Charles Fisher Sr.
NORTH AUGUSTA — Services for Charles Lewis Fisher Sr., of Anna Maria Nursing Home, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Mountain Springs Baptist Church, Anderson, by the Rev. Joe Murray, assisted by Pastor Larry Hartsell. The body will be placed in the church at 9. Burial is in Salem Baptist Church cemetery, Greenwood.
Pallbearers are family and friends.
Flower bearers are deaconesses of Mountain Springs Baptist Church.
Visitation is from 6-8 Thursday at Robinson & Son Mortuary.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc., Greenwood, is in charge.
Ruth V. Gadson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ruth V. Dye Gadson, widow of Nathaniel Gadson Sr., died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, in Washington, D.C.
born in McCormick, she was a daughter of the late Wiley and Rebecca Cade Dye. She was a member of the Church of Incarnation.
Survivors include two sons, Nathaniel Gadson Jr. of Accokeek, Md., and Francis Gadson of Washington, D.C.; four daughters, Katherine Odum, Barbara Gadson, Lawanda Gadson and Barnedette Harrison, all of Maryland; a brother, Ernest Dye of Greenwood; three sisters, Annie Lou Scott of Washington, D.C., Naomi Cannady of McCormick and Opal Dye Kelly of Augusta, Ga.; a granddaughter reared in the home, Nicole Gadson of Washington, D.C.; eight other grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services and burial are Friday in Washington, D.C.
Stewart Funeral Home, 4001 Benning Road N.E., is in charge.
Announcement courtesy of Walker Funeral Home, McCormick.
Mattie Moragne
HODGES — Mattie Moragne, of 108 Coates Lane, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Self Regional Healthcare.
Services will be announced by Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, Greenwood, which is in charge.
George Arthur Read
McCORMICK — George Arthur Read, 64, of 239 Fairway Drive, Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Eleanor Jean Frasier Read, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood.
born in Queens, N.Y., he was a son of the late George and Mary Hartnett Read. He was the retired owner of General Sign Co., New York and a member of St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church, Middle Village, N.Y., and the New York National Guard. He had lived in McCormick for two years.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Thomas George Read of Novi, Mich., and James Douglas Read of Massapequa, N.Y.; a daughter, Linda Jean MacDougall of Charleston; three sisters, Bertha Piper of Queens, Lillian Kaplan of Babylon, N.Y., and Mildred Munck of Texas; and five grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Republican United Methodist Church by Samuel George III. Burial is in Overbrook cemetery.
The Wake is at Strom Funeral Home, from 7-10 Thursday and 2-5 and 7-10 Friday.
Strom Funeral Home is in charge.
Albert Sherard
McCORMICK — Albert Sherard, 79, husband of Louise Patterson Sherard, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.
born in Abbeville, he was a son of the late George and Carrie Sherard. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in McCormick, a World War II Army veteran and retiree of Chevrolet Motor Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
Survivors include his wife of the home; and five sisters, Anna Williams of Evanston, Ill., Florence Peterson of Abbeville and Carrie Sherard, Eddie Lee Gray and Jessie Sherard, all of Atlanta.
The family is at the home on Cedar Hill Road.
Services will be announced by Brown and Walker Funeral Home, Abbeville, which is in charge.
Steve Snodgrass
GREENWOOD — Stephen Eugene Snodgrass, 52, of 205 Glendale Ave., husband of Jane Pulley Snodgrass, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at his home.
born in Charleston, W.Va., he was a son of the late Eugene and Margaret Snodgrass. He was employed by A.M.C. (formerly Grimes Aerospace) and was a member of North Side Baptist Church and the Ambassadors Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife of the home; two daughters, Melissa Snodgrass and Tracey Snodgrass, both of Greenwood; and two sisters, Nancy Bell of New Orleans and Linda Peacock of Jacksonville, Fla.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Greenwood Memorial Gardens by Dr. Jeff Lethco.
Visitation is at Harley Funeral Home from 7-9 tonight.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to North Side Baptist Church, 409 W. Northside Drive, Greenwood, S.C. 29649.
Harley Funeral Home is in charge.
Rusty Tuck
WAXHAW, N.C. — Russell Scott “Rusty” Tuck, 38, of 4608 Ferguson Circle, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at his home.
born in Goldsboro, he was a son of Rita Hart Tuck and the late Ronald Kermit “Buddy” Tuck. He graduated from Greenwood High School, Greenwood, where he was a member of the Junior R.O.T.C. program and received marksmanship honors on the rifle team. Graduating from Clemson University in 1984 with a bachelor of science degree in computer technology, he was a self-employed computer analyst and was employed by Learning Dynamics of Charlotte. He served as Red Cross Disaster Coordinator for Lancaster, S.C., and on the Lancaster Red Cross Board of Directors. He was a member and former deacon of Cedar Springs Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church near Verdery, S.C., and an amateur radio operator.
Survivors include his mother of Abbeville; a brother, Robert K. Tuck of Warner Robins, Ga.; and two sisters, Cyndi T. Ward of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Susan Tuck of Minneapolis.
Services will be conducted at 3 Friday at Cedar Springs Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church by Dr. Loyd Melton. Burial is in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2.
Pallbearers are Barry Rambo, Bennie Rambo, Gary Miller, George McKinney, James Lagrone and John Snipes.
Honorary escorts are elders and deacons of the church, along with Mark Watson.
Visitation is from 6-8 Thursday at Harris Funeral Home, Abbeville, and from 2-3 Friday in the church social hall.
The family is at the home of his mother, Rita Tuck, 504 Thomson Circle, Abbeville.
Memorials may be made to Cedar Springs A.R.P. Church cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Bert Steifle, 212 Elizabeth Ave., Greenwood, S.C. 29646.
Harris Funeral Home, Abbeville, is in charge.
James Harlan Winkler
McCORMICK — James Harlan Winkler, 81, of Shenandoah Drive, Savannah Lakes Village, husband of Betty Winkler, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood.
born in Defiance, Ohio, he was a retired dentist and a World War II Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Thomas J. Winkler of Lima, Ohio; two daughters, Anne Katzer of Chester, N.J., and Jean Coburn-Reed, Salt Lake City; and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be conducted at 1 Saturday at The Lutheran Church by the Lake by the Rev. Walt Wist.
Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Ga., is in charge.
Grace Brown
ABBEVILLE — Grace Martin Brown, 91, of 83 Thompson Circle, widow of Oscar Edward Brown, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, at Abbeville County Memorial Hospital.
born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late William S. and Maggie Finley Martin. She retired from Milliken Mills with 45 years of service. She was a member of Abbeville Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Survivors include a son, James Brown of Chester; a daughter, Betty Fuller of Abbeville; a sister, Eunice Ouzts of Edgefield; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 3 today at Harris Funeral Home by the Revs. Ray Massey and George Long. Burial is in Long Cane cemetery.
Pallbearers are Tim Fuller, William Allen Simpson, Johnny Price, Bobby Lee Brown, Marion Argo and Boyd Arnold.
Visitation is from 2-3 today at the funeral home.
The family is at the home of her daughter, 204 Fuller Road.
Harris Funeral Home is in charge.
Louden Butler Sr.
PHILADELPHIA — Louden Butler Sr., 92, of 8411 Temple Road, widower of Bell Butler, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Beverly Health Care.
born in Greenwood County, S.C., he was a son of the late Jake and Mary Butler. He was a member of Pine Pleasant Baptist Church, where he was a trustee and a member of the Son of Aide.
Survivors include a daughter, Ruby Sanders of Philadelphia; a son, Louden Butler Jr. of Ninety Six, S.C.; 11 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2 Friday, at Pine Pleasant Baptist Church, Ninety Six, by the Rev. Ernest Cannon. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are grandsons, and flower bearers are granddaughters.
The family is at the home of his son, 109 Porter Drive, Ninety Six.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc., Greenwood, is in charge.
John Chiles
NORTH AUGUSTA — John Chiles, 61, of Anne Maria Nursing Home, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
born in McCormick County, he was a son of the late John M. and Annie Ruth Quarles Chiles. He was a member of Marshall Chapel Baptist Church and retired from Greenwood Packing Co.
Survivors include three daughters, Eartha Dandy of Hodges and Emma Mae Wright and Johnnie Mae Chiles, both of Greenwood; two brothers, Willie Clarence Chiles and Rufus Chiles, both of McCormick; four sisters, Corrie Lou Chiles of McCormick, Roberta Williams of Callison, Wyonia Williams of Greenwood and Pecoila Hines of El Paso, Texas; and five grandchildren.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Eartha Dandy, 4509 Cokesbury Road, Hodges.
Services will be announced by Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, Greenwood, which is in charge.
John Chiles
NORTH AUGUSTA — Services for John Chiles will be conducted at 2 Sunday at Marshall Chapel Baptist Church, Greenwood County, S.C., by the Rev. Carl R. Wells. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are trustees of the church.
Flower bearers are ushers of the church.
Visitation will be at the homes of a daughter, Eartha Dandy, 4509 Cokesbury Road, Hodges, and his brothers, Willie and Rufus Chiles, Highway 378, McCormick.
Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge.
