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I B4 THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2000 Dr. Michael Araneo CHARLESTON A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Dr. Michael "Mickey" P. Araneo, 94, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel. Dr. Araneo, widower of Helen Fitzpatrick Araneo, died Wednesday. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he was a son of Alphonso F. and Rosemary Balbi Araneo.

Surviving are his daughters, Helene Ackerman of Columbia, Alycia Craft of Fayetteville, grandchildren, Jill Rowland, Araneo, Beth Benton, Lynda McLaine; nine great-grandchildren. Alva Baird DARLINGTON Services for Alva Baird, 84, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at First Church of God. Interment will follow in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 tonight at Belk Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to First Church of God, 620 N. Main Darlington, SC 29532. Mr. Baird died Tuesday at his residence after an illness. Born in Florence he was the son of the late William Edward and Eliza Coker Baird.

He was retired from the South Carolina Highway Department and worked as a security guard with the Darlington Raceway. Mr. Baird was a member of First Church of God and was an avid fisherman and gardener. Surviving are his wife, Lois Weatherford Redick Baird; sons, Roger Baird of Darlington, Eddie Baird of Orlando, Dwayne Baird of Darlington; stepchildren, Carolyn (Terry) Andrews, David (Cindy) Redick, both of Darlington; ten grandchildren; brother, Coley Baird of Pinella, Fla. Juanita Bolden CAMDEN Services for Juanita A.

Copeland Bolden, 86, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Mount Zion Baptist Church (Kirkwood) with burial in Gum Springs Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Haile's Funeral Home. Visitation will 7-8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. Bolden died Saturday.

Born in Lee she was a daughter of the late Henry and Ida Reese Addison. Surviving are her step daughter, Cynthia Hawkins; brother, Willie Addison; sisters, Mattie Wilson, Ida Mae Pryer, Hattie Gregory. James Bostic Sr. WALLACE Services for James E. (J.B.) Bostic 75, of 6166 Pegues Circle, will be held at 3 p.m.

today at Bethel United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Reid's Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Bostic died Friday, July 7, 2000, in the V.A. Medical Center, Fayetteville.

Adaline Brown BISHOPVILLE Graveside services for Adaline Brown, 96, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Bishopville Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. Mrs.

Brown, widow of J. Ollin Brown, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at a local nursing center. Born in Lee she was a daughter of the late H.L. "Jack" Skinner and Josey Buddin Skinner. Mrs.

Brown was a retired school teacher. Surviving are her daughter, Emily B. Gilbert of Bishopville; sisters, Jewel Tindal of Bishopville, Betty Skinner of Myrtle Beach; brother, Jack C. Skinner of Sumter. She was preceded in death by a son, Gideon Lee Brown; five brothers; a sister.

Edward Busbee FAIRFAX Services for Edward Earl Busbee, 45, will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Nazarene Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 7-9 this evening in the chapel of M.F. Riley's Funeral Home of Fairfax. Mr.

Busbee died Sunday in Conway Hospital, Conway. Born in Horry he was a son of Stella Busbee Bellamy. He spent several years in the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Sabrina Cohen Busbee; mother; grandmother; two daughters; three sons; a granddaughter; three brothers; a great-aunt; three aunts; five uncles; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Rhutrell Caddin RAVENEL Services for Rhutrell A. Caddin, 85, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Sauldam Baptist Church with burial in White Church Cemetery directed by Dyal Funeral Home. Mr. Caddin died Tuesday.

Born in Ravenel, he was a son of the late Harmon Benjamin and Mary Peeples Caddin. He was educated at Delemars School of Dorchester Co. He was retired from the supply and maintenance department of Charleston County Public Works and was a member of Sauldam Baptist Church. Surviving are his sisters, Elouise Caddin, Otto Tumbleston, Bessie Baldwin, all of Ravenel; brother, Legare Caddin of Ravenel; nieces and nephews. Ila Mae Campbell SUMTER Graveside services for Ila Mae Campbell, 81, will be 11 a.m.

today in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Elmore-HillMcCreight Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Campbell, widow of Wallace L. Campbell died Thursday. Born in Kershaw she was a daughter of the late John Thomas Croft and Martha Ida Johnson Croft.

She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are her sons, Wallace Campbell Dwight Campbell both of Sumter; daughter, M. Ja'Don Geddings of Pinewood; sister, Lota McIntyre of Columbia; four grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; a great great grandson. Louise Cooper GREENVILLE Services for Louise Barrow Cooper, 88, of 14 Oakway Circle, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev.

John Warren officiating. Burial will be in Greenville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be tonight at the Mackey Mortuary, Century Drive. Memorials may be made to St. Francis Hospice, 414 Pettigru Greenville, SC 29601 or to the church of one's choice.

Mrs. Cooper, wife of John Wiley Cooper, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Born in Bells Landing, she was a daughter of the late Thaddeus Bedolia Barrow and Mary Ola Owens Barrow. She was a former resident of Franklin, N.C. where she had lived for 18 years.

Retired from the Greenville County School System, she taught many years at Blythe Elementary School. She held a Masters Degree in Elementary Education. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and held numerous church offices. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church while living in Franklin.

Surviving are her daughters, Betty Cooper Stansell and her husband Dan of Greenville, Ann Cooper Jones and her husband Tim of Travelers Rest; son, the Rev. Wiley Barrow Cooper and his wife Emily of Columbia; brother, Thaddeus B. Barrow of Sylva, N.C.; grandchildren, Peter Michael Cooper, Christopher Alan Cooper, Angela Bowden, Harcourt Bull IV, Timothy Blake Jones, Phillip Stansell, Jonathan Patrick Stansell; great- THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA OBITUARIES SOUTH Maris Bouknight, 90, of West Columbia, died Wednesday. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, which will announce plans. Fred Felder II1, 58, of 22 Steagman Street, Jersey City, N.J., died Monday, July 10, 2000.

Friends may call at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Lena Miller, 1325 Crepe Myrtle, S.E. Way, Orangeburg, and at Glover's Funeral Home of Orangeburg which will announce fur- RITES NOTICES Whewell W. Brunson of West Columbia, at 11 a.m. in Celestial Memorial Gardens.

Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge. Ila Mae Campbell, 81, of Sumter, at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge. Melvenia Twitty Dixon, 86, of Camden, at 10 a.m.

in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Ko- grandchildren, Harcourt (Nickelous Bull) Christian Bull. She was predeceased by a sister, Myrtle (Dean) Barrow; brothers, Glenn, Ralph and Owens Barrow. Tealie Courtright SUMMERVILLE Services for Tealie Courtright, 86, will be private. Dyal Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Courtright, widow of Leroy Courtright, died Tuesday. Born Oct. 9, 1913 in Hawesville, she was a daughter of the late William Samuel Nix and Dora Mae Artelia Nix. She attended Hawesville County Schools.

She was also a textile worker. Mrs. Courtright was Baptist. Surviving are her sons, Cecil Courtright of Ladson, Robert Courtright of Cedar Springs, Iowa; daughters, Betty Hagon of Bucksport, Maine, Lois Duggan of Bucksport, Carol Parent of Norfolk, 17 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren. Donald Devinney ROCK HILL Graveside services for Donald Melbern "Duck" Devinney, 49, will be 2 p.m.

Friday in Grandview Memorial Park. Visitation is 7-9 this evening at the Greene Funeral Home Downtown Chapel. Mr. Devinney died Tuesday in Piedmont Medical Center. Born in Rock Hill, he was a son of the late Joseph Thomas Devinney and Inez Terry Devinney.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was of the Church of God faith. Surviving are his wife, Donnette Devinney; brothers, Leon, Gary, Ricky Devinney; sisters, Barbara Hill, Patsy Blackwell; a number of nieces and nephews. Harold Foster NORTH Services for Harold A. "Joe" Foster, 65, of 1513 Ninety Six Road, will be held at 3:30 p.m.

Friday at Rocky Grove Baptist Church of Salley. The Rev. John O'Cain will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 tonight at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home and other times at the home of Elizabeth Foster, 1584 Ninety Six Road. Memorials may be made to Hospice.

Mr. Foster died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Born in Union he was a son of Grace Fant Rutland and the late Hamilton Foster. He was retired from Phoenix Specialty of Bamberg and was a member of Rocky Grove Baptist Church of Salley and was a Mason. Surviving are his daughter, Debra Ryan of North; sons, Lester Foster Salley, Thomas Foster, John Foster, both of North; sister, Ina Ruth Vaughn of North; six grandchildren; a great -grandchild; mother and stepfather, Jack Rutland of North.

Annie Gainey HARTSVILLE Services for Annie Truett Gainey, 90, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. John Hamilton will officiate with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church. Mr. Gainey, widow of Bealer Gainey, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000. Born in Darlington she was a daughter of the late James Weldon and Sally (Teed) O'Neal Truett Sr.

She was a charter member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was retired from Sonoco Products Co. with 45 years of service and was a member of the Old Timers Club. Surviving are her sisters, Nita Morrison, Maybelle Anderson, Agnes Thompson, all of Hartsville. Larry Gibson WADESBORO, N.C.

Memorial services for Larry Dean Gibson, 44, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home Chapel of Chesterfield. Mr. Gibson died Friday. Born in Chesterfield, he was a son of the late Minor Lloyd Jordan and Genora Gibson Faile.

He was a retired supervisor with Hildreth Wood Products of Ansonville, N.C. Surviving are his wife, Jackie Deese Gibson of Rockingham, N.C.; brothers, Charles Hancock of Hartsville, Carl Gibson of Wadesboro, Jerry Gibson, Mickey Gibson, both of Lancaster; sisters, Lenora Gibson of Dallas, Cynthia Haire of Hartsville; nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Ronald Gibson ORANGEBURG Services for Ronald (Hoot) Gibson, 59, will be held at 4:30 p.m. today at Cannon Bridge Road Church of God of Cordova with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Regional Medical Center, 1324 Hutto Orangeburg, SC 29118.

Thompson Funeral Home of Orangeburg is in charge. Mr. Gibson died Tuesday. Surviving are his wife, Linda Gail Gibson; sons, Ronald Gibson George Gibson, Ricky Bair, all of Orangeburg, Randy Bair of St. George; daughter, Roxie Phillips of Orangeburg; sister, Jeanette Cherry of Orangeburg; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Tommy Hallingquest BARNWELL Services for Tommy Hallingquest, 52, will be 3 p.m. Friday at Guinyard and Sons Chapel with burial in Hope Memorial Park. Visitation is 7-8 this evening at Guinyard and Sons Funeral Home. Mr. Hallingquest died Monday.

Born in Barnwell, he was a son of Louise Hallingquest and the late Theodore Hallingquest. He was a Marine Corps veteran and received several medals of honor. Surviving are his daughter, Seanique Mayhew of Bronx, N.Y.; mother of Barnwell; sisters, Roberta Hallingquest of Barnwell, Lue- WWW.THESTATE.COM he was a son of the late William and Lilar Jenkins Moody. Surviving are his brothers, Ernest Moody, O.J. Samuel; sisters, Elnora Howell, Cresi Swygert.

Elizabeth Norris ther plans. Lucky Felder, 86, of Elloree, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, in Barnwell County Hospital. Friends may call at the home of Mrs. Mary McCord of 110 McCord Drive, Santee, or at Eutawville Community Funeral Home which will announce further plans. Dan Hawkins 54, of 265 Precipice Camden, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000.

Plans will be announced Haile's Funeral Home. John Richard Hench, 78, of Irmo, died megay Funeral Home Camden Chapel is in charge. Woodrow Wilson Jeffcoat, of Swansea, at 3 p.m. at Sharon United Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is in charge.

Clara Bell King Jones, 88, of Columbia, at 10 a.m. at the graveside in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is in charge. Lillian Johnson Monroe, 91, of Irmo, at 11 a.m. in Bush River Memorial Gardens.

berta Brabham of Bamberg; brothers, Frank, Leroy, Harry, Robert Hallinquest. Charles Harris Sr. BATESBUR Services for Charles Harris 49, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at R.O. Levy Home for Funerals Chapel with burial in Harris Cemetery, Gilbert.

Visitation will be 7-8 tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Harris died Saturday. He was a son of Lorain Haltiwanger Harris and the late Frank J. Harris.

Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Duncan Harris; sons, Larry, Donavon; daughters, Lisa, Diane, all of Batesburg-Leesville; mother of Gilbert; brothers, Clevel, Herman, Jerry, all of Gilbert; sisters, Annie Ruth, Catherine, Jessie, Shirley, all of Gilbert. Bobby Harsey LEESVILLE Memorial services for Bobby Harsey, 56, of the Lake Village Community, will be held at a later date. Visitation will be p.m. Friday at Charles R. Shealy Son Funeral Home of Batesburg-Leesville.

Memorials may be made to one's choice. Mr. Harsey was born near Wagener, a son of the late Grady L. and Juanita Blackwell Harsey. He was owner and operator of Harsey Son Garage of Pelion and an air force veteran.

Surviving are his daughters, Lisa H. Langford of Leesville, Teena H. White of Weaverville, N.C., Janna H. Collins Murrells Inlet; sons, Garrett Harsey of Asheville, Gene Harsey, John Harsey, both of West Columbia; sister, Lillian H. Brown of Gaston; brother, Johnny G.

Harsey of Gulf Breeze, 14 grandchildren. Timothy Harvey PACOLET Services for Timothy L. Harvey, 43, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Truth Baptist Church, Jonesville, with burial in Pacolet Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 7-9 this evening at Truth Baptist Church.

S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Union, is in charge. Mr. Harvey died Tuesday. Born in Spartanburg he was a son of Leon Harvey and the late Yvonne Rochester Harvey.

Surviving are his wife, Teresa Jewell Harvey; God-daughters, Hannah Masterson of Fisher, Ricki Foster of Union; brother, Larry Harvey of Pacolet; two nieces; four nephews. Aaron Hayden Sr. HARTSVILLE Graveside services for Aaron F. Hayden 79, will be held at 1 p.m. today in Magnolia Cemetery.

Brown-PenningtonAtkins Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Hayden, widower of Rosalie Hayden, died Tuesday. Born in Darlington, he was a son of Cornelius and Ada Hayden. Surviving are his sons and daughter-inlaw, Jimmy and Patricia Hayden, Frankie Hayden, all of Hartsville; daughters and sons-inlaw, Betty and Jake Jacobs, Myra and Ben Richey, Crystal and Mac McDonald, all of Hartsville; sisters, Melvin Dixon of Darlington, Lois Gainey of Kannopolis, grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Mary Haygood MONCKS CORNER Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Castrillon Haygood, 67, will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. John's Catholic Church, Summerville, with burial in Carolina Memorial Gardens directed by James A. Dyal Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 this evening at the funeral home where a wake service will be held at 7 p.m.

Mrs. Haygood died Tuesday. Born in Mexico City, D.F., she was a daughter of the late Jesus Castrillon and Joan Seide Castrillon. Surviving are her sons, Louis Haygood, Anthony Haygood; daughters, Pat Carver, Margaret Helton, Peggy Gregory, Katherine Owens; brother, Julio Porres; sister, Renee Navarro; 14 grandchildren. Julian Head NORTH AUGUSTA Services for Julian Eugene Head, 75, will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Friday at First Baptist Church of North Augusta, Old Sanctuary, with burial in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 this evening at Rowland Funeral Home. Mr. Head died Tuesday. Born in Oxford, he was a U.S.

Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church of North Augusta. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Moore Head; sons, Timothy, Roger, Douglas Head; brothers, Robert, Lloyd Head; sisters, Lois Gray, Laura Ledbetter, Emma Hefner; eight grandchildren. Christian Hornsby COLUMBIA Services for Christian Neil Hornsby, 7, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Christ Center United Pentecostal Church.

The church is located at River Springs Elementary School, 115 Connie Wright Road in the Dutch Fork area. The Rev. Scott M. Smith will officiate. Interment will be held in Memorial Gardens of Columbia, 9301 Wilson Blvd.

Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at Greenlawn Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Richland Medical Park, Suite 203, Columbia, SC 29203. Born on February 22, 1993 at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, N.C., he was the son of Christopher and Elaine Boone Hornsby. Christian was a rising second grader under the Abecka Home School Program and was being home-schooled by his mother, Elaine. He was a member of the Boys Club of Christ Center UPC and was very active in the Childrens Sunday School program.

He was an active member of the Junior National Wild Turkey Federation. Surviving are his sisters, Corrie Wednesday. Plans will be announced by Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel. Augustine Johnson, 86, of 1100 Woodale Circle, Columbia, died Wednesday. Plans will be announced by Jones Metropolitan Funeral Home, West Columbia.

Fred Edward Johnson, 41, of Rt. 1, Nesmith, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000. The family will receive friends at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Nadine Johnson, of Rt. 1, Nesmith, the Taylor Community.

Further plans will be announced by Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home. Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Andrews Chapel is in charge. Freddie Peter Moody, of 5425 North Main Apt Columbia, at 3:30 p.m. at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home Chapel with burlal in Zion Benevolent Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopkins. Letha K.

Truett, 70, of Sumter, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with burial in Wells Cemetery. Willard C. Wessinger, 79, of Lexington, at 11 a.m. at St.

Peter's Lutheran Church with and Kaylah; paternal grandparents, Gene and Joyce Hornsby; maternal grandparents, Allen and Faye Boone; great-grandmother, Elizabeth Branham; aunt, April Hornsby Bacon, all of Columbia. Richard Iseley LANCASTER Services for Richard Henderson Iseley, 67, of 930 Sherwood Circle, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Christ Church by the Rev. Dr. Ross Webb.

Burial will be in West Side Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home, Lancaster Chapel and other times at the home. Memorial gifts may be made to Christ Church, PO 488, Lancaster, SC 29721; Lancaster County Library, 313 South White Lancaster, SC 29720. Mr. Iseley passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at Springs Memorial Hospital.

He was born June 12, 1933 in Charlotte, a son of Isla Rust Iseley Long and the late Richard Henderson Iseley. A graduate of Carlisle Military Academy and the University of South Carolina, Mr. Iseley was a member of Christ Church and was a Registered Land Surveyor. He owned R.H. Iseley Surveying for 35 years.

He was a member of the Lancaster Moose Lodge and Jackson Masonic Lodge Surviving are his wife, Florence Wannamaker Bates Iseley; daughters, Mrs. Blake Amick of Lexington, Mrs. Michael Wilkerson of Raleigh, N.C.; mother, Mrs. Rusty Long Lancaster; brother, William A. Long of Statesville; six grandchildren.

Janet Jones SUMTER Services for Janet Ardis Jones, 81, will be held at 10:30 Friday at the Chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. Mrs. Jones died Tuesday. Born in Dalzell, she was a daughter of Benjamin and Beaulah Watts Ardis.

She was a member of the Bishopville Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are her husband, Rev. W. Marvin Jones; son, William Jones Jr. of Lexington; daughters, Nancy Hooper of Knoxville, Judy Jones of Sumter; brother, S.

Warren Watts of Dalzell; two grandchildren. Roger Keitt COLUMBIA Services for Roger Lee Keitt, 32, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Faith Hope and Charity Church on Monticello Road with burial in Palmetto Cemetery. Visitation will be this evening at the funeral home. Mr.

Keitt died Friday. Born in Elgin, he was a son of Thomas Green and Ruby Keitt. He was a graduate of A.C. Flora High School. Surviving are his sons, Tyrell Riley, Rakeem Gadson; parents; brother, Dwayne Green; sister, Daphne Green; fiance, Jacqueline Miller; step sons, Geovanni, Mark fer.

Helen King ST. MATTHEWS Services for Helen Rickenbaker King, 85, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nancy Freeman Stringer Chapel at the Methodist Oaks with the Rev. Dr. Thomas B.

Huggins and the Rev. Kermitt Shrawder officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery, Orangeburg. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Temporary Facility, 161 Elliott Orangeburg.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Disease Support Group, 325 Stonehedge Drive, Columbia, SC 29203. Mrs. King died Tuesday, July 11, 2000 at the Regional Medical Center. Mrs. King was born in Orangeburg a daughter of the late Oscar Holland Rickenbaker and Carrie Olivia Bell Rickenbaker.

She was a former secretary to the manager of Veterans Administration of Columbia. She was a former member of First Baptist Church of St. Matthews and the Carrie Lou Senn Sunday School Class, and a member of National Society of Daughters of American Revolution. She was the widow of Raleigh Addison King, Lt. Col.

USAF Ret. Surviving are her daughter-in-law, Stephanie King of Hobe Sound, granddaughter, Helen Marie King of King of Prussia, grandson, Edwin C. King of Atlanta; great-granddaughters, Jessica and Sarah King of Atlanta; great-grandsons, Steven E. and Nicholas Geckle of King of Prussia; niece, Donna Allread of St. Matthews; nephew, LaVerne Rickenbaker Jr.

of St. Matthews; eight great nieces and nephews; two great great nieces and nephews. Lonnie Kneece JOHNSTON Graveside services for Lonnie Kneece, 85, of 404 McQueen will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. The Rev.

Thomas Barwick will officiate. The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Mr. Kneece died Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at Edgefield Health Care. Born in Saluda, he was a retired farmer.

He was a member of Johnston First Baptist Church. Surviving are his sisters, Earline Rushton, Beatrice Cockrell, Daisy Rushton, Sadie Cockrell, Annie Mae Cockrell, Fannie Summers, all of Saluda; brothers, Fred Kneece of Ward, Clarence Kneece of Newberry; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Lonnie Kneece Jr. Sara Knight BENNETTSVILLE Services for Sara Odom Knight, 72, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Sunset Memorial Park.

Visitation is at the residence, 813 Elizabeth St. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, PO Box 456, or Hospice of Marlboro PO Box 474, Bennettsville, SC 29512. WhitnerEvans Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Knight died Wednesday.

Born in Rosemary Wright Minnis, 62, of 8940 8th Miami, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Plans will be announced by Haile's Funeral Home. Reddie Morris, 79, of Bridgeport, died Sunday, July 9, 2000. Plans will be announced by Amos Sons Funeral Home of Batesburg. Barbara Jean Robinson, 44, of Lanes, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000.

The family will receive friends at her residence, Lanes Lanes. Further plans will be announced by Henryhand Funeral Home. burial in the church cemetery with Masonic Rites. Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Lexington Chapel is in charge. Our obituary policy The State publishes the first 18 lines of an obituary free.

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on weekends. Marlboro she was a daughter of the late Robert Ray and Ruth Weatherly Odom. She attended Limestone College and the University of South Carolina. She was twice married, first to the late William R. "Billy" Raley, then to the late Edwin R.

Knight. Surviving are her sons, Jerry Raley of Kingstree, Edwin R. Knight Jr. of Columbia; daughters, Sally R. Jennings of Bennettsville, Mary Curtis K.

Broome of Winston-Salem, N.C.; brother, Robert Odom of Spartanburg; eight grandchildren. Mae Frances Lowe HEPHZIBAH, Ga. Graveside services for Mae Barker Lowe, 72, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Kline Cemetery, Kline, with the Rev. George Vorhease officiating.

The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Mole Funeral Home of Barnwell. Mrs. Lowe died Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at Columbia-Augusta Medical Center of Augusta. Born in Kline, she was a daughter of the late Harry W. and Susannah Morris Barker.

She was a retired secretary. Surviving are her daughter, Sargent of Barnwell; brother, Dennis O. Barker of Lexington; sisters, Audrey B. Halford of Kline, Bertha Panchula of Fort Lauderdale, four grandchildren; five -grandchildren. Raymond McCoy LAURENS Graveside services for Raymond Simpson McCoy, 80, will be held at 11 a.m.

today in Pinelawn Memory Gardens. Kennedy Mortuary is in charge. Mr. McCoy, widower of Joetta Osborne McCoy, died Tuesday. Born in Clinton, he was a son of the late Frank and Mary Simpson McCoy.

He was a member of Laurens Church of God. Surviving are his daughters, Dianne Putman, Marlene Mitchell, both of Laurens; stepson, Raymond Lanford of Pineville, sisters, Doris Gibbs, Vivian O'Sullivan, both of Clinton; grandchildren, Melissa Templeton, Teresa Carr, Joshua Mitchell; two great-grandchildren. Rev. Isaac McFadden LAKE CITY Services for Rev. Isaac McFadden, 90, will be at 3 p.m.

Friday at New Jerusalem Missionary Church with burial in McKenzie Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Green's Funeral Home is in charge. Rev. McFadden, widower of Selema McFadden, died Monday.

Born in Clarendon he was a son of Levi and Elizabeth Fulton McFadden. Surviving are his sons, Wallace (Agnes) McFadden, Handy (Beulah) McFadden; brothers, Ollie (Martha) McFadden, Elijah Williams; 15 grandchildren along with a special grandchild, Stanly McFadden; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren. Kathleen McKelvy BENNETTSVILLE Services for Kathleen Marie Dickey McKelvy, 60, will be held at 4 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel of Dillon with burial in Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs.

McKelvy died Monday, July 10 at her residence. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas Dickey and Donna Dickey. She was a retired cashier and was of the Holiness faith. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Tracey and Johnny Dial of Latta; grandsons, Branson Adam Dial, Joshua Thomas Dial, Latta.

Mrs. McKelvy was predeceased by a son, Charles Thomas McKelvy. Lillian Monroe IRMO Graveside services for Lillian Johnson Monroe, 91, will be held at 11 a.m. today in Bush River Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Tri-County, 111 Executive Pointe Columbia, SC 29210.

Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Andrews Chapel is in charge. Mrs. Monroe died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Born in East Hampton, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Eliza Ashworth Johnson. She was a member of St.

Mary's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Monroe was a volunteer with Lexington Medical Center for 25 years. She was a member of the Women's Alter Guild at St. Mary's Episcopal Church and also volunteered with the church.

Surviving are her son, Bruce S. Johnson Sr. of Chapin; daughter, Diane O'Brian of Phoenix, four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; sister, Pauline Johnson of East Hampton. Mrs. Monroe was preceded in death by a grandchild.

Jack Montgomery LANCASTER Services for Jack Wylie Montgomery, 78, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Antioch Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at Hartley Funeral Home. Mr. Montgomery died Wednesday.

Born in Lancaster he was a son of Wylie Montgomery and Ola Montgomery Joyner. He was an active member of Antioch Baptist Church where served as Deacon and taught the Men's Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Janie Montgomery; son, Billy (Barbara) Montgomery; sisters, Myrtle Whitaker, Mrs. Rev. Billy (Henrietta) Deason; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Freddie Moody COLUMBIA Services for Freddie Peter Moody, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at BostickTompkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zion Benevolent Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopkins. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Moody died Sunday.

Born in Hopkins, NEWBERRY Services for Elizabeth Kinard Norris, 96, of 1100 Calhoun will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. R.J. Roberts. Burial will follow in Rosemont Cemetery.

The family is at the residence where they will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to First Baptist Church, 1020 Boundary Newberry, SC 29108; American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 311, Columbia, SC 29204; the charity of one's choice. McSwainEvans Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs.

Norris, widow of John Thompson Norris Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at her residence. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late John Martin and Margaret Land Kinard. Mrs. Norris was formerly employed by SC National Bank, was a member of First Baptist Church and the Calvin Crozier UDC. She was a graduate of Greenville Womens College Furman.

Surviving are her grandchildren, Elizabeth Kinard Long of the home; Dr. John Norris Long and his wife Michelle of Chapin. She was predeceased by a daughter, Elizabeth N. Long; sisters, Rook Kinard McCarrell, Margaret Kinard Keitt; brothers, Robert Land Kinard, John Martin Kinard. Gloria Padgett ORANGEBURG A funeral mass for Gloria Burns Padgett, 1.

79, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Lady's Island, with burial in Clarendon Plantation. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Anderson Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

Mrs. Padgett, widow of Maurice B. Burns and D.N. Padgett, died Tuesday. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Arthur Gonzalez and Julia Helene Melia Gonzalez.

Surviving are her sons, Maurice Burns, William Burns; daughters, Gloria Sasse, Julie Henderson, Kathleen Burns; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Albert Randall MIDWAY, Ga. Services for Albert Freddie Randall, 81, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel of Smith-Rhoden Funeral Home with burial following in the Swallow Savannah Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Mr. Randall, husband of Alton Randall, died Monday morning at his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Randall was born in Aiken, March 13, 1919, a son the late Lucius and Ellen McLain Randall. was a retired Staff Ale Sgt.

with the U.S. Air Force, and was also retired from the Civil Service of Valdosta, Ga. Surviving are his daughter, Sharon Lusk Malchor of Stafford, brothers, Marion G. Randall of Norfolk, Harry Randall of Eutawville; sisters, Wilma R. Deas of Allpleton, Hilma R.

Gignilliat, Lucille R. Welch, both of Holly Hill; a grandchild. Adola Rutledge KERSHAW Services for Adola Cantrell Rutledge, 91, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Cauthen Funeral Home, Kershaw Chapel, with burial in Sandhill Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Rutledge, widow of Seaborn G. Rutledge, died Tuesday. Born in Sixmile, she was the daughter of the late William Madison and Ada Edens Cantrell. Surviving are her son, Don Rutledge; daughters, Lavonia Stewart, Melanie Mackey; brother, Ralph Cantrell; sisters, Jessie Cantrell, Jemi Eckherd, Edna Mitchell; ten grandchildren; seven great children; a great-greatgrandchild.

Rev. Wilmot Singletary KINGSTREE Services for the Rev. Wilmot Singletary, 81, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sandridge Believers Holiness Church with burial in Singletary Cemetery. RedmondRichardson Funeral Home is in charge.

Rev. Singletary died Wednesday. Born in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Alfred and Lizzie Mae Nelson Singletary. Surviving are his son, Tyrone Bradley Sr. of Rochester, N.Y.; daughters, Katrina Davis, Connie Bradley, Stevie Griffin, all of Kingstree, Lillian Thomas, Janice Bradley, both of Rochester; ten sisters; 19 grandchildren; a great ild; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Elvin Smith SUMTER Services for Elvin B. Smith, 75, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home with burial in Wells Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 this evening at the funeral home and other times at 941 Boulevard Road. Mr.

Smith died Tuesday. Born in Lee he was a son of the late Danton Smith and Mae Baker Smith. Surviving are his wife, Henrietta Hudson Smith of Sumter; son, Allen Smith of Johnson City, daughters, Shirley McCollister, Patricia Ridgeway of Mars Hill, N.C.; sisters, Jewell Browder of Manning, Mary Reynolds of Paxville; six grandchildren; nine great grandchildren. FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS DEVINE STREET CHAPEL MRS. JONES: Funeral service for Mrs.

Clara Bell King Jones, wife of Mr. Curtis C. Jones, will be held al the graveside Greenlawn Memorial Park this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock. Dunbar FUNERAL HOME COLUMBIA 771-7990 DUTCH FORK 732-2211 FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS LEXINGTON MR. BRUNSON, Graveside services for Whewell W.

Brunson, will be held at 11 o'clock this (Thursday) at Celestial Memorial Gardens. WEST COLUMBIA MR. JEFFCOAT: Services for Woodrow this (Thursday) afternoon in Sharon UnitWilson Jeffcoat will be held at 3 o'clock ed Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME "Family owned and operated by the Thompson Family since 1928." (803) 791-0650.

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