VIRGINIA S. HARRELSON
MULLINS - Virginia Strickland Harrelson, 78, died Sunday. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Mullins First Baptist Church. Entombment, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home, will be in Red Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Harrelson was born in Marion County, a daughter of J. Calvin Strickland and Daisy Shelley Strickland Drew. She was a graduate of Mullins High School. She volunteered at the Mullins Clothing Closet. She was a member of Mullins First Baptist Church and was the widow of W. Hoyt Harrelson.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty Jean H. Cribbs of Mullins; a brother, Hawkins Strickland of Bennettsville; three sisters, Irene S. Martin of Mullins, Anna S. Webster of Darlington and Deloris S. Waugh of Sanford, Fla.; and a grandchild.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
CARLENE J. ROWELL
NICHOLS - Carlene Jolly Rowell, 69, a retired nurse, died Monday in a Marion hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Olive Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home of Mullins, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Rowell was born in Marion County, a daughter of MacKenzie Jolly and Louise Sarvis Jolly. She was a former employee with Mullins Hospital and Sunny Acres Nursing Home and she worked as a private duty nurse. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, James T. Rowell of Louisiana; a daughter, Dorothy E. Garner of Nichols; and two sisters, Eloise Strickland of Nichols and Crickett Martin of Mullins.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
JULIAN C. SMITH
MULLINS - Julian Campbell Smith, 76, a retired employee with AVM Inc., died Sunday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Millers United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born in Marion County, a son of George W. Smith and Margaret Campbell Smith. He attended the University of South Carolina. He was a retired Air Force veteran who served in World War II. He was an active member of Millers United Methodist Church.
Surviving are five nephews and three nieces.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
DAISY S. DREW
MULLINS - Daisy Shelley Strickland Drew, 96, died Sunday in Mullins. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Mullins First Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Cox-Collins Funeral Home, will be in Gapway Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Drew was born in Marion County, a daughter of David H. Shelley and Mary S. Williamson Shelley. She was an active member of Mullins First Baptist Church. She was first married
to the late Calvin Strickland and was the widow of Henry Drew.
Surviving are a son, Hawkins Strickland of Bennettsville; three daughters, Irene S. Martin of Mullins, Anna S. Webster of Darlington and Deloris S. Waugh of Sanford, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
TINDALL C. HERNDON
BRANCHVILLE - Retired Army Master Sgt. Tindall Clarckston Herndon, 77, a retired employee with Charleston Air Force Base, died Monday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Ott Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sardis cemetery with military honors.
Mr. Herndon was born in Colleton County, a son of Henry M. Herndon and Margaret E. Stevens Herndon. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, where he received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was Methodist.
Surviving are his wife, Texanna Herndon; a son, Tindall C. Herndon Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Tina C. Herndon of Cope and Della Herndon of Jacksonville; a stepson, Robert Edwards of Virginia; three stepdaughters, Peggy Hickson, Betty Parrish and Brenda Burris, all of Virginia; two sisters, Mazie H. Ott of Branchville and Modjeska H. McCormick of Denmark; two grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and 11 stepgreat-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
GEORGE A. WRIGHT
EUTAWVILLE - George A. Wright, 89, a retired custodian with Orangeburg School District No. 3 and a farmer, died Saturday in a North Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Springfield Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Shuler and Marshall Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wright was born in Vance, a son of Molly Wright. He attended Vance and Eutawville public schools. He was a member of the Orangeburg-Calhoun Sunday School Union. He was chairman of the former Bull School Board of Trustees. He was a Mason and a member of the St. James Elementary School PTA and the Christian Aid Society. He was an active member of Springfield Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Zelphine Smith Wright; five sons, George Wright Jr. and David Wright, both of Bronx, N.Y., Paul Wright of Rosedale, N.Y., the Rev. Bruce Wright of Aiken and Gerald Wright of Eutawville; three daughters, Lorraine Wright and Frances Lawyer, both of Bronx, and Shelia Washington of Eutawville; an adopted sister, Sarah Gourdine of Eutawville; a brother, Willie Wright of Charleston; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
BETTY S. MICKEL
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Betty Spicer Mickel, 55, formerly of Yemassee, S.C., died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Young Funeral Home of Yemassee.
[dated Tuesday, May 12, 1998]
JAMIE L. NETTLES
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND - Jamie LaRue Nettles, 79, a retired rigger with the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Sunday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Nettles was born in Lake City, a son of Reuben Nettles and Annie LaRue Jordon Nettles. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Sullivan's Island Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Wise Nettles; a son, Jamie L. Nettles Jr. of Sullivan's Island; a brother, Alec Nettles of Manchester, Tenn.; two sisters, Helen Thomas of Lake City and Ramona Kemper of Manchester, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
LOUIS C. GOODYEAR
MONCKS CORNER - Louis Christopher Goodyear, 32, a heating and air conditioning specialist, died Thursday in Lake Moultrie. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Goodyear was born in Charleston, a son of Jimmy R. Goodyear and Patricia Hiott Goings. He attended Lexington High School. He served in the National Guard.
Surviving are his father and stepmother, Beth Goodyear, of Leesville; his mother of Moncks Corner; two sisters, Claudia Mauldin of Woodbine, Ga., and Nancy Ferdon of Hanahan; a brother, Jimmy R. Goodyear Jr. of Charlotte; three stepsisters, Jeanie Newell of Columbia, Donna Bailey of Lexington and Heather Gilliom of Irmo; and a stepbrother, Butch Broome of Savannah.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
BENJAMIN MILLER
Benjamin Miller, 84, of Charleston, a barber, died Thursday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Wm. Smith Funeral Home, will be in Monrovia cemetery.
Mr. Miller was born on John's Island, a son of David Miller and Mary Miller. He attended Charleston County schools.
Surviving are a sister, Florence Rampersant; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
BRAD A. BRUMLEY
SUMMERVILLE - Brad Anthony Brumley, 16, a student at Stratford High School, died Thursday at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today in Parks Funeral Home. Burial will be private.
Mr. Brumley was born in Morgan City, La., a son of Larry E. Brumley and Barbara Gary Brumley. He was Baptist.
Surviving are his mother of Moncks Corner; his father of Summerville; two brothers, Jeremy Briehn and Chad Brumley, both of Summerville; his grandmother, Thelma Gary of Morgan City; and his grandfather, James O. Brumley of Philpot, Ky.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
BENJAMIN E. JONES
WADMALAW ISLAND - Benjamin Elijah Jones, 81, a farmer, died Thursday at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in New St. James Bethel AME Church. Burial, directed by Pasley's Mortuary, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born on Wadmalaw Island, a son of Elijah Jones and Mariah Jones. He attended Charleston County schools. He was a member of New St. James Bethel AME Church.
Surviving are his wife, Marie Jones; five sons, Robert Coaxum, William Jones, Ronald Jones and Franklin Jones, all of Wadmalaw Island, and Cleveland Coaxum of New York City; a daughter, Hattie Scott of Wadmalaw Island; a sister, Annabell Jones of Charleston; a stepsister, Florence Fobbs of Wadmalaw Island; and several grandchildren.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
DOROTHY M. MARTIN
CROSS - Dorothy "Cathy" Melton Martin, 71, died Saturday at her residence. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Berkeley Memorial Gardens in Moncks Corner. Burial will be directed by Dial-Murray Funeral Home of Moncks Corner.
Mrs. Martin was born in Shelby, N.C., a daughter of Joe T. Melton and Madge Eskridge Melton. She was Baptist.
Surviving are her husband, Billy Martin; six daughters, Jo Ann Graves of Givhans, Mary Lou Judy of Ladson, C. Elaine Krementze of Bay St. Louis, Miss., Shirley Jean Collins and Margaret Ballentine, both of Savannah, and Princess Brooks of Lexington; two sons, Willard W. Martin Jr. of Moncks Corner and Ray Thompson of Simpsonville; four sisters, Sue M. Hill of Cross, Bobbie Berry of Virginia Beach, Va., Betty Jean Thompson of Shelby, N.C., and Martha Simpson of Kings Mountain, N.C.; three brothers, Kenneth Melton of Kings Mountain, John W. Melton of Cross and Billy Melton of Monroe, Conn.; 19 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
CHRISTOPHER GILLYARD
McCLELLANVILLE - Christopher Gillyard, 88, a retired pastor, died Friday in a Georgetown hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Greater Mount Zion AME Church. Burial, directed by Gethers Funeral Home of Moncks Corner, will be in South Santee cemetery.
Mr. Gillyard was born in Charleston County, a son of Christopher Gillyard and Julia Frasier Gillyard. He attended Charleston County schools. He was a Mason and an active member of Greater Mount Zion AME Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Emma J. Vanderhorst of McClellanville; a sister, Julia Rollins of McClellanville; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
ARTHUR C. ELLIS
JOHN'S ISLAND - Arthur Cunningham Ellis, 79, a retired sheet metal worker with the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Thursday. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today in Carolina Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Ellis was born in Chatham County, Ga., a son of George C. Ellis and Louise Burn Ellis. He was a Marine veteran of World War II and a recipient of two Purple Hearts. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and St. John's United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Perry Ellis; a daughter, Arthureen E. Hunt of Charleston; a son, Arthur C. Ellis Jr. of Moncks Corner; two sisters, Ann Taylor of North Charleston and Beatrice Bond of Greensboro, N.C.; two brothers, Claude Ellis of Beaufort and Joseph Ellis of North Charleston; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Monday, May 11, 1998]
