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

TELFEAR, Etta
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Etta (Nettie) Telfear of North Charleston, S.C., are invited to attend her funeral services, Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at 12 noon, at Royal Baptist Church, Liberty Hill, North Charleston, S.C. Interment, Peru Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C. Mrs. Telfear will lie in state at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m., until time of service. There will be no viewing after the funeral. Friends may call on Monday, from 3 to 8 p.m. at GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 200 Grace St., Moncks Corner, S.C.

THOMAS, Lottie
Lottie Palmer Capers Johnson Thomas, 98, died January 24, at Knollwood, following a stroke. She had been a Washington resident since 1956.
With her late husband, General Gerald Carthrae Thomas, a major figure in 20th Century Marine Corps history, and a veteran of World War I, World War II, and Korea, she served in many foreign posts, including Haiti, Panama, and the China Theatre of the 1930's and 1940's.
Mrs. Thomas was born May 27, 1903, in Charleston, S.C., a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William H. Johnson. She attended the Misses Sass' Dame School, and graduated from Memminger High School in 1922. She became a member of the first provisional class of the Junior League of Charleston. She was married in 1924.
She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, Club of Colonial Dames, and the Army - Navy Club.
She was a past president and a 50 year member of the China Tiffin Club, and a founder and past president of the Marine Officers Wives Club. She had been a docent at Dumbarton House and a Grey Lady. She was an avid gardener.
Surviving are two daughters, Tina Bruder of Alexandria and Ginny Andrews of Washington, two sons, Colonel Gerald C. Thomas, Jr., USMC (Ret.), of the Plains, Va., and W.H. Johnson Thomas of Washington, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

THOMAS, Lottie
On Thursday, January 24, at Knollwood in Washington, D.C. Wife of the late General Gerald C. Thomas, USMC (Ret.), mother of Tina Bruder, Ginny Andrews, Colonel Gerald C. Thomas, Jr. USMC (Ret.), and W.H. Johnson Thomas. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at Fort Myer Chapel on Tuesday, February 12, at 11 a.m., burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made o All Hallows Guild - The Bishop's Garden, Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Ave., Washington, D.C. 20016, or the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, N.C., Washington, D.C. 20007.

TELFEAR, Etta
Etta (Nettie) Green Telfear, age 89, died Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at a Charleston hospital. Born in St. Stephens, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lorraine Davis Green. Her grandmother, the late Mariah Davis, raised her.
Mrs. Telfear was married to the late Willis Telfear, Sr., and educated in Berkeley County Public Schools. She was a member of Royal Baptist Missionary Church, the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Queen Esther, #166, the Sons and Daughters of Elijah 4, Star Society, Liberty Hill, and North Area Ten #201, Charleston, S.C.
She is survived by step-children, Ethel Randolph (Philadelphia); Annabelle Lazenbury (Charleston), Willis Telfear, Jr., (Boston); brother-in-law, Edward Shaw; God-children, Etta Ferguson and Earl Middleton; devoted great-granddaughter, Donna Mitchell; step-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Step-children, Albertha Grant and Isaiah Telfear; and step-grandson, Ronald Randolph, preceded Mrs. Telfear in death.
Funeral service, 12 o'clock, noon, Tuesday, January 29, at Royal Baptist Missionary Church. Viewing hours from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Interment, Peru Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C. Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, S.C.

COLELLO, Marion
Marion Miele Colello, 83, of Ladson, wife of Charles Vincent Colello, died Friday morning in a North Charleston hospital.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 at 10 o'clock in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Goose Creek. Rite of Committal will be held in Dorchester Memory Gardens, Summerville.
Friends may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville from 5 until 8 o'clock Tuesday evening where a Prayer Service will be held at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Colello was born March 7, 1918 in Jersey City, New Jersey a daughter of the late Valentine Miele and Mary Cardiello Miele.
Mrs. Colello was a graduate of New Jersey schools. She was a retired secretary with Home Laundry, Inc. and Colello Trucking where she was a bookkeeper. She was member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Survived by her husband; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Deborah Colello of Summerville; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son Richard Joseph Colello. Arrangements by: JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

BUSCH, Joseph
Joseph Henry Busch, 84, of Summerville, died January 26, 2002 at a Charleston hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Boone Hill United Methodist Church, Wednesday morning, January 30, 2002 at 11 o'clock. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call at PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C. this Tuesday evening from 6-8 o'clock.
Memorials may be made to Boone Hill United Methodist Church, 801 Boone Hill Road, Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Mr. Busch was born on September 3, 1917 in Summerville, S.C., a son of the late Henry E. Busch and Henrietta Charpia Busch. He was a retired carpenter for the Charleston Naval Shipyard and a member of Boone Hill United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Hudson Busch of Summerville; four daughters, Marinda Brogan of Goose Creek, Jean Oltman of Ladson, Gloria Wilson of Summerville and Nancy Marchant of Dinwiddy, Va.; three sons, Frank Busch of Black Mountain, N.C., Michael Busch of Florence, S.C. and Kevin Busch of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; two stepsons, Royden Hudson of Walterboro, S.C. and Alphie Hudson of Ruffin, S.C.; two stepdaughters, Cherry Smyly of Ruffin and Patty Abercrombie of Summerville; two brothers, Ralph Busch of Port George, Va. and George Busch of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; one sister, Henrietta Pierce of Sapulpa, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.

ZACK, Robert
GEORGETOWN - Robert Edward Zack, 59, died Sunday, January 27, 2002, at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by the Georgetown Chapel of MAYER FUNERAL HOME.

LONG, Wesley
ANDREWS - Wesley Buster Long, 74, of County Line Road, died Saturday evening, January 26, 2002 at a local Charleston hospital.
Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at the Holy Trinity Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the Andrews Memorial Cemetery, directed by ANDREWS CHAPEL OF MCKENZIE FUNERAL HOME.
Visitation will be 7-9, Monday evening, January 28, 2002 at the funeral home.
Mr. Long was born May 11, 1924, in Georgetown County, a son of Alice Long Smith. He was a retired employee of the Finishing and Shipping Dept. of International Paper Company, Georgetown Mill and was a member of the Andrews First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Edna Morris Long of Andrews, are: three daughters, Shirley Jean L. Stewart and Carolyn L. Knight of Andrews, Peggy L. Kincande of Summerville; two brothers, Wilson Smith of Fort Pierce, Florida, and Golden Long of Germany; two sisters, Laura Mae Martin and Junita Webb both of Charleston; three grandchildren.

DOCTOR, Gracie
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Gracie Doctor, those of her late husband Mr. Abraham Doctor, children, Mr. Abraham Gregory (Louann), Mr. Thomas Doctor (Gerlinda), and Mr. Kenneth Doctor (Mary) all of Charleston, Miss Bernice Doctor of California, Mr. Dan Doctor (Renee) of New York, Mr. Glenn Doctor (Ella), and Mr. Clifford Doctor both of North Carolina, Mrs. Vermell Bartee (Albert) of Kentucky, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews are invited to attend her funeral services Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 5020 Hwy. 162, Hollywood, S.C. Rev. John Alston, Jr., pastor, Rev. Leroy Russell, officiating. Friends may call FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, North Charleston 744-2545 or 1-800-290-5954. The family will be receiving friends at the church Monday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The remains will be viewed Tuesday from 12:00 noon until time of service. Interment, St. Paul A.M.E. Churchyard.

ALTMAN, Sally
Service for Sally Lawrence Altman, 82, of Morninghill Drive, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at DUNBAR FUNERAL HOME, Devine Street Chapel with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia.
Mrs. Altman, widow of William H. Altman, died Saturday, January 26, 2002. Born in Lake City, S.C., she was a graduate of Lake City, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Luther B. and Mildred G. Lawrence. She was a graduate of Lake City High School, and Spencer Business College in New Orleans, La. She served in the Waves in World War II and she was a retiree of J.B. Whites at Dutch Square Mall in Columbia. She was a member of St. Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia.
Surviving are a son, Randall Lawrence Altman of West Columbia; two sisters, Barbara L. Cole (Frank) of Canadys, S.C., and Janice L. Causey (Jim) of Suisun, Calif.; and a number of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, William H. Altman, Jr.

GREEN, Annette
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Annette S. Green, those of her husband, Mr. William Green, Jr., daughters, pastor Sonia McNeil (Tony), Ms. Georgette Sherald, mother, Mrs. Mary J. Hampton, sisters, brothers, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, stepchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of cousins are invited to attend her funeral services on Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 1 p.m. at Power House of Prayer, Grimball Road, James Island, S.C. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5954. The family will be receiving friends at the church on Monday, from 7 to 8 p.m. Remains to the church 12 noon Tuesday. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens, North Charleston, S.C.

JEFFORDS, Jeanette
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jeffords are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter in First Baptist Church of John's Island, Monday afternoon January 28, 2002, at 2 o'clock. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church of John's Island, P.O. Box 218, John's Island, S.C. 29457 or The American Breast Cancer Society, P.O. Box 20637, Charleston, S.C. 29413-0637.

SANDERS, SR., Bennie
On Saturday, January 26, 2002, Bennie L. Sanders, Sr., of Cottageville, S.C. entered into eternal rest. He is survived by his daughter Jerrie Connor Jones and her husband, Bob, of Charleston; his son Bennie L. Sanders, Jr. and his wife, Linda, of Cottageville; his daughter, Barbara Sanders Rossignol of Atlantic Beach, Fla. and his daughter-in-law, Jennie Long Sanders of Beaumont, Texas.
Also left behind are a sister, Corine Marshall and her husband, Lewis of Branchville, S.C.; his sisters-in-law, Mary Owens, Vera Stemie, and Roselie Vashian and her husband, Johnny of Charleston; a brother-in-law, Bill Williams of Maryland and special friends, Jack and Ellen Bailey of Ladson.
To cherish his memory are 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, Ethel Fickling Sanders, also by his son, Robert M. Sanders, his sister, Nellie Murden, and a grandson, John Scott Jones, "Jackie Boy."
Mr. Sanders, an engineer, retired from National Linen Service. He was a member of Lydia Baptist Church of Lincolnville, S.C. and an active member of both the Round Lodge #270 of Cottageville and Omar Shrine Temple of Mt. Pleasant.
Relatives and friends may call at the J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE RD. CHAPEL this evening (Monday) from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning in Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel with interment to follow at Carolina Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lydia Baptist Church, 506 E. Owens Dr., Lincolnville, S.C. 29485, in his memory.
This will be a fitting memory of his life being laid to rest on this 85th birthday.

LEWIS, John
Entered into eternal rest on Monday morning, January 28, 2002, Mr. John A. Lewis. Residence 2716 Constitution Ave., North Charleston, S.C. The devoted husband of Mrs. Dorothy Lewis. The devoted father of Mr. Edward Fell (Judy), Ms. Rovenia Lewis, Mr. John C. Lewis, Mrs. Jennifer Holden (Ronnie), Mr. Curtis Lewis, Mr. Martiuez Lewis and Ms. Penzola Lewis. The brother of Mrs. Cella Carter, Mrs. Vivian Robinson, Mr. Eddie J. Lewis (Carol), and Mr. James Lewis. The nephew of Mrs. Mary Harper. W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, 2 Radcliffe St., Charleston, S.C. will announce funeral services. 722-3676 or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial message to Wmsmbc2@aol.com.

JORDAN, Jean
Jean Price Jordan, 70, of The Cypress at Charlotte, died on Monday, January 28, 2002, at Mercy Hospital South in Pineville, N.C. Mrs. Jordan was born on February 24, 1931 in Salisbury, N.C., a daughter of the late Ferdinand Robert Bowman Price and Margaret Witherspoon Price.
She was a graduate of St. Mary's College in Raleigh, N.C., a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and had been a member of the Mannequins of Charlotte. She lived at River Hills Plantation from 1971-1999, when she moved to The Cypress at Charlotte. Her greatest joy was her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was active in the Altar Guild, and enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, and cooking.
Mrs. Jordan is survived by her children, Julie Jordan Miller, and her husband Bud Miller, of York, S.C., Virginia Jordan Mitchell and her husband J.P. Mitchell, of Summerfield, N.C., Jord Hampton Jordan, III, of York, S.C., Robert Bowman Price Jordan, and his wife Amy Jordan, of John's Island, S.C. and Mary Margaret Jordan, and her husband Bill Hartin, of Columbia, S.C.; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and her aunt, Dorothy Price Wakefield, of Charlotte, N.C. Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by her husband, Jord Hampton Jordan, Jr., in 1989.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 108 East Liberty Street, York, S.C. with Fr. Don Lowery officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Harry and Byrant Company, 500 Providence Road, Charlotte, N.C. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in York, S.C.
The family wants to thank the very special people on the staff at Mercy South Hospital for the loving care that they gave to their mother.
Those who wish may send memorials to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Building Fund/Endowment Fund, 108 East Liberty St., P.O. Box 4307, York, S.C. 29745.
HARRY AND BYRANT COMPANY is serving the family of Mrs. Jordan.

LEATH, Esther
Esther Louise Knight Leath, 80, of Summerville, died Sunday in a local hospital.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at 12 o'clock in James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel, Summerville. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 until 8 o'clock this evening.
Ms. Leath was born on February 21, 1921, in Andrews, S.C., a daughter of the late Nelson Fitzhugh Knight and Lou Esther Nettles Knight.
She was a graduate of Andrews High School. She was a mother and a granny. She was a member of Northwoods Baptist Church.
Surviving are, four daughters, Mary Jo Leath Tudor of North Charleston, Dianna Lyn Leath Clark of North Charleston, Barbara Louise Leath Fetterolf of Summerville, Patricia Leath Christensen of Summerville; two sons, David Glen R. Leath of North Charleston, Roudy James Leath of Carlyle, Ill.; 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Hazel Knight Evans of Andrews, Jean Knight Truett of Florence. Predeceased by all her brothers.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.

GREEN, Florine
Mrs. Florine Inez Green died at a local hospital on Monday, January 28, 2002, the beloved sister of Mrs. Rosa Beauford of Baltimore, Md., and Ida Bean of Detroit, Mich.; sister-in-law of William Green of Red Top, S.C., Edmond Green of North Charleston, S.C., Lillie B. Green of Charleston, S.C., and Mildred Sanders of North Charleston, S.C. Late residence, 1337 North Sherwood Dr., (West Ashley Section) Charleston, S.C. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by WALKER'S MORTUARY "Chapel of Peace" 3407 Old Pond Road, John's Island, S.C. Phone 559-0341.

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