B4 SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011 WWW.THESTATE.COM THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA OBITUARIES Trinity Kelly Carter, 24, of West Columbia, died Thursday. Plans will be announced by Kornegay Moseley Funeral Home Cremation Service. Leonard Conyers, 43, of Kingstree, died Wednesday. Friends may call at 6797 Martin Luther King Lane, SC. Plans will be announced by Redmond-Richardson Funeral Home.
Genevieve Daniels Davis, 91, of Columbia, died Friday. Plans will be announced by Greenlawn Funeral Home. Pearl Alexander Dew, 76, of Bishopville, died Saturday. Plans will be announced by Norton Funeral Home. Dorothy P.
DuPont, of Sumter, died Wednesday. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. today at Mortuary in Sumter. Florence Emmerick, 83, of Lexington, died Thursday. Plans will be announced by Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel.
Dr. Stephen S. Everhart, 53, of Cairo, Egypt, formerly of Columbia, SC, died Thursday, June 23, 2011. Plans will be announced at a later date. William Kirby Formyduvall, 82, of Columbia, died Friday.
Plans will be announced by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw, NC. Elizabeth Gainey, 38, of Patrick, died Saturday. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. this evening at 169 Turnage Patrick, SC. Plans will be announced by Miller-River-Caulder Funeral Home.
James Hart, of 901 Bailey Street, Columbia, died Saturday. Plans will be announced by Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home. Pauletta Jacobs, of 1030 Birchwood Drive, Columbia, died Saturday. Plans will be announced by Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel. Edward Lee Parker, 68, of Jefferson, died Saturday.
Friends may call Sunday afternoon at the family residence. Plans will be announced by Kiser Funeral Home, Cheraw, SC. Clarence Spokes, of Hamer, died Saturday. Friends may call at 2307 Whispering Pine Hamer, SC. Plans will be announced by Bartell Funeral Home.
Creola Stackhouse, of Dillon, died Thursday, plans will be announced by House of Thomas Funeral Home. Pearl Walker, of 1602 Charles Street, Columbia, died Friday. Plans will be announced by Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel. Susie Watson, of 2015 Cheltenham Lane, died Saturday. Plans will be announced by Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home.
Willis Josey Woodham of Bishopville, died Saturday. Plans will be announced by Hanco*ck-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home. NOTICES Brady Boyd Derrick, 83, of Leesville, service 3 p.m. at Rehoboth United Methodist Church, burial in church cemetery. Milton Shealy Funeral Home is in charge.
Theodore Dwight service 2 p.m. at Spiritual Way Church of Christ, burial in church cemetery. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge. Joseph B. Edmonds, 91, of Lexington, at 2 p.m.
at Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church, burial in Woodridge Memorial Park. Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge. John Fred Ellis, 90, of Lancaster, service 1:30 p.m. at St.
Luke United Methodist Church, burial in church cemetery. Lancaster Funeral Home Cremation Service is in charge. Barry Louallen, of Pageland, service 3 p.m. at Pageland Community Center, burial in Mt. Harmon Baptist Church Cemetery.
Flemming Funeral Home is in charge. Loyd Calvin Monts, 94, of Chapin, service 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church, interment in Bush River Memorial Gardens. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Andrews Chapel is in charge.
William Joseph Price, 86, of West Columbia, service 4 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia, burial in Woodridge Memorial Park. Betty Sue Wilkie, of Hartsville, service 2 p.m. at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home, burial in Magnolia Cemetery. Veston Williams, of Neeses, service 3 p.m.
at Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church, burial in church cemetery. Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home is in charge. Linda Wohlwinder, of Cheraw, service 3 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church, Cheraw, burial in Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens.
Kiser Funeral Home is in charge. Broadus Wright of Lancaster, graveside service 4 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, SC. Hartley Funeral Home of Lancaster is in charge. RITES DEATHS Surviving are three sisters, Mary Cooler of Atlanta, GA, Lois Russell and Hattie Christmas both of Sum- ter; numerous nieces and neph- ews; and special friends Ernest Dixon and his family.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mildred Brown and Nannie Christmas; four brothers, Spencer C. Amerson, Sammie Amerson, Roland Amerson, and J. M. Amer- son. Graveside services will be held at 10 A.M.
Tuesday in the Wells Cemetery with Rev. Ron Bower of- ficiating. The family would like to say a special word of thanks to Mandy Shealy, Maggie Matheson, and Ma- ry Bsque for their loving care. Memorials may be made to the First Church of God, 1835 Camden Road, Sumter, SC 29153. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.
Eugene Brazell COLUMBIA Graveside services for Eugene Brazell, 74, of Columbia, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2011 at Elmwood Cemetery and Gardens. Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge. Mr. Brazell died Friday, June 24, 2011.
Born in Columbia, SC, he was ason of the late Ernest Howard and Velma Budd Brazell. He was co- owner of E.H. Brazell and Sons Construction Company and was a member of Park Street Baptist in Columbia. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry Lee Brazell and Billy Allen Brazell. He is survived by his sister, Peg- gy Snyder and her husband, Fred of Tuscaloosa, AL; one nephew, many nieces; and many great nephews and nieces.
Family and friends may sign on- line guest book at www.thompsonsfuneral.com Ardith N. Brearton COLUMBIA A memorial service for Ardith N. (Williams) Brearton, 62, of Columbia will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday June 28, 2011 at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Blythewood. The family will re- ceive friends following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, me- morials may be made to the Amer- ican Heart Association.
Kornegay Moseley Funeral Home Cre- mation Service is in charge. Ardith died Wednesday June 22, 2011 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Born in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Arlene (Damberg) Williams. Ar- dith was a mother of three, member of Transfiguration Catholic Church, a teacher, and recent retir- ee of Webster University. Ardith is survived by her hus- band, Richard Brearton, III; a son, Richard Brearton, IV; two daugh- ters, Jacqueline (Bill) Cleary and Sarah (Jon) Tichenor; two grand- children, Billy and Chase Cleary; a sister-and brother-in-law, Patricia and William Munoff.
Please sign the online guest book at www.kornegayandmoseley.com Doris Baker Brewer CAYCE Doris Baker Brewer, af- fectionately known as Do- passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father June 24, 2011. Born October 24, 1923, in Green- wood, SC, to the late Young Barris Baker and Florrie Creech Baker, Doris was the widow of Harold Brewer. She grew up in the West Columbia area where she graduat- ed from Brookland-Cayce High School and Draughon Business College. She married Harold, the love of her life, July 19, 1947, and they made their home in Cayce, SC, until his passing July 9, 2004. For the past two years Doris lived at the Carolinian Retirement Home in Florence, SC.
In addition to her par- ents and husband, her brother, Ralph Baker, and her sister, Sara Baker McCracken, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Gail B. and Dean Fowler of Florence and Jule Martin Amerson COLUMBIA Jule Martin Amer- son, 69, widower of Thelma Jean Thibodeaux Amerson, died Satur- day, June 25, 2011 at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia. Born in Elliott, SC, he was a son of the late Martin Mims Amerson and Mamie Bradley Amerson. Mr.
Amerson was a U. S. Air Force veteran and was an employ- ee of the Sheet Metal Union in Charleston, SC. Janet B. and Marc Ellis of Hilton Head Island; granddaughters Mel- ody Fowler Shirley and her hus- band, Seth, of Seneca, Deanne J.
Fowler of Mount Pleasant, Ashley L. Ellis of Atlanta, GA; grandson Ryan M. Ellis of Hilton Head; sister Vivian Coleman of Cayce. Nieces, nephews, and many dear friends also survive her. Doris faithfully served her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as a mem- ber of First Baptist of West Colum- bia, Mt.
Tabor Lutheran, and Hol- land Avenue Baptist churches. She used her many talents as a choir member, Sunday School and Vaca- tion Bible School teacher, and church hostess. Her desire to serve was evident through her ministry to others as she volunteered at Helping Hands, Meals on Wheels, Prison Ministry, and Washington Street Methodist soup kitchen. She also served in various offices of the Cay- ce-West Columbia Club, Missionary Union, and the Metallic Club. Doris chose to work part-time so she would be home with her daugh- ters.
She was employed at Marion Park Insurance Agency, Sporting Goods, and her most ful- filling position was daycare direc- tor at First Baptist Church of West Columbia. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2011 at Holland Avenue Baptist Church in West Co- lumbia, conducted by Rev. Charles Wilson and Rev. Paul Aebischer, with burial to follow at Mt.
Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Pallbear- ers will be Gerald Baker, Bill Cole- man, Steve Krietemeyer, Ryan El- lis, Seth Shirley, and Dean Fowler, III. Memorials may be made to Connie Maxwell Home, PO Box 1178, Greenwood, SC, Hol- land Avenue Baptist Church, 801 12th.
Street, Cayce, SC 29033, or Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, 100 B. Ave, West Columbia, SC 29169. The family would like to thank Dr. Tripp Jones for his loving care for over 20 years while Doris lived in Cayce, the attentive care of the Surgical Trauma team at McLeod Medical Center in Florence, and the staff at the Carolinian for all they did to help Mama Doris feel at home.
Family and friends may sign on- line guest book at www.thompsonsfuneral.com L.C. Crawford FLORENCE Leurea Clarence Crawford, 83 of Florence, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 at a local health care facility after an illness. Mr. Crawford was born in Flor- ence County, a son of the late Landy C. and Mattie McGee Crawford.
He was a US Air Force Veteran having served during WWII. He was a for- mer salesman for Swift Co. for 38 years and was formerly associated with Darlington Packing Co. He was a member of Hampton Lodge Omar Shrine, and Pee Dee Shrine Club. Along with his wife he was a member of the Hampton La- dies Club and the Eastern Star.
Mr. Crawford was a member of Glen- dale Baptist Church now Eastside Christian Church. He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Diane Doris Smith; and a brother, Willie Craw- ford. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Helen Benton Crawford of the Home; a daughter, Brenda Gail Newsome of Effingham; a sister, Lena C. Benton of Kingstree; five grandchildren and six great-grand- children.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, June 27, 2011 in the Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow at Mount Hope Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to the Florence Animal Shelter, Po Box 177, Effingham, SC or to the Flor- ence County Environmental Serv- ice, 1487 Pound Road, Effingham, SC 29541. The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM Monday, June 27, 2011 at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Please sign the guest registry at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.
Rev. Beulah Maye Chapman Davis COLUMBIA Services for Rev. Da- vis, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2011 at Whaley Street United Methodist Church. Officiat- ing will be Rev.
Dr. Noble Miller. In- terment will follow in Olympia Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Whaley Street United Methodist Church, 517 Whaley Street, Co- lumbia, SC 29201 or Cats About Town Rescue, 530 Georgia Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Rev. Davis, widow of Rev. Bill Davis, died Saturday, June 25, 2011. She was the oldest child of George and Orga Chapman of Ak- ron, OH.
She was preceded in death by her brother, George Chap- man. Rev. Davis was ordained in 1944 in Prison Ministries, she worked with Furnace Street Mission in Ohio, Skid Row, Salvation Army Street Ministries. She worked with the Department of De- fense in Washington, DC during the Korean War with Troop Logis- tics. She went from Bible School and College to Cuba as a Missionary.
The served throughout SC with the United Methodist Church. She is survived by daughters, Jo- anna Davis and Robin Cronshaw of Columbia; son, Dixon Davis and his wife, Aleksandra, of CA; sisters, Betty Ransom of Athens, OH, Bon- nie Mallet of Akron, OH, Barbara Wise of CA; brothers, Harold Chap- man of Canal Fulton, OH, and Bill Chapman of MD; and grandchil- dren, Nathaniel, Kristina, and Ann. Family and friends may sign on- line guest book at www.thompsonsfuneral.com Deborah Lewis Davis COLUMBIA Homegoing Service Celebrating the Life of Deborah Lewis Davis will be held 2:00 PM Monday at Bostick-Tompkins Fu- neral Home with burial at Serenity Memorial Gardens. Visitation is this evening at the funeral home from 6-7. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrange- ments.
Ms. Davis passed on June 21, 2011. Born June 4, was the daughter of Roland and Virgin- ia Camps Davis. She was a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Ms.
Davis was employed with Johnson Food Service. She is survived by her loving children, Marcole, Jermaine, Ki- wanna, Tarnisha and Kenny Davis; her siblings, Tony, Terry, Michael, Roland, Joser, Susan, Com- ara, Regina, Evangelina and Deci- ma; her parents; twelve grandchil- dren; special friend, Terry Boyles and a host of loving relatives and friends. Fay Elliott CAMDEN A funeral service for Fay Keller Nowlen Elliott, age 94 of Camden, will be held at 11:00 AM Mon. June 27, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Camden, SC. The Rever- end Bruce Hanco*ck will officiate.
Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel is in charge of arrange- ments. The family will receive friends at Kornegay Funeral Home Camden Chapel between the hours of 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM on Sunday June 26, 2011. A graveside service will be held with burial at the Greenville City Cemetery in Greenville, GA at 11:00 AM on Thursday June 30, 2011. The family will receive friends at Smith, Steel Meadows Funeral Home, Manchester, GA from PM on Wednes- day June 29, 2011. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 1201 Broad Street Camden, SC 29020, or to Green- ville Baptist Church, P.O Box 458, Greenville, GA, 30222, or to a char- ity of choice.
Mrs. Elliott, widow of Edward Charles Elliott, passed away on June 24, 2011. Born in Green- ville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Faulkner and Maude Fowler Keller. Mrs. Elliott was a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority, and was a re- tired elementary school secretary and teacher.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and active in Sunday School, WMU, the Silver- tone Choir, and other church activ- ities. Mrs. Elliott served for many years as a volunteer at the Kershaw County Medical Center. Survivors are Nancy N. Sapp (Robert) of Flowery Branch, GA; Bonnie N.
Worton (David) of Bra- selton, GA; Billy Nowlen (Carolyn) of Camden, SC and Paul Nowlen Jr. of Dallas, TX; Thomas Elliott (Mary Ann) of Elgin, SC, and John Elliott (Tessie) of Round Rock, TX, along with many grand and great-grand children. Kornegay Funeral Home Cam- den Chapel is assisting the family locally. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kornegayfuneral.com. William S.
Garner Sr. Mount Pleasant formerly of Columbia and Union, SC Bill Gar- ner, age 96, passed away June 24, 2011. He was born on February 11, 1915 in McDonough, Georgia and was the son of Kenny Garner and Vera Stroud Garner. He was the widower of LaVonne P. Garner, who he married in 1943.
Bill attended Georgia Tech and earned his BS de- gree in textile engineering. Bill served in the U.S. Army from 1943- 1946 and was in London on VE Day. After the war he stayed in England for a short time and took classes at the University of Nottingham. While there Bill was pleased to at- tend an event hosted by the univer- sity honoring General Dwight D.
Eisenhower. father was the founder of the First Baptist Church in Oxford, Georgia. Consequently Bill was an active member of the Baptist church wherever he has lived. He served on the Board of Deacons, was a fundraising chairman, and a Sunday school teacher. The Baptist churches that Bill attended the lon- gest are Mon-Aetna in Union, SC, The First Baptist Church in Union, and the First Baptist Church in Co- lumbia.
He has been a member of the First Baptist church in Colum- bia for 40 years. Bill joined the Lions Club on June 1, 1950, being a member for 61 years. He served several clubs in various positions including presi- dent. The International Lions Foun- dation presented Bill with the Mel- vin Jones Fellow Award for cation and humanitarian Bill is survived by two sons; Wil- liam S. (Bud) Garner, Jr.
and Mi- chael C. Garner. Bud and his wife Annette live in Mt. Pleasant. Mike and his wife Joan live in Lake For- est, Illinois.
Bill is survived by his three grandchildren Katie, Callie and Michael. A service for Bill will be held on Monday, June 27, 2011, at at Greenlawn Funeral Home Cha- pel, located at 845 Leesburg Road in Columbia, SC. A visitation hour with the family will be held from 1:30 2:30 PM on Monday, also at the funeral home. (Please contact Greenlawn Funeral Home at 803- 776-1092 for details.) In lieu of flowers, memorial con- tributions may be made to Colum- bia Northeast Lions Foundation in care of Guy Watson, 3832 Fernleaf Road, Columbia, SC 29206. James Harley Sr.
NORTH Funeral service for Mr. James Harley, 76, of North will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2011 at St. Peter A.M.E. Church, North, SC.
Mr. Harley, a son of the late Hamp Harley, and Nancy Ed- monds Harley, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Viewing for the public will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at W.B. Crumel Funeral Home of North.
Friends may call at the resi- dence and at the funeral home. Trevor H. Howard-Hill COLUMBIA Trevor H. Howard- Hill, partner of Joy Gamby of New Zealand, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, he was a son of the late Rowland Hill and Dulcie Hele- na Hill.
He received his PhD from Victo- ria University in 1960 and his DPhil from Oxford in 1971. A professor at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Howard-Hill is perhaps best known to researchers and librari- ans for his mammoth Index to Brit- ish Literary Bibliography (11 vols, 1969-2009) and to Shakespeare scholars for his pioneering work in literary computing in the 1960s, which resulted in the Oxford Shakespeare Concordances (37 vols, 1969-1973). Since 1994, he had edited the senior U.S. based bibliographic journal, the quarterly Papers of the Bibliographical Soci- ety of America, founded in 1904.
When he retired from the En- glish Department in 1999 the jour- nal office moved to Thomas Cooper Library, the address of record for the past 12 years. In his department he served as chair in 1990-91, and within the wider uni- versity, he served as chair of the Graduate Council. His research was recognized by U.S.C. with the Education Foundation Research Award and nationally with N.E.H. and Guggenheim Fellowships.
Trevor loved his garden, spent much time playing pool, was a keen walker and enjoyed travelling, reading and music. Surviving are his children, Miran- da Collins and son-in-law, Nigel, of St. Leonards, England, Victoria No- vak and son-in-law, Michael, of Charleston, and Christopher How- ard-Hill, also of Charleston. He was grandfather to Lily, Elizabeth Stevie and Arthur of St. Leonards, England, and Geneva of Charleston.
In addi- tion to his parents, he was prede- ceased by a brother, Beresford, all of New Zealand. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011, at the Rutledge Chapel of U.S.C. followed by a reception at McCutchen House on The Horse- shoe. Dunbar Funeral Home, De- vine Street Chapel, assisted the family.
Please sign the online guest- book at www.dunbarfunerals.com. Jimmy Watson Jackson VARNVILLE Mr. Jimmy Watson Jackson of Pine St. in Varnville, SC died early Friday afternoon June 24th at Roper Hospital in Charles- ton, SC after a brief illness. Born October 9th, 1952 in Swe- den, SC (Bamberg County) he was the son of the late Evan Watson Jackson and Margie Varn Jackson.
Mr. Jackson was a retired Plant Manager for Corbett Plywood Co. in Fairfax, SC and a member of St. Nichols Lutheran Church. He had also received his Black Belt in Karate.
Surviving besides his wife of the home Jenny Loadholt Jackson is: one son Jimmy Watson Jackson, Jr. of Varnville, SC, one brother Billy Jackson of Sweden, SC, and one sister Linda J. Riddle of Johnson Ci- ty, TN. He was predeceased by one sister Mary Ann Bishop. Funeral services will be held Monday June 27th, 2011 at 11 A.M.
in the St. Nicholas Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Mar- tin Mathis with burial to follow in the church cemetery, directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home located at 300 Mulberry St. West; Hampton, SC 29924 (803- 943-3352) on Sunday evening from 5 to 7 P.M.
and until 10 A.M. Mon- day when the casket will be placed in the church prior to the service. Online condolences may be left for the family by visiting our web- site at www.peeplesrhodenfuneralhome.com Kenneth Lawhon HARTSVILLE Funeral services for Kenneth Lee Lawhon, 61, were held Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Prospect United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to the Lamar High School Athletics Program, 216 North Darlington Av- enue, Lamar, SC 29069. Mr.
Lawhon died Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of Allen and Eula- lia Johnson Lawhon. He was a member of Prospect United Meth- odist Church. He graduated from Hartsville High School and re- ceived a Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University, a Masters in Education from Francis Marion College, and an EDS from Win- throp College. He was employed with the Darlington County School System for over 30 years, and was the owner of Grocery in Hartsville.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed travel- ing, reading, and working at La- Corner Grocery. The family would like to express its sincere gratitude for the thoughtful and kind care given to him at all the different hospitals and nursing homes he has been in. Surviving are his wife, Mary Wil- liams Lawhon of Hartsville, SC; mother and father of Hartsville, SC; sister and brother-in-law, Tanya L. (Marvin) Page of Cary, NC; brother and sister-in-law, Richard A. (Cathy Lawhon of Hartsville, SC.
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