GETHERS, Evelena
Entered into eternal rest on December 8, 2001, Mrs. Evelena Aiken Gethers of 1912 Riverview Ave., North Charleston, S.C., the beloved wife of Mr. Willie Gethers, mother of Mrs. Lula M. Lawyer, Rosedale, N.Y., Mrs. Willie Mae Smith, Brooklyn, Mr. Frank E. Gethers, Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Evelyn G. Burwell, Johns Island, S.C., Ms. Jacquetta Gethers, Mr. Marcus Gethers and Mr. Marlin Burwell, sister of Mrs. Sarah G. Smith, Moncks Corner, S.C., Mrs. Mary Lee Brown, Mrs. Christina Williams both of Oakley, S.C., Mrs. Maggie Bracey, Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Jestine Rogers, Philadelphia, Pa., Victoria Ferguson, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mr. Jackson Gadsden, Harrisburg, Pa. Funeral notice later, arrangements by JOHNSON-HALLS FUNERAL HOME.
SULLIVAN, Francis
Francis Emil Sullivan, 81, of Ladson, S.C., died Saturday, December 8, 2001, at his residence.
Graveside funeral services will be held at Live Oak Memorial Gardens on Wednesday morning, December 12, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Mr. Sullivan was born on April 3, 1920, in Ware, Mass., a son of the late Cornelius Sullivan and Alice Couture Sullivan. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. navy and a veteran of World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He was Roman Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Toombs Sullivan of Ladson; two daughters, Nancy Garnette of Summerville and Paula Thompson of Johns Island; five brothers, John Sullivan of Denver, Colo., Richard Sullivan, Niel Sullivan and Donald Sullivan, all of Gilbertville, Mass., and Roger Sullivan of Brimfield, Mass.; a sister, Patricia Dubay of Maine; and four grandchildren, Danielle Garnette, Amanda Garnette and Eric Thompson all of Summerville and Kevin Thompson of John Island.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
WARD, Rosemary
Rosemary C. Ward, 44, of Summerville, S.C., died Sunday, December 9, 2001, at her residence.
Graveside funeral services will be held at Summerville Cemetery, Wednesday morning, December 12, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C., this Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 o'clock.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 205, Columbia, S.C. 29204, or National Kidney Foundation, 5000 Thurmond Mall, Suite 106, Columbia, S.C. 29205.
Ms. Ward was born on September 11, 1957, in Ohio, a daughter of the late Carl Thomas Clark, Sr., and Mary McArthur Clark. She was an administrative assistant for Children's Dentistry.
Survivors include her two brothers, Roger Clark of Goose Creek, and Tommy Clark of Atlanta, Ga.; daughter, Amy Ward of Summerville; grandson, William (Willie) Blake of Summerville; and her close friend, Spencer Craven of James Island.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
RIGGS, Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lib" Jones Riggs, 88, of the Presbyterian Home of S.C. in Summerville, died Sunday, December 9, 2001, at a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Parks Funeral Home Chapel, Wednesday afternoon, December 12, 2001, at 1 o'clock. Entombment will be held at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C., this Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock. Memorials may be made to Palmetto Health Hospice, P.O. Box 50820, Summerville, S.C. 29485.
Mrs. Riggs was born on May 18, 1913, in Greer, S.C., a daughter of the late Roland B. Jones and Myrtle Johnson Jones. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a member of Summerville Baptist Church. She was the widow of Sidney Saville Riggs, Jr.
Survivors include her son, Sidney Saville Riggs, III, of Lexington, S.C.; four sisters, Betty Jones Roberts of Morton, Ill., Jo Jones Powell, Margaret Jones Wilson, Deanne Jones McCoy, all of Greer, S.C.; two brothers, Earle Jones and Robert Jones, both of Taylors, S.C.; and one grandson, Sidney Saville Riggs, IV, of Lexington. Mrs. Riggs was predeceased by a sister, Nelle Jones Bagwell and a brother, Malcolm Jones.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
SMITH, Roberta
Roberta Marie Vince Smith, 59, formerly of Hanahan, S.C., homemaker and a loving mother, died Sunday after a lengthy illness in a local nursing home. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Wednesday afternoon, December 12, 2001, at 3 o'clock. Burial will be private. Friends may call this (Tuesday) evening between 6:30 and 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Smith was born August 14, 1942, in Circleville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert and Vera Golden Vince. She held a strong belief in God and is with him today.
Surviving are her daughters, Christina Pryor of San Diego, Calif., and Terri Robertson of Goose Creek, S.C.; a son, Donald F. Smith, Jr., of Hanahan, S.C.; two brothers, Paul Vince of Columbus, Ohio, and Robert Vince of Naples, Fla.; a sister, Mildred Vince of Akron, Ohio; eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Coastal Carolina S.C. Chapter, P.O. Box 80459, Charleston, S.C. 29416-0459, or C.M. Tucker/Dowdy Gardner Nursing Home, 7901 Farrow Road, Columbia, S.C. 29203, or to the charity of one's choice.
JONES, Ethel
Entered into eternal rest the morning of December 10, 2001, Ethel Mae Cox Jones. Residence, North Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. George Bascom Jones are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTH AREA CHAPEL, Thursday, December 13, 2001, at 10 o'clock. Interment will follow in Riverview Memorial Park. Friends may call at Stuhr's North Area Chapel, 2119 Dorchester Road, Wednesday, December 12, 2001, from 6 until 8 o'clock.
Born May 10, 1929, in Arcadia, Fla., Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late Ed and Myrtie Keen Cox. She was a retired bookkeeper with F.W. Woolworth Co. and a member of Holmes Avenue Baptist Church.
Surviving Mrs. Jones are her husband, George Bascom Jones of N. Charleston; three daughters, E. Runell Moyer of Rockport, Ind., Carolyn M. Carrasquillo of Orlando, Fla., and Janice L. Thibodeaux of India Shores, Fla.; a sister, Eva Mae Howard of Georgetown; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
SIMMONS, Michael
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of Monday, December 10, 2001, Rev. Michael Anthony Simmons. Former Pastor of Greater Howard Chapel AME Church, (Buck Hall) section of McClellanville and Charity AME Church, Huger, S.C. Residence 5016 Deborah's Lane, Awendaw, S.C. He was the husband of Mrs. Ronnie Mitchell Simmons. The son of Mrs. Rebecca Simmons Beach. The father of Mr. Derrick German, Mr. Quinton German (Tanya), Mr. Mark Brown, Ms. LaQuetta Coakley, Ms. LaVerne Simmons and Ms. Jennifer Simmons. The brother of Mr. Thurmond Abraham Simmons (Ann), Ms. Clara Green, Mrs. Linda Young (Raymond) and Mrs. Sarah Simmons (Arthur). The son-in-law of Mrs. Dorothy Mitchell. The nephew of Mrs. Margaret S. Keith, Mr. Henry Dingle (Albertha) and Mrs. Arlene Singleton (William). W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL, AWENDAW CHAPEL, 4129 Hwy. 17 North Awendaw, S.C. will announce funeral service. 881-4920 or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial messages at Wmsbmc2@aol.com.
Rev. Simmons was 44 years old; retired line man with Bell South and retired AME minister.
BROCKINTON, Alta
Alta Maree Massey Brockinton, 79, the wife of Charleston Attorney, D.A. Brockinton, Jr., died on Saturday, December 8, in a local hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 6, 1922, in Birmingham, Ala., the daughter of the late Dr. David Lawson Massey and Mrs. Marie Bates Massey of Birmingham, Ala. She was educated in the public and private schools of Birmingham. She attended Fairmont Jr. College in Washington, D.C., and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. On May 5, 1945, she married D.A. Brockinton, Jr., Lieutenant, USNR of Charleston, S.C., in Birmingham, Ala.
Since W.W.II she has resided in Charleston, S.C. She was a member of the Rebecca Motte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Ladies Benevolent Society. She was a charter member of the Ivy Garden Club and a sustaining member of the Junior League of Charleston and a member of the First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Country Club of Charleston and the Ladies Golf Association. She was an avid golfer and participated in the their tournaments. She was a Rotary Ann of the Charleston Rotary Club and regularly participated in its charitable endeavors and its community projects.
She was a talented dancer and participated in the Junior League of Charleston Follies. She starred in the role of the popular flamboyant Latin dancer and songstress, "Mama Inez," in the 1950's Follies presentation of the popular rollicking Broadway Musical, "Rollin' in Rio."
Mrs. Brockinton is survived by her husband of Charleston, two daughters, Alta Maree Brockinton of New York, N.Y., and Anne Rutledge Brockinton of Lake Tahoe, Nev.; one brother, Dr. David Lawson Massey, Jr., and his wife Ophelia Massey of Birmingham, Ala.; one granddaughter, Alta Maree Hagan of New York, N.Y., and numerous nieces of Alabama and nephews of Charleston, S.C. She was predeceased by her brother the late George Bates Massey of Birmingham, Ala.
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Brockinton, Jr., are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter in the First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, at 3 o'clock, Wednesday, December 12, 2001. A private burial will be held in Greenhill section in Magnolia Cemetery. Friends are invited to a reception celebrating her life at her home, Wednesday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Tuesday, between 5:30 and 7:30 o'clock.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association of S.C., 409 King St., Suite 300, Charleston, S.C. 29401, or a charity of one's choice.
WHITE, Paul
ANDREWS - Paul Jerome White, 58, died Sunday morning, December 9, 2001, at a Georgetown hospital.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2001, at Andrews Church of God. Burial directed by Andrews Chapel of MCKENZIE FUNERAL HOME, will follow in the Andrews Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m., Monday evening, December 10, 2001, at Andrews Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home.
Mr. White was born September 26, 1944, in Georgetown, a son of Ruby Ethridge White. He was educated in Georgetown County schools, and a retired employee of the Maintenance Division of Detyens Ship Yard in Mt. Pleasant. He attended the Andrews Church of God.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, Nell Parrott White of Andrews, are, two sons, Paul Jerome White, Jr., and Mark Anthony White, both of Andrews, one daughter, Suzette White McKenzie of Lake City; one brother, John Henry White of Andrews; two sisters, Mary Lou Main of Andrews, Frances Altman of Aynor; and eight grandchildren.
WRIGHTEN, Henry
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 10, 2001, Mr. Henry Wrighten of Jamestown, S.C., father of Mr. Timothy Brown of Rochester, N.Y., brother of Ms. Anna Lasaine, Rev. Wilford Kinlaw of Jamestown, S.C. and Ms. Catherine Walker of Summerville, S.C. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., MONCKS CORNER.
WHITTICK, Gladstone
The relatives and friends of Mr. Gladstone Whittick, Sr. of Moncks Corner, S.C. are invited to attend his funeral services Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. at Kingdom Hal of Jehovah's Witnesses, Moncks Corner, S.C. Interment, Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, N.Y. Friends may call on Tuesday from 3-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6-7 p.m. at
GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., Moncks Corner, S.C.
GILLINS, SR., Joseph
The relatives and friends of Mr. Joseph E. Gillins, Sr., those of his wife, Mrs. Florence Gillins, children, Carlton M. Chaplin, Jennifer Gillins, Vanessa Gillins, Joseph E. (Wendy) Gillins, Jr., Harold (Janice) Flowers and Maurice Brown, brothers, James (Queen Ester) Washington and Benjamin Washington, sisters, Ruth Gregory, Mildred (Isaac) Daniels and Gladys Alston, are invited to attend his funeral service on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. in Providence A.M.E. Church 2060 Jacksonville Road, North Charleston, S.C. Interment Johnson Cemetery. There will be no wake service. Friends may call after 12:00 noon at the funeral home. ARRANGEMENTS BY SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.
McGEE, JAMES
ANCIENT SQUARE CHAPTER NO.280, O.E.S.P.H.A.: You are requested to assemble at Joshua United Methodist Church, Old Hwy.52, Strawberry, SC. To pay our last Tribute of Respect to our departed Brother James McGee, on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 6:30 P.M. Sister Chapters are invited.
By Order Of:
Sis. Judy C. Miller, W.M.
Sis. Vermell Watson, Secty.
Bro. Joseph June, W.P.
