Mr. Larry S. Hartley
October 18, 1950 - December 07, 2007
COLUMBIA- Service for Larry S. Hartley, 57, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday, 6-8 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
Mr. Hartley died Friday, December 7, 2007. born in Guam, he was a son of Lillian Taylor Hartley and the late Mahlon Hartley, Sr. He was a graduate of A.C. Flora High School and the University of South Carolina. Formerly employed with Bank of America, he retired from National Auto Finance Company.
Mr. Hartley was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Katharine “Kathy” Winn Hartley; his mother; daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay Hartley McCutcheon and Joseph McCutcheon; brother, Mahlon Hartley, Jr.; sister-in-law, Peg Blanton; mother-in-law, Margaret Winn; brothers-in-law, Bill Winn and Paul J. Britt; and nephew, Stephen Britt, all of Columbia. He was predeceased by sister, Cheryle Hartley Britt.
Memorials may be made to ALS, S.C. Chapter, P.O. Box 280, Charleston, SC 29402 or to Carolina Wildlife Care, Inc., 5551 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212
VICTORIA FERGUSON
Victoria Ferguson, 97, of Charleston, died Saturday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Memorial Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Wm. Smith Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ferguson was born in Sheldon, a daughter of Ceasar Evans and Annie Evans. She attended Beaufort County schools. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. She was the widow of Joseph Ferguson.
Surviving are a daughter, Geneva Freeman of Charleston; a son, Joseph Ferguson Jr. of Charleston; a sister, Alice Penceal of New York City; 14 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; and three great-great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
ALBERT E. DILLON
Retired Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Albert Eugene Dillon, 66, of Charleston, a retired employee with the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Tuesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Stuhr's Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens with military honors.
Mr. Dillon was born in Muncie, Ind., a son of Herbert Dillon and Dorothy Lowe Dillon O'Neil. He was a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a Mason and a member of the Fleet Reserve, the American Legion and James Island Baptist Church. He was the widower of Johnnie P. Dillon.
Surviving are his stepmother, Guelda Dillon of Indiana; three daughters, Darvina Cook and Debra Poor, both of Indiana, and Diane J. Dillon of New York; a son, Larry Dillon of Indiana; two sisters, Nola Pippin and Violet F. Barrows, both of Indiana; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
RALPH W. LUCAS Jr.
HANAHAN - Ralph Waldo Lucas Jr., 73, a retired fire control mechanic with the Charleston Naval Shipyard and former owner of Lucas Alarms, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Friendship Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Lucas was born in Berwick, La., a son of Ralph W. Lucas and Mayme Ruth Nettles Lucas. He was a former coach with the Hanahan Parks and Playgrounds. He was a member of the Naval Armed Guard and Friendship Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Ivey Lucas; a daughter, Cynthia Cannaday of Middleburg, Fla.; two sons, Michael Lucas of Moncks Corner and Jeff Lucas of Goose Creek; a brother, Joseph E. Lucas of Ridgeland; and three grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
KATIE M. DRIGGERS
MONCKS CORNER - Katie M. Driggers, 77, died Tuesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Dillard Memorial Funeral Home in Pickens. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Pickens.
Mrs. Driggers was born in Polk County, N.C., a daughter of Roy McMinn and Bessie Coggins McMinn.
Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Pickelsimer of Fairfax; four sons, Robert L. McMinn of Pickens, Lloyd R. Driggers of Summerville, Boyd G. Driggers of Central and Mack Thompson of North Carolina; five brothers, Leo McMinn of Fletcher, N.C., Ed McMinn, Frank McMinn and Harvey McMinn, all of Arden, N.C., and Howard McMinn of Hendersonville, N.C.; four sisters, Clara Alford of Columbia, Rebecca Murray of Arden, Betty Jo Higgins of Old Fort, N.C., and Fay Huff of Moncks Corner; 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
VICENNE A. GLADSTONE
GOOSE CREEK - Vicenne Albert Gladstone, 29, an office manager with V.C. Construction Services, died Tuesday in North Charleston. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Carolina Memorial Funeral Home in North Charleston. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Gladstone was born in Connecticut, a daughter of George Albert and Shirley Kessler Albert.
Surviving are her husband, Alan W. Gladstone; her mother of Arizona; a daughter, Kristi N. Gladstone of Goose Creek; three sons, Alan J. Gladstone, Joshua A. Gladstone and Justin W. Gladstone, all of Goose Creek; and four brothers, Wayne Hamlin, Bruce Hamlin, Ronnie Albert and Greg Albert, all of Cape Coral, Fla.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
VERLIE L. COLLIER
MOUNT PLEASANT - Verlie Lawson Collier, 88, died Wednesday in a local hospital. The funeral and burial will be later in Warfield, Ky., according to Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel.
Mrs. Collier was born in Naugatuck, W.Va., a daughter of Wallace L. Lawson and Sarah Davis Lawson. She was a member of Isle of Palms Baptist Church and was the widow of Dr. Miller Collier.
Surviving are a son, Charles L. Rice of Albany, Ohio; a brother, William L. Lawson of Mount Pleasant; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
REITA H. PEELER
Reita Hilton Peeler, 80, of Charleston, died Friday in a Fayetteville, Ga., nursing home. The funeral will be at noon Tuesday in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Burial will be directed by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
Mrs. Peeler was born in Harleyville, a daughter of Lester Hilton and Fannie Mae Knight Hilton. She was a member of John Wesley United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, George E. Peeler Jr. of Houston and Thomas H. Peeler of Peachtree City, Ga.; and five grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
MARGARET A. BRADEN
FOLLY BEACH - Dr. Margaret Archer Braden, 73, a retired professor with Youngstown State University of Youngstown, Ohio, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in James Island Baptist Church. Burial will be private, according to Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
Mrs. Braden was born in Greensboro, Ga., a daughter of Marshall Archer and Burnis Smith Archer. She was a graduate of Youngstown State and received a master's from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. She was a member of James Island Baptist Church and was the widow of Frank M. Braden.
Surviving are two sons, Frank M. Braden Jr. of El Paso, Texas, and Mark E. Braden of Washington, D.C.; and three grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
LEROY WILLIAMS
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Leroy Williams, 45, died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday in Anderson Funeral Home, according to Walker's Mortuary of John's Island, S.C.
Mr. Williams was born on Yonge's Island, S.C., a son of Oscar Williams and Marian Sanders Williams. He was a graduate of Baptist Hill High School.
Surviving are his father of Riverhead, N.Y.; nine brothers, Oscar Williams, James Williams and Luther Williams, all of Riverhead, Charles Williams and Jacob Williams, both of New Brunswick, Rickie Williams, George Williams and Gene Washington, all of Charleston, and Oscar Washington of Connecticut; and six sisters, Mattie Jenkins and Ethel Lemay, both of Riverhead, Lillie Mae Dunmeyer, Marie Williams and Bell Washington, all of Charleston, and Rebecca Logon of Virginia.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
WILLIE ELMORE
BOWMAN - Willie Elmore, 42, died Monday in an Orangeburg hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Brown's Chapel Fire Baptist Holiness Church. Burial, directed by Brown and Son Funeral Home of St. George, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Elmore was born in Orangeburg, a son of James Elmore and Lillie Mae Elmore. He attended Brown's Chapel Fire Baptist Holiness Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Elmore; three daughters, Tammy Elmore, Jennifer Reeves and Tina Elmore, all of Bowman; three sons, Andra Elmore and Anthony Elmore, both of Bowman, and Bernard Shuler; four sisters, Minnie Lee Jones of Fairbluff, N.C., Laura Lee Williams of Holly Hill, Delois Elmore of St. George and Gloria Lewis of Reevesville; seven brothers, James Elmore Jr. of Nichols, Morgan Elmore of Philadelphia, Richard Elmore, Calvin Elmore, Curtis Elmore and Ervin Elmore, all of Baltimore, and Henry Elmore of Grover; and three grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
CHRIS G. HITOPOULOS
COLUMBIA - Chris George Hitopoulos, 73, a retired South Carolina chief athletic commissioner and a former owner of Gregg's Pharmacy, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Burial, directed by Dunbar's Gervais Street Chapel, will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Live Oak cemetery of Charleston.
Mr. Hitopoulos was born in Charleston, a son of George C. Hitopoulos and Helen Nitsos Hitopoulos. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a former chairman of the S.C. Amateur Boxing Association and was chairman of the S.C. Golden Gloves. He was boxing coach with the USA Boxing Team in 1980 and 1990, the USA Amateur Boxing Federation, regional Olympic trials and the USA Olympic trials. He was appointed chief athletic commissioner emeritus for South Carolina. He was a member of the American Legion and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
Surviving are three sisters, Anna H. Waye of Columbia and Eftyhia G. Hitopoulos and Frances H. Carroll, both of Charleston; and two brothers, Harry G. Hitopoulos and Greg G. Hitopoulos, both of Mount Pleasant.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
ERNEST P. TYLER
GALVESTON, Texas - Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernest Poe Tyler, 61, a systems analyst, died Saturday at his residence. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Hardwick Funeral Home in Loris, S.C. Burial, with military honors, will be in Cane Branch cemetery in Loris.
Mr. Tyler was born in Loris, a son of Jasper Z. Tyler and Mary L. Prince Tyler. He was a member of the Air Force Sergeant's Association and the American Legion.
Surviving are three sons, Tim S. Tyler of Cocoa, Fla., Phillip Tyler of Katy and Charles Tyler of League City; three stepsons, Roy Hendrix of Manning, S.C., Ricky Hendrix of Columbia, S.C., and Rochelle Hendrix of Gaston, S.C.; a daughter, Hope Guthrie of Panama City, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Melodie Bennett of Watkinsville, Ga.; four sisters, Inez Stevens and Lucille Todd, both of Loris, Helen Stephens of Warner Robins, Ga., and Sylvia Hill of DeBarry, Fla.; four grandchildren; and several stepgrandchildren.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
ESTHER O. HANBERRY
ST. MATTHEWS - Esther Ott Hanberry, 79, a retired registered nurse with Baptist Medical Center, died Tuesday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today in West Bethel United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home of Orangeburg, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hanberry was born in Calhoun County, a daughter of Charlie B. Ott and Areene Inabinet Ott. She was a member of West Bethel United Methodist Church and the widow of Joe M. Hanberry.
Surviving are three daughters, Marie Bozard of St. Matthews, Annelle H. Roark of Charleston and Lynda H. LeGette of Latta; two sisters, Maureen Vernon of St. Matthews and Lorine O. Smith of Dayton, Ohio; four brothers, Walter Ott of Columbia, Alfred Ott and Everett Ott, both of St. Matthews, and Floyd Ott of Dayton; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
CARRIE LEE W. WILLIAMS
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Carrie Lee Weathers Williams, 86, died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be noon Saturday in McKnight-Fraser Funeral Home in Georgetown, S.C. Burial will be in Morning Glory cemetery in Georgetown.
Mrs. Williams was born in Georgetown County, a daughter of Frank Weathers and Catherine Burrage Weathers. She attended Georgetown County schools.
Surviving is a daughter, Carolyn W. Lagare of Washington, D.C.
[dated Thursday, May 7, 1998]
