HOWELL, Norman
The relatives and friends of Chief Petty Officer Norman Kenneth Howell, widower of Dorothy Mae Speaks Howell are invited to attend his Memorial Services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Friday, October 19, 2001 at Eleven o'clock. Interment will be at a later time. The family will be receiving friends after the memorial service at the American Legion Post 166, 116 Howe Hall Road, Goose Creek, SC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Charleston, Inc., 3896 Leeds Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405-7443. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL.
ABDELNABI, Joshua
The relatives and friends of Joshua Salah Abdelnabi the son of Salah A. Abdelnabi and Laura Griffin Abdelnabi Nelson are invited to attend his funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL this (THURSDAY) morning, October 18, 2001 at Eleven o'clock. Interment: Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at STUHR'S GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL.
HEYWARD, David
Entered into eternal rest in New York, October 11, 2001, Mr. David Heyward. The relatives and friends of Mr. Heyward are invited to attend his committal service, Friday, 12 noon, at Dorothy's Home for Funerals. Interment will follow at Emanuel AME Church cemetery. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home, 11 a.m., until the time of service.
Mr. Heyward is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Heyward; sons and daughters, Deryl Heyward, Carl Heyward, David Heyward, Jr., Carrie Devaus and Ernestine Leonard; grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Arrangements by DOROTHY'S HOME FOR FUNERALS.
BENNETT, SR., Jethro
The relatives and friends of Mr. Jethro Bennett, Sr., of Pineville, S.C., are invited to attend his funeral services, Friday, October 19, 2001, 1 p.m., at Redeemer R.E. Church, Pineville, S.C. Interment, Gourdine cemetery. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m., this evening, at the St. Stephen Chapel.
Arrangements by GETHERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., MONCKS CORNER, S.C.
EADY, Alice
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Alice W. Eady, those of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carol Dix-Eady, granddaughters, Alice and Yasmin, grandson, Michael, sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Berry from Miami, Fla., Mrs. Beatrice Young of Los Angeles, Calif., brothers, Messrs. Henry Wilson of Glen Cove, N.Y., Jacob Albert Wilson (Beatrice), Robert L. Wilson, all of Charleston, S.C., sisters-in-law, Bernice, Ruthell, Harriet, Ruth and Maryann Wilson, brothers-in-law, aunt, Ms. Annie Middleton of Summerville, S.C., nephews, nieces, and a host of cousins are invited to attend her funeral services on Thursday, October 18, 2 p.m., at Morris Street Baptist Church, 25 Morris St., Charleston, S.C. Friends may call at FIELDING HOME FOR FUNERALS, 722-3348 or 1-800-290-5954. Friends may view Mrs. Eady at the church on Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. Interment, Morris Street Baptist Church cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
RHODES, Edrie
Edrie Sease Rhodes, of Ehrhardt, S.C., wife of Milton T. Rhodes, Sr., died October 16, 2001, at 5:40 p.m. in a Bamberg County hospital.
born on October 7, 1918, in Ehrhardt, S.C., she was the daughter of the late George Probst Sease and the late Minnie Fender Sease. She was a member of St. James United Methodist Church, Ehrhardt, S.C. She was a housewife and enjoyed gardening and was active at her church.
Funeral services will be Friday, October 19, 2001, 2 p.m., in St. James United Methodist Church, Ehrhardt, S.C. Burial in the Ehrhardt cemetery conducted by Rev. Kathy Griffin.
Survivors include, one son, Milton T. Rhodes, Jr., Bamberg, S.C.; one daughter, Elizabeth Buist, Greenwood, S.C.; two sisters, Ester Kearse, Ulmer, S.C.; Virl Bruner, Summerton, S.C.; one grandchild, Justin Buist, Greenwood, S.C.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday evening, October 18, 2001, at COONER FUNERAL HOME in Bamberg, S.C. Memorials may be made to St. James United Methodist Church in care of Maxie Welch, Route 1, Ehrhardt, S.C. 29081.
WORKMAN, Thelma
ORANGEBURG - Thelma W. Workman, 74, died Wednesday.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, at THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL in Orangeburg, with burial at 4 p.m., Saturday, at Carolina Memorial Gardens in North Charleston, S.C.
Survivors include, two sisters, Ruth Drake, Lois Amaker, both of Goose Creek, S.C.; a step-son, Richard Workman of Lexington; a step-daughter, Sandra Boletchek of Virginia; a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
WILLIAMS, Deatris
The funeral for Mrs. Deatris "Dee Dee" Floyd Williams, 41, of 2870 Glouster St., North Charleston, S.C., formerly of North, S.C., will be held 2:30 p.m., Friday, October 19, 2001, at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Woodford, S.C., with the Rev. N.A. McNeal officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died Monday, October 15, 2001.
She was a daughter of the late Adam Floyd and Mrs. Carrie Martino Floyd.
Survivors include her husband, Zachary Williams of the home; a daughter, Cherisha K. Floyd of the home; a step-son, Maurice Williams of Williamstown, N.J.; one brother, Freddie Martino of North, S.C.; three sisters, Dianne Floyd and Jacqueline Floyd, both of Orangeburg, S.C., and Deborah McCollom-Baylor, of Atlanta, Ga.
Visitation will be Thursday, October 18, 2001, 6 to 9 p.m., at W.B. Crumel Funeral Home of North, S.C.
Friends may call at the residence and at the of her sister, Ms. Dinne Floyd, 1488 Hidden Valley Dr., Orangeburg, and the residence of her brother, Freddie Matrino, Short St., North, S.C., and at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be made to the Leukemia Society.
MORRIS, William
William Henry Morris, 94, formerly of Augusta, Ga., died October 13, 2001, at the Franke Home of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Memorial services will be held at the Franke Home Chapel, Mt. Pleasant, Friday afternoon, October 19, 2001, at 2 o'clock. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Hospice, 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29464.
Mr. Morris was born August 28, 1907, in Augusta, Ga., a son of the late Ralph M. Morris and Grace McConnell Morris. Mr. Morris was a retired Real Estate Broker and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, Ga.
Survivors include a son, Dr. William Morris of Summerville, S.C., and a brother, Adrian Morris of Atlanta, Ga.
Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S.C.
TRIPP, Kenneth
RUFFIN - Mr. Kenneth Harold Tripp, 61, of 11343 Lowcountry Highway died Tuesday at a Walterboro hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, at Faith Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Smoak cemetery. Directed by the BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME.
Mr. Tripp was born in Vanceboro, N.C., a son of the late Lee Drew Tripp and Tiny Wiggins Tripp. He was a farmer and was a member of Faith Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Smoak Tripp, a daughter, Wanda Tripp Nixon of Walterboro and her husband, James Grey Nixon, two brothers, Marvin Tripp and Dink Tripp, both of Ruffin, and two sisters, Joyce Brantly of Goldsboro, N.C., and Sudie Hudson of Grifton, N.C.
MCEACHIN, Margaret
FLORENCE - Margaret Howard McEachin died at her home early Tuesday morning, October 16, 2001. She was in her hundreth year. She was born in her parent's home at Claussen, South Carolina, the daughter of Fitz Lee Howard and Louisa Penn Ervin Howard. She was the widow of Peter Hector McEachin. One child was born of this union, Daniel Malloy McEachin.
After academic preparation at Flora McDonald, she entered Converse College and graduated in 1923. At the conclusion of her education, she spent her long and productive life in Florence, South Carolina. She taught school in Claussen, South Carolina, until her marriage in 1924.
She was an avid outdoorswoman whose passion was gardening. She was a member of the City of Florence Park Commission. She, along with Frank Key, Sr., was instrumental in the construction and care of Lucas Park. She cultivated and propagated camellias. She was a Master Gardner.
She was the oldest member of St. John's Episcopal Church. She organized the St. John's Episcopal Church Plant Bazaar and was active in the Women of the Church.
She was a member of the Renaissance Literary Club. She was also a member of the Plain Dirt Garden Club and the Iris Garden Club. She was a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
In addition to her son of Florence, she is survived by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth E. McEachin; her sister, Amelia H. Anthony of Hartsville, S.C.; her granddaughter, Margaret M. Gates (Dennis) of Oregonia, Ohio; her grandson, Daniel Malloy McEachin, Jr. (Amy) of Florence; her great-grandchildren, Samuel G. Gates of Oregonia, OH, FitzLee H. McEachin, Peter H. McEachin, Amy E. McEachin and Daniel Malloy McEachin, III, all of Florence.
Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Charles D. Cooper at St. John's Episcopal Church in Florence, SC, at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2001, directed by WATERS-POWELL FUNERAL HOME. Burial will follow in Mount Hope cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Daniel M. McEachin.
Memorials may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 252 Dargan Street, Florence, SC 29501.
