DECIE CARTER
MANNING - Decie Carter, 83, a retired carpenter, died Friday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church in Summerton. Burial, directed by Fleming and Delaine Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Carter was born in Clarendon County, a son of Moses Carter and Lula McKnight Carter. He was first married
to the late Lula Witherspoon Carter and was the widower of Susan Dukes Carter.
Surviving are three sons, Edward Carter, Johnny Carter, both of West Hollywood, Fla., and Wilber Carter of Miramar, Fla.; three daughters, Lucille Bailey of Alcolu, Carolyn Carter of Miramar and Betty Carter of Hallandale, Fla; 20 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
JOHN BROWN
WALTERBORO - John Brown, 54, a former trade specialist with the S.C. Transportation Department, died Sunday in Yemassee. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Yemassee. Burial, directed by Maree-Tracy Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Brown; his mother, Louise Brown of Walterboro; three sons, John Brown, Jr., Pirre Morgan and Marcus Morgan, all of Walterboro; six daughters, Ashley Morgan, Asia Morgan and Ameesha Morgan, all of Walterboro, and Diane Brown, Kathy Brown and Carolyn Brown, all of Bronx, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Janisha Morgan; five brothers, Louis Brown and Herbert Brown, both of Atlanta, Charles Brown of Lobeco, Larry Brown of Walterboro and James Brown of Columbia; three sisters, Salley Mincey and Carolyn Ward, both of Bronx, and Willie Mae Koger of Walterboro; and 13 grand-children.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
PAUL K. FERGUSON
PEORIA, Ariz. - Paul Kenneth Ferguson, 72, a retired owner of an engine repair shop in York, S.C., died Monday in a Glendale hospital. A memorial service will be held Friday in Youngtown United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Best Funeral Home, will be in Elem Lutheran cemetery in Clinton, Minn.
Mr. Ferguson was born in Gastonia, N.C., a son of Roy Ferguson and Grace Collins Ferguson. He was retired from the Navy. He was president of the Flying Wheels Motorcycle Club and a member of Youngtown United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Ferguson; three daughters, Leann Odegaard of Starbuck, Minn., Laurie Routolo of Goodyear, Ariz., and Lynda Tyner of Charleston; a sister, Thelma Holland; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
RUBY LEE S. JOHNSON
CONWAY - Ruby Lee Shelley Johnson, 83, died Wednesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Goldfinch Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Horry County, a daughter of Jesse Shelley and Mary Cooper Shelley. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church and the widow of Jack Johnson.
Surviving are six sons, Tony L. Johnson and Jack J. Johnson, both of Conway, Jackie L. Johnson, Hubert Johnson and Butch Johnson, all of High Point, N.C., and Ted Johnson of Bristol, Tenn.; three daughters, Sylvia Todd of Conway, Bessie Lee Kinley of Myrtle Beach and Alice O'Quinn of Camden; two brothers, Paul W. Shelley of North Charleston and Toby Shelley of Goose Creek; three sisters, Peggy J. Costs of John's Island, Mary F. Shelley of Conway and Katie Cash of Columbia; 19 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
DOLLIE B. COCHRAN
COLUMBIA - Dollie Briggs Cochran died Wednesday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fleming and Delaine Funeral Home of Manning.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
JOHN A. GIBSON
MANNING - John Allen Gibson, a retired employee with B and W Corp. in Barberton, Ohio, died July 1 in an Akron, Ohio, hospital. The funeral will be at noon Friday in New Hope Baptist Church in Akron.
Mr. Gibson was born in Clarendon County, a son of James Henry Gibson and Mable Williams Gibson. He was the widower of Ella Mae Gibson.
Surviving are two sons; five daughters; a brother and nine sisters.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
JOYCE NESBITT
GEORGETOWN - Joyce Nesbitt, 53, died Wednesday at her residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens. Burial will be directed by Graham Funeral Home.
Mrs. Nesbitt was born in Georgetown County, a daughter of Alva L. Marlowe and Twilight Olive Howard Marlowe. She was a graduate of Winyah High School. She was Baptist.
Surviving are her husband, Weldon Nesbitt; her mother of Georgetown; two sons, Russell Nesbitt and Deryl D. Nesbitt, both of Georgetown; a brother, Edward A. Marlowe of Pawleys Island; five sisters, Margie Pfaffenbichler of Charleston, Linda V. Bryant of Murrells Inlet, Ruby H. Milligan of Surfside Beach, and Miriam N. Thomas and Judy E. Bardon, both of Georgetown.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
ROLAND O. DENTLEY
LITHONIA, Ga. - Roland O. Dentley, 51, a retired truck driver, died Wednesday in a Decatur hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilds' Daughter Funeral Home.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
VIRGIL W. McALISTER
DARLINGTON - Virgil Walker McAlister, 74, a retired chief of architectural engineering with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, died Wednesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Mount Hope cemetery Chapel. Entombment will be directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home of Florence.
Mr. McAlister was born in Lake City, a son of Leo M. McAlister and Emma Fountain McAlister. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a Mason and a Shriner and a member of the Scottish Rite, the Naval Fleet Reserve and Calvary Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Ruby Evans McAlister; a son, Donald W. McAlister of Treasure Island, Fla.; a daughter, Sandra K. Ayers of Columbia; a brother, Lonnie McAlister of Williston; two sisters, Lola Evans of Scranton and Margie Cook of Charleston; and four grandchildren.
[dated Thursday, July 9, 1998]
VOL M. CRIBB
MONCKS CORNER - Vol Mitchell Cribb, 81, a former dairy worker with Gippy Plantation, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Oakley Road Church of God. Burial, directed by Dial-Murray Funeral Home, will be in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Cribb was born in Andrews, a son of Richard Cribb and Annie Sessions Cribb. He was a member of Oakley Road Church of God.
Surviving are two daughters, Virginia A. Weatherford and Margaret E. Cribb, both of Moncks Corner; a son, Richard L. Cribb of Moncks Corner; a sister, Dot McCullough of North Charleston; and two grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
DONALD R. TAVELLO
BONNEAU - Donald Richard Tavello, 58, a self-employed painter, died Monday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens of Moncks Corner. Burial will be directed by Dial-Murray Funeral Home of Moncks Corner.
Mr. Tavello was born in Norwalk, Conn., a son of Nicholas R. Tavello and Dorothy Self Tavello Downing. He attended Berkeley Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Donna Lee Merchant Tavello; his mother of Moncks Corner; a daughter, Bonita M. Ponzio of Bonneau; a son, Daniel J. Waltman of Nashua, N.H.; a sister, Coni Pease of Moncks Corner; and a grandchild.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
JAMES E. GENTRY
James Elbert Gentry, 60, of North Charleston, a retired contractor and owner of Trail-A-Way Mobile Home Service, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
He was born in Newberry, a son of James R. Gentry and Ollie Mae Taylor Gentry. He was a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Marine Corps League and was a Mason. He was an active member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Marian H. Gentry; a son, James P. Gentry of North Charleston; a daughter, Pamela S. Coleman of North Charleston; four sisters, Doris Medlock of North Charleston, Nancy Erwin of Abbeville, Mary Fair and Betsy Sue Page, both of Greenwood; and three brothers, Paul Gentry of Shoals Junction, Ray Gentry and Robbie Gentry, both of Greenwood.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
JAMES WILSON
James Wilson, 82, of Charleston, died Friday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at noon Thursday in Fielding Funeral Home. Burial will be in Samaritan Baptist Church of Bennetts Point.
Mr. Wilson was born in Bennetts Point, a son of Elijah Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson. He attended Colleton County schools and was a member of Samaritan Baptist Church.
Surviving are a sister, Henrietta Jackson of Charleston; and a brother, Elijah Wilson of Charleston.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
LOIS C. BRADHAM
Lois Coleman Bradham, 88, of Charleston, died Tuesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Mount Hope cemetery of Greeleyville. Burial will be directed by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
Mrs. Bradham was born in Ridgeway, a daughter of Joseph H. Coleman and Martha Harrison Coleman. She was an active member of the National Society of Good Cheer and John's Island Senior Citizens. She was a member of First Baptist Church of John's Island. She was the widow of Joseph E. Bradham.
Surviving are two sisters, Pauline C. Jernigan of White Rock and Ethel C. Toler of Laurens.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
JAMES M. HOLLIS
James Mark "Jamey" Hollis, 38, of Charleston, a former electrician with Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Sunday at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
Mr. Hollis was born in Lubbock, Texas, a son of John E. Hollis and Gerri Bowers Hollis. He graduated from New Mexico Military Institute. He was a member of Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Surviving are his parents of Charleston; a brother, John E. Hollis, Jr. of Charlotte; and his grandmother, Sarah S. Bowers of Charlotte.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
HAROLD M. BRINSON
Harold M. "BoBo" Brinson, 68, of Charleston, a retired rubber specialist with Garco, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Stuhr's Downtown Chapel. Entombment will be in Holy Cross cemetery of James Island.
Mr. Brinson was born in Charleston, a son of James E. Brinson and Elise Hill Brinson. He graduated from Murray Vocational High School. He was a former owner of Sandbar Restaurant. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Underage Military Service. He was an Elk and a member of Holy Communion Episcopal Church.
Surviving are his wife, Jeane C. Brinson; two daughters, Gail B. Stripling and Kelley B. Crews, both of Charleston; a son, Harold M. Brinson, Jr. of Charleston; three sisters, Louise B. Strickland, Ernestine B. Baxley and Caroline B. Conlon, all of Charleston; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Wednesday, July 8, 1998]
