GERTRUDE S. GASQUE
MARION - Gertrude S. Gasque, 91, a retired beautician, died Monday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Richardson-Miles Funeral Home. Burial will be in Devotion Gardens.
Mrs. Gasque was born in Germany, a daughter of Ernest Pyoch and Anna Waschelewski Pyoch.
Surviving are her husband, former state Sen. J. Ralph Gasque; a son, Bill Gasque of Charleston; a brother, John Thiel of Camp Springs, Md.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
MARTHA A. HACKNEY
EHRHARDT - Martha Ann Hackney, 61, an X-ray technician with Dr. F.M. Dwight and a retired chief X-ray technician with Bamberg County Hospital, died Tuesday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. James United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Cooner Funeral Home of Bamberg, will be in Ehrhardt cemetery.
Mrs. Hackney was a daughter of Jess L. Dannelly and Burnie M. Smith Dannelly. She was a member of St. James United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Russell A. Hackney; her father of Ehrhardt; two sons, Russell D. Hackney and John A. Hackney, both of Ehrhardt; and a brother, Jess B. Dannelly of Conway.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
WILLIE J. SANDERS
CONWAY - Willie Joe Sanders, 68, a retired employee with T.S. Ragsdale Co., died Tuesday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Goldfinch Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery.
Mr. Sanders was born in Conway, a son of Elric A. Sanders and Florrie Belle Ray Sanders. He was a Mason.
Surviving are two sons, W.J. Sanders Jr. and Allan A. Sanders, both of Conway; two daughters, Jennie S. Spann and Mae S. Jordan, both of Conway; three brothers, Rabon Sanders of Bridgeport, Ala., Ernest Sanders of Fort Mill and Tim Sanders of Conway; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
PEARL S. BROWN
KINGSTREE - Pearl Stokes Brown, 90, a former teacher in Darlington and Williamsburg county schools, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Williamsburg Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cedar Swamp Methodist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was born in Darlington County, a daughter of Cecil Humphrey Stokes and Junious Stokes. She was a graduate of Darlington High School and Columbia College. She was an active member of Cedar Swamp Methodist Church. She was the widow of Laddie Brown.
Surviving are a son, J. Connor Brown of Kingstree; and three grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
LOIS P. WILLIS
MYRTLE BEACH - Lois Lorraine Pitts Willis, 57, died Sunday in a Conway hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Hillcrest cemetery. Burial will be directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home of Conway.
Mrs. Willis was born in Polk County, Wis., a daughter of William Pitts and Catherine Pitts.
Surviving are her mother of Hagerstown, Md.; two sons, Bernard C. Willis Jr. of Myrtle Beach and John Willis of Hagerstown; three daughters, Kathy Willis of Airway Heights, Wash., Mary Williamson of Myrtle Beach and Doris Hilliard of Williamsport, Md.; five brothers, Tommy Thorpe and Butch Pitts, both of Conway, Ralph Lapole and Ricky Pitts, both of Hagerstown, and Jerry Lapole of Florida; five sisters, Marlene Williamson and Mary Copeland, both of Socastee, Karen Wright of Kearneysville, W.Va., Mary Phillips of Lynchburg, Va., and Patty Yots of Clear Spring, Md.; and seven grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
VINCENT C. TRUSCELLO
CONWAY - Vincent Carl Truscello, 61, a former employee with the Department of Defense, NASA and the Department of Energy, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today in St. James Catholic Church, according to Goldfinch Funeral Home.
Mr. Truscello was born in Philadelphia, a son of Charles Truscello and Frances Furi Truscello. He was a graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology. He received a master's degree in mechanical engineering and a doctorate in nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland. He served in the Army.
He was a former employee with Martin Marietta Corp. and developed nuclear power space systems for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was a member of a Power Systems Group, which evaluated power for nuclear spacecraft. He was a former manager with the Thermal Power Systems Project. He was a member of the American Nuclear Society, the Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the International Solar Energy Society. He received the Aerospace Power Systems Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma and the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church.
Surviving are his wife, JoAnn Truscello; two daughters, Ann Marie Purl of Durham, N.C., and Mary Schenone of Lodi, Calif.; a brother, Peter Truscello of Medford, N.J.; and two grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
ISAIAH N. HUDSON
WALTERBORO - The funeral for Isaiah N. "Buck" Hudson will be at 3 p.m. today in Larcey cemetery. Burial will be directed by Herndon and Sons Funeral Home.
Mr. Hudson, 82, a retired route salesman with Prentiss Wholesale Co., died May 5 in a local hospital. He was born in Colleton County, a son of Martin V. Hiott and Maggie Hudson. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Sandy Dam United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Pearl Lane Hudson; a stepdaughter, Patsy Garvin of Walterboro; two stepsons, Robert Smoak of Edisto Island and Wilbur Smoak of Charleston; 11 stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
JOHN C. CUMBEE
ANDREWS - John C. Cumbee, 67, an employee with Jamestown Wool Combing Co., died Thursday in a Georgetown hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today in Bethlehem Church of God. Burial, directed by McKnight-Fraser Funeral Home of Georgetown, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Cumbee was born in Andrews, a son of Jackson Cumbee and Carrie Brown Cumbee. He was a member of Bethlehem Church of God.
Surviving are his wife, Earline R. Cumbee; two sons, Johnny Cumbee and David L. Cumbee, both of Andrews; six daughters, Lillie Anderson, Margaret Robinson, Lucille Cumbee, Dale Williams and Harriett Duncan, all of Andrews, and Carol Gamble of Georgetown; two brothers, Roland Cumbee and Cramen Cumbee, both of Andrews; two sisters, Rosa Lee Robinson of Andrews and Susie McKnight of Rochester, N.Y.; 34 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
DANNY J. STINSON
AKRON, Ohio - Danny J. Stinson, 43, died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday in Prentice Funeral Home.
Mr. Stinson was born in Chicago, a son of Jackie R. Stinson and Helen Louise Eads Stinson. He operated a home for disabled veterans, the Carroll House.
Surviving are his father of Akron; a daughter, Crystal Stinson of Parma; a stepson, Ryan Stinson of Parma; and two brothers, David Stinson of Charleston and Donald Stinson of Akron.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
VIRLEE O. TANNER
HEMINGWAY - Virlee Owens Tanner, 83, died Tuesday in a Florence nursing home. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Morris Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Tanner was born in Hemingway, a daughter of Perry Owens and Fannie King Owens. She attended Pleasant Hill schools and was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Robbie W. Tanner.
Surviving are three sons, John W. Tanner of Georgetown and T.P. Tanner and Dean Tanner, both of Hemingway; five daughters, Lucille Kirby of Coward, Warnell Jones and Tammie Poston, both of Johnsonville, and Berta Jones and Lennie Miller, both of Florence; a sister, Stella Miller of Georgetown; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
OLIVER J. MENARD
GUYTON, Ga. - Oliver Joseph Menard, 80, a retired bus driver with the state of Florida, died Monday in an Effingham hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Plantation Memorial Gardens of Moncks Corner, S.C. Burial will be directed by Strickland Funeral Home Effingham Chapel.
Mr. Menard was born in Chicopee, Mass., a son of Edmond Menard and Louisa Lanoue Menard. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Bloomingdale Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving are his wife, Estella Menard; two daughters, Edna Menard of Springfield, Mass., and Patricia Menard of Miami; a stepdaughter, Marie DuBois of Hanahan, S.C.; four sons, Norman W. Menard and Michael F. Menard, both of Guyton, Oliver J. Menard of Miami and Richard Menard of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stepson, Joseph P. Rocheford of Summerville, S.C.; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
ELIJAH RIVERS
WALTERBORO - The funeral for Elijah Rivers will be at 10 a.m. today in New Jerusalem Church of Christ. Burial, directed by Mungo Funeral Home, will be in Heavenly Rest cemetery of Walterboro.
Mr. Rivers, 66, died May 6 in a Charleston hospital. He was born in Walterboro, a son of Mr. and Mrs. January Rivers. He was a graduate of Colleton County schools and was a member of New Jerusalem Church of Christ.
Surviving are a daughter, Gloria Rivers of Walterboro; a brother, Henry Rivers of Walterboro; and two sisters, Effie Gadsen and Ellastine Rivers, both of Walterboro.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
DESMOND W. FLETCHER
WALTERBORO - Desmond Willis Fletcher, 82, a retired painter with the Beaufort Marine Air Station, died Tuesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Walterboro Church of God. Burial, directed by Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Fletcher was born in Colleton County, a son of Lonnie F. Fletcher and Catherine Wright Fletcher. He was an active member and trustee of the Walterboro Church of God.
Surviving are his wife, Florrie Mae Headden Fletcher; five sons, Harold Fletcher, Charles Fletcher, Calvin Fletcher and Joe Fletcher, all of Walterboro, and Terry Fletcher of Ruffin; two daughters, Judy Groves and Mary Pellum, both of Walterboro; 23 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, May 13, 1998]
ELMA T. BOWERS
Elma Thomas David Bowers, 84, of Charleston, a retired nursing assistant, died Sunday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Waters-Powell Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery in Florence.
Mrs. Bowers was born in Andrews, a daughter of William Thomas and Virginia Jernigan Thomas. She was a charter member of Oakdale Baptist Church. She was first married
to the late George L. David.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph F. Bowers; a daughter, Elizabeth D. Wright of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; three sons, Dr. George L. David Jr. of Lancaster and William H. David and Dan M. David, both of Charleston; four stepdaughters, Lois Aranda of Denver, Sue Alexandra of Miami, Betty Thompkins of Charleston and Joyce Nicholson of Marianna, Fla.; six stepsons, Charles Bowers, Roger Bowers and Kenneth Bowers, all of Charleston, Franklin Bowers of Amsterdam, Holland, Joseph Bowers of York and James Bowers of Detroit; 12 grandchildren; 21 step grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several stepgreat-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
SCOTT INFANT
Caleb Paul Buenting Scott, infant son of Samuel P. Scott and Angela J. Buenting of Charleston, died Sunday in a local hospital. The funeral and burial will be private, according to Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
Surviving are his mother and father of Charleston.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
