GAILLARD, Jr., David
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 18, 2002, Mr. David Gaillard, Jr., son of the late Mary and David Gaillard, Sr., brother of Moses Gaillard (Albertha), James Gaillard (Martha), John Gaillard (Margaret) and the late Lucille Wilson. Late residence, 178 St. Philip Street. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by GADSDEN FUNERAL HOME, 221 St. Philip Street, 722-3655 or 1-888-244-1662.
MOCK, Benjamin
VARNVILLE - Mr. Benjamin Franklin Mock, 75 of 1212 Yemassee Highway in Varnville, died Sunday in the St. Luke Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. after an extended illness.
Mr. Mock was born in Hampton County, October 3, 1926 a son of the late Eldon Noonan Mock and Florence Mock. He was a retired welder, had served in the U.S. Marine Corp. and was a member of the Pine Level Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Katherine Thomas Mock of Varnville; three sons, Eugene Mock of Clayton, N.C., Robert and William Mock both of Walterboro; one daughter, Kathy Eadie of Gifford; and two sisters, Blanche Crosby of Summerville and Margie Jarrell of Early Branch. There are 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mr. Mock was pre-deceased in death by a daughter, Melissa M. Dean.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Pine Level Baptist Church near Grays, with burial in the Hampton Cemetery directed by PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME IN HAMPTON.
Friends may call at the Chapel in Hampton from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and Wednesday until 2 p.m. when the casket will be placed in the church prior to services.
Active pallbearers are: Rodney Mock, Chris Mock, William L. Mock, II, John Westbrook, Will Sanford, and Randy Mosley. Honorary pallbearers are: Jake Malphrus and Charlie Nix.
TAIRNEY, Alma
Alma Wilson Tairney, 91, of Church Street, St. Stephen, S.C., died Monday at her residence.
The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2002, in the First Christian Church, St. Stephen. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the ST. STEPHEN CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. this Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Tairney was born Aug. 11, 1910, in Foreston, S.C., a daughter of Charles Patrick Wilson and Jennie Farmer Wilson. She was the widow of Earl Clifford Tairney, Sr. She was a member of the First Christian Church, St. Stephen.
Surviving are, three daughters, Jennie T. Shealy of St. Stephen, Darlene T. Stephens of Chester, and Mary T. Wilson of Moncks Corner; two sons, Earl C. Tairney, Jr. of St. Stephen and James W. Tairney, Sr. of Bonneau; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; and her loving caregivers, Dorothy Keller, Mattie Lee Strawn, Wilma Orvin, Hazel Hoff and Leola Haigler.
BRUNSON, Sabra
Sabra Jo Powell Brunson, 61, of Jamestown, S.C., died Monday in a North Charleston hospital.
The funeral will be at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2002, in the Jamestown Baptist Church. Interment will be in the St. James United Methodist Cemetery. Friends may call at DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. this Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Brusnon was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Mullins, S.C., a daughter of George McCormick Powell and Lizzie Gertrude Boyd Powell. She was a member and church clerk at the Jamestown Baptist Church. She was a board member of the Hell Hole Swamp Festival. She was a member of the Jamestown Rural Fire Department and did a lot of work within her community. She was a graduate of Loris High School.
Surviving are, her husband, Stanley E. Brunson, Sr.; a daughter, Pam Turner of Pickens; two sons, Rusty Brunson of Loris and William Brunson of Jamestown; a sister, Sherry Richardson of Conway; and two grandchildren, C.J. Clark and Madeline Brunson.
HORLBECK, Lou
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Lou Virginia Horlbeck, those of her sisters, Mrs. Annabelle McCrea (Franklin) and Mrs. Dorothy W. Smith are invited to attend her funeral services on Wednesday, May 22, 2002, 12 noon at Morris Brown A.M.E. Church, 13 Morris Street, Charleston, S.C. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5954. The only viewing for Mrs. Horlbeck will be on Wednesday, at the church, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Interment, Church Cemetery.
DINGLE, Celia
Entered into eternal rest on May 19, 2002 Mrs. Celia Seabrook Dingle of 1118 Crystal Drive Mount Pleasant, S.C.; the beloved mother of Louise (Fred) Swinton, Elizabeth Foreman, Richard (Marilyn) Dingle, Jr., Lucille Mazyck, Pearl (William) Washington, Leroy Dingle, John (Catherine) Dingle, Shelia (George) Bennett, and Special Daughter Emma Edwards, all of Mount Pleasant, S.C. and sister of Mary Bryant of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Ethel Jones of Charleston, S.C. Funeral notice later.
Arrangements by JOHNSON-HALLS FUNERAL HOME.
DRAYTON, Gene
GREEN POND - Gene Richard Drayton, 56, died May 17, 2002 in a local Walterboro hospital.
The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2002, in Lighthouse Tabernacle Church in Green Pond. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery, also in Green Pond.
Mr. Drayton was born in Colleton County, a son of the late Anna Mae Drayton. He received his education in the public schools in Colleton County and Job Corp in Bamberg, S.C.
Surviving are three sisters, Edith D. Ferguson of Green Pond, Bernice Drayton of Hinesville, Ga. and Deloris H. Brown of Orangeburg; five brothers, Harvey Drayton of Jersey City, N.J., Eddie Lee Green of Green Pond, James Drayton and Merritt Drayton, both of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Andrew Hugine, Jr. of Orangeburg; two aunts, Lunetha Gray and Catherine Manigo.
JAMESON, Viola
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Viola Prioleau Jameson, those of her husband, Mr. Willis Jameson, children, Patricia Fickling (Ulysses), Ruth Mitchell, Franklin Brown, Remus Prioleau, Julius Prioleau (Paula), Anthony Prioleau (Delores), Kathy Young, Kenneth Prioleau (Andrea), Gwendolyn Dunn (Arthur), Geraldine Jameson and Angela Hamilton (Randy), and sisters, Annabelle Brown, Loretta Ladson, Mozelle Rambert, and brothers, Julius Brown and Leon Brown are invited to attend her funeral services, Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Central RMUE Church, 117 President St. Remains to the church at 12 noon on Tuesday. Interment, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Ashley Phosphate Road.
LUCAS, Joseph
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fleetwood Lucas are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in John Wesley United Methodist Church, Tuesday, at 11 o'clock. Interment, Old St. Andrews Episcopal Churchyard.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association Coastal Carolina Chapter, P.O. Box 80459, Charleston, S.C. 29416-0459.
ROBERTSON, Alice
Entered into eternal rest Sunday, May 19, 2002 Mrs. Alice D. Robertson of 211 St. Charles Ct. (West Ashley). She is the beloved wife of Mr. Adolph "Tony" Robertson; the beloved mother of Basir Robertson and the late Atiya Robertson-Bullock; grandmother of Asia Bullock; sister of Fred Simon (Maria), Thomas Johnson (Daisy), John Drayton, James Drayton (Diana), Nathaniel Simon, Mary Edwards, Richardine Anderson (Leon), Anna Hornsby (Jack), Shelah McElveen (Joe) and Martha Fyall. Funeral arrangements will be announced by DOROTHY'S HOME FOR FUNERALS. 722-0268.
HICKS, Luella
Entered into eternal rest on May 18, 2002, Mrs. Luella Tarplin Hicks, the beloved wife of the late Rev. Harry Hicks, mother of Albert Jenkins, Connie Tarplin, Darryl Tarplin, Harold Tarplin, Charvas Tarplin and Antonio Tarplin, daughter of the late Jake Jenkins Sr. and the late Alma Jenkins, sister of Albertha Jenkins, Lillie Mae Allison, Linda Jenkins and the late Jake Jenkins Jr. Late residence 104 Carnes Crossing Summerville S.C. Funeral notice later. Arrangements by SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.
KEARNS, Beverly Snook
Beverly Ellen Snook Kearns, 67, of Summerville, wife of Edward Thomas Kearns, died Tuesday at her residence.
Memorial service will be held on Thursday evening at 7 o'clock in Knightsville United Methodist Church. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Knightsville United Methodist Church, 1505 Central Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483.
Mrs. Kearns was born on October 7, 1934, in Lewistown, Pa., a daughter of the late Arthur Ambrose Snook and Ida Catherine Grose Snook. She attended college in Lewistown, Pa. She was a retired substitute teacher for Dorchester County Schools for 20 years. She was a member of Knightsville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are, her husband of Summerville; one son, Edward T. Kearns, Jr., of Summerville; one daughter, Jan Manning of Ridgeville; two brothers, Eugene Snook of San Diego, Calif., Carl Snook of Lewistown, Pa; one sister, Shirley Pandel of Burnham, Pa.; two grandsons, James Manning, David Manning.
Arrangements by TRI-COUNTY CREMATION CENTER, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville, S.C.
THOMPSON, Fred
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 19, 2002, Mr. Fred Thompson, Sr. Residence, Louisville, Ky. Formerly of 1133 Thompson Hill Road, Awendaw, S.C. He was the husband of Mrs. Katherine Thompson. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip and Victoria "Molsie" Allen Thompson, Sr. The loving father of Mr. Fred Thompson, Jr.; Mr. Harold Pritchett (Pam); Mr. Kerry Coleman (Susan); Mr. Keith Coleman; Mr. David Coleman; Mr. Eric Thompson; Ms. Monique Thompson and Mr. Barnie Pinckney. The loving brother of Rev. Anna Lee Steed, Mr. Isaiah Thompson, Mr. Herbert E. Thompson, Mrs. Susan Middleton (Samuel), Mr. Roosevelt "Dennis" Thompson (Elouise), Mrs. Mary E. Thompson (Luther), and the late Mrs. Althia Smith, Mr. Paul Thompson and Mr. Philip Thompson, Jr., the nephew of Mrs. Bernice Coaxum and Mrs. Elinor McNeil. The grandnephew of Mr. Andrew Sanders.
W.M. SMITH-MCNEAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4129 Hwy. 17 North, Awendaw, S.C. 881-4920 or 1-800-924-5659. Or you may e-mail a memorial message to wmsbmc2@aol.com, will announce funeral service.
JENKINS, Thomasina
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 20, 2002, Mrs. Thomasina Bowens Jenkins, the beloved mother of Ethal Mosley, Alfred Bowens, Barbara Robinson, Leroy Bowens, George Bowens and Alethia Mae Simmons, grandmother of Trenton Jenkins and Kenneth Taylor. Late residence 4608-B Chisolm Road, John's 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.
WARREN, Sr., Calvin
HAMPTON - Mr. Calvin Warren, Sr., 78, of 304 Crooked Creek Rd. in Hampton died Tuesday morning in the Medical University of S.C. after an extended illness.
Born Nov. 14, 1923 in Colleton County, he was the son of the late Henry Warren and Ottie Padgett Warren. Mr. Warren was the co-owner of the Red and White Grocery store in Hampton for 36 years, and was a member of the American Legion Post #108 and had served on the Hampton Town Council for 8 years. An Air Force veteran of World War II, he had received many service medals, among them the Distinguished Flying Cross and the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 4 Bronze Stars. He was an active member of the Hampton First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Wooten Warren, of the home in Hampton; two sons, Calvin Warren, Jr., of Summerville, S.C., and Ricky Warren of Hampton; one daughter, Marilyn W. Brindel of North Charleston; 3 brothers, Henry Warren of Conway, S.C., Mack Warren of Port Wentworth, Ga. and Homer Warren of Hampton; 1 sister, Ruby McKenzie of Hampton. There are 5 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Hampton First Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Terry Brown and directed by PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME. Burial will follow in the Hampton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Chapel in Hampton on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. The casket will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. prior to services.
Memorials may be made to the Hampton First Baptist Church, 305 Oak St., Hampton, S.C. 29924.
PURCELL, Myrle
NEWBERRY - Mrs. Myrle Hill Purcell, of 10 Pool Drive, widow of Keitt Purcell, died May 21, 2002.
Born in Sumter, Mrs. Purcell was a daughter of the late Kenneth Benjamin Hill and Lucille Barnes Hill. She attended Sumter County public schools, Blue Mountain College in Ripley, Miss. and was graduated from Judson's Women's College in Marion, Ala. Prior to her marriage, she was employed as a social worker in Winnsboro, N.C.
Mrs. Purcell was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church for 50 years, where he was a former member of the choir, active in Presbyterian women, Circle No. 2 and was selected as a recipient of the Honorary Lifetime Member of Presbyterian Women. She had a lifelong interest in the preservation of historic properties and spent several years in the meticulous restoration of the Boulware property on S.C. Highway 395, one of the oldest frame homes in Newberry County.
Mrs. Purcell is survived by her daughter, and son-in-law, Cile and Dick Hursey of Charleston; daughter, Julia Myrle Purcell of Columbia; son and daughter-in-law, Trent and Vonnie Purcell of Newberry; two grandchildren, T.K. and Leeann Purcell; two sisters, Mrs. J.W. (Iris) Edens of Sumter, and Mrs. Sam E. (Jennie) Owen of Columbia; and two brothers, Kenneth B. Hill of Camden and F. LeVerne Hill of Sumter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2002, at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, with interment to follow in Rosemont Cemetery.
The family is at her residence and will receive friends at the Mcswain-Evans Funeral Home, Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m.
The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, 1211 Calhoun St., Newberry, S.C. 29108, or to Tri-County Hospice, 1400 Camillia Avenue, Newberry, S.C. 29108.
MCSWAIN-EVANS FUNERAL HOME in charge.
PRICE, Matt
ANDREWS - Rev. Matt Lewis Price, 85, died Monday, May 20, 2002, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 23, 2002, at the Williamsburg Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the Andrews Memorial Cemetery, directed by Andrews Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Terry Fowler, Superintendent of South Carolina Pentecostal Holiness Conference, Rev. Ron Causey, Rev. Ashton Feagin, and the Rev. Luford Pope.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at the funeral home.
Rev. Price was born October 1, 1916, in Williamsburg County, a son of the late Simpson Eugene Price and Leila Coker Price. He was a retired minister of the South Carolina Pentecostal Holiness Conference and also retired from International Paper Company, Georgetown Mill. He was licensed in 1968, ordained in 1970. He pastored, Sampit Rhems and Antioch in Georgetown County, and also pastored Mt. Calvary, Quinby, Wando, and Cordesville, in Berkeley County. He was an Evangelist for a number of years and began his ministry in 1968 and retired in 1983. Rev. Price was a role model in example by putting God first in his life. He also enjoyed gardening, fishing, and was an excellent cook. His family and friends will remember his delicious barbeque with cooking techniques learned from his father and brought to Georgetown County from Sandy Bay in 1938.
He is predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Edwina Caulder Price on December 7, 2001, two grandsons, Gregory Lewis Pope and Jason Matthew Moseley, three brothers, Rudolph J. Price, Henry L. Price and Jessie B. Price, and two sisters, Bessie P. Morrison and Louise P. Kruse.
Surviving are a son, Larry Edward (Pete) Price, and daughter-in-law Judy Avant Price, of Andrews; three daughters, Mary Lewis Price Pope and son-in-law, Rev. Luford Pope, Betty Jean Price Moseley and son-in-law, James Melvin Moseley, all of Georgetown; and Marie Price Wright Casselman of Andrews; a brother, Simpson Eugene Price, II of Andrews; six grandchildren, Philip Lin Pope of Fayetteville, N.C., Lisa Pope Hudson of Georgetown, Larry Edward "Eddie" Price, II of Houston, Tex., Annette Price Freeman Norman William Wright Price, and Russell D. Wright Price, all of Andrews; nine great-grandchildren.
MCCOY, Harriet
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Harriet Coaxum McCoy are invited to attend her funeral service 12:00 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2002 in Calvary Baptist Church, Sumter St. and Ashley Ave. Rev. C.K. Cuthbert is the pastor. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation for Mrs. McCoy will be Wednesday 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Dorothy's Home for Funerals. The family hour will be 7:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Mrs. McCoy is survived by her husband, Mr. Clarence E. McCoy, Jr., her daughters, Carla Coaxum and Celestine L. Coaxum Washington; step-children, Clarence Anthony McCoy (Shelia), Allen Derrick McCoy (Acquenetta) and Vangie McCoy; grandchildren; great-grandchild; sisters, Barbara Ann Jackson and Connie (Stephen) Smith; brother, Rev. Kenneth (Vivian) Simmons; step-sister, OraBelle Williams; devoted friends, Cora McCants; nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Funeral arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOME FOR FUNERALS.
ROUSE, W. Carlisle
FORK, S.C. - Mr. W. Carlisle Rouse, 83, husband of Veata Page Rouse, died Thursday, May 21, 2002, at Carolina Hospital System in Florence after an illness.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, May 23, at Fork Baptist Church, with Rev. Eddie Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by COX-COLLINS FUNERAL HOME.
Mr. Rouse was born August 6, 1918, in Dillon County, a son of the late Willis Robert Rouse and the late Maude Miller Rouse. Mr. Rouse was a farmer. He was U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. Mr. Rouse was a member of Fork Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Adult Men's Sunday School Class.
Surviving Mr. Rouse in addition to his wife of the home are, five sons, Jimmy C. Rouse and his wife Elaine of Marion, Aubrey Rouse and his wife Dianne of Lake View, Clayton Rouse and his wife Linda of Fork, Kenny Rouse and his wife Jean of Fork and Gene Rogers and his wife Betty of Charleston; two daughters, Tammy Floyd and her husband Lamar of Fork and Marian Sanderson, and her husband Hoyt of Mullins; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Clara Henry of Latta and Ethel Lake of Fall River, Mass.
Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 5000 Thurmond Mall, Suite 106, Columbia, S.C. 29201.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cox-Collins Funeral Home.
