FORM, Richard
Richard Form, 79, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at a hospital in North Charleston, S.C. Born April 13, 1923 in New York, New York. He was the son of George Joseph Form and Elizabeth Form (nee Bergen). A 20 year veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Form was a pipe fitter. After retiring he was employed as a plumber. He was a member of American Legion Post 166, VFW, and the Fleet Reserve. His sister, Agnes Young, Goose Creek; brother George Form, Albuquerque, New Mexico; niece Donna E. Tinius and her husband Jack, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; and three nephews, Brian Young, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Dustin Young and his wife Leeann, Asheville, N.C.; and John Young, Goose Creek, S.C. survive him. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 11 a.m., in the chapel of MCALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 100 S. Goose Creek Blvd., (Hwy 52), Goose Creek. Interment with military honors will follow at Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston, S.C. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2002 at the funeral home.
DURDEN, William
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Durden are invited to attend the funeral service for the former at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2002 in the Ashley River Baptist Church. Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Rd., Suite 504, North Charleston, S.C. 29406. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY. 766-1365.
FINNERUD, Mary
COLUMBIA - Funeral service of Mary Ruth Mosser Finnerud, 78, of Columbia, will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2002, in SHIVES FUNERAL HOME, Colonial Chapel, 5202 Colonial Dr., Columbia, S.C. Interment will be at 4:30 p.m. in Brown-Wood Cemetery, Sandersville, Ga. Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. prior to the service.
Mrs. Finnerud died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, in Providence Hospital Northeast. Born in Jennings Co., Ind., she was a daughter of the late Henry S. and Emma Rose Hahn Mosser. She was a member of Calvary Church of The Nazarene, Goose Creek.
Survivors are her husband Harvey of Columbia, sons, Kenneth L. and Michael L. Glover; four grandchildren; one sister and three brothers. www.AmericanMemorials.com.
GAINES, Naomi
A graveside service for Naomi Craven Gaines, 88, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27 in Live Oak Memorial Gardens in Charleston, S.C. The Rev. Tom Brown will officiate. Visitation for family will be at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL at 232 Calhoun Street, Saturday between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to James Island Baptist Church, 2023 Wappoo Drive, Charleston,
ANDERSON, Martha
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of April 24, 2002, Martha Rowe Anderson, widow of John Silcox Anderson. Residence, The Presbyterian Home of Summerville and formerly of Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services Saturday at 11 o'clock in The First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. Interment, Magnolia Cemetery. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Friday between 5 and 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Anderson was born December 7, 1917, in Summerton, S.C., the daughter of John McCuen Rowe and Eva Uldrick Rowe. She attended Winthrop University. She was a retired office manager with Equitable Life Assurance Society. She was a member of The First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, The Ladies Benevolent Society, The Garden Club of Charleston, The Huguenot Society of South Carolina, The D.A.R. and The Charleston Symphony Orchestra League.
She is survived by one daughter, Hayes Anderson Fordney of Charleston, S.C.; one son, John Silcox Anderson, Jr. and his wife, Claudia of Bluffdale, Utah; 3 sisters, Clara Rowe Richardson of Summerton, S.C., Mary Rowe Walker of North Charleston, S.C. and Dale Rowe Nunn and her husband Mills of Columbia, S.C.; 2 brothers, John McCuen Rowe, Jr. of Walterboro, S.C. and William Winn Rowe and his wife Edna Frances of Summerton, S.C. and 2 sisters-in-law, Eva Dabbs Anderson of Columbia, S.C., Katherine Lesemann Rowe, of Summerville, S.C.; 6 grandchildren, Joseph Warren Fordney and his wife Laura Liles, Sarah Dodd Fordney, Samuel Bennett Fordney, Michael Macdonald Fordney, John Silcox Anderson, III, Claudia Hayes Anderson and one great-grandchild, Clara Lynn Fordney and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to The First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 or the Thornwell Home and School for Children, P.O. Box 60, Clinton, S.C. 29325.
BROWN, Bruce
Bruce Anthony Brown, infant son of Bruce Edward and Angela Guelker Brown, died Monday, April 22, 2002. The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the graveside, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, James Edward Brown; grandparents, Bruce H. Brown, Lola Lee Roberts, and James A. Guelker; great-grandparents, Paul H. Sheldon and Janet Laverne Moore and great-great-grandmother, Hazel Easterling; and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 SAVANNAH HWY. 766-1365.
CABIAD, ERNESTO
The relatives and friends of Ernesto G. and Carmencita A. Cabiad are invited to attend his graveside funeral services in Riverview Memorial Park, this Friday, April 26, 2002 at ten o'clock. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., NORTH AREA CHAPEL.
CARTER, John
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of April 25, 2002, John Allen Carter, residence, Summerville, S.C.
The relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral services at the graveside, Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C., Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2002, at 2 o'clock. Friend may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Saturday evening between 6 and 8 o'clock.
Mr. Carter was born in Charleston, S.C., June 2, 1936, a son of the late Joseph B. Carter, Sr., and Elizabeth Peeler Carter. He had been a member of Rosemont Baptist Church and served his country in the United States Coast Guard and had retired as a security guard and as a constable with the state of South Carolina.
Surviving Mr. Carter are his sister, Helen Carter Singletary of Ridgeville, S.C., as well as many nieces and nephews.
BUNCH, Marguerite
Mrs. Marguerite Fennell Bunch, 63, wife of Oscar Bunch, of 122 Highland Ave., Summerville, died Thursday, at a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29, 2002, at 2 p.m., at the Zion Fair Baptist Church, Varnville, S.C., with the Rev. Norman Jamison, officiating. Burial will be in the Jerusalem Cemetery, Cummings, S.C., directed by LING FUNERAL HOME, 5580 Memorial Blvd., St. George, S.C. 843-563-3589. The family will receive friends at the Ling Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday evening, April 28, 2002, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Mrs. Bunch was born April 5, 1939 in Islandton, S.C., a daughter of the late Housie Fennell, Sr., and Mrs. Sheldonia Glover Fennell. She attended the public schools of Colleton County and was employed for many years as a nursing assistant at St. Vincent Hospital in New York City.
Surviving are her husband, Oscar Bunch of Summerville, S.C., one son, Gregory (Loretta) Fennell of Summerville; 11 sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Trudy Hamilton, Ms. Allean Vennings, Mrs. Sadie Joyner, all of Walterboro, S.C., Mrs. Beverlyn Jamison, Mrs. Clara Jamison and Mrs. Dorothy Mears, all of Islandton, S.C., Mrs. Thelma Broomer and Mrs. Jeanette Gardner both of New York City, Mrs. Selena (Buster) Robertson of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Lucille Parker of Burton, S.C., and Mrs. Valerie Boles of Beaufort, S.C.; four brothers, Talbert of Lodge, S.C., Herbert Lee (Mary Ann) Fennell, William Housie Fennell, Jr., and Michael (Karen) Fennell all of Islandton, S.C. She is also survived by five grandchildren.
FOX, Eugene
Eugene McGinnis Fox, 92, husband of Mary Elizabeth Fox, of Johns Island, S.C., died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Sauldam Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2002, at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Sauldam Baptist Church, 5945 County Line Road, Ravenel, S.C. 29470.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
HURST, R. Lawrence
The relatives and friends of Mr. R. Lawrence Hurst are invited to attend his funeral service this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Deliverance Tabernacle Ministries, Summerville.
Entombment will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston.
Friends may call at the church from 1 o'clock until the hour of service this afternoon.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Deliverance Tabernacle Ministries, 3190 West 5th North St., Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN ST., SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
SMITH, Mary
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Mary Katherine Baker Smith, widow of Edward G. Baker and Timothy Scarborough Smith are invited to attend her funeral service this afternoon at 4 o'clock in Cornerstone Baptist Church, Summerville. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston.
Friends may call at the church from 3:30 p.m. until the hour of service this afternoon. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to, Cornerstone Baptist Church, 888 Central Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN ST., SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
NIMMONS, Irene
Irene F. Gunnells Nimmons, of Bamberg, S.C., wife of the late Rodney Nimmons, died Saturday morning, April 27, 2002, at Bamberg Nursing Center.
Born September 30, 1914, in Bamberg, she was the daughter of the late Ossie Fail and the late Lula Mae Tucker. She was a member of Ehrhardt Baptist Church, Ehrhardt, S.C. She was the School District #2 Lunchroom Manager. She enjoyed sewing and quilting.
Funeral services will be April 29, 2002, 3 p.m., at Ehrhardt Baptist Church, Ehrhardt, S.C. Burial at Friendship Baptist Church, Barnwell, S.C. Rev. Ralph Warren, assisted by Rev. Timmy Gunnells and Jerry Fail, officiating.
Survivors include, three daughters, June Sweeney of Ehrhardt, S.C., Betty Cooper of Augusta, Ga., Sandra Helman of Michigan; one son, Carl Gunnells of Olar, S.C.; two sisters, Louise Johns of Fairfax, S.C., and Kathleen Main of Fairfax, S.C.; three half-sisters, Carolyn, Elizabeth, and Helen; two brothers, Sidney Fail of Ulmer, S.C., and O'Neal Fail of Allendale, S.C.; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Love offerings may be sent c/o June Sweeney, P.O. Box 348, Ehrhardt, S.C. 29081.
Visitation will be Sunday, April 28, 2002, 6 to 8 p.m., at COONER FUNERAL HOME.
Friends and relatives will be received at the home of Roy and June Sweeney in Ehrhardt, S.C.
SEGARS, Glenda
Glenda Faye Segars, 58, of North Charleston, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, in a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2002, at CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME. Burial to follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens. Born in Cumberland County, Tenn., on September 12, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Arthur O. Kilgore and Christine Reeves Kilgore, of Mayland, Tenn.
Mrs. Segars was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. She was the owner of Imported Car Parts. She was of the Nazarene Faith.
Survivors include, her mother, Christine Reeves Kilgore, of Mayland, Tenn., a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Sarah Ellisor, of Ladson; two sisters, Peggy Evans, of Crossville, Tenn., and Margaret McNeal, of Charleston; seven brothers, Eddie Kilgore, of Crossville, Tenn., Joe Kilgore, of Maryland, Tenn., Dallas Kilgore, of Mayland, Tenn., Jerry Kilgore, of Mayland, Tenn., Ronnie Kilgore, of Crossville, Tenn., Bobby Kilgore, of Crossville, Tenn., and Danny Kilgore, of Mayland, Tenn., two grandchildren, Melissa Ellison and Larry Ellison and one great-grandchild, Chazz Ellison. She was preceded in death by her husband, Betha "Tony" Finley Segars and a son Larry Ellison.
The family will be receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2002, at Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, 713 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, S.C.
Arrangements are being handled by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, 7113 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, S.C. 29406.
WHITE, Robert
Robert Joseph White, 44, of Goose Creek, SC died Friday, April 26, 2002 at his residence. The relatives and friends of Robert Joseph White are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial Monday, April 29, 2002 in Christ Our King Catholic Church at 1:00 o’clock. Burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL Sunday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 o’clock. There will be a Christian Wake Service at 6:00 o’clock.
Mr. White was born in Charleston, SC, a son of Paul Ernest White and Betty McMillan White. He retired from Charleston Naval Shipyard and graduated from Trident Tech.
Surviving are his parents of Mt. Pleasant, SC, two daughters, Jennifer White of London, Kentucky and Crystal White of Moncks Corner, SC, two brothers, Timmy White and his wife Melanie of Awendaw, SC and Paul White, Jr., of Atlanta, GA, three sisters, Paula Huff and her husband Bill, of James Island, SC, Terri Schwerin and her husband, Jules of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Susan Kellum and her husband, Tommy of Mt. Pleasant, SC and one grandson, Dillon of London, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by a brother, Michael D. White.
In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Lupus Foundation of America, P.O. Box 1427, Easley, SC 29641.
STERN, Robert
Robert L. Stern of 3334 Merion Place, Mt. Pleasant, died on April 14, 2002 at the age of 87. ARRANGEMENTS BY J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL.
A man who lived life with an inimitable joie de vivre, Bob was an active participant in the lives of his family, friends and communities. Known in the Charleston area for his letters to the editor and his bread baking (he gave lessons at his home and other venues even in his 80’s). He also left a worldwide community of friends from his active correspondence on the Internet. Bob was a role model to his three children and four grandchildren who aspire to Grandpa’s energy and enthusiasm for living, his love of music and the great joy he found in being with people.
He married the woman he loved, Muriel, and enjoyed a wonderful 55 years of marriage. He maintained close relationships with his extended family, particularly with his younger sister, Margie, with whom he talked weekly for many years. His cousin, Charleston’s Theodore Sanders Stern, former president of the College of Charleston, remained a dear and close friend throughout Bob’s life. The love and support from Ted, his wife, Alva and their entire family is very much appreciated.
And many thanks to all of our parents’ Mount Pleasant and Charleston friends. Your kindness, concern and friendship have always been there for our folks.
And finally, we couldn’t have chosen a better Dad! You did it well, Pop---from start to finish!
Greg, Marian and Bobby Stern
GROOMS, Eric
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Eric Grooms, 57, of 215 Covington Road, beloved husband of Wanda B. Grooms, went to be with his Lord after a long illness on Friday, April 26, 2002, surrounded by his extended family.
He was born in Charleston, S.C., on May 16, 1944 to Doris Rudd Grooms of Greenville and the late Berry C. Grooms. He grew up in Asheville, N.C. and was formerly of Jim Hunt Road in Easley. He graduated from Clyde A. Erwin High School, was self-employed, and a member of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Surviving in addition to his mother, and wife of the home, are his paternal grandmother, Lena Grooms of Charleston; a son, Todd Grooms and his wife, Stephanie of Greenville; his sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Earl Riddle of Greenville; and sister, Janis LaBroad of Charlotte, N.C. He is also survived by a stepson, Barry Bradsher of Julian, N.C. and was predeceased by his son, Jason Grooms. Surviving also are two nieces, two great-nephews and one great-niece.
He will be most remembered for his sense of humor, mischief, and willingness to help others.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Presbyterian Church, Carpet Fund, 377 Deer Creek Road, Easley, S.C. 29601.
Services 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest Chapel, with burial in Graceland Cemetery, West.
Visitation, 1:00-2:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The family is at the home of his niece and her husband. Angela and Buddy Day, 215 Covington Road.
