a a a a of of a The S.C., Thursday, April 7, 1988 10-A James M. Thornton former state legislator CAMDEN James McCrae Thornton 87, died Tuesday. Born in Blainey, he was a retired contractor and farmer. He served in the S.C. House of Representatives from 1938 to 1942 and served for many years on the Kershaw County tax assessor's committee.
He was a member of Kershaw MasonIC Lodge No. 29 and First Baptist Church of Camden. Surviving are as son, James M. Thornton Jr. of Camden; and a sister, Mrs.
Stanley (Josephine) Rose of Sumter Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Camden, with burial in Quaker Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Camden media center. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
today at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Wesley Peguese LAKE CITY Wesley Peguese, 71, died Saturday. Born in Florence County, he ber of New Bethlehem Baptist Church and Jointstock Company Lodge No. 151. guSSEYAYs0 are Charles his widow, Turner Mrs.
Lake Eva City; Pea foster son, Samuel McFadden of Teaneck, N.J.; daughters, Mrs. Hope L. Darby Newark, Michelle derson of the home; foster daughters, Mrs. Lela Mae Spights of Deerfield Beach, Mrs. Elizabeth McFadden of Teaneck and Mrs.
Earline Darby of Newark; and a "Services Willie J. Peguese of Lake City. will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, with burial in Martha Crosby Cemetery. A wake will be held from 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Friday at Green's Funeral Home of Lake City. Willie L. Hayes Willie Lee "Witt" Hayes, 66, of 2229 Chestnut died Tuesday. Born in Newberry County, he was a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Queen Esther Hayes; sons, Vernon L. and Quincy E. Hayes Columbia; daughters, Mrs. Barbara Richardson, Mrs.
Willa' D.H. Gray, Mrs. Brenda H. Tyson Miss Vanessa Hayes, all of Columbia, and Mrs. Karen H.
Brown of Troy, sisters, Mrs. Queen E. Oxner and Miss Cynthia Hayes of Columbia and Mrs. Hiller and Mrs. Fennie M.
Hair of Newberry; and her grandmother, Mrs. Lucille Coleman of Columbia. Leevy's Funeral Home is in charge. James R. Timmerman Jr.
AIKEN James R. Timmerman 68. died Wednesday. Born in Langley, he was a retired employee of the Graniteville a lifelong resident of Aiken County and a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church of Aiken. Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Bessie Morris Timerman of Aiken; a brother, JoM seph O. Timmerman Greenville; a sister, Mrs. Jessie T. Berry of Aiken. Services will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday at George Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Harvey S.
Aldridge LANCASTER Smith Aldridge, 68. died Union County, N.C., he was a retired employee of Springs Industries. Surviving are sisters, Mrs. Ollie Mae Boone of Lancaster Mrs. Junnie Borras of Metairie, La.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial in Lancaster Memorial Park. Cauthen Funeral Home, Lancaster Chapel, is in charge. Mrs. Mildred M.
Miller Mrs. Mildred M. Miller, 82, of 124 Barmount widow of Lawrence E. Miller, died Tuesday. Born in Charleston County, she was a retired manager of Howard Johnson Motel and a member of Bethel Methodist Church of Charleston.
Surviving are a son, Judge Robert E. Miller of Charleston; and a daughter, Mrs. Gerald R. (Alice) Callahan of Columbia. Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Riverview Cemetery of Charleston. Memorials may be made to the Baptist Medical Center Hospice Program. The family will receive friends from p.m. to 8 p.m. today at J.
Henry Stuhr Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel. Paul H. Hanks Sr. ANDERSON Paul H. Hanks 84, of 506 Taylor died Tuesday.
Born in Starr, he was a retired textile employee. Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Gladys Pierce Hanks: a son, H. Hanks daughters, Mrs.
Lillian Copeland, Mrs. Mildred Watt and Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Snipes, all Anderson; brother, Joe L. Hanks of Taylors; sand a sister, Mrs. Frances Farmer of Greenville.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. today at McDougald Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at New Silverbrook Cemetery. The family will be at the Mrs. Lillian Copeland of 601 College Ave. Notices KENNETH EDWARD CARMICHAEL 62, of 1838 Cheltenham Lane, died Wednesday, Plans will be announced by Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
JAMES FRANCIS co*kER, 65, of 4210 Mikell Lane, died Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. JAMES JOHNSON of 1717 Smith died Tuesday.
Plans will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel. WILLIE J. MORRIS. of 2631 Flamingo Drive, died Wednesday. Plans will be announced by J.P.
Holley Funeral Home. CLEW WOODWARD. 35, of Ridgeway, died Wednesday. Plans will be announced by Russell-McCutchen Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Rites MRS.
RUTH MCKNIGHT DUKES. at 11 a.m. at St. Pauls Cemetery of Summerton. Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, is in charge.
MRS. CORA GRACE BROWN GURGANIOUS. at 11 a.m. at Florence National Cemetery of Florence. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is in charge.
MRS. LORENA W. CARTIN, at 3 p.m. at Swansea Baptist Church, with burial in Antioch Baptist Church cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is in charge.
Deaths and Funerals Wilbur M. Shealy Edgar Thompson LEESVILLE Wilbur M. Shealy, 70, of Augusta Highway, died Wednesday. Born in Lexington County, he was a World War II Army veteran, a service station operator since 1946 and a member of Batesburg-Leesville American Legion Post No. 61.
and Union Lutheran Church. Surviving are sisters. Mrs. Jennings of Lexington, Mrs. Dial (Frances) Black of Leesville.
Mrs. Nelson (Julia) Cumbee of Cayce and Mrs. Rebecca Mayers of West Columbia; and brothers, Hilton Shealy of Batesburg and Fred E. Jr. and Joby C.
Shealy of Leesville. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Union Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to the Union Lutheran Church. The family will be at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joby C. Shealy of 235 Ross Drive, and will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Charles Sons Funeral Home, Batesburg-Leesville.
Rene Jeffords Jr. SUMTER Rene Jeffords 56, died Tuesday. Born in Darlington County, he was a maintenance supervisor with Summerton School District One, a part-time employee with. Best Korean Western conflict Motel veteran. of Summerton Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ruby Paul Jeffords; sons, Gary R. Jeffords of Fort Mill and Reuben Lee Jeffords of Sumter; a daughter, Mrs. Becky J. Jones of Sumter; his parents, Rene Sr. and Mrs.
May Alford Jeffords of Timmonsville; brothers, Oscar Jeffords of Timmonsville and Frank Jeffords of Florence; and a sister, Mrs. Mamie Sherill of Sumter. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Elmore-Hill Funeral Chapel. with burial in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Baptist Church. The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Jones of 5 Treetop Road, and will receive friends from 7 p.m.
p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Caroline I. Rhodes GREENWOOD Mrs.
Caroline Ingram Arrington Rhodes, of 106-B Blyth died Tuesday. Born in Oconee County, she attended Greenwood public schools and Lander College, where she studied organ. She was a member of Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, where she was organist for 45 years. was a volunteer with the Self Memorial sh*t Hospital Red Cross and a member of the Dahlia Garden Club and the Greenwood Woman's Club. She was a charter member of the American Guild ganists and the Self Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary, where she worked continuously.
Surviving are her husband, Meredith J. and Arrington "Dick" sistehodessa son. Stephen T. Rhodes; Laura A. Chovan, all of Greenwood.
Harley Funeral Home Chapel, with burial Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at a a a in Magnolia Cemetery. The family is at the home of Steve Rhodes of 108 Sagewood Road, and will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. Mrs. Evelyn B. Jameson Mrs. Evelyn Boggs Jameson, of 51 Richwood Drive, died Tuesday.
Born in Pickens she was manager of a medical office for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Greenville, the Fidelis Sunday School Class and had taught in the Beginner's Sunday School department. Surviving are her husband, Albert J. Jameson; sisters, Mrs. Ola B.
Greathouse of Greer, Mrs. Ruth B. Bullock of Asheville and Mrs. Katherine B. Campbell, Mrs.
Mary B. Clain and Mrs. Frances B. Sheppard, all of Greenville; and brothers, the Rev. Maurice P.
Boggs of Cowpens, P. Lee Boggs of Greer and the Rev. Guy N. Boggs of Columbia. Services will be held at 3 p.m.
today at First Baptist Church, with burial in Springwood Cemetery. The family is at the residence and a viewing will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. today at the church. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church building fund.
Mackey Mortuary is in charge. Harry R. Davis BETHUNE Harry Ray Davis, 34, died Tuesday. Born in Lee County, he was associated with New South Forestry and attended St. Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Heather Davis: a son, Adam Davis; his parents, Ray and Mrs. Ruth Daniel Davis: a brother. David Davis: and sisters, Mrs. Debby Blackwell and Mrs. Cindy Joyner, all of Bethune, and Mrs.
Kay Cappell of Bishopville; and his grandmother, Mrs. Daniel of Hartwell, Ga. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at St. Matthews Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to the Bethune Rescue Squad. Hanco*ck-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge. Mrs. Mildred L. Perez Mrs.
Mildred Loraine Brown Perez, 57, of 341 Tomentosa Drive, died Tuesday. Born in Cleveland, she was a member of Mill Creek United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Eusebio Otero Perez; a son, Townsand of Frankfurt, West Germany; a daughter, Darlene Lillard of Macon, brothers, Robert Brown of Pennsylvania and Craydene Davis of Ohio; and a sister, Mrs. Shirley Poss of. Columbia.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Mill Creek United Methodist Church, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
today at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mrs. Claudie C. Bellamy LORIS Mrs. Claudie Cox Bellamy, 80, of the Glendale community, widow of Robert L.
Bellamy, died Tuesday. Born in Horry County, she was a member Glendale Baptist Church. Surviving are sons, Carlisle W. Dott, Sonny And. Marshall Bellamy, all of Loris, Ralph Bellamy of Longs and George R.
Bellamy of Columbus, daughters, Mrs. Howard (Faye) Ritter of San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. Walter (Jean) Goodman of Kershaw and Mrs. Evelyn Schrantz of Milford, brothers. Blease Cox of Delco, N.C., Dayton Cox of Longs and G.W.
Cox of Lake City, and sisters, Mrs. Amanda Stevens of Raleigh, N.C., and Mrs. Beulah Register of Lake City, Fla. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Glendale Baptist Church, with burial in Bellamy Cemetery.
Hardwick Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Helen C. Neuffer. museum founder.
curator ABBEVILLE Mrs. Helen Chase Ladd Neuffer, N. Main widow of Henry Happoldt Neuffer died Tuesday. Born in Strother, she graduate of the University of South Carolina, a retired teacher, founder and curator of the Abbeville Museum and was named Abbeville Woman of the Year in 1975. Surviving are a son, Henry H.
Neuffer of Columbia; and a daughter, Mrs. Mary C.N. Ford of Abbeville. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at.
Abbeville Presbyterian Church, with burial in Melrose Cemetery. The family is residence. Harris Funeral Home of Abbeville is in charge. Memorials may be made to the Abbeville Museum. Mrs.
Julia A. Rose OLANTA Mrs. Julia Ann Rose, died Sunday. Born in Florence County, she was an employee of McLeod Regional Hospital of Florence and Saveway Convenience Store. She was a gospel singer with Blackwell and Spiritualette Singers and a member of Oak Grove AME Church of Turbeville.
Surviving are her husband, Rudolph Rose of Turbeville; sons, Charles, Rudolph A. and Jeffrey T. Rose, all of the home, and Debert Garland of Camp Lejeune, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Latillda Williams of the home; his mother, Mrs. Mary Shields Montgomery of Olanta; sisters, Ms.
Olivia Montgomery, Mrs. Rosa Goodman and Mrs. Gail Ham, all of Olanta, Mrs. Mae E. Wilson of Lake City and Mrs.
Yvonne Burke of Florence; brothers, Ulyssee and John Montgomery of Olanta, Willie Burgess of Baltimore and James New York: and her maternal grandfather, Salom Frazier of Lynchburg. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Oak Grove AME with burial in New McFadden Cemetery. Green's Funeral Home of Olanta is in charge. D.O.
Kittrell COPE Danny Oliver Kittrell, 84. of First Street, died Wednesday. Born in Orangeburg County, he retired as a foreman after more than 60 years with Cleckley McGee Construction Co. He was a member of Union United Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Annie Mae Fogle Kittrell; a daughter, Mrs. Charlie (Imogene) Gallagher of Cope; Edward D. Kittrell of Columbia; a stepson, Walter A. Bonnette of Cope; and sisters, Mrs. Mamie Lee K.
Itkins, Mrs. Ed (Eddie See and Mrs. Raymond (Edna Barfield of Augusta. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home of Orangeburg.
with burial In Memorial Park Cemetery. Roy J. Amick Roy James Amick, 68. of 1425 Prescott Road, died Tuesday. Born in Lexington County, he was a machinist with Palmetto Parts of Broad River Road, a World War II Army and Navy veteran and a member of Bayview Baptist Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Freda Elizabeth Hall Amick; sons, Harry Amick of Columbia, Cecil Amick of Barnwell and Dwight Amick Sr. of West Columbia; brothers, Harvey Amick of Columbia, Virgil Earl Amick of Lexington Carl Amick of Gaston: and sisters, Mrs. Ola Crapps of Batesburg and Mrs. Dorothy Helms of Columbia.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Talbert-Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Baptist Medical Center Cancer Research Clinic. Miss Myrtle A. Betenbaugh UNION Miss Myrtle A. Betenbaugh, 83, of the Ellen Sagar Nursing Home, died Wednesday. Born in Union County, she was a graduate of Winthrop College, a retired Union County schoolteacher and a member of Unity United Methodist Church of Union.
Surviving are sisters. Miss Alma Betenbaugh, Miss Lunette Betenbaugh and Mrs. Margaret P. Brown of Union. Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home Chapel. with burial in Sardis United Methodist Church cemetery. The receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Unity United Methodist Church. Stanley D. Marshall Stanley David Marshall, of 8110 Bayfield Road, Apartment 8-L, died Monday. Born in Newberry County, he was a graduate of Drayton Street High School of Newberry and the South Carolina Area Trade School of Denmark.
He was employed with the Richland County Sheriff's Department for 19 years and was a charter member of Francis Burns United Methodist Church. Surviving is a brother, Horace Glider of Louisville, Ky. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, with burial in Palmetto Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m.
today at the funeral home. Orus V. Sparrow Orus V. Sparrow, 91, of 219 Sterling Bridge Road, died Tuesday. Born in Mathews, he was a retired civil service munitions inspector, a lifetime member of the Mathews American Legion and a past member of the Baltimore Symphony.
He was a member of Gwynn's Island Baptist Church of Gwynn's Island, Va. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Gordon D. (Jean) Pendleton of Columbia. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Dunbar Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements and Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements in Mathews. Rudolph B. Warner AUSTIN, Texas Rudolph Bourdon Warner, 73, formerly of Columbia, S.C., died March 8. Born in Oklahoma City, he was a graduate of Columbia High School and the University of South Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, summa cum laude, from the University of California at Berkeley.
received a master's degree from St. Mary's College of San Antonio and was a lecturer and professor in Mid-European History before retiring in 1978. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Peggy Warner Shields of Austin. Services will be held Saturday at Trinity Cathedral of Columbia.
Memorials made to the American Cancer Society. Weed-Corley Funeral Home of Austin is in charge. The Rev. W.L. retired Methodist SALUDA The Rev.
W.L. Buffington 79, of Route 3, died Tuesday. Born in Saluda County, he was a graduate of Furman University and Crozier Theological Seminary of Chester, Pa. He received a master's degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and an honorary doctorate from Union Baptist Seminary of Birmingham, Ala. He was a retired Methodist minister with the North Georgia Conference and a professor of sociology at Paine College of Augusta for 35 years.
He was the founder of Faith Cabin Libraries of South Carolina and Georgia. He was a charter member of the Saluda Historical Society and a mem- Mrs. Eva P. Jones Mrs. Eva Polite Jones, formerly of Albany, died Tuesday.
in Albany, she retired after 30 years with Bob's Candy Kitchen and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church of Albany. Surviving are a son, Johnny L. Polite of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Laura Barnhill; a brother, Eddie Polite of Services will be held Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at 6612 Cartwright Drive, Columbia, and a viewing will be held today at Palmer Memorial Chapel.
Field Funeral Home of Albany is in charge, and Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of local arrangements. Mrs. James A. Currie HARLEYVILLE Mrs. Rachel Westbury Currie, 82, of the Oakmont East Nursing Center of Greenville.
widow of James A. Currie, died Tuesday. Born in Dorchester County, she retired from the Harleyville school system and was a life member of Harleyville First United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. William (Sara Catherine) Pruitt of Greenville: and a brother.
Lovic E. Westbury of Harleyville. Services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Harleyville First United Methodist Church, with burial in Harleyville Cemetery. Memorials may be made Harleyville First United Methodist Church.
Bryant Funeral Home of St. George is in charge. Mrs. Betty B. McMillan CONWAY Pfc.
Betty Buchanan McMillan, 23, of 507 Graham Road, died Friday. Born in Horry County, she was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She trained at Fort Jackson and Fort Gordon, and was currently stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. Surviving are her husband, Jerry S. Hall of Tennessee; her mother, Mrs.
Kathleen Edwards McMillan of Conway; a sister, Miss Nancy Cook "Cookie" McMillan of Myrtle Beach; and a brother. Donald Smoak of Conway. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, is in charge.
Willie L. Williams FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. Willie Lee Williams, of 1138 Foam died Saturday. He attended school in Calhoun County, S.C., and was baptized at Second Mount Beulah Baptist Church of St. Matthews, S.C.
Surviving are brothers, Bennie and Ike Williams of St. and Eugene Williams of Far Rockaway; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Wood of Cleveland. Plans will be announced by Holley Funeral Home Inc. of St.
Matthews. Buffington minister Edgar Thompson, 60, of 128 Parkway Circle, Lincolnshire community, died Sunday Born in Richland County, he was a retired fireman with Richtex Brick Co. and a member of Zion Chapel Baptist Church No. 1 of Fairfield Road. Surviving are his widow.
Mrs. Cleo M. Thompson; daughters, Mrs. Linda Brown. Ms.
Nettie L. Middleton and Miss Carolyn N. Thompson of Columbia; sons, Jerry Thompson of Sunnyvale, and Rufus. Charles, Gregory and Gary Thompson of Columbia; sisters, Mrs. Essie M.
Taylor, Mrs. Mattie L. Bookhart, Mrs. Lillie Jackson and Mrs. Sally A.
Evans; and brothers, Thomas Jr. and James L. Broom, all Columbia. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Zion Chapel Baptist Church No.
1. Metropolitan Funeral Service is in charge. Lee 0. Garrett GREENWOOD Lee Olin Sunshine" Garrett, 76, of Marshall Road, died Tuesday. Born in Gainesville, he was a retired employee of Greenwood Mills, Ninety Six Plant, and a member of Cambridge United Methodist Church.
He was a former resident Six and resided at the Greenwood Methodist Home since 1979. Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Rodgers Garrett; and a brother, Woodrow Garrett of Sumter. Services will be held at 3 p.m.
today at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Greenwood Methodist Home or to Cambridge United Methodist Church. Mrs. Georgia F. Graves CHARLESTON Mrs.
Georgia Fulkerson Graves, 62. widow of James Iseral Graves, died Tuesday. Born in Creek County, she was a retired cosmetologist and a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are a son, James C. Graves of Charleston; daughters, Mrs.
Venus Mann of Maysville, Mrs. Virginia Cunningham of Georgetown, and Mrs. Vivian Hotle of Mount Pleasant; her mother, Mrs. Ella Jaggers Fulkerson of Floyds Knobs, and sisters, Mrs. Naomi Rosenburg Floyds Knobs and Mrs.
Juanita Singleton and Mrs. Lois White of New Albany, Ind. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Pine Grove Baptist Church of Walterboro. The family will receive friends p.m.
to 9 p.m. today at Herndon Sons Funeral Home of Walterboro. Mrs. Zula M. Matthews LAKE CITY Mrs.
Zula Mae Matthews, 52. has died. Born in Johnsonville, she was a lifelong resident of Florence County. Surviving are her husband. Wilson Matthews; a son, Roger Bailey of Florence: daughters, Mrs.
Shelby Ann Timmons of Wichita, and Mrs. Gracie Lee Carter of Florence: her mother, Mrs. Greta Poston Powell of Society Hill; and sisters, Mrs. Ozelee Poston of Pamplico, Mrs. Lillie Belle Coleman of Florence and Mrs.
Edna Powell of Jacksonville, Fla. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Stoudenmire Funeral Home Chapel of Florence, with burial in Old Landing Cemetery near Hannah. Hal B. Dew CONWAY Hal Buck Dew.
84. of the Greenwood section of Horry County, died Tuesday. Born in he was a retired farmer. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Ettie Skipper Dew; sons, James, Wilbur, Richard and John Dew, all of Conway, Jesse Dew of Sumter; daughters, Mrs.
Pearl D. Smith (Nell) Collins of Conway and Mrs. Otto (Lila Mae) Allen of Darlington; and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, with burial in Hillerest Cemetery.
Mrs. Louise B. Ringstaff ALBANY, Ga. Mrs. Louise Bigham Estes Ringstaff, 71, formerly of Chester, S.C., died Tuesday.
Born in Chester County, S.C., she was a member of the Porterfield Memorial Methodist Church of Albany. Surviving is her husband, Fred Ringstaff. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. today at Barron Funeral Home of Chester. Mrs. Bertie M. Maroney Monday.
Born in Saluda County, she was a retired employee of Seminole Mills of Clearwater and a member of Clearwater First Baptist Church. Surviving are sons. Lamar Bartley of Aiken and Richard and Mark of Clearwater; and brothers, Nolan Maroney of Clearwater and Norris and Boyd Maroney of Batesburg. Services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel of Langley, with burial in Aiken Memorial Park.
CLEARWATER Mrs. Bertie M. Maroney, 69, of 109 Cherry widow of Horace Maroney, died Henry Scarborough Sr. SUMTER Henry Scarborough Sr. died Friday.
Born in Lee County, he was a trustee and member of Union Station AME Church of Sumter. He was a member of the gospel choir and the men's chorus and was treasurer of the Men's Club. Surviving are sons, Henry Jr. and Matthew Scarborough of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sam Scarborough of Sumter; daughters, Mrs. Mary Pearson of Daly City, Bettie Pearson of Darlington and Mrs.
Lucille Cabbagestalk of Sumter; foster daughter, Ms. Valeria E. White of Sumter; sisters, Mrs. Lula Toney and Ms. Jane Scarborough of Bishopville; and a brother, Robert Scarborough Sr.
of Dayton, Ohio. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Union Station AME Church, with burial in Hillside Memorial Park. Job's Mortuary is in charge. Joseph L.
Shuler CHAPIN Joseph Lamar Shuler, 64, of 2515 Wessinger Road, died Tuesday. Born Richland County, he was a retired employee of Bi-Lo Stores and was a member St. Micheal's Lutheran Church and served on the cemetery committee. Surviving are brothers, John B. Shuler of Weaverville, N.C., William H.
Shuler Sr. Columbia and Ralph S. Shuler Sr. of Chapin. Services will be held at 2 p.m.
today at St. Micheal's Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. The family will be at 1080 Pointview Road, Chapin. Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, is in charge.
ber of the Saluda Ministerial Association. the Civitan Club, the Saluda County Council on Aging and Gassaway United Methodist Church. He was married to the late Mrs. Rushton Buffington. Surviving are a a a a a a a a a son, W.L.
Buffington Jr. of Spartanburg; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel B. Brown of Vienna, and sisters, Mrs. Nell Satcher of Saluda, Mrs.
Frances Hutto of Perry, Mrs. Winnie Carpenter of Graniteville and Mrs. Sally Crocker of Edgefield. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Gassaway United Methodist Church, with burial in Trinity Lutheran Church.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Ramey Funeral Home. Reaver A. Smith BLYTHEWOOD Reaver Albert Smith, 71, of Route 3, Box 85-D.
died Wednesday. Born in Valdosta, he was an employee of Southern Bell Telephone and a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his Mrs. Lonnie Mae Robinson Smith; sons, George E. Smith of Fort Worth, Texas, and Charles M.
Smith of Columbia; and a brother, Charles R. Smith of Perry, Fla. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Talbert-Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with burial in Memorial Gardens of Columbia. The family will be at the residence of Charles M.
Smith of 137 Fairlawn Court. and will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs.
Evelyn H. Peters SMOAKS Mrs. Evelyn Hiers Peters, 70, widow of James H. Peters, died Tuesday. Born in Colleton County, she was a graduate of Columbia College and a retired teacher with the Colleton County school system.
She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, the Jeudi Study Club, the UMW and Trinity United Methodist Church of Smoaks. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Tully (Ann) Murphy of Seminole, Miss Dorothy "Dot" Peters of Smoaks and Mrs. Henry (Gail) Dyson of Kingsport, and sisters, Mrs. Sara Senders of Lockport, N.Y., and Mrs.
Mary Pritchard of Floral City, Fla. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church. A viewing will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday at the church. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the residence. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.
Funeral Home Branchville is in charge. Mrs. Helen F. Morris died Wednesday. Born in Hampton County, she was ORANGEBURG Mrs.
Helen Folk Goodwin Morris, 69. retired executive secretary with the Selective Service and a member of Bamberg Church of the Nazarene and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband. S.C. Morris of Rock Hill; daughters, Betty Jean G.
Frye of Columbia and Mrs. Bob (Ellen) Stover of Orangeburg; stepsons, Jimmy Morris of Columbia and Ronnie Morris of Statesville, N.C.: and a sister, Mrs. Stanley (Betty) Carter of Ehrhardt. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Bamberg Church of the Nazarene, with burial in Bamberg County Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Thompson Funeral Home of Orangeburg. Memorials may be made to Bamberg Church of the Nazarene, the Thornwell Children's Home of Clinton or the Edisto Convalescent Center Patients' Fund. Scattered showers tease state thirsting for rain By DAWN DAWSON State Staff Writer South Carolina's best chance for some relief from the springtime dry spell zipped across the state Wednesday afternoon with only a scattered shower here and there.
A 70 percent chance of thunderstorms was forecast as a cold front that had spawned tornadoes in the Midwest moved eastward. The strength of the front prompted tornado watches for much of the day in Georgia, North Carolina and most of the central and coastal portions of South Carolina. By 7:48 p.m., however, when meteorologists realized there was little threat of violent weather, the watches were canceled. A tornado watch alerts the public to the possibility of a tornado. The front swept through on blustery winds, but the black clouds failed to release more than brief, sometimes heavy, showers.
Some golf ball-size hail was spotted four miles north of Walterboro, but no damage was reported. High winds during the late afternoon knocked down trees along secondary roads in Beaufort and Jasper counties, said dispatcher Ann Brubaker of the Jasper office of the S.C. Highway Patrol. She said traffic was stalled on the secondary roads for short periods. A total of 0.17 of an inch of rain fell at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, according to the National Weather Service office.
Charleston's weather service office reported 0.06 inches. Weather officials had been hoping precipitation ahead of the front would ease the state's rainfall deficit. From Jan. 1 through Sunday, only 8.10 inches of rain fell in Columbia, nearly 6 inches less than the average precipitation. Figures for the GreenvilleSpartanburg area and Charleston also are running about 6 inches below normal, according to the S.C.
Water Resources Commission. The front managed to put a kink in this week's 80-degree temperatures. Today's highs are not expected to get out of the low 60s, and the mercury will stay in that range until Sunday, said Chuck Little, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Columbia. Lows for the period should be in the 40s. Winds gusting up to 25 mph are expected to prevail until sometime Friday.
What little rain that did fall helped settle the pollen. But Dr. William Howland, a Columbia allergist who helps monitor the pollen index, said that could be a mixed blessing. "It's only a temporary respite. The rain will stimulate plants to produce more pollen and encourage mold and mildew to grow.
So, in a few days, we'll have all that pollen back," Howland said. Funeral Announcements Mrs. Cartin-Funeral services for Mrs. Lorena Cartin will be held at 3 o'clock THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON in the Swansea Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Cartin will be placed in the church at 2 o'clock. a hompson Funeral Tome WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. Funeral Announcements GERVAIS STREET CHAPEL MRS. DUKES: Funeral service of Mrs.
Ruth McKnight Dukes, widow of Mr. John H. Dukes will be held at the graveside in St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerton, S.C. this (Thursday) morning at 11 o'clock.
MR. SHULER: Funeral service of Mr. Joseph Lamar Shuler will be held in St. Micheal's Lutheran Church this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in St.
Micheal's Lutheran Church Cemetery. DEVINE STREET CHAPEL MRS. GURGANIOUS: Funeral service of Mrs. Cora Grace Brown Gurganious, widow of Mr. Adrian Pershing Gurganious, will be held at the graveside in Florence National Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
this (Thursday) morning at 11 o'clock. DUNBAR Funeral Home.
