THOMAS B. EDENS
SLOCOMB, Ala. - Thomas Benjamin Edens, 60, formerly of Charleston, a retired roofing contractor, died Saturday at his residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday in New Hinson Baptist Church of Fadette. Burial, directed by Kent-Thornton Funeral Home of Dothan, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Edens was born in Sumter, S.C., a son of Horace H. Edens and Anna Goins Edens. He was a member of New Hinson Baptist Church.
Surviving are his mother of John's Island; three daughters, Linda F. Hedge of Omaha, Neb., and Pamela Sanchez and Janet Sanchez, both of Immokalee, Fla.; two sisters, Carolyn Clark and Connie Arnold of Charleston; two brothers, James Edens of Anchorage, Alaska, and Ulma Edens of John's Island, S.C.; and five grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, May 3, 1998]
MAYBELL MITCHELL
BARNWELL - Maybell Mitchell, 83, a retired nanny, died Thursday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in St. Peter AME Church in Gifford. Burial, directed by Riley's Funeral Home, will be in Emmanuel RUME cemetery in Gifford.
Mrs. Mitchell was born in Allendale County, a daughter of Horney Mitchell and Mary Lou Kettles Mitchell. She was an active member of St. Peter AME Church.
Surviving are four sisters, Rosa Lee Wright of Piscataway, N.J., Johnnie Mae Owens of Savannah, Carrie Cooks of Leesburg, Fla., and Florrie Mitchell-Wright of Estill.
[dated Sunday, May 3, 1998]
PAUL L. SYFRETT
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Paul L. Syfrett, 83, formerly of Charleston, a retired carpenter and builder, died Thursday in his residence. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Carolina Memorial Gardens in Hanahan, according to Eichel Funeral Home in Pennsauken, N.J.
Mr. Syfrett was born in Roseville, S.C., a son of Andrew Syfrett and Janie Morrell Syfrett. He was a member of Woodmen of the World.
Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Roskoph of Cherry Hill; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
[dated Sunday, May 3, 1998]
JOHNNIE A. JUDY
SUMMERVILLE - Johnnie Allen Judy, 93, a retired plainer-mill operator with Munnerlyn Lumber Co. in Bennettsville, died Friday in a nursing home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Stevens Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church in Bennettsville. Burial, directed by James A. Dyal Funeral Home, will be in Sunset cemetery in Bennettsville.
Mr. Judy was born in Reevesville, a son of Thomas J. Judy and Mary Myers Judy. He attended Dorchester County schools. He was a member of Stevens Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was the widower of Irene Elder Judy.
Surviving are a daughter, Aleene J. Carroll of Charleston Heights; five sons, Elder L. Judy of Hiawassee, Ga., Robert D. Judy and Gerald L. Judy, both of Columbia, Odell Judy of Summerville and Charles Judy of Wilson, N.C.; a stepson, Rudolph J. Hammond of Kannapolis, N.C.; 30 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
VIRGINIA R. PERKINS
Virginia R. Perkins, 72, of Charleston, a retired domestic worker, died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be at noon Monday in Greater Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Fielding Funeral Home, will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Charleston, a daughter of John W. Rivers and Dora Harley Rivers. She attended Charleston County schools and was a member of Greater Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Estelle Miller of New York; her stepmother, Ethel Rivers of New York; a brother, Clayeon Rivers of New York; four stepsisters, Pat Rivers, Jeanette Wright, Barbara Page and Sarah Ann Jackson, all of New York; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
IVAN L. MAXWELL
Ivan Lamar Maxwell, 27, of Charleston, a supervisor at Cooper River Machine, L.L.C., died Wednesday in North Charleston. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in Bethel AME Church in Ravenel. Burial, directed by Dorothy's Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Maxwell was born in Charleston, a son of Leroy White and Frances Mitchell. He attended Baptist Hill High School and was a member of Bethel AME Church.
Surviving are his wife, Renee N. Maxwell; his parents of Hollywood; two sons, Brandon Maxwell and Rashaad Nelson, both of Charleston; two daughters, Simone Mitchell of Hollywood and Jackie; five sisters, Malisha Mitchell, Norma Jean White, Jeanette Mitchell Roxcena White and Cassandra White, all of Hollywood, and Gwendolyn Tyus of North Charleston; four brothers, Kenneth L. White, James Lee Mitchell Jr., and Lorenzo Gilliard, all of Hollywood, and Leroy Townsend of Ridgeville; and three grandparents, Louise V. White of Hollywood, Rebecca Leach of Charleston and Jimmy Robinson of Ravenel.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
JOSEPH L. PALM
MOUNT PLEASANT - Joseph L. Palm, 89, of Mount Pleasant, a retired fire captain with the Akron, Ohio, Fire Department, died Thursday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be private, according to Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel.
Surviving are his wife, Beverly McGlaughlin Palm; a daughter, Nancy Wagner of Mount Pleasant; a sister, Olivett Cook of Clinton, Ohio; a brother, David Palm of Akron; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
LADSON S. HOLCOMBE Jr.
Ladson Smith Holcombe Jr., 57, of James Island, a checker with the International Longshoremen Association, died recently in Summerville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. James Episcopal Church. Burial, directed by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel, will be in Riverview Memorial Park.
Mr. Holcombe was born in Charleston, a son of Ladson S. Holcombe and Hazel Brewer Holcombe. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church.
Surviving are his wife, Frances Bowman Holcombe; a son, N. Scott Holcombe of Mount Pleasant, a brother, Lonnie A. Garvin of Aiken; a sister, Sandra H. Turner of Pittsburgh; and a grandchild.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
JOHN A. CALHOUN
John Alvin Calhoun, 84, of North Charleston, a retired engineer for Atlantic Coastline Railroad in Florida, died Friday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Burial will be directed by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
Mr. Calhoun was born in Cottonton, Ala., a son of John C. Calhoun and Effie Stoudenmire Calhoun. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Marilyn C. Hanson of James Island; three sisters, Virginia Campbell of Charleston, Mary Duncan of Blakeley, Ga., and Kathlene C. Hardy of Sanford, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
ELIZA J. BROWN
SUMMERTON - Eliza J. "Munchie" Brown, 76, died Tuesday in a Manning hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Mount Pleasant UME Church in Panola. Burial, directed by Dyson's Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was born in Clarendon County, a daughter of William Thomas and Anne Junious. She was the widow of Johnny Brown.
Surviving are four sons, Wash Brown and Johnny Brown Jr., both of Summerton, Isaac Brown of Manning, and Joseph Brown of Manhattan, N.Y.; five daughters, Ethel Watson and Annie Brown, both of Summerton, Lucille Collin and Dora Spann, both of Bronx, N.Y., and Earline Brown of Manhattan; an adopted son, James Williams of North Carolina; 33 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
RECTINA F. NELSON
GREELEYVILLE - Rectina Frazier Nelson, 92, died Thursday in a Kingstree hospital. A wake service will be held at 6 p.m. today in Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in St. Asia Baptist Church in Greeleyville. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Nelson was born in Salters, a daughter of the Rev. William Frazier and Susanna Ferrell Frazier. She attended Williamsburg County Schools. She was an active member of St. Asia Baptist Church. She was the widow of Harmon Nelson.
Surviving are two daughters, Susan V. Nelson of East Orange, N.J., and Pattie Tolliver of Washington, D.C.; a grandson, Richard Nelson and six other grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
C. GILMER RASCOE
BURLINGTON, N.C. - C. Gilmer Rascoe, 85, a professional commercial and industrial property appraiser and retired tax supervisor for Alamance County, died Friday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Baynes Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington, will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
Mr. Rascoe was born in Caswell County, N.C., a son of Benjamin F. Rascoe and Mattie Davis Rascoe. He was an Air Force Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Southern Caswell Ruritan and the Civitan. He was a Mason. He was a member of the Glider Pilots Association. He was an active member of Baynes Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Jim Rascoe of Summerville; and a grandchild.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
JEROME MOSKOW
ANDREWS - Jerome Moskow, 80, owner and founder of Moskow Accounting, P.A., died Thursday in a Georgetown hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Family Life Center of Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by McKenzie's Andrews Chapel, will be in Andrews Memorial cemetery.
Mr. Moskow was born in Andrews, a son of Robert Moskow and Eva Cox Moskow. He was a graduate of Sumter High School. He was chairman of the Andrews Historical Society, the Andrews School Board and the Andrews Planning Commission. He was a member of the Andrews Revitalization Committee and was chief of the Andrews Fire Department for 30 years. He was a decorated member of the Boy Scouts of America. He was an active and honored long-time member of the Lions Club. He was a member of the S.C. Association of Public Accountants. He received the S.C. Municipal Association Award and the Order of the Palmetto. He was an active member of the Congregation Beth Or Synagogue in Kingstree.
Surviving are his wife, Maria Lydia Morris Moskow of Andrews; a son, Samuel Moskow of Niskayuna, N.Y.; two daughters, Diane Moskow-McKenzie of Myrtle Beach and Melissa Moskow of Andrews; a brother, Dr. H.A. Moskow of Denmark; a sister, Mildred Sloan of Georgetown; and four grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
ISIAH GILLIARD
JOHNSONVILLE - Isiah Gilliard, 63, died Wednesday in his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Greater St. Paul Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home, will be in Wilson cemetery in Hemingway. EL Mr. Gilliard was born in Williamsburg County, a son of William T. Gilliard and Gettie B. Gilliard. He attended Florence County schools. He was a member of Greater St. Paul Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Eloise Gilliard; his mother of Newark, N.J.; four daughters, Carolyn Collenton of Georgetown, Linda Gilliard, Onita Gilliard and Amiata Gilliard, all of Johnsonville; three sons, Tyrone Gilliard of Las Vegas; James Gilliard, Richard Gilliard, both of Johnsonville; five sisters, Susie Eaddy of Hemingway, Mary Gilliard, Minnettie Collins, Sylvia Groover, all of New Jersey, Bessie M. Gilliard of Bronx, N.Y.; and 14 grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
