LOUISE T. BARNES
Louise Veleria Trigg Barnes, 73, of Charleston, a retired teacher with Charleston County, died Saturday at her residence. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Emanuel AME Church. Burial, directed by Fielding Funeral Home, will be in Sunset Memorial Park. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Nichols Chapel AME Church.
Mrs. Barnes was born in Bluefield, W.Va., a daughter of the Rev. Alonzo Trigg and Valarie Harris Barnes. She was a graduate of Wilberforce University, the University of South Carolina, S.C. State College, the University of Michigan and The Citadel. She was a member of the YWCA, the Reid House board of directors, the National Council of Negro Women and Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She was a volunteer with Lowcountry AIDS Services and the Hollings Cancer Center. She was an active member of Nichols AME Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Sylvia L. Barnes of Charleston; two sons, Frederick V. Barnes of Charleston and William H. Barnes Jr. of Williamson; and five grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
ERNESTINE JUDGE
MONCKS CORNER - Ernestine Judge, 54, died Thursday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Gethers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Westview cemetery.
Ms. Judge was born in Moncks Corner, a daughter of Julius Judge and Julie Ann Lyons. She attended Berkeley County schools.
Surviving are her mother of St. Louis; three daughters, Rhonda Ravenell and Tameka Judge, both of Moncks Corner, and Viola Green of Charleston; four sons, Kenneth Judge, Ernest Lee Judge, Carl Judge and Donald Judge, all of Moncks Corner; five sisters, Lizzie Lyons, Mattie Lyons and Maxine Lyons, all of St. Louis, Salley Lyons of Jackson, Tenn., and Eunice Judge of Charleston; two brothers, George Lyons and Clayton Lyons, both of St. Louis; and 21 grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
MINNIE G. CRAMER
SUMMERVILLE - Minnie Ginter Cramer, 89, a retired technician with RCA, died Sunday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Summerville cemetery. Burial will be directed by Parks Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cramer was born in Lancaster, Pa., a son of William G. Ginter and Minnie G. Bowers Ginter. She was the widow of Charles E. Cramer.
Surviving is a nephew, Glenn Miller of Summerville.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
GREGORY A. MATTHEWS
MOUNT PLEASANT - Gregory Alan Matthews, a self-employed construction worker, died Sunday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Stuhr's Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in the National cemetery at Beaufort.
Mr. Matthews was born in Takoma Park, Md., a son of Robert D. Matthews and Joy Anderson Matthews. He was an Air Force veteran and he was Protestant.
Surviving are his mother of Mount Pleasant; two daughters, Christina Matthews and Laura Matthews, both of Summerville; a son, Chris Matthews of Summerville; a brother, Robert D. Matthews of Summerville; a sister, Karen Kadra of Moncks Corner; and a grandchild.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
EVA E. CORNISH
LADSON - Eva E. Cornish, 90, died Sunday in a North Charleston hospital. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Open Door Bible Baptist Church in Goose Creek. Burial, directed by Dyal Funeral Home of Summerville, will be private.
Mrs. Cornish was born in Walnut Ridge, Ark., a daughter of John Brimhall and Mollie Brimhall. She attended Arkansas schools. She was a member of Open Door Bible Baptist Church. She was the widow of Arthur J. Cornish.
Surviving are three sons, Jimmie D. Cornish of Ladson, Arthur J. Cornish of Elizabeth City, N.C., and Joe B. Cornish of Bristol, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
TOMMIE O. RAWLS
POMARIA - Tommie O. Rawls, 95, a retired employee with Lone Starr Rock Quarry, died Monday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Light House Baptist Church of Newberry. Burial, directed by McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, will be in Newberry Memorial Gardens of Newberry.
Mr. Rawls was born in Pomaria, a son of Jacob B. Rawls and Ella Lever Rawls. He was a member of Light House Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mattie E. Rawls; two daughters, Hazeline R. Dominick of West Columbia and Renitia R. Ruff of Hollywood; a sister, Ruth Doolittle of Cayce; three brothers, MacDonald Rawls, Lester Rawls and Herman Rawls, all of Pomaria; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
NICOLE S. MOOSE
FLORENCE - Nicole Stroman Moose, 52, a teacher with West Florence High School, died Sunday at her residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today in First Presbyterian Church. Burial, directed by Waters-Powell Funeral Home, will be in Mount Hope cemetery.
Mrs. Moose was born in Sumter, a daughter of Ernest C. Stroman and Annie Mitchell Stroman. She was a graduate of Columbia College. She was named Teacher of the Year in 1997. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, the S.C. Cheerleader Coaches Association and First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are her husband, Tyree W. Moose Jr.; her mother of Florence; a daughter, Lauren E. Moose of Florence; a son, Todd A. Moose of Florence; a sister, Ellen Robinson of Huntsville, Ala.; and two brothers, Randy Stroman of Greenville and Ernest Stroman Jr. of Sumter.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
VIRGINIA B. PLATER
LINCOLN, Maine - Virginia B. Plater died in Lincoln. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Henryhand Funeral Home of Kingstree, S.C.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
RICHARD KINARD
SANTEE - Richard Kinard, 69, a service station attendant and a retired farmer, died Sunday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Cooner Funeral Home of Bamberg. Burial will be in South End cemetery of Bamberg.
Mr. Kinard was born in Bamberg County, a son of Tom Kinard and Della Wilkinson Kinard. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist.
Surviving are two sons, Ricky Kinard and Callie Kinard, both of Santee; and three grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
ERNEST A. HILTON
GEORGETOWN - The funeral for Ernest Airby Hilton will be at 4 p.m. today in St. Stephen AME Church. Burial, directed by Wilds' Daughter Funeral Home, will be in Cumberland AME Church cemetery.
Mr. Hilton, 49, a firefighter, died Friday in a local hospital. He was born in Georgetown, a son of Christopher Hilton and Ernestine Green Hilton. He attended Georgetown County schools. He was a member of St. Stephen AME Church.
Surviving are his wife, Hermenia Hilton; two sons, Ernest Hilton Jr. and Derrick Hilton, both of Georgetown; two daughters, Lakeisha Hilton of Atlanta and Christina Hilton of Georgetown; two brothers, Alex Hilton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Harry Hilton of Georgetown; and two sisters, Verdell Nelson of Georgetown and Mary Hilton Rice of Charleston.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
IVA NELL A. CANTLEY
SURFSIDE BEACH - Iva Nell Ard Cantley, 73, died Monday at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mayer's Andrews Chapel.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
GERTRUDE S. GASQUE
MARION - Gertrude S. Gasque, 91, died Monday in a local nursing home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Richardson-Miles Funeral Home.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
LEON CARROLL
BAMBERG - Leon "Bodie" Carroll, 37, a self-employed carpenter, died Monday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Cooner Funeral Home. Burial will be in South End cemetery.
Mr. Carroll was born in Bamberg, a son of Allen Carroll and Patricia Hutto Carroll Folk.
Surviving are his mother of West Columbia; two daughters, Candice Carroll and Angela Carroll, both of Bamberg; two sisters, Michelle Brooks of Bamberg and Sharon Phillips of West Columbia; and three brothers, James E. Carroll of Columbia and Charles E. Carroll and Steve Carroll, both of Bamberg.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
JESSIE O. SMITH
PORT ROYAL - The funeral for the Rev. Jessie Smith will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Orange Grove Baptist Church, St. Helena Island. Burial, directed by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home, will be in Beaufort National cemetery with full military honors.
Mr. Smith, 82, died Wednesday in Garden City, Ga. He was born in Hampton County, a son of Emory Smith and Minnie Smith. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired brick mason on Parris Island. He was a pastor at St. James Baptist Church in Walterboro and Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Lobeco. He attended Mount Sinai Baptist Church of Beaufort.
Surviving are his wife, Margie Smith; three sons, Jessie Smith Jr. of Fayetteville, N.C., James Smith of Port Royal and Harold Smith of Jacksonville, Fla; four sisters, Eloise Washington, Marie Youmans, Ora Smith and Eunice Smith of Hampton; and six grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
E. CORA R. RICHARDSON
BRITTONS NECK - E. Cora Richardson Richardson, 86, a retired farmer, died Sunday in a Marion County hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Nebo Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Smith-Collins Funeral Home, will be in Brittons Neck cemetery.
Mrs. Richardson was born in Marion County, a daughter of Robert F. Richardson and Lola Williams Richardson. She was an active member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Mack R. Richardson.
Surviving are two sons, Hal R. Richardson of Chapin and Harvey R. Richardson of Brittons Neck; five daughters, Florence R. Larimore, Inez R. Richardson and Emogene Reason, all of Brittons Neck, Louise R. Cress of China Grove, N.C., and Bea R. Richardson of Marion; three sisters, Rosa Rogers of Centenary, Maidne Larimore of Brittons Neck and Marie Hardwick of Lake View; 19 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
THOMAS WRIGHT Jr.
GEORGETOWN - Thomas Wright Jr., 73, a retired groundskeeper with International Paper Co., died Thursday at his residence. The funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Nazareth AME Church cemetery. Burial, directed by Wilds' Daughter Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wright was born in Georgetown, a son of Thomas Wright and Carrie Gourdine Wright. He attended Nazareth AME Church.
Surviving are his wife, Maggie C. Wright; three daughters, Ira Kamara of New York City, Charlena W. Johnson of Georgetown and Patricia Wright of Ellicott City, Md.; three sons, Thomas Wright III of Bethlehem, Pa., Joseph Wright of Upper Marlboro, Md., and Johnnie Lee Wright of Laurel, Md.; four sisters, Janie Singleton of Jacksonville, Fla., Carrie Mae Graves of Myrtle Beach, Marva Dennison of Georgetown and Laurine Ward of South Orange, N.J.; and a brother, Leroy Wright of New York City.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
