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South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920

ALMA S. NUCE
WALTERBORO - Alma Irene Smoak Nuce, 70, died Sunday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Herndon and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Gillisonville Baptist Church cemetery in Jasper County.
Mrs. Nuce was born in Jasper County, a daughter of Charles W. Smoak and Ada Lee Williams Smoak. She was a member of Gillisonville Baptist Church. She was the widow of Elmer Lee Nuce.
Surviving are a daughter, Phyllis N. Benton of Walterboro; a sister, Lila Barnes of Walterboro; and two grandchildren.
[dated Monday, July 13, 1998]

MARY V. FULMORE
HARTSVILLE - Mary Vause Fulmore, 72, died Saturday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Magnolia cemetery.
Mrs. Fulmore was born in Olanta, a daughter of Adolphus McElveen and Rosa Welch McElveen. She was married to the late Alexander Vause and was the widow of Marion Fulmore.
Surviving are a daughter, Suzanne V. Cooke of Hartsville; two brothers, Roy W. McElveen of Charleston and Ray McElveen of Conway; a sister, Martha M. Chaney of Ligonier, Ind.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
[dated Monday, July 13, 1998]

RICHARD S. WUJEK
HANAHAN - Richard Stanley "Lucky" Wujek, 72, a retired timekeeper with Westvaco, died Saturday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Carolina Memorial Funeral Home of North Charleston. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens of North Charleston.
Mr. Wujek was born in Chicago, a son of Stanley Wujek and Rose Pagourk Wujek. He was a Coast Guard veteran. He was a member of VFW and the American Legion. He was Catholic. He was the widower of Evelyn Creek Wujek.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

RUBY C. ALEXANDER
RIDGEVILLE - Ruby C. Alexander, 85, a retired garment inspector with Manhattan Shirt Co., died Friday in a North Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Parks Funeral Home in Summerville. Burial will be in Bonnie Rest cemetery.
Mrs. Alexander was born in Hampton County, a daughter of Joseph P. Cook and Effie Bowers Cook. She was a member of Ridgeville Baptist Church and the widow of John C. Alexander.
Surviving are two daughters, Gloria Beach of Yadkinville, N.C., and Myrtis Riley of Ridgeville; a brother, W.D. Cook of Beaufort; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

NORA S. HAWKINS
SUMMERVILLE - Nora Spain Hawkins, 75, a retired nurse with Baker Hospital, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Summerville cemetery Mausoleum. Entombment will be directed by Parks Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hawkins was born in Charleston, a daughter of John H. Spain and Elenora Ragan Spain.
Surviving are a son, John H. Penton of Ladson; three brothers, John Hubbard and Wallace Hubbard, both of Columbia, and Bert Hubbard of Savannah; and a sister, Joan Wheeler of Charleston.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

ADELA H. GEILS
Adela Hottinger Geils, 95, of Charleston died Friday in a local nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Burial, directed by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel, will be in Bethany cemetery.
Mrs. Geils was born in Charleston, a daughter of Christopher F. Hottinger and Adela Richter Hottinger. She was a graduate of Memminger High School. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and the widow of Adolph C. Geils.
Surviving are a son, Dr. George F. Geils of Charleston; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

MARGUERITE J. ADAMS
CROSS - Marguerite J. Adams, 76, died Saturday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Adams was born in Los Angeles, a daughter of Milton Johnson and Lillian Hill Johnson. She a member of First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant.
Surviving are her husband, Bennie K. Adams; a son, Alan Adams of Mount Pleasant; a daughter, Pat A. Snyder of Midland, Texas; a sister, Adele Ross of Premont, Texas; and three grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

EMILY M. GADSDEN
Emily Anne Mercer Gadsden, 68, of Charleston, a former registrar with the Huguenot Society, died Saturday at her residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Grace Episcopal Church. Burial, directed by McAlister's Downtown Chapel, will be in Magnolia cemetery.
Mrs. Gadsden was born in Georgetown, a daughter of Richard O. Mercer and Leah Eaddy Mercer. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and a member of Grace Episcopal Church. She was the widow of Richard H. Gadsden.
Surviving are two daughters, Grier G. Brown and E.L. Anne Gadsden, both of Charleston; four sons, Richard H. Gadsden Jr., Philip E. Gadsden, Johnathan C.M. Gadsden, all of Charleston, and Frank M. Gadsden of Clover; two sisters, Dorothy M. Huff of Charleston and Ernestine M. Wyndham of Pawley's Island; a brother, William E. Mercer of Georgetown; and nine grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

JAMES W. BLACKBURN
BEAUFORT - James William Blackburn, 82, a former owner of Rod and Steel Repair, died Saturday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church. Burial, directed by Anderson Funeral Home, will be in Beaufort Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Blackburn was born in Edison, Ga., a son of Clarence Blackburn and Nellie Blackburn. He was a Marine Corps veteran and was communications supervisor on Parris Island. He was a Mason. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Brunice J. Blackburn; a daughter, Marie B. Strickland of Furman; four sisters, Clara Brown of Birmingham, Ala., Noreen Keith of Wake Forest, N.C., Nadine Wright of Boston, Ga., and Patsy Milner of Morgan, Ga; a brother, C.D. Blackburn of Albany, Ga.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

MARY P. EDWINS
ORANGEBURG - Mary Phillips Edwins, 75, a former registered nurse, died Saturday in an Orangeburg nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home, will be in Memorial Park cemetery.
Mrs. Edwins was born in North, a daughter of Tom Phillips and Edna West Phillips. She was a graduate of Orangeburg School of Nursing. She was a former industrial nurse with U.S. Plywood Corp. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the widow of Henry O. Edwins.
Surviving are three daughters, Kathy Tatum of Orangeburg, Janice Sanford of Orangeburg and Joyce Ozment of Columbia; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

GILBERT T. MERRITT
MULLINS - Gilbert Thomas "Tommy" Merritt, 42, a former security guard with Diamond Security Co., died Friday at his residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today in Cox-Collins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Red Hill Memorial Gardens cemetery.
Mr. Merritt was born in Marion County, a son of Gilbert W. Merritt and Betty Strickland Merritt. He attended Mullins-Marion Free Will Baptist Church.
Surviving are a sister, Brenda Burns of Mullins.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

ALINE L. EVANS
EUTAWVILLE - Aline Lee Evans, 78, a retired seamstress with Hunter Manufacturing Co., died Saturday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Dyal Funeral Home in Summerville. Burial will be in Dorchester Memory Gardens in Summerville.
Mrs. Evans was born in Coward, a daughter of Alvin Lee and Janie Lee. She attended Florence County schools. She was Baptist.
Surviving are a son, Carroll Evans of Rincon, Ga.; a daughter, Joyce Altman of Eutawville; a sister, Elma Lee of Timmonsville; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

LAURA LEE WILLIAMS
HOLLY HILL - The funeral for Laura Lee Williams will be at 3 p.m. today in Greater Target AME Church. Burial, directed by Shuler and Marshall Funeral Home, will be in Bethel-Target cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, 54, died Thursday at her residence. She was born in Holly Hill, a daughter of James Elmore and Lillie Mae James Elmore. She attended Holly Hill schools. She was a member of Greater-Target AME Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Claydell Hunt, Harriet Williams and Barbara Williams, all of Holly Hill, and Doreen Eady of Nichols; three sons, Herman Williams Jr. of Charlotte and Randy Williams and Damon Williams, both of Holly Hill; three sisters, Minnie Lee Jones of Fairbluff, N.C., Deloris Elmore of St. George and Gloria Lewis of Reevesville; seven brothers, James Elmore of Nichols, Morgan Elmore of Philadelphia, Richard Elmore, Calvin Elmore, Curtis Elmore and Ervin Elmore, all of Baltimore, and Henry Elmore of Grover; 26 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

ABRAHAM GREEN
HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Abraham "Teddy" Green, 92, a retired farmer, fisherman and shrimper, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday in H.E. McCracken Middle School. Burial, directed by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral Home of Beaufort, will be in Amelia cemetery. A wake service will be at 7 p.m. today at First African Baptist Church.
Mr. Green was born on Hilton Head Island, a son of Ben Green and Nancy White Green. He attended Hilton Head schools. He was a member and deacon of First African Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Margaree Reed Green; a son, Arthur Green of Hilton Head Island; six grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

BARNEY R. SCURRY
OLANTA - Barney Ray Scurry, 69, a retired employee with Palmetto Spinning Corp., died Saturday at his residence. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Monday in New Town Free Will Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Floyd Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Scurry was born in Florence County, a son of Butler Scurry and Camilla Coker Scurry. He was a member of New Town Free Will Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Ella A. Scurry; three daughters, Shirley Welch of Turbeville, Bonnie Yates of Lake City and Janice Dennis of Scranton; two sons, Larry Scurry of Lake City and Jerry Scurry of Sumter; a sister, Ottis Driggers of Sumter; a brother, Leonard Scurry of St. Stephen; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]

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