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

MCDONALD, Doris
Doris C. Schwieker McDonald, 81, of Summerville, widow of Chief Master Sergeant John A. McDonald USAF (Ret.) died Friday at her residence.A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, October 15, 2001 at 9 o'clock in St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Summerville. A private burial will follow at Beaufort National cemetery, Beaufort, SC.Friends may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville from 6 until 8 o'clock this evening, where a Wake Service will be held at 7:30 p.m.born on March 16, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late William Schweiker and Edna Downing Schweiker. She was a graduate of Brooklyn, NY schools. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John The Beloved Catholic Church.Surviving are three sons, John C. McDonald of Charleston, George McDonald of Washington, DC, Thomas McDonald of Cheshire, MA; one daughter, Patricia McDonald of Summerville and nine grandchildren.Arrangements by JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

NEXSEN, Alton
KINGSTREE - Alton Curtis Nexsen, 53, died Friday at his residence. Mr. Nexsen was born in Kingstree, a son of Mrs. Violet Green Nexsen Davis and the late Elmore Nexsen. He was a graduate of Kingstree High School and was a retired employee of Santee Electric Co-Op.Surviving, in addition to his mother and step-father, Jimmy Davis of Kingstree, his wife, Shelby Smith Nexsen of Kingstree, son and daughter-in-law, Curtis and Karen Green of Kingstree, sister, Gail (BoBo) Lee of Kingstree, brother Jerry E. (Angela) Nexsen of Manning, granddaughter, Lacey Annette Green of Kingstree, nephews, Brian Nexsen, Greg Lee and William Lee.Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the Williamsburg Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens.

MORRIS, John
WALTERBORO - John Charles Morris, infant son of Randy Hoyt Morris and Susan Smoak Weidenbach died Saturday at a local Charleston hospital. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church cemetery near Ritter.Surviving are his parents of Walterboro, a brother, Joshua Weidenbach, a sister, Delana Weidenbach of Walterboro, paternal grandparents, Roger and Juanita Ritter of Walterboro, paternal grandfather, Hoyt V. Morris of Eden, Georgia, maternal grandfather, Everett A. Smoak of Walterboro, maternal grandmother, Carol Patricia Smoak of Green Pond, maternal great grandmothers, Elizabeth Colley of Walterboro and Kathryn K. Smoak of Walterboro and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, John Thomas Morris who died in 2000.Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 81 Gadsden Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

MAYS, Marilyn
GOLDSBORO - Mrs. Marilyn Swicegood Mays, 78, of 408 Taylor Place, died Friday at her home.A native of Charleston, SC and reared in Summerville, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Willis Swicegood and Caroline Bell Swicegood and was married for 55 years to the late Dr. Oliver Aiken Mays. Mrs. Mays attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia and became a registered nurse at the School of Nursing of the Medical University of South Carolina. She later served as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Nurses Corps. Mrs. Mays served with her husband in places such as Paris, France, Wiesbaden, Germany and Nome, Alaska and many other bases in the United States. After moving to Goldsboro, Mrs. Mays became a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where she was involved with the Sanctuary Choir and the Susanne Wesley Circle. She was also a member of the Retired Officers Wives Association, the Gardenettes Garden Club, the Neuse River Foundation, the AMA Alliance, Inc. and a life member of the Medical University of South Carolina Alumni Association.Funeral services will be held at St. Paul United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Rev. Charles Morrison officiating. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Columbia, SC.Mrs. Mays is survived by her sons, Roy Aiken Mays, II and Charlotte of Jamestown, SC and Roger Willis Mays and his wife, Virginia Ann of Morehead City; sister, Imogene Williams of Summerville, SC; brothers, Roger Mason Swicegood of Summerville, SC and Daniel Swicegood of Greenville, NC; grandchildren, Rob, Will, Erin and Geoff; and a special friend, John Malfy of Goldsboro.Mrs. Mays was preceded in death by an infant son, a daughter, Janet Marilyn Mays, a sister, Carrie Bell Schultz and brothers, George Wesley Swicegood, John Willis Swicegood, Jr. and Edwin Franklin Swicegood.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 204 E. Chestnut Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530.Honorary pallbearers will be the Wayne County Medical Society.The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home and other times at the residence.

LITCHFIELD, Catherine
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Catherine Hinnant Litchfield of Moncks Corner, S.C., widow of Cleavie Litchfield, are invited to attend her funeral services, 3:00 p.m. this Sunday afternoon in the Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will be in Berea United Methodist Church cemetery. Friends may call at DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER, until 1:00 p.m. and then at the church from 2:00 until the hour of service.

PHILLIPS, Maggie
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Phillips of Hwy. 402, Moncks Corner, S.C., are invited to attend the funeral services for the latter, 2:00 p.m. this Sunday afternoon in the Santee Circle Community Church. Interment will be in Berkeley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, Moncks Corner.

FOXWORTH, John
HEMINGWAY - John H. Foxworth, 71, a retired power house operator with International Paper, died Friday, October 12, 2001, in a Charleston hospital.Funeral services will be held Monday, October 15, 2001, at 11 a.m., in Center Baptist Church in Upper Georgetown County. Officiating will be Dr. Rick Henderson and Rev. Robbie Martin. Burial, directed by GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME OF GEORGETOWN, will follow in the church cemetery.He was born April 11, 1930, in Williamsburg County, a son of the late Lawrence Chesley Foxworth and Helen Alice Davis Foxworth.Mr. Foxworth retired from International Paper in 1993 with 40 years of service. He had lived most of his life in Georgetown and after retiring moved to the Folly Grove Community where he enjoyed his farm. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club with International Paper. He was a member of Center Baptist Church and a member of the Adult Sunday School Class.Surviving are, his wife, Wilma T. Foxworth; two sons, Keith R. Foxworth, and his wife, Rebecca of Florence and Dexter Foxworth and his wife, Jo Anne of Georgetown; one daughter, Lisa F. Beam and her husband, Chuck, of Mooresville, N.C.; two brothers, Cecil Foxworth of Pawleys Island and L.C. Foxworth of Georgetown; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to Center Baptist Church Building Fund, 1864 Folly Grove Road, Hemingway, S.C. 29554, or Folly Grove Community Center, 1267 Ray Road, Hemingway, S.C. 29554.

PAUL, Sue
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of Friday, October 12, 2001, Sue Hadaway Paul, wife of John Robertson Paul, Jr., M.D. Residence, Charleston, S.C. The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. John Robertson Paul, Jr., are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter in First (Scots) Presbyterian Church on Monday, October 15, 2001, at 4 o'clock. Burial will be private. Friends and family may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, this Sunday between 5 and 7 o'clock.Mrs. Paul was born in LaGrange, Ga., on November 26, 1922, the daughter of William Hugh Hadaway, M.D., and Martha Cleveland Hadaway. She attended Converse College and graduated from the University of Georgia. She majored in music and sang soprano. Mrs. Paul was a member of First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Junior League of Charleston, Ivy Garden Club, Albamarle Super Club, the "Lunch Bunch, " and she was a volunteer with Hospital Ship Hope in Sri Lanka and Jamaica.She is survived by her husband of Charleston, S.C.; two sons, Hugh H. Paul and John Robertson Paul, III, both of Charleston, S.C.; two daughters, Susan Paul Firestone of New York and Anne Paul Majak of Wellington, Fla.; six grandchildren, Mary C. Firestone and Lucy D. Firestone, Carl R. Wilander, J. Paul Wilander, Anne Drummond Paul, and Christen S. Majak; two sisters, Ann H. Greer of Owensboro, Ky., and Virginia Lancaster of LaGrange, Ga.Memorials may be made to the Coastal Center, 9995 Miles Jamison Road, Ladson, S.C. 29456, or to the John Ancrum Society (SPCA), 3861 Leeds Ave., North Charleston, S.C. 29405.

LASKOVITCH, John
John Laskovitch, 76, widower of Mary Andriote Laskovitch of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., died October 13, 2001, at his residence. The funeral service will be Tuesday, October 16, 2001, in Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 3 o'clock. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens with full military honors.Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL, Monday evening from 6 until 8 o'clock where a Trisagion Service will be held at 7 o'clock.Mr. Laskovitch was born in Montville, Conn., a son of Ignatz and Matruna Laskovitch. He was married to Mary A. Laskovitch for 50 years and two months before she passed away on June 29, 1999. Mr. Laskovitch retired from the U.S. Marine Corp as a Gunnery Sergeant in 1963. He was a Veteran of World War II serving under General Mark Clark during the invasion of Italy. He also served during the Korean War where he received a Purple Heart. He was a Russian Orthodox and faithful parishioner at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and a member of East Cooper Outboard Motor Club.Surviving are his daughters, JoAnn Duncan of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Kathy Neary of Awendaw, S.C., his sisters, Helen Vucelich of Shadyside, Ohio, and Olga Rosso of Torrington, Conn., and his grandchildren, Lindsay Duncan, Kelly Bridges and Michael Bridges.

LINDFORS, John
A funeral liturgy was held Saturday, October 13, 2001, for Mr. John A. Lindfors. Arrangements were made by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.Mr. Lindfors was born in Columbia, S.C., the son of Frank M. Lindfors, Sr., and Marie Kathleen Holland Lindfors. He was a retired marine machinist with the Charleston Naval Shipyard. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mr. Lindfors was a Mason and a member of the Knights of Columbus.Surviving are his wife, Bertha "Bee" Ory Lindfors of Yonges Island; his daughter, Mrs. Marie Peikert of Riverside, Calif.; one son, Christopher Lindfors of Charleston, S.C.; his daughters, Ms. Victoria Lindfors of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Ms. Elizabeth Lindfors of North Charleston, S.C., and Mrs. Margaret Berg of Albuquerque, N.M.; one sister, Angela Lindfors Reese of Herndon, Va., and three grandchildren.

McINTIRE, Kevin
GOOSE CREEK LODGE NO. 401, A.F.M.: A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION will be held at the Masonic Temple, this Sunday evening, October 14, 2001, at 6 o'clock, for the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our late brother, Kevin Richard McIntire, Masonic services will be held at the American Legion, Post #166, Goose Creek, S.C., this Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.By order of:Wilmer C. Shirey (W.M.)Jerry T. Espiritu, P.M., Sec.

LIESER, William
The relatives and friends of William Arthur Lieser, widower of Allie Dill Smith Lieser, are invited to attend his funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, this (Sunday) afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment, Plantation Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel.

SCHMIDT, John
The relatives and friends of Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. John Wallace Schmidt are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, this (Sunday) afternoon at 5 o'clock. Burial services will be private. Friends may call at Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel.

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