FREDERICK D. LIPE
Frederick "Rick" David Lipe, 51, of Charleston, a sheet metal mechanic, died Saturday at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stuhr's North Area Chapel. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Park cemetery.
Mr. Lipe was born in Charleston, a son of Joe H. Lipe and Ruth Grant Lipe. He was a former employee with Lipe Sheet Metal Co. and Charleston Sheet Metal. He was Baptist.
Surviving are his father of Charleston; a daughter, Heather L. McClain of Greenville; a sister, Barbara Shaw of Charleston; two brothers, Joe H. Lipe Jr. of Spring, Texas, and Jerome G. Lipe of Spartanburg; and a grandchild.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
GEORGE F. SPIVEY
George Farrion Spivey, 80, of North Charleston, owner of Spivey's Wrecker Service and Spivey's Mobile Home Park, died Sunday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel. Entombment will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Spivey was born in Andalusia, Ala., a son of Joseph L. Spivey and Myrtle Spivey. He attended Dorchester Road Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Bryant Spivey; seven sons, Glenn Spivey, Jerry Spivey and Marlin Spivey, all of Mobile, Ala., Pete Spivey of Georgianna, Ala., George Spivey II of Saint Francisville, La., and Houston Crowder and Houston Crowder Jr., both of Charleston; five daughters, V. Etta Schneinas of Green Sea and Barbara Canant, Mary B. Spivey, Christina Spivey and Romona Spivey, all of Charleston; 28 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
JOHN A. JENNE'
GOOSE CREEK - Retired Navy Chief John Anthony Jenne', 56, an employee with Detyens Shipyards, died Saturday at his residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Dyal Funeral Home Chapel of Summerville. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. in the National cemetery in Beaufort with full military honors.
Mr. Jenne' was born in Kansas City, Mo., a son of Beryle L. Jenne' and Margaret White Jenne'. He attended Missouri schools. He was a member of Church of God International.
Surviving are his wife, Julie Christine Jenne'; a daughter, Jasmine Jenne' of Washington, D.C.; and two brothers, Paul Jenne' of Huntsville, Ala., and James L. Jenne' of Kansas City.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
EDWARD J. CARTER
SUMMERVILLE - Retired Navy Electrician's Mate First Class Edward Joseph Carter, 57, died Saturday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Dyal Funeral Home. Burial will be private.
Mr. Carter was born in Hoopeston, Ill., a son of Edward F. Carter and Ruth Cooper Carter. He was a former employee with Parks Auto Parts, Dixie Auto Parts and Suburban Disposal Co.
Surviving are his foster parents, Harold Haile and Mary Haile of Belle Rive, Ill.; a daughter, Rennee E. Martin of San Diego; and several brothers and sisters.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
ALONZO GRANT
WALTERBORO - Alonzo Grant, 84, died Thursday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Red Bank United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Walker's Mortuary of John's Island, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Grant was born in Tuskeegee, Ala., a son of the Rev. Paul Grant and Lula Graham Grant. He attended Colleton County schools and he was a member of Red Bank United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Willie Mae Bingley Grant; three daughters, Sebrina G. Singleton and Sonya Fryar, both of Walterboro, and Ruby G. Madison of Bridgehampton, N.Y.; five sons, Roosevelt Grant, Dexter Stephens and Clarence Grant Jr., all of Walterboro, Clarence L. Grant of Broomfield, Conn., and Jacob Stephens of Cottageville; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
IRVING BENJAMIN
BOWMAN - Irving Benjamin, 76, a retired owner of Benjamin's Department Store, died Monday at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sunnyside cemetery. Burial will be directed by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home of Orangeburg.
Mr. Benjamin was born in Bowman, a son of Herman Benjamin and Matilda Goldiner Benjamin. He was a graduate of Clemson University and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and he was a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Rachel N. Benjamin; a son, Matthew Benjamin of Bowman; two daughters, Diane B. Neuhaus of San Raphael, Calif., and Tammie B. Applebaum of Gainesville, Ga.; and two brothers, Simon Benjamin of Townville and Milton Benjamin of Philadelphia.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
JOSEPH ROBINSON
SHELDON - Joseph Robinson, 81, died Monday in a Beaufort nursing home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home of Beaufort.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
MARY BUTLER
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Mary Butler, 69, formerly of Port Royal, S.C., died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home of Beaufort.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
ETTA BLEACH
ST. HELENA ISLAND - The funeral for Etta Bleach will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Ebenezer Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home of Beaufort, will be in Pope cemetery.
Ms. Bleach, 66, a retired employee with J&D; Enterprises, died Thursday in a Beaufort hospital. She was born on St. Helena Island, a daughter of Dan Robinson and Rebecca Bleach Smith. She attended Oaks Community School, and she was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Surviving are her mother of Boston; six daughters, Mary Bleach and Betty Thomas, both of Boston, Sharon Bleach and Francee Bleach, both of Beaufort, Ethel L. Bleach of St. Helena Island and Emma M. Bleach of Columbia; a brother, Joe L. Bleach of Burlington, N.J.; three sisters, Eloise B. Frazier and Gracie Miller, both of St. Helena Island, and Rosa Davidson of Boston; and 12 grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
L. RONNIE BETHEA
MARION - L. Ronnie Bethea, 50, a retired insurance salesman, died Sunday in a Florence hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Smith-Collins Funeral Home. Entombment will be in Palmetto Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with full military honors.
Mr. Bethea was born in Dillon County, a son of James Bethea and Gertrude McKenzie Bethea. He was a graduate of Dillon High School. He was an Army veteran and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Linda Bass Bethea; a daughter, April L. Bethea of Marion; a stepdaughter, Cindy Bass of Mullins; and three brothers, Jimmy Bethea, Gary Bethea and Danny M. Bethea, all of Dillon.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
GEORGE L. WILLIAMS Jr.
FLORENCE - George Leroy Williams Jr., 79, a retired certified public accountant, died Sunday in a Florence hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in Union Presbyterian Church cemetery near Salters. Burial will be directed by Williamsburg Funeral Home.
Mr. Williams was born in Metter, Ga., a son of George L. Williams and Maude Mercer Williams. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Baptist.
Surviving are his wife, Louise David Williams of Kingstree; and a sister, Christine W. Patrick of Columbia.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
E. ROY STONE
COLUMBIA - E. Roy Stone, 85, a retired director of personnel at R.L. Bryan Co., died Sunday in a West Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Caughman-Harman's Irmo/St. Andrews Chapel. Entombment will be in Bush River Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Mr. Stone was born in Piedmont, a son of R.G. Stone and Nettie Perry Stone. He was a member of Gideons International and Riverland Hills Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Doris Fisher Stone; a son, Michael Stone of Columbia; a sister, Clauda Flemming of Daytona Beach, Fla.; and two grandsons.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
EDWIN K. PROUDFOOT
CHATHAM, Mass. - Edwin K. Proudfoot, 71, a retired master carpenter and a self-employed master finish carpenter, died Saturday in a Hyannis hospital. The funeral and burial will be private, according to Nickerson Funeral Home of Orleans.
Mr. Proudfoot was born in Weymouth. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a member of the Chatham Grange and Chatham United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Hirako Ichriki Proudfoot; three sons, John Proudfoot of West Chatham, James Proudfoot of Charleston, and Jeffery Proudfoot of Lando Lake, Fla.; two daughters, Joyce Proudfoot of East Harwich and Janice MacAskill of Harwich.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
IDELLA W. ROBINSON
ESTILL - Idella W. Robinson died Sunday in a Varnville hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Riley's Funeral Home of Fairfax.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
GLORIA ANN BUZZELL
BURTON - Gloria Ann Buzzell, 63, a retired dispatcher with the Winthrop, Maine, police department, died Monday in a local hospital. No services are planned, according to Anderson Funeral Home.
Ms. Buzzell was born in Winthrop, a daughter of William Buzzell and Mattie Chandler Buzzell.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
JAMES SOTTILE Jr.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - James Sottile Jr., 84, a businessman with investments in construction, farming, cattle and banking, died Friday at his residence. The funeral was held Monday in Church of the Little Flower. Burial, directed by Ahern-Plummer Funeral Home of Miami, was in Woodlawn Park cemetery South in Miami.
Mr. Sottile was born in Charleston, a son of James Sottile and Louise Mohlman Sottile. He attended Coral Gables Military Academy and was a graduate of Miami High School and the University of Florida. He established Pan American Bank Credit Card and owned South Dade Farms and several banks. He was named as one of Fortune Magazine's top 20 richest men in the United States in 1957. He was a former trustee with the University of Miami and was a member of the Coral Gables Rotary Club, the Elks Club, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife, Ethel Hooks Sottile; a son, John Sottile; three daughters, Linda S. Lonergan, Suzanne S. Guanci and Jeanne S. Walsh; 22 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 5, 1998]
