JOHNSON, Sarah
Sarah Rachel Johnson, 8, of Summerville, S.C., died Sunday, December 23, 2001, at a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Summerville Baptist Church, Wednesday afternoon, December 26, 2001, at 3:30 o'clock. Burial will be held at Dorchester Memory Gardens. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C., this Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 o'clock.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Rollings School of the Arts - Handbell Program, 815 South Main St., Summerville, S.C. 29483, or Summerville Baptist Church - Children's Ministry, 417 Central Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Sarah was born on July 22, 1993 in Charleston, S.C., a daughter of Andrew D. Johnson and Susan Wiggs Johnson. She was a 2nd grade student at Knightsville Elementary School. She attended Summerville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father and mother, Andrew and Susan Johnson of Summerville; her sister, Laura Johnson of Summerville; her maternal grandparents, LaVerne and Bob Wiggs of Goldsboro, N.C.; her paternal step-grandfather and grandmother, Harry and Ann Johnson Randall, both of Eutawville, S.C.; three uncles, Gary Johnson of Virginia, Alan Wiggs of Kansas and Tom Kleinert of North Carolina; and three aunts, Julie Kelley of California, Brenda Wiggs of Kansas and Barbara Johnson of Virginia.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
TURKNETT, Gene & Dee
Reginald E. "Gene" and his wife, Delores "Dee" (Willis) Turknett, Jr., formerly of Summerville, died together as a result of an auto accident Saturday evening in Charlotte, North Carolina. They had recently moved to Charlotte where Gene had been transferred as a district manager for Jiffy Lube.
Their funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 27, 2001 in Heritage Holiness Church, Ladson Rd., Summerville.
Friends may call Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTH AREA CHAPEL, DORCHESTER RD.
KOLB, Dawson
Dawson Bowen Kolb, 84, of Charleston, S.C., a former employee with the Charleston Co. Substance Abuse Commission, died Sunday in a Charleston hospital.
The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2001, at the graveside in Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, S.C. Burial, directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, will follow.
Mr. Kolb was born March 14, 1917, in Pinewood, S.C., a son of Clifford B. Kolb and Camilla Geddings Kolb. He was a member of the New Covenant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant. He was a member of the American Legion. He was a graduate of Sumter High School. He served in the Army in W.W. II in Cattery C. 178th Field Artillery, the first battalion division. He served in 630 days of combat in the invasion of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy.
Surviving are his wife, Doris Earls Smith Kolb; three daughters, Margaret Smith Vilanueva of Moncks Corner, and Cheryl Smith Graves and Karen Smith Mann both of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; a son, Charles Timothy Smith of Johnson City, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
BODIFORD, Lurline
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Lurline Weatherford Bodiford, of Moncks Corner, S.C., widow of James H. Bodiford, Sr. are invited to attend her funeral services, 3:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, December 26, 2001, in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Entombment will be in Berkeley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the hour of service on Wednesday.
SANSBURY, Douglas
EFFINGHAM - Douglas Bryant Sansbury, 87, died Monday, December 24, 2001, at her residence after an illness.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2001, in John Calvin Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery, directed by WATERS-POWELL FUNERAL HOME. The family will receive friends at the residence, 907 McLaughlin Road, Effingham.
Mrs. Sansbury was born in Darlington County, a daughter of the late Grover C. Bryant, Sr., and Ethel Stackhouse Bryant. She was a graduate of Dovesville High School and Winthrop College. She was a retired teacher, having taught 33 years in Florence County schools of Elim, Tans Bay, J.C. Lynch, and Southside.
She was a member of John Calvin Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Florence County Retired Teacher's Association, a charter and present member of Effingham Post #160 American Legion Auxiliary and a charter and present member of Bannockburn Garden Club.
She was predeceased by her husband, Baron E. Sansbury; four sisters, Mary B. DuRant, Ellen B. Clark, Ruth B. McQueen, and Billie B. DeMaurice; and a brother, Grover C. Bryant, Jr.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane S. (Lenair) Thrower of Effingham; a son, Richard B. "Dick" (Nancy) Sansbury of Effingham; a granddaughter, Rebecca T. (Bill) Barnett of Florence; four grandsons, David Thrower, Steve Sansbury, and Ken Sansbury, all of Effingham, and Bryant (Amy) Sansbury of Florence; two great-grandchildren, Anna Douglas Barnett and John Byrant Sansbury, both of Florence.
Memorials may be made to the Effingham ARP Church, P.O. Box 25, Effingham, S.C. 29541; or to John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 2000 Marsh Avenue, Florence, S.C. 29505.
WACHSMUTH, George
EUTAWVILLE - Funeral services for Mr. George Aimar "Wac" Wachsmuth, 87, of 272 Belvedere Dr., Eutawville will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at the graveside in Summerville Cemetery.
Mr. Wachsmuth died Saturday, December 22, 2001. He was born in Charleston a son of the late George M. Wachsmuth and Daisy Burbage Wachsmuth. He was a Mason for fifty years, he was a member of Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church, and a former member of the Eutawville Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Celestia Purvis Wachsmuth; daughter, Dr. Kaye Wachsmuth of Washington, D.C.; brother, Herman L. Wachsmuth of McColl, S.C.
Friends may call at AVINGER FUNERAL HOME, Holly Hill, from 3-5 p.m. this Tuesday afternoon.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church, P.O. Box 595, Eutawville, S.C. 29048.
SEABROOK, Joseph
Joseph D. Seabrook, 86, of Mt. Pleasant died on Sunday, December 23, 2001. The memorial service will be Friday, December 28, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be private. Friends may call Thursday evening from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at J. HENRY STURH, INC., MT. PLEASANT CHAPEL.
Mr. Seabrook was born June 19, 1915 on Johns Island, the son of John L. and Ethel Guilds Seabrook. A graduate of Johns Island High School, he later attended the College of Charleston. He served in the Air Force Signal Corps during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was a retired vice president of Utilities Construction Company. He was a member of Charleston Kiwanis Club, a 60 year life member of Etiwan Lodge #95AFM, and was a past elder at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Peters Seabrook, his sons, Joseph D. Seabrook, Jr. and William Thornton Seabrook, and his daughter Deborah Ann Seabrook, all of Mt. Pleasant. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Joseph D. Seabrook, III and Mackie Dubose Seabrook and his sister, Ada S. Rast of Seabrook Island, S.C.
Please omit flowers. Memorials are suggested to Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St., Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29464 or to a charity of one's choice.
BURKETT, James
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday afternoon, December 23, 2001, James Daniel "Cuz" Burkett, husband of Mary Ellon Wilson Miler Burkett. Residence, North Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Daniel Burkett are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in Holmes Avenue Baptist Church, Thursday morning, December 27, 2001 at 11 o'clock. Interment, Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL Wednesday evening between 6 and 9 o'clock with a Masonic Memorial Service at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Burkett was born April 13, 1920 in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, the son of the late Felder and Sallie Fox Burkett. Mr. Burkett was an active member of Holmes Avenue Baptist Church where he was a Deacon, and past chairman of the Board of Deacons. He was a graduate of Batesburg-Leesville High School and a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the Purple Heart Medal. He was a retired sheetmetal mechanic and metals inspector with the Charleston Naval Shipyard and also the owner of Bexley Lawnmower Service. Mr. Burkett was a Mason and Life Member of Hammerton Lodge #332, a member of the York Rite, V.F.W., American Legion, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Disabled American Veterans and a past member of the North Charleston Exchange Club.
Surviving are his wife of North Charleston, son, Ronnie Burkett of Goose Creek, S.C.; daughter, Dianne B. Johnson of Vienna, Va.; stepson, Billy M. Miller of Pascagoula, Miss.; stepdaughter, Lyndia M. Crotteau of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.; brother, Carl Burkett of Cayce, S.C.; sister, Mae B. Matthews of Batesburg, S.C.; four grandsons, Patrick Johnson and Erik Johnson of Vienna, Va., Jake Burkett and Jordan Burkett of Goose Creek; five step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Cockrell Burkett.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Holmes Avenue Baptist Church Debt Retirement Fund, 4602 Durant Avenue, North Charleston, S.C. 29405.
BROWN, Elijah
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement (Hebrew 9:27).
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday afternoon December 23, 2001, Mr. Elijah "Andrew" Brown, Sr. Residence, 83 Line St., Charleston, SC. He is the beloved husband of Mrs. Elouisa G. Brown, beloved father of Kenneth, Arnold, Elijah Jr., Annette, Kathleen, Michael, John A. Brown, Felicia N. Brown, Dawnita Brown, Mrs. Barbara Hamilton (Raymond) and Mrs. Andrea Williams-Weston, brother of Mr. John Brown (Mercedes), Mr. Herbert Brown (Mary), Mrs. Shirley Williams (Gerald), Mrs. Annie M. Simmons, and Mr. Henry Gathers, son-in-law of Mrs. Rebecca G. Williams. Funeral notice later. Arrangements will be announced by HARLESTON-BOAGS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 121 Calhoun St. (DOWNTOWN) Charleston, SC. Phone: (843) 723-3066.
THOMPSON, Samuel
Funeral services for Mr. Samuel Thompson of 211 Decoy Lane, Moncks Corner, S.C. (Westend), those of his sisters, Mrs. Rosalee Heyward (Arthur), of Moncks Corner, S.C., Mrs. Pearl Palmer (Alex), of Pinewood, S.C., Mrs. Phyllis Myers (James), of Moncks Corner, S.C. His brothers, Mr. William Thompson (Lucille), of Moncks Corner, S.C., Mr. Jacob Thompson (Rose), of Portsmouth, Va., of his niece Mrs. Betty Stevens (David), nephew Mr. John Thompson (Sharon), other relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services at Wesley United Methodist Church, Moncks Corner, S.C., today, Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 11 a.m. Interment in Old Nazareth Cemetery, Pinopolis, S.C.
Arrangements by MILLIGAN'S FUNERAL HOME OF MONCKS CORNER, S.C. Phone 761-8696.
MANN, Edna
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of December 25, 2001, Edna Richards Mann, wife of William L. Mann. Residence, North Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Mann are invited to attend the funeral service of the latter in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Thursday afternoon, December 27, 2001, at 2 o'clock. Entombment, Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel, this (Wednesday) evening between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Mann was born June 2, 1921, in Knoxville, Tenn., a daughter of the late Charlie and Hassie Richards. Surviving are her husband of North Charleston, one son, William Lloyd Mann of Hanahan, S.C.; two daughters, Edna M. Thigpen of Walterboro, S.C., and Diane M. Roberts of Summerville, S.C.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
BURROWS, Henry
KINGSTREE - Mr. Henry Ernest Burrows, 53, died Monday in Moncks Corner.
Mr. Burrows was born in Williamsburg County, a son of the late Belton and Mettie T. Burrows. He attended school in Kingstree and was a forklift operator at Andrews Wire. Mr. Burrows attended the Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Survivors include, a brother, James Arness Burrows of Kingstree, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, at the graveside in the Kingstree Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at WILLIAMSBURG FUNERAL HOME, from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday.
LIMEHOUSE, Samuel
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 23, 2001, Mr. Samuel Robert Limehouse of New York City, formerly of Moncks Corner, S.C.; the father of Ms. Brenda Limehouse, Ms. Linda Limehouse, Ms. Leatha Limehouse and Ms. Michelle Limehouse all of N.Y.C.; the brother of Ms. Jerry Samuels of Conway, S.C., Ms. Hennie Benbow, Ms. Shirley Limehouse, Mr. Clarence Limehouse, Mr. Leon Limehouse and Mr. Woodrow (Monkey) Limehouse all of Moncks Corner, S.C., Ms. Monica McKinley of Columbia, S.C., and Ms. Margaret Ann Limehouse of Bronx, N.Y. Funeral notice later.
Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., MONCKS CORNER, S.C.
SANDERS, Katherine
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Katherine C. Sanders are invited to attend her funeral service, 12 noon, Thursday, December 27, 2001, in Bethel Baptist Church, Hwy. 162, Hollywood, S.C. Rev. Robert Heyward officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Sanders will be Wednesday, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Hollywood Chapel and 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. The family hour will begin at 7 p.m.
She is survived by her daughters and sons, Barbara Smalls (Jackie), Ethel Grant (Leroy), James Sanders, Jr. (Vergie), Susan James (Daniel), Flora Sanders, David Sanders and Michael Sanders; 44 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Julie Williams (Rev. David), William Pinckney (Gertie), Albertha H. Grant, Rita Harrison, Edie Harrison (Bernice), David Harrison (Matilda), Paul O. Harrison (Naomi), Loretta H. Wright, Alfreda E. Brown (Robert), Isabell Johnson, and Charles Brown (Mary Alice); sisters and brother-in-law, Gladys Green, Rev. Ida Mae Harrison, Orcelia Pinckney and Bessie Pinckney. Funeral arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOLLYWOOD CHAPEL.
BEHRNDT, Marvin
Entered into eternal rest on Monday morning, December 24, 2001, Marvin F. Behrndt, husband of Sybil Petet Lowrance Behrndt. Residence, North Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin F. Behrndt are invited to attend the graveside funeral service of the former in Live Oak Memorial Gardens, Friday morning, December 28, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Thursday evening between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Mr. Behrndt was born April 22, 1925 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, the son of the late Samuel and Clara Behrndt. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in World War II and a retired Maintenance-Quality Control Supervisor with OMC-Johnson Motors, Waukegan, Illinois. He was a member of the American Legion and the V.F.W.
Surviving are his wife of North Charleston, S.C.; daughter, Faye B. Nash of Linderhurst, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Linda Malinouski of Vernon Hills, Ill., Lecia Martin of Ladson, S.C.; one stepson, Harold Lowrance, Jr. of Raleigh, N.C.; twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Flowers accepted or memorial may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406.
BURKETT, James
HAMMERTON LODGE #332, A.F.M.: A Special Communication will be held at the Masonic Temple, this Wednesday evening, December 26, at 6:00 o'clock for the purpose of paying our last tribute of respect to our late Life Member, James Daniel "Cuz" Burkett. Masonic Memorial Services will be held at J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Greenridge Road Chapel tonight at 7:00 o'clock.
BY ORDER OF:
John Clifton Gregory, Jr., W.M., P.M., W.B.
W.E. Lancaster, Jr., Secretary, P.M., W.B.
BURKETT, James
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday afternoon, December 23, 2001, James Daniel "Cuz" Burkett, husband of Mary Ellon Wilson Miller Burkett. Residence, North Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Daniel Burkett are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in Holmes Avenue Baptist Church, Thursday morning, December 27, 2001 at 11 o'clock. Interment, Carolina Memorial Gardens with military honors. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL this Wednesday evening between 6 and 9 o'clock with a Masonic Memorial Service at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Burkett was born April 13, 1920 in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, the son of the late Felder and Sallie Fox Burkett. Mr. Burkett was an active member of Holmes Avenue Baptist Church where he was a Deacon, and past chairman of the Board of Deacons. He was a graduate of Batesburg-Leesville High School and a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the Purple Heart Medal. He was a retired sheetmetal mechanic and metals inspector with the Charleston Naval Shipyard and also the owner of Bexley Lawnmower Service. Mr. Burkett was a Mason and Life Member of Hammerton Lodge #332, a member of the York Rite, V.F.W., American Legion, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Disabled American Veterans and a past member of the North Charleston Exchange Club.
Surviving are his wife of North Charleston, son, Ronnie Burkett of Goose Creek, S.C.; daughter, Dianne B. Johnson of Vienna, Va.; stepson, Billy M. Miller of Pascagoula, Miss.; stepdaughter, Lyndia M. Crotteau of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.; brother, Carl Burkett of Cayce, S.C.; sister, Mae B. Matthews of Batesburg, S.C.; four grandsons, Patrick Johnson and Erik Johnson of Vienna, Va., Jake Burkett and Jordan Burkett of Goose Creek; five step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Cockrell Burkett.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Holmes Avenue Baptist Church Debt Retirement Fund, 4602 Durant Avenue, North Charleston, S.C. 29405.
BESHERE, Roseva
Roseva Shumpert Beshere, 90, of Charleston, a retired teacher with the Charleston County Schools, died Saturday, December 22, 2001 at a local hospital. Visitation will be Wednesday 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St., with a vigil service beginning at 6:00 p.m. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27th at The Cathedral of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Beshere was the widow of Joseph William Beshere. She was born in Pelion, S.C. to the late Daniel Franklin and Sarah C. Lybrand Shumpert.
She is survived by two daughters, Rose Marie (J. Peter) Murphy of Winston-Salem, N.C. and JoAnn (Kenneth E) Kosobud of Goose Creek, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Beshere attended Chicora College in Columbia and was a graduate of Limestone College. She was a retired teacher of Memminger Elementary School. Past president and reserve member of Delta Kappa Gamma International Educators Society. She was a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and the Catholic Women's Club.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Delta Kappa Gamma Local Scholarship Fund, c/o Jeannie Green, 120 Queensbury, Cr., Goose Creek, S.C. 29445 or St. Joseph's Residence Fund, P.O. Box 300, Charleston, S.C. 29042.
DUANE, Mildred
Mildred Porter Duane, 81, James Island, died Friday, December 21, 2001, at her residence. She was born in Phenix City, Ala., to Wilbur and Jewel Newsome Porter, a graduate of Central High in Phenix City, Ala. Mildred was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the proud mother of nine children, she was also previously on the PTA at Bishop England High School and Cathedral School. She was the widow of William M. Duane. She is survived by four sons, William M. Duane of Charlotte, N.C., and Martin J. Duane of Charleston, Christopher C. Duane of Charlotte, N.C., and John W. Duane of Charleston, five daughters, Michele Kelly of Riva, Md., Denise Davis of Lithonia, Ga., Patricia A. Duane of Charleston, Sylvia Molley of Jacksonville, Fla., Rebecca McIntosh of Lake Weir, Fla., three sisters, Martha Webster and Mittie Sanders, both of Phenix City, Ala., Mary Dotson of Albuquerque, N.M., nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. Visitation will be Wednesday, 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., at MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, 150 Wentworth St. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held, 2:30 p.m., Thursday, December 27, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with interment in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary's Church Building Fund, 89 Hasell St., Charleston, S.C. 29401, or to a charity of one's choice.
BODIFORD, Lurline
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Lurline Weatherford Bodiford, of Moncks Corner, S.C., widow of James H. Bodiford, Sr. are invited to attend her funeral services, 3:00 p.m. this Wednesday afternoon, December 26, 2001, in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Entombment will be in Berkeley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the hour of service.
KOLB, Dawson
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dawson B. Kolb, of Charleston, S.C., are invited to attend the funeral services for the former, 11 a.m. Thursday morning, December 27, 2001, at the graveside in Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, S.C. Burial, directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, will follow.
JOHNSON, Sarah
Sarah Rachel Johnson, 8, of Summerville, S.C., died Sunday, December 23, 2001, at a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Summerville Baptist Church, Wednesday afternoon, December 26, 2001, at 3:30 o'clock. Burial will be held at Dorchester Memory Gardens. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C., this Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 o'clock.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Rollings School of the Arts - Handbell Program, 815 South Main St., Summerville, S.C. 29483, or Summerville Baptist Church - Children's Ministry, 417 Central Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
