THELMA GIBBS
OLANTA - Thelma Gibbs, 85, a retired food service employee with Florence County School District 3, died Thursday in a Florence nursing home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in Bethel Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Floyd Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbs was born in Clarendon County, a daughter of Henry L. Barrineau and Ida Mims Barrineau. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was the widow of David F. Gibbs.
Surviving are a daughter, Frankie Welch of Turbeville; a son, Larry Gibbs of Abingdon, Va.; a sister, Emmaline Calcutt of Cades; a brother, Henry L. Barrineau of Lake City; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
CHARLES TUTEN
VARNVILLE - Charles "Charlie" Tuten, 89, a retired town clerk, died Wednesday in a Charleston hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today in the Varnville First Baptist Church, according to Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton.
Mr. Tuten was born in Hampton County, a son of Luther S. Tuten and Carrie Gooding Tuten. He was a warrant officer with the Army and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Varnville First Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Marilyn "Pippy" Pope Tuten; two sons, Charles Tuten Jr., of Norcross, Ga., and Wendell Tuten of Varnville; a daughter, Marilyn DeLoach of Hampton; two brothers, Herman R. Tuten of Hampton and Wilson "Red" Tuten of Varnville; and four grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
MARY J. HIERS
WALTERBORO - Mary Jones Hiers, 69, a retired radio dispatcher with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, died Friday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Brice Herndon and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Green Pond Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Hiers was born in Hendersonville, Tenn., a daughter of Major Jones and Lela Wright Jones Comer. She was a member of Green Pond Baptist Church. She was the widow of Johnny G. Hiers.
Surviving are two daughters, Ann H. Alverson and Nancy H. Lemacks, both of Walterboro; a brother, Bill Jones of Sacramento, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
ALTON E. SMOTHERS
HEMINGWAY - Alton Eugene Smothers, 46, a retired carpenter, died Thursday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in New Zion Holiness Church cemetery. Burial will be directed by Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway.
Mr. Smothers was born in Pageland, a son of Luther Smothers and Pauline Vause Smothers. He was an Army veteran of Vietnam and attended Williamsburg County schools.
Surviving are his mother of Hemingway; a brother, Johnny Smothers of Ware Shoals; three sisters, Patty Faye Casselman of Andrews and Pauline Marsh and Rosa Lee Parsons, both of Hemingway.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
IOLA T. EVANS
PAMPLICO - Iola Tanner Evans, 81, a retired nursing aide at Commander Nursing Home and Star Mount Villa Retirement Home, died Thursday in a Florence hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today in Little Star Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway, will be in Powell cemetery near Prospect.
Mrs. Evans was born in Hemingway, a daughter of Tom Tanner and Sarah Matthews Tanner. She attended Indiantown schools. She was a member of Little Star Original Free Will Baptist Church and was the widow of Carl A. Evans.
Surviving are two sons, Lester L. Evans of Pamplico and Clarence W. Evans of Scranton; five daughters, Lee Isla Greene of Sardis, Eunice Thompson of Hemingway, Alma M. Jones of Sumter and Merilynn Hayes and Doretha "Dot" Turner, both of Pamplico; three brothers, Cecil Tanner of Pamplico, Jethro "Buster" Tanner of Charleston and Clifford Tanner of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Liza Ann Cooke of North Charleston; 18 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
JOHN C. GREEN
KINGSTREE - John Christopher Greendied Tuesday in Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Henryhand Funeral Home of Kingstree.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
MARSHALL J. MARTIN
CONWAY - Marshall John Martin, 47, a shipping and receiving employee with Contractors Yard, died Thursday at his residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today in Juniper Bay Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Martin was born in Conway, a son of John K. Martin and Ruby Martin. He was a Mason and a member of Scottish Rite.
Surviving are his wife, Ann Martin; his mother of Conway; two stepsons, Dale Mitchell of Anderson and Rusty Mitchell of Conway; a brother, Bradley Martin of Conway; a sister, JohnnieJean Todd of Conway; and two step-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
LOUISE C. HAIR
DENMARK - Louise C. Hair, 75, died Friday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Cooner Funeral Home in Bamberg. Burial will be in Denmark cemetery.
Mrs. Hair was born in Barnwell, a daughter of Vastine Carroll and Mattie Youngblood Carroll. She was a member of the Mormon Church and the widow of Willie O. Hair.
Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn Proveaux of Denmark; four sons, David Hightower Jr. of Denmark, Earl Hightower of Gaston, Charles Hightower of Alabama and Ralph Hair of Lexington; two sisters, Bertie Bailey of Bamberg and Faye Pfannenstiel of Junction City, Kan.; and five grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, May 2, 1998]
AGNES WILLIAMS
EDISTO ISLAND - Agnes "Ninnie" and "Cup" Williams, 72, died Monday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mount Olive Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Fielding Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Ms. Williams was born on Edisto Island, a daughter of Thomas Williams and Martha Williams. She attended Edisto Island schools, and was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Surviving are six daughters, Martha Mungin of Charleston, Barbara Scott of Randallstown, Md., Florence Watford of Baltimore, Beatrice Wright of Edisto Island, and Janie Finley and Sarah Williams, both of Irvington, N.J.; six sons, James Williams of Newark, N.J., Ernest Williams of Plainfield, N.J., Eugene Williams and Nathaniel Scott, both of Edisto Island, Kenneth Williams of Charleston, and Ephriam Williams and Henry Williams, both of Baltimore; 28 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
BARBARA S. BLIGEN
JOHN'S ISLAND - Barbara Smiley Bligen, 41, a teacher with Mattie Washington Preschool, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hebron-Zion Presbyterian Church on John's Island. Burial, directed by Fielding Home for Funerals, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bligen was born on John's Island, a daughter of George Pinckney and Ethel Smiley Edwards. She was a cashier at Fields Vegetable Stand on John's Island. She was a volunteer with Elder Care at Wesley United Methodist Church on John's Island. She attended St. John's High School. She was an active member of Hebron-Zion Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Bligen; her mother of New York City; four sons, Tracy Smiley, Antwan Bligen and Carlton Smiley, all of John's Island, and Nakia Bligen of Parris Island; three sisters, Brenda Edwards, Yolanda Edwards and Georgeanna Smiley, all of New York City; two brothers, Kenneth Smiley of Charleston and Joseph Edwards of New York City; and a grandchild.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
LORINE K. ORTMANN
Lorine Kirkland Ortmann, 91, of Charleston, a retired employee with the Medical University of South Carolina, died Thursday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Burial will be private, according to McAlister Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ortmann was born in Sumter, a daughter of John F. Kirkland and Margaret Jarckes Kirkland. She attended Sumter schools. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church and the widow of Henry P. Ortmann.
Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Prentiss of Maggie Valley, N.C.; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
KIMBERLY V. MOORE
GOOSE CREEK - Kimberly Vann Moore, 35, died Thursday in a North Charleston hospital. The funeral and burial will be in Wilson, N.C., at a later date, directed by Shingleton Funeral Home of Wilson, according to Dyal Funeral Home of Summerville.
Mrs. Moore was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., a daughter of Alex F. Moore and Melinda S. Woodby Moore. She attended Goose Creek High School and was Baptist.
Surviving are her parents of Goose Creek; two sons, Larry E. Bowman of Nebo, N.C., and Dwight V. Bowman of Candler, N.C.; four brothers, Alex F. Moore Jr. of Charleston, Wayne A. Moore of Candler and Levi A. Moore and James D. Moore, both of Goose Creek; four sisters, Beverly M. Pearson and Elizabeth S. Moore, both of North Charleston, Pamela M. Buck of Ridgeville and Adrienne M. Stoner of Goose Creek; and her grandparents, Roy Woodby of Wagener and Bertha H. Woodby of San Francisco.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
BRENDA J. ASH
SUMMERVILLE - Brenda Jean Ash, 47, died Wednesday in a North Charleston hospital. A memorial service and burial will be held in Brumley, Mo., at a later date, according to Tri-County Cremation Center.
Mrs. Ash was born in Eldon, Mo., a daughter of James J. Ahart and Anna E. Albertson Ahart. She was a member of Faith Assembly of God.
Surviving are her husband, Frank E. Ash of Summerville; her mother of Eldon; a son, Josh S. Ash of Summerville; a daughter, Amanda E. Ash of Summerville; and two brothers, LeRoy Ahart and Ronnie Ahart, both of Eldon.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
C. VINCENT DAWSON Jr.
C. Vincent Dawson Jr., 84, of Charleston, a retired pharmacist and former owner and operator of Avondale Pharmacy, died Wednesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today in Stuhr's Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in Live Oak Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Dawson was born in Charleston, a son of Charles V. Dawson and Madeline Spinney Dawson. He was a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy. He was a member of the Pharmaceutical Association of South Carolina. He was a member of John Wesley United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son, Charles V. Dawson III of Mount Pleasant; a daughter, Paula D. Horne of Charleston; a sister, Madeline D. Bessinger of Charleston; and four grandchildren.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
FRANK FABOR
MOUNT PLEASANT - Frank Fabor, 83, a retired technician with Exxon Co., died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Morris Brown AME Church. Burial, directed by Wm. Smith Funeral Home of Charleston, will be in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Fabor was born in Charleston, a son of Herbert Fabor and Viola Fabor. He attended Charleston County schools and was a member of Morris Brown AME Church.
Surviving are two sons, Tyrone Fabor and Nathaniel Fabor, both of Mount Pleasant; three daughters, Izetta Fabor and Emily Dilligard, both of Mount Pleasant, and Patricia Hymes of North Charleston; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Friday, May 1, 1998]
