B4 FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011 WWW.THESTATE.COM THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA OBITUARIES Hezekiah Barton, 94, of 875 Jerusalem Uniondale, N.Y., died June 22. Simmons Funeral Home, Orangeburg, S.C., is in charge. Pamela Craig Holmes Bumgarner, 87, of West Columbia, died Thursday. Plans will be announced by Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, West Columbia Chapel. Lula Campbell, 77, of Eastover, has died.
Plans will be announced by J.P. Holley Funeral Home, Columbia. Marion Robinson Cooper, 84, of 3001 Plymouth Rock Road, Columbia, died Wednesday. Plans will be announced by A.A. Dicks Funeral Home.
William Allen Davis, 72, of Gaston, died Thursday. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home, North. Walter Grant, 69, of 6420 Heir Drive, Rembert, died Wednesday. Friends may call at the residence.
Plans will be announced by Funeral Home, Camden. John Lee Haynes, 89, of 2619 Kennerly Road, Orangeburg, died Monday. Friends may call from noon-8 p.m. today at Simmons Funeral Home, other times at the residence. Steven Johnson, 60, of Pineville, died Wednesday.
Friends may call at 231 Deaks Lane, Pineville. Plans will be announced by Henryhand Funeral Home, Kingstree. Nazry Davis Jones, 81, of 1740 Belleville Road, Orangeburg, died Thursday. Friends may call at the residence. Plans will be announced by W.B.
Crumel Funeral Home, North. Douglas H. Kimrey 81, of 706 N. Wilson Drive, Cheraw, died Wednesday. Friends may call at the residence.
Plans will be announced by Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home, Chesterfield. Rashad E. Martin, 35, of Forest Park, died Sunday. Friends may call from 307 p.m. today at Funeral Home, Chester, S.C., other times at 217 Hope Columbia, S.C.
Eliza McCants, of 1135 Heinz Road, Blythewood, died Wednesday. Plans will be announced by Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Steven McLellan, of Dillon, died Thursday. Friends may call at 1556 East Dargan Dillon. Plans will be announced by Bartell Funeral Home.
Gladys Cynthia Harrison Powell, 78, of Orangeburg, died Thursday. Plans will be announced by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. Rosa Ann Praylou, of Sumter, died Wednesday. Friends may call from 2-7 p.m. today at Mortuary, other times at 520 DesChamps Road, Sumter.
Phillis Sumpter Scott, 99, of Sumter, died Saturday. Friends may call from 2-7 p.m. today at Mortuary, other times at 3033 Queen Chapel Road, Sumter. NOTICES Sarah Jones Anthony, 90, of 31 Church Road, Westville, at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer AME Zion Church, Camden, with burial in the church cemetery.
Collins Funeral Home, Camden, is in charge. Andre Austin, 29, of Cheraw, at 2 p.m. at Pee Dee Union Baptist Church, with burial in St. Cemetery. Flemming Funeral Home, Chesterfield, is in charge.
Hezekiah Barton, 94, of 875 Jerusalem Uniondale, N.Y., at 2 p.m. at Simmons Funeral Home, Elko, S.C., with burial in Old Rosemary Baptist Church Cemetery. Ida Lee Smith Caskey, 89, of Camden, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Camden, with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Kornegay Funeral Home is in charge.
Danny Lee Dancha 59, of Columbia, at 6 p.m. at Shives Funeral Home. Sara Frances Spearman Fairley, 93, of Columbia, at 11 a.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Michelle Jones Groene, 42, of Columbia, a memorial service at 11 a.m.
at Old Lexington Baptist Church. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge. Steve Alton Hall, 64, of Elgin, at noon at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. James Hart, a Homegoing service at noon at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home, Columbia, with burial in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Pauletta Roberts Jacobs, at 1 p.m.
at Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel, Columbia. Paulette King Jolly, 66, of Lexington, at 11 a.m. at Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, with burial in Lexington Memorial Gardens. Viola Brown McLain, 88, of Patrick, at 11 a.m. at Patrick Baptist Church, with burial in Patrick Cemetery.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home, Chesterfield, is in charge. Thomas Dalton Miller II, 82, of Roanoke, a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church. Oakey Funeral Service is in charge. Edna Mae Washington Scott, 84, at 11 a.m.
(10 a.m. viewing) at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road, Columbia, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. McCollom-Myers Mortuary is in charge. Joseph E. Studebaker III, 55, of Patrick, at 2 p.m.
at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home, Chesterfield, with burial in Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens, Cheraw. Louis Taylor, 86, of Lynchburg, at 11 a.m. (10 a.m. viewing) at Asbury United Methodist Church, with burial in Goodman Cemetery. Mortuary, Sumter, is in charge.
Rebecca Thatcher, 49, of New Bern, N.C., at 11 a.m. at Milton Shealy Funeral Home, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., with burial in Little Angels Memorial Park, Saluda, S.C. Timothy Edward Tice, 45, of Lexington, at 6 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, is in charge.
Clarence F. Winder a Homegoing service at 1:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home, Columbia, is in charge. Wayne Anthony Wright, 41, of Rembert, at 2 p.m.
at Community Baptist Church, Camden. Funeral Home, Camden, is in charge. RITES DEATHS ming, GA. Allan and Kelly attended St. Ben- Catholic Church in Johns Creek, GA.
He is survived by his wife, Kelly Gladden of Suwanee, GA: father, William Allan Gladden of Colum- bia, SC; mother, Debbie Stanley of Columbia, SC; grandparents, Peg- gy Haynes and Mr. and Mrs. Rev. W.L. Gladden; sister, Tiffany Glenn, many aunts, uncles, and numerous cousins.
Funeral service will be held July 2, 2011, at 5 p.m. in the chapel of McDonald Son Funeral Home, Cumming, GA. The family will re- ceive friends from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. the day of the service.
The Rev. Ter- ry Hunter will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family re- spectfully requests donations be made in name to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org. Condolences may be expressed on-line at www.mcdonaldandson- Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home Cremato- ry, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886-9899 Allen Green COLUMBIA A Homegoing serv- ice celebrating the life of Allen Green will be held 3:00 p.m. Satur- day at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home with burial in Serenity Me- morial Gardens.
Visitation is this evening from 6-7 p.m. Bostick-Tompkins is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Green passed on June 28, 2011. Born September 1, 1939, in Summerton, he was a son of the late Sammie and Janie Stroyer Green.
He was employed with Pal- metto Compress Warehouse as a forklift operator. He is survived by his spouse, Jo- sephine J. Green; his children, Jacqueline, Allen, David and La- na Green, Ora Lee Joyner; his sis- ter, Marie Joyner; ten grandchil- dren, and other relatives and dear friends. Moses King COLUMBIA Funeral services for Mr. Moses King will be held Satur- day at 11:00 a.m.
at Village of Hope Church, River Drive, with burial to follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Wake service will be held this evening be- ginning at 6:00 at Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel, Surviving are his daughters, Theodora (Willie) King-Gunn and Solombra Ingram; sons, Moses (Yvette) King, Angelo (Mi- chelle) King, Valton King, and Yan- cy (Alfreda) King; ten grandchil- dren; one great-grandchild; other loving relatives and friends. www.leevy.com Julia Barnhill Lamb COLUMBIA A service celebrat- ing the life of Del Lamb will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Rosewood Baptist Church, where she had been a member since 1970. The Reverend Louie McDonald will be officiating.
Visitation will follow at the church. The service will be preceded by a private inter- ment in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Dunbar Funeral Home, De- vine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mrs. Lamb died June 29, 2011.
Born September 1, 1933, in Harts- ville, S.C., she was the last surviv- ing child of the late Julia Melissa, nee McKenzie, and the late Stanley Grover Barnhill. She was prede- ceased by an infant brother, Neely (1938), a sister, Elmina Schaffer (1979), and by her brothers, David (1984), Stanley (1992), Cole L. (1997) and James (2008). She was married to Waylen L. Lamb on February 14, 1959, until his death November 7, 1986.
She is survived by a son, James Waylen Lamb and his wife, Cindy, step- grandsons, David and Jonathan Curtis, and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials Blease Canty GREELEYVILLE Blease Canty, 94, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011, in Columbia, South Carolina, where he resided for the past two years due to declining health. Born May 3, 1917, in Williams- burg County, South Carolina, he was an independent farmer and an active member of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Greeleyville, South Car- olina.
He is survived by one son, Charles Edward Canty of Troy, New York, four daughters, Mary Elizabeth Canty, Hon. Shirley C. Robinson, Debra C. Metz (Wil- liam), all of Columbia, South Caro- lina, Christina C. Downing (Grego- ry) of Tallahassee, Florida; eight grandchildren, three great-grand- children, and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends, along with a very special friend and caregiver, Karen Green.
He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Marie York Canty, and a daughter, Delores Evelyn Canty. Funeral service will be held at noon Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Greeleyville. Wake service will be held 7:00 p.m.
Friday, July 1, 2011, in the chapel of Henryhand Funeral Home, Kings- tree. www.henryhandfuneralhomes.com Patsy Singletary Cousar NEWARK, N.J. Services for Patsy Singletary Cousar will be 11 a.m. (view: 10 a.m.) Saturday at Antioch Christian Church (DOC), Varnville, S.C. F.H., Hampton, S.C., is in charge.
She died June 25, 2011. Daniel Vincent DiNardi DAPHNE, Ala. Daniel Vincent DiNardi, age 14, a resident of Daphne, AL, lost his battle to stay alive on Monday, June 27, 2011. Daniel is survived by his parents, Mark Lazarek and Paula DiNardi Lazarek of Daphne; a brother, Wil- liam Scott of Columbia, SC; a sister, Julianna DiNardi of Daph- ne; and his maternal great-grand- mother, Barbara Mitchell of Myrtle Beach, SC, also numerous aunts, uncles and cousins and three step- sisters who loved him very much, and thousands of friends who prayed for him to win his fight. Daniel was preceded in death by his infant sister, Suzy.
Daniel attended Daphne Middle School and was in his happy place in life, doing the things he loved to do. He spent his days fishing, riding his dirt bike, making videos, and he loved food. His proudest moment was just two weeks ago, when he caught a shark off May Day Pier. Daniel was strong physically, emotionally and spiritually. He was passionate and compassionate.
He said I love you everyday and had a smile that his mother found peace in. fight inspired thou- sands of people across the world, gave them hope and restored faith through the power of prayer. His legacy will continue. He was his hero. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday, July 1, 2011, at 10 a.m.
at the Church On The Eastern Shore, corner of Hwy. 181and Hwy. 104, Fairhope, AL. In lieu of flowers, the family may accept donations in a benefit ac- count in the proper name of Paula DiNardi Benefit Account For Dan- iel DiNardi, at any Vision Bank. William Allan Gladden Jr.
SUWANEE, Ga. William Allan Gladden, 37, of Suwanee, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Embracing Hospice, Cum- may be made to Rosewood Baptist Church, 2901 Rosewood Drive, Co- lumbia, SC 29205. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com. James Milhouse COLUMBIA A Homegoing serv- ice celebrating the life of James Milhouse will be held at noon on Saturday at Bostick-Tomp- kins Funeral Home with entomb- ment in Memorial Gardens of Co- lumbia. Bostick-Tompkins is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Milhouse passed on June 22, 2011. Born in Orangeburg, he was a son of the late Samuel and Lessie Mae Livingston Milhouse. He was formerly employed with the S.C. Department of Transportation.
Surviving are his spouse, Sylvia Milhouse; his seven children, Kizzy and James C. Milhouse, LaTo- nya Carter, Adrienne Anderson, Fredricka Pendleton, Jaquan and Anqunette Milhouse; his siblings, Theresa Johnson and Sammie C. Milhouse; one brother-in-law, Bish- op J.D. Williams, his uncles, John C. and David Lee Milhouse; one aunt, Katherine Casteal; seven grandchildren; one great-grand- child, and a host of nieces, neph- ews, cousins and friends, all of whom will miss him dearly.
Iona Gaines Perry COLUMBIA A graveside service for Ms. Iona Gaines Perry will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Green- lawn Memorial Park. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrange- ments. Ms.
Perry passed on June 29, 2011. Born in Berkley County, she was the daughter of Jessie and Ro- sa Coach Carter. Ms. Perry attend- ed Greater St. Luke and New Lau- rel Street Missionary Baptist Churches.
She was self-employed as a licensed cosmetologist. She is survived by a special son, Deacon Joseph Geiger; her grand- children, Raquel, Xavier, Tamara, Nathan and Olivia Gaines; her daughters-in-law, Barbara Geiger and Cleo C. Gaines; seven great- grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and dear friends. www.bosticktompkinsinc.com Maggie Whaley Rickenbacker ORANGEBURG Funeral service for Mrs. Maggie Whaley Ricken- backer, 90, of 220 Oakridge Drive, Orangeburg, SC, will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 2, 2011, at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, with the Reverend Jerome Anderson of- ficiating. Burial will follow in Belle- ville Memorial Gardens. Body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service. Mrs.
Maggie Whaley Ricken- backer, daughter of the late Mr. James Whaley and Mrs. Rosa Hooks Whaley, was born March 17, 1921, in the Jamison Community of Orangeburg County. Having lived such a glorious Christian life, she died on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC. She was the wife of the late Rev- erend John Jefferson Rickenback- er of Orangeburg, SC.
Mrs. Rickenbacker received her elementary and secondary educa- tion from the public schools of Or- angeburg County. She received her Bachelor of Education Degree from Claflin University in 1948. She later received her De- gree of Education from South Car- olina State College. Mrs.
Ricken- backer received early Christian ed- ucation from Zion United Method- ist Church in the Jamison Community. Upon the marriage to her husband, she joined the Baptist denomination by becoming a member of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Orangeburg. As a mem- ber of New Mount Zion, she was a Sunday school teacher, member of the Hazel A. Pierce Victoria Scott Missionary Society, and the Dea- coness Board.
As a wife she served lovingly as the first lady of several churches. She served for 35 years as a teacher in Orangeburg and Dor- chester counties. She was a mem- ber of the South Carolina Educa- tion Association and the National Education Association. She worked in the Real Estate Industry for 20 years. The majority of her 20 years in Real Estate was spent at Coldwell Bankers Middleton Agen- cy of Orangeburg.
She leaves to cherish her fond memories: her daughter, Rosa R. (Robert) Anderson, of Bladens- burg, MD; son, John H. (Hazel) Rickenbacker, of Orangeburg, SC; four grandsons, Robert L. Ander- son II, of Bladensburg, MD, Davie Armstrong Rickenbacker, of Au- gusta, GA, James Whaley Ricken- backer and Harold Jefferson Rick- enbacker, both of Orangeburg, SC; sister, Ms. Willie Dean Whaley of Conway, SC; sister-in-laws, Dr.
Christine Rickenbacker Gaffney of St. Albany, New York and Mrs. Mamie Lou (James) Simuel of Co- lumbia, SC; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Friends may call at the residence 220 Oakridge Drive, Orangeburg, SC, or at Simmons Funeral Home in Orangeburg, SC. Visitation will be held Friday, July 1, 2011, from 12:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. Donations may be sent to the Teacher Educa- tion Programs at Claflin University and South Carolina State Universi- ty and may also be sent to the Or- angeburg County Council on Ag- ing. Condolences may be sent to www.simmonsfuneralhome.com. Nancy J. Roys COLUMBIA Nancy J.
Roys, age 81, of Columbia and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away June 28, 2011, at the Hospice of Charles- ton, after a brief illness. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1930 to Eliza- beth and James Barrie, she grew up in Los Angeles, California, where she attended University High School and UCLA. She was a graduate of Canal Zone College and the University of South Carolina, where she earned degrees in political science and in- ternational relations. She was the widow of Lt.
Col. Gerald R. Roys who died in 2002. She is survived by her sister, Joy L. Moore of Escondido, CA; a son, Michael Roys and his wife Kathy of Goose Creek; a daughter, Ellen Burchill and her husband Pe- ter Lemkin of North Potomac, MD; a son, Jim Roys and his wife Mary of Tigard, Oregon; and five grand- children: Melanie Roys, Steven Roys, Katie Burchill Nester, Jim Burchill, and David Roys.
Nancy married Gerry, a career Army officer in July 1951. Through- out his career, the family lived in far flung parts of the world, including Munich, Wurzburg, and Berlin, Germany; Rawalpindi, Pakistan; the Panama Canal Zone, and Bei- rut, Lebanon. Stateside assign- ments included Monterey, CA; Fort Benning, GA; Tacoma, WA; and Columbia, SC. She taught elemen- tary school at the American School in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and gov- ernment and history classes for U.S. military personnel in Berlin.
Following retirement from the military, Nancy returned to school and later taught U.S. history, international relations, and state and local government classes at Midlands Technical College in Co- lumbia for a number of years. Dur- ing summer vacations, she and Gerry travelled to Egypt, China, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Africa, Turkey, Greece, Ire- land, England, Germany and Aus- tria. Interment will be at Arlington Cemetery, where her late husband is buried. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Hospice of Charleston, 676 Wando Park Mt.
Pleasant, SC 29464. Arrangements by Mcalister- Smith Funeral Home, Mount Pleas- ant Chapel, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC (843) 884- 3833. Online condolences may be sent to the Roys Family via www.mcalistersmith.com. Ophelia Santos COLUMBIA A graveside service for Ophelia Santos, 88, of Colum- bia, will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Green- lawn Memorial Park Serenity Gar- dens, Windwan Drive, Columbia, SC 29209.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 845 Leesburg Road Columbia, SC 29209. Mrs. Santos passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2011. She was born April 14, 1923, in Laredo, TX, to the late Moises and Marta DeLu- na.
Surviving are her loving hus- band, Ernest Santos daughters, Norma King and Martha McCall; son, Ernest Santos III; three grand- daughters; six great-grandchil- dren; a sister, Odelia Rodriguez; and two brothers, Leo DeLuna and Rudy DeLuna. The family wishes to extend spe- cial thanks to Palmetto Health Hos- pice for the loving care they provid- ed to Mrs. Santos. www.GreenlawnMemorialParkandFH- Lillie Luther Smith SUMTER Lillie Luther Smith, widow of Jasper Chadwick Smith, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Sumter Health and Rehabilitation East. Born August 15, 1914, in Dar- lington County, SC, Mrs.
Smith was adaughter of the late Thomas Alex- ander Luther and the late Alice Dunlap Luther. She graduated from Hartsville High School and furthered her education at co*ker College, Hartsville, SC, where she earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics with a double mi- nor in History and Religion in 1936. Upon graduation from co*ker, she then took special graduate classes in Literature at Wake Forest University, Wake Forest, NC. As a young woman, she taught third and fourth grade in the S.C. public school system in Darlington and Lee counties before marriage to her beloved husband, Jasper Chadwick Smith on April 2, 1944.
Following her marriage, she worked closely along side her hus- band in his successful retail cloth- ing business, Smith Clothing Com- pany, formerly located at 34 North Main Street, Sumter, SC, until his untimely death in October of 1958. Mrs. Smith was a member of First Baptist Church Sumter where she formerly taught Sunday school and Bible school, and was a choir mother for the young music program. She will be remembered for her love of learning and study in educa- tion, interest in music and the arts, and her lovely crochet handwork. Surviving are one loving and car- ing daughter, Jane Luther Smith of Sumter, three sisters, Mrs.
Claude (Kathryn) Funkhouser and her hus- band of Bethesda, MD, Mrs. Wil- liam Baxter (Marjorie) Harley and her husband of Columbia, SC, and Mrs. Robert Leslie (Mary) Hudson of Salisbury, NC, one sister-in-law, Mrs. Russell Jennings (Myrtle) Lu- ther of Hartsville, SC, and a num- ber of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs.
Ernest Brasington (Bessie) Rogers and four brothers, William Carson Luther, Charles Marvin Luther, William Walton Lu- ther and Russell Jennings Luther, Sr. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Bullock Funeral Home, 1190 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150 with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Inter- ment will follow in Sumter Cemete- ry.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 1, 2011, from 5-7 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the University of South Carolina Sumter Division of Arts and Letters Concert Series, Dr. Hayes Hampton, Division Chair, 200 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or the Sumter Christian School Music Program, Pastor Ron Davis, 420 S. Pike West, Sum- ter, SC 29150.
You may sign the guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome- The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrange- ments..
