EUGENE DEAUSSAURE
YEMASSEE - The funeral for Eugene Deaussaure will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Family Worship Center. Burial, directed by Young Funeral Home, will be in Jackson Family cemetery.
Mr. Deaussaure, 64, a retired employee with the New York City Transit Authority, died Friday in a Varnville hospital. He was born in Charleston, a son of John Deaussaure and Eva Limehouse Deaussaure. He attended Charleston and Yemassee schools. He was a member and deacon of Family Worship Center.
Surviving are his wife, the Rev. Genardry Deaussaure; a son, Eugene Deaussaure Jr. of Maryland; a stepson, Alfred Barnes of New York; three stepdaughters, Vivian Cash of Yemassee and Letitia Thompson and Diedre Starks, both of Cambria Heights, N.Y.; four brothers, Nathaniel Deaussaure, James Deaussaure, Charles Deaussaure and Alondzo Deaussaure, all of Charleston; five sisters, Mary Thompson of New York and Rebecca Loving, Charlene King, Naomi Nesbitt and Eva Deaussaure, all of Charleston; and eight grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
LESTER E. WOODBURY
GEORGETOWN - Lester E. Woodbury, 69, died Monday in a Charleston hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilds' Daughter Funeral Home.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
SAMMY WADE
CANADYS - Sammy Wade died Tuesday in a St. George nursing home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mungo Funeral Home of Walterboro.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
ADAM MURPHY
BURTON - Adam Murphy, 100, died Monday in a Beaufort hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
LILLIE D. WILLIAMS
LADY'S ISLAND - Lillie D. Williams, 87, died Sunday in a Beaufort hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Joseph M. Wright Memorial Chapel at Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Beaufort Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Williams was born in Orange Park, Fla., a daughter of John Dunson. She was a member of Union Baptist Church in Philadelphia. She was the widow of Samuel Williams.
Surviving are three sons, Samuel Williams Jr. of Philadelphia, Nathaniel Williams of Lady's Island, and Johnny McCray of Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Vera Mae Thomas of Brunswick, Ga.; three brothers, Eunice Dunson of Jacksonville, the Rev. Benjamin F. Dunson of Brunswick, and Abraham L. Dunson of South Bay, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
HERBERT G. GRANTHAM
PORT ROYAL - Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Herbert George Grantham, 85, a retired employee with the S.C. Highway Department and a former North Charleston resident, died Monday in a Beaufort hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Carteret Street United Methodist Church in Beaufort. Burial, directed by Copeland Funeral Home of Beaufort, will be in the National cemetery at Beaufort with military honors.
Mr. Grantham was born in Lamar, a son of Rochele H. Grantham and Minnie S. Joye Grantham. He was a graduate of Darlington County schools. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Carteret Street United Methodist Church and was the widower of Marie Knouff Grantham.
Surviving are two sons, Wiley G. Grantham of Ventura, Calif., and Herbert G. Grantham of Fort Scott, Kan.; a daughter, Mary G. Thompson of Columbia; a sister, Anna G. Odom of Florence; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
ARTHUR L. BAILEY
ANDREWS - Arthur Lee Bailey, 83, a retired employee with Georgetown Textile Manufacturing Co., died Monday in a Georgetown hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Mayer Funeral Home, will be in Andrews Memorial cemetery.
Mr. Bailey was born in Louisiana, a son of Franklin I. Bailey and Emma Smith Bailey. He attended Andrews schools and was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Elva Richardson Bailey; a son, William L. Bailey of Andrews; two daughters, Ann B. Brown and Rose B. Rogers, both of Andrews; a brother, James Bailey of Crystal Bay, Texas; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
ILA MAE PROSSER
DILLON - Ila Mae Prosser, 80, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in East Dillon Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Cooper Funeral Home, will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Prosser was born in Dillon County, a daughter of Daniel Jackson and Florence Bailey Jackson.
Surviving are her husband, Cullen Prosser of Johnsonville; three daughters, Marilyn Garner of Florence, Emily McCormick of Dillon and Judy Carabo of Blenheim; two sisters, Florrie Tyndall of Dillon and Mattie Goddard of Lake View; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
KITTIE MAE T. OWENS
HEMINGWAY - Kittie Mae Taylor Gaskins Owens, 68, died Monday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Union United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Morris Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Owens was born in Lake City, a daughter of Claude Taylor and Margarite Flagler Taylor. She attended Lake City School and was a member of Union United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Samuel E. Owens.
Surviving are two sons, Rory Owens of Hemingway and Ernest J. Gaskins Jr. of Georgetown; a daughter, Betty G. Danner of Myrtle Beach; two brothers, Ernest Taylor of St. George and Charles B. Taylor of Lake City; a sister, Julia N. Ward of Kingstree; and three grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
WILLIE LEE HARRIS Jr.
ROCK HILL - Retired Marine Capt. Willie Lee Harris Jr., 67, died Monday. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Bethel United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Mole Funeral Home of Barnwell, will be in Starr cemetery of Olar with military honors.
Mr. Harris was born in Ferriday, La., a son of Willie Lee Harris and Dorothy Harris.
Surviving are his wife, Delores Sanders Harris; five sons, Terry Harris of Charleston, Jimmy Harris of Albany, Ga., Greg Harris of Bainbridge, Ga., and Jerry Harris and Robert Harris, both of Rock Hill; a brother, Robert Harris of Columbus, Miss.; four sisters, Ann Grossman of Diamond Head, Miss., Carol Crowley of Van Cleave, Miss., and Pat Rutland and Dena Howington, both of Wesson, Miss.; and 11 grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
ARTHUR CURRIE
GEORGETOWN - Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Arthur Currie, 59, died Monday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Halls cemetery in Halls, Tenn., according to Graham Funeral Home. Burial will be directed by Garner Funeral Home of Ripley, Tenn.
Mr. Currie was born in Halls, a son of Joseph M. Currie and Fay Williams Currie. He was a member of the VFW and was a Mason. He was Catholic.
Surviving are his mother of Halls; a daughter, Maritess C. Sanders of Georgetown; two sons, Kord Currie of Biloxi, Miss., and Colin Currie of Georgetown; and a grandchild.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
MARGARET D. KELLY
MARION - Margaret Dobson Kelly, 84, died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Lancaster Memorial Park in Lancaster, according to Richardson-Miles Funeral Home. Burial will be directed by Mahaffey Funeral Home of Lancaster.
Mrs. Kelly was born in Lancaster, a daughter of George P. Dobson and Lottie I. Small Dobson. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lancaster and was the widow of A.W. Kelly.
Surviving is a son, A.W. Kelly Jr. of Marion.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
JULIE GRAHAM
GARDEN CITY BEACH - Julie Boinest St. Amand Graham died Monday in a local nursing home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mayer Funeral Home.
[dated Wednesday, May 6, 1998]
FLORENCE BROCKENFELT
Florence McGhee Brockenfelt, 98, of Charleston, died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. today in McAlister's Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Brockenfelt was born in Henley Mo., a daughter of George B. McGhee and Ida Florence Rutledge McGhee. She attended Missouri schools. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Surviving are two sons, Eugene Brockenfelt of Summerville and William Brockenfelt of Charleston; a sister, Maxine Bello of Kansas City, Kan.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
NENA C.W. HUTSON
SUMMERVILLE - Nena Carey Winningham Hutson, 89, died Monday at her residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Bethany United Methodist Church. Entombment, directed by Parks Funeral Home, will be in Summerville cemetery Mausoleum.
Mrs. Hutson was born in Grover, a daughter of Joseph P. Winningham and Carey Moorer Winningham. She was a graduate of Summerville High School. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and was the widow of Gene Hutson.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary H. Rowe and Marjorie H. Muckenfuss, both of Summerville; a son, Samuel Eugene Hutson Jr. of Summerville; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
LILLIAN K. BENNETT
MOUNT PLEASANT - Lillian Kelly Bennett, 85, died Monday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday in McAlister's Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Mrs. Bennett was born in Charleston, a daughter of John R. Kelly and Rosa Blake Kelly. She attended Memminger Normal School, Bishop England High School and the College of Charleston. She was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Christ our King Roman Catholic Church. She was the widow of Richard Bowie Bennett.
Surviving are several nieces, nephews and grandnieces.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
