BROOKS, SR., John
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Preston Brooks Sr, are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in J. HENRY STUHR, INC, WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, Tuesday afternoon January 29, 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 made to The American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 205, Columbia, S.C. 29204.
MOORER, Richard
Richard B. Moorer, 81, of Moncks Corner, a retired Charleston Naval Shipyard employee, died Tuesday at a Moncks Corner hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Moorer was born March 4, 1920 at Ridgeville, S.C., a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Moorer. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Berkeley Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Phillips Moorer of Moncks Corner; daughter, Betty Jean Joannini of Cordesville; two sons, Ted Anderson of Mechanicsville, Virginia; John E. Haselden of West Columbia.
Friends may call at RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL, Moncks Corner, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Thursday evening.
OUZTS, Virginia
Entered into eternal rest January 29, 2002, Virginia Katherine Carlisle Ouzts. Residence, North Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1st Ward, Saturday, February 2, 2002 at 10 o'clock. Entombment will follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTH AREA CHAPEL, 2119 Dorchester Road, Friday evening from 6 until 8 o'clock. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Charleston 1st Ward, Ward Missionary Fund, 1519 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, S.C. 29407 or to The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc., 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, N.Y. 10305.
ALVERSON, SR., James
CAMPOBELLO - Rev. James H. Alverson, Sr., 76, of 3920 Compton Bridge Road, died January 29 at his home. A native of Spartanburg County, he was the son of William Frank and Ruth Ballew Alverson.
He attended North Greenville College and Southeastern Baptist Seminary. He was a US Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church and pastored the following churches: Walnut Hill Baptist Church, Cordesville Baptist Church, Pyerian Baptist Church, Limestone Baptist Church, Motlow Creek Baptist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Great Swamp Baptist Church and served as interim pastor at Fingerville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Julia Parker Alverson; a son, James H. "Hal" Alverson, Jr. of Chesnee; a daughter, Julie A. Henderson of the home; a brother, George Alverson of Cannons Campground; 4 sisters, Thelma Atkins of Boiling Springs, Doris Clayton of Gramling; Iris Justice of Inman, Mildred Phillips of Lyman; three grandchildren, Michela Alverson, Cale Alverson and Corey Blocker.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at PETTY FUNERAL HOME, Landrum, S.C.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Walnut Hill Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Gary Hensley, Rev. Jake Walters, Rev. Al Phillips, Rev. Joe Mixon, Ms. Pansy Duke, Mrs. Thelma Atkins and Cale Alverson.
Burial will be in Good Shepherd Memorial Park, Boiling Springs, S.C. The family is at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Connie Maxwell Children's Home, P.O. Box 1178, Greenwood, S.C. 29648-1178, or the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, 675 Walnut Hill Church Road, Campobello, S.C. 29322.
PETTY FUNERAL HOME, LANDRUM, S.C.
LEATH, Esther
The relatives and friends of Esther Louise Knight Leath are invited to attend her funeral service this afternoon at 12 o'clock in James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel, Summerville. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
GRAMLING, Walter
ORANGEBURG - Walter Howard Gramling, 83 died Tuesday.
Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg directed by THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME, INC. in Orangeburg.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Gramling of Orangeburg; 1 sister, Margie G. Haigler of Cameron; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one' choice.
DAVISON, Horace
Horace L. Davison, 77, of Hanahan, died Monday, January 28, 2002, in a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, at Ferndale Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens, directed by CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME.
Born July 24, 1924, in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a son of the late Henry Herbert and Iris Iva McKoy Davison. Mr. Davison was a retired sound lab engineer technician with the Charleston Naval Shipyard. He was a member of Ferndale Baptist Church and attended the University of South Alabama. Mr. Davison was an Army veteran of WWII and the Korean conflict.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Audrey Palmer Davison; daughters, Linda Jordan of Killeen, Texas, Carol Tucker of Madison, Alabama, Marty Besancon of Charleston, Jennifer Wyckoff of Summerville, and Rita Demott of Allegan, Michigan; a son, Paul Davison of Hanahan; sisters, Geraldine Thompkins of Maryville, Tenn., Joan Squires of Mobile, Alabama, and Audrey Weed of Birmingham, Alabama; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Davison was preceded in death by three sisters, Mildred Blake, Frances Tate, and Peggy Ruth Tate, and one brother, Melvin Davison.
Memorials may be made to Ferndale Baptist Church, 4870 Piedmont Ave., N. Charleston, S.C. 29406.
The family will be receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
MCCULLOUGH, James
Mr. James Henry McCullough, age 94 of 1310 Mill Creek Road, Iva, S.C. formerly of Hanahan, S.C., husband of the late Maymie Burriss McCullough, died Monday, January 28, 2002 at the Anderson Area Medical Center in Anderson, S.C.
Born in Iva, S.C. on January 6, 1908, Mr. McCullough was the son of the late Jay McCullough and the late Etta Wiles McCullough. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was retired from the Commissioners of Public Works as Superintendent of the Water Plant in Charleston, S.C. and served as a consultant for three years. He completed the 10th grade at Lowndesville High School also an I.C.S. course in Sanitary Engineering. He was a former member of the Charleston Industrial Management Club and served on the Executive Committee for several years. He was a life member of the Iva Masonic Lodge #238, and a member of the York Rite Masonic Bodies at Charleston, S.C. He was a Shriner and member of the Omar Temple at Charleston, S.C., and past patron and former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a past royal patron of the Order of the Amaranth and past president and former member of the National Federated Craft #136. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He was the oldest member of the Union Baptist Church, also the oldest charter member of Highland Park Baptist Church in Hanahan, S.C. where he was ordained as deacon and served for several years.
Surviving are four sisters-in-law, Carolyn McCullough of Columbus, Ga., Kathleen McCullough of Fort Mill, S.C., Reba Manning of Anderson, S.C. and Margaret Edwards of Augusta, Ga.; four nephews and four nieces.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Ethyl, Wilton and Jack McCullough and sister, Sarah M. Craven.
Services will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, Iva, S.C. with Dr. Martin Wiles officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The body is at THE MCDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME where the family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 and will be placed in the church at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
The family suggests that memorials be made to Union Baptist Church, 703 Barnes Station Road, Iva, S.C. 29655.
The family will be at their respective homes.
GILLUM, Ellis
Entered into heaven on January 28, 2002, Mr. Ellis Myers Gillum, born January 26, 1944, in Crawfordsville, Ark., beloved father of Messrs. Ellis Kyle, Joshua, Jeremy (Martiza), Scott, Alissa Joy and Amy, son of Mrs. Lee Bertha Joy and the late Mr. Ellis A. Gillum and brother of Messrs. Gilbert, James, Herman, and Ms. Cora Jones, uncle of many nieces and nephews of Earle, Ark., and grandfather of Jordan and Marinella. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5954. Private memorial services at a later date.
GANTT-NOISETTE, M.
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 28, 2002, Mrs. Margaret Noisette Gantt of Seattle, Wash., the beloved daughter of the late Walter and Louise Noisette, sister of the late Louis A. Noisette, the late Louise Noisette Merrell and the late Celeste Noisette, and Joseph Noisette (Thelma) of Charleston, S.C., Walter Noisette (Peggy) of Simmi Valley, Calif., and Mary Noisette Merriweather of Seattle, Wash. Interment, Seattle, Wash.
MOORE, Ralph
Rev. Ralph C. Moore, retired minister, of Cope, S.C., died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, at Bethany Baptist Church in Orangeburg, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME, INC., in Orangeburg.
Survivors include, his widow, Margaret S. Bates Moore of Cope; two step-sons, and their wives, Lynwood R. Bates, Jr., and Janet Bates; Larry A. Bates and Wanda Bates, all of the Bolentown Community; five grandchildren, Jason Bates, Gary Bates, Ashley Bates, Josh Bates, John Bates; three great-grandchildren, Justin Bates, Taylor Bates, and Ashton Bates; a brother, Hugh C. Moore of Garner, N.C., and a number of nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Connie Maxwell Children's Home, P.O. Box 1178, Greenwood, S.C. 29648-1178, or to Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, 125 Bethany Road, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115.
SEABROOK, Henry
Entered into eternal rest on January 29, 2002, Mr. Henry Seabrook, of 2750 Atlanta Dr., (Hamlin) Mount Pleasant, S.C.; the beloved husband of Mrs. Lillian Howard Seabrook; father of Elizabeth S. Stephens (Lawrence), of Fayetteville, N.C., and Susan S. Cooper (Woodrow), Hinesville, Ga., step-son of Mrs. Ethel Seabrook of Charleston, S.C., brother of William Seabrook, Anna Lee Clark, Elouise Seabrook, Annette Hudson, all of Charleston, S.C., and Elizabeth Campbell of Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral notice later. Arrangements entrusted to JOHNSON-HALLS FUNERAL HOME.
CUMMINGS, Anna Bell
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 28, 2002, Mrs. Anna Bell Cummings of Wadmalaw Island, S.C., the beloved wife of Mr. George Cummings, mother of Frank Butler of New York and Ruthie Morris of San Diego, Calif. Late residence: 6252 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island, 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.
STEPHENSON, Frances
KINGSTREE - Mrs. Frances Seymour Stephenson, 69, wife of Jimmy Stephenson, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital.
Mrs. Stephenson was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Wesley and Tencie Seymour. She was a graduate of McLeod School of Nursing and retired Registered Nurse. Mrs. Stephenson was secretary and bookkeeper for Jimmy's Sign Service and a member of the Believers Bible Chapel, where she served as a Sunday School teacher. She was active in Children's Ministries and Samaritan's Purse.
Surviving, in addition to her husband of Kingstree, son and daughter-in-law: Craig and Robyn Stephenson of Kingstree, daughter and son-in-law: Jean and David Branton of Summerville, grandson, David Scott Stephenson Branton of Summerville, and a sister, Dr. Betty Jean Seymour of Richmond, Va.
The funeral and celebration of life service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, in the WILLIAMSBURG FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, with burial in Andrews Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of Craig and Robyn Stephenson. Memorials may be made to Awana Clubs International, 1 East Bode Road, Streamwood, Illinois, 60107.
MACMILLAN, Rebecca
Rebecca S. Macmillan, 90, passed away in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, December 13, 2001. She is survived by her daughter, Jeannette Royster of Tampa, Fla.; her son, Edward Macmillan of Reno, Nev.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was raised in the Charleston Orphanage, was a longtime Charleston resident, and a member of Rutledge Baptist Church. A Memorial Service will be held at graveside at 11 a.m., February 2, 2002, at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Charles Martin officiating.
TURNER, David
David Allen Turner, 33, of Lakeridge, died Sunday, January 27, in Frederick County, Va.
He was a Journeyman Electrician at Freestate Electrical Construction, and was completing the Master Electrician Apprentice program. David also held the rank of Sergeant in the 229th Engineer Platoon of the Army National Guard, stationed in Fredericksburg.
David was active in 4-H, where he assisted with his daughter's archery and target shooting competitions. He loved the outdoors, and was an avid hunter. He was a well-respected member of the NORVA Rod and Gun Club, known for his strong work ethic.
He is survived by his fiancée, Martha Morgan of Lakeridge; his daughter, Meghan Turner of La Keridge; his parents, Lee and Sherrill Turner of Lakeridge; his brothers, Stacy and Drew Turner of Lakeridge; his grandmother, Annie Mae Rumph of Charleston, S.C.; and many, many friends who love and miss him.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at MILLER'S FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 3200 Golansky Blvd., Woodbridge.
There will be a funeral service at 1 p.m., Thursday, at Miller's Funeral Home and Crematory, 3200 Golansky Blvd., Woodbridge.
The graveside service will be held at Rumph Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Prince William County 4-H "TriggerTime" shooting sports program, 13005 Smoketown Road, Woodbridge, Va. 22192.
KORPANTY, Wanda
Wanda Korpanty of Summerville, S.C., widow of Stephen E. Korpanty, died January 28, 2002. She was born April 3, 1924 in New York City, the daughter of the late Marko and Anna Szelwach.
Survivors include, two sons: Kenneth R. Korpanty of Summerville; Robert S. Korpanty of Newport News, Va., and two daughters; Susan Gomez of Palm Coast, Fla.; Diane Kear of Moncks Corner: six grandchildren and one great-grandchild and her loyal friend, Bill Sayle.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial mass today, January 30, 2002 at 9 a.m. at St. John The Beloved Catholic Church, 28 Sumter Ave., Summerville.
CREMATION CENTER OF CHARLESTON, 11 Cunnington Ave., Charleston is serving the Korpanty family.
