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Joyce Lafay Griggs Atkinson

Joyce Lafay Griggs Atkinson

Jul 9, 2011

Joyce Lafay Griggs Atkinson, 72, of Moncks Corner, wife of Albert Atkinson, Jr., died Saturday, July 9, 2011, at her residence Mrs. Atkinson was born on September 23, 1938 in Hartsville, SC, the daughter of Gary W. Griggs and Annie Viola Johnson Griggs. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...

Margie Lee Valder Caldwell

Margie Lee Valder Caldwell

Jul 3, 2011

CALDWELL, Margie Lee Valder, 66, of Summerville, S.C., died on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at a Charleston hospital. Mrs. Caldwell was born on May 23, 1945, in Geneva, N.Y., the daughter of Lee Valder and Mildred Arnold Valder. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife to her husband of 45 years, Glen M. Caldwell. She loved to dance,...

Reeves Lewis

Reeves Lewis

Jun 26, 2011

Wilson Reeves Lewis, 75, of Pinopolis, S.C., died on June 26, 2011, at a North Charleston nursing home, following an extended illness. Mr. Lewis was born in Conway, S.C. on February 29, 1936, the son of Bessie Page Lewis and Cyrus Wilson Lewis. He attended the University of South Carolina and was a graduate of Clemson University. He was...

Don  Randolph Antley

Don Randolph Antley

Jun 24, 2011

Don R. Antley, 71, of Moncks Corner, retired security officer, and husband of Gertrud Volker Antley, died Friday, June 24, 2011, in a Veterans Adminstration Hospital in Charleston. Mr. Antley born on December 23, 1939, in Berkeley County, a son of Rufus Antley and Lucille Gladden Antley. He was a U. S. Army Vietnam Veteran and a graduate of...

Tomalie  Crawford Harris

Tomalie Crawford Harris

Jun 15, 2011

Tomalie Crawford Harris, 64 , of Moncks Corner, S.C., former Clerk Supervisor at the Berkeley County Library, widow of Claude Harris, Jr., died Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Mrs. Harris was born on November 5, 1946, in Berkeley County, the daughter of Warren Crawford and Maxine Osborn Crawford. She graduated from Macedonia High School and was a member of the...

Betty  Lee Winn-Matthews

Betty Lee Winn-Matthews

Jun 4, 2011

Betty Lee Winn-Matthews, 79, of Cross, wife of Robert L. Matthews,died Saturday, June 4, 2011, in a Charleston hospital Betty Lee was born May 29, 1932, in New Freedom, PA., the daughter of Loyd H. Shue and Laura Robert Stein Shue. Surviving in addition to her husband, are a daughter - Karen Hilditch of Cross; and three grandsons -...

Lawrence  Keith Williams

Lawrence Keith Williams

May 31, 2011

Lawrence "Larry" Keith Williams, 53, of Charleston, died Friday, May 31, 2011, at his residence. Larry was born April 3, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Lawrence Keith Davis and Ann Russ Ishler. Surviving are a son - Jeremy Williams of Charleston;a brother - Thomas Williams of Florida; 2 sisters - Sandra Marchant of Florida and Mary Ann...

C.  David Umphlett,  Jr.

C. David Umphlett, Jr.

May 29, 2011

Moncks Corner Rep. C. David Umphlett, retired vice president for government and consumer affairs for Berkeley Electric Cooperative, died early Sunday morning at age 69. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Umphlett, who served in the House since 2003, will be remembered for his work preserving open space and protecting the rights of outdoorsmen. He is survived by...

Keith  Patrick Schumacher

Keith Patrick Schumacher

May 29, 2011

Keith Patrick Schumacher, 56, of Moncks Corner, maintenance supervisor with Darby Development Company in Moncks Corner, husband of Robin Schumacher, died Sunday, May 29, 2011, in Charleston. Keith was born August 29, 1954, in Montauk, NY, the son of Charles E. Schumacher and Patricia McDonald Schumacher. He served 25 years in the Army National Guard; was employed 17 years...

Robert  L. Mullinax,  Jr.

Robert L. Mullinax, Jr.

May 9, 2011

Robert L. Mullinax, Jr., 67, of St. Stephen, widower of Theresa Wiggins Mulliax, died Monday, May 9, 2011, in a Moncks Corner nursing home. Robert was born November 28, 1943 in Greenville, the son of Reverend Robert Lee Mullinax, Sr. and Mildred Bagwell Mullinax. He was an Army veteran of Vietnam. He was a former St. Stephen Fire Chief...

Jack  A. Villeponteaux

Jack A. Villeponteaux

May 9, 2011

Jack A. Villeponteaux, 63, of Moncks Corner, Vice-President of Government and Consumer Affairs of Berkeley Electric Co-Operative where he had been employed for 38 years, husband of Wanda Ammons Villeponteaux, died Monday, May 9, 2011. Jack was born November 5, 1947, in Moncks Corner, son of James H. Villeponteaux, Sr., and Myrtle Cannon Villeponteaux. Jack was a graduate of...

Kenneth  G Pennington

Kenneth G Pennington

May 4, 2011

Kenneth G. Pennington, D.M.D, 86, of Pinopolis, a practicing dentist in Berkeley County for over 50 years, husband of Helen Bachlott Pennington, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Born in Pennington Gap, Virginia, November 12, 1924, he was the son of Elver Pennington and Martha Cress Pennington. Dr. Pennington was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pinopolis, having served...

Shirley  A. Allsbrook

Shirley A. Allsbrook

Apr 24, 2011

Shirley Ann Moore Spear Allsbrook, 72, of Moncks Corner, S.C., former warehouse packer with Radio Shack, widow of William E. Allsbrook, Jr. died Sunday, April 24, 2011 Mrs. Allsbrook was born on January 5, 1939, in Waycross, Georgia, the daughter of Joseph Moore and Luceall Evans Moore. She was a member of Wassamassaw Baptist Church. Surviving are: Two daughters;...

Leroy Jackson

Leroy Jackson

Apr 16, 2011

Leroy Jackson, 68,of Cross, died Saturday in a Moncks Corner nursing home. Leroy was born September 5, 1942, in Mineral Wells, TX, the son of Troy Hugea Jackson and Lorine Louis Smith Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army and was a construction worker. Surviving are a cousin, Ronnie Jackson and his wife, Cindy, of Cross. Funeral arrangements are...

Jack Lewis

Jack Lewis

Apr 16, 2011

Jack Lewis, 85, of Moncks Corner, retired millwright, widower of Edna Dean Lewis, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in a Charleston hospital. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and was a member of First Christian Church of Moncks Corner. Surviving are his children: Lyn Lewis and her husband, Cliff Altfeld, of Tucson, AZ; Betty White...

Frank  M Simmons

Frank M Simmons

Apr 13, 2011

Frank Marshall Simmons, 71, of Ladson, S.C., husband of Nancy Shaw Simmons, entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of April 13, 2011. Frank was born on May 5, 1939, in Charlotte, N.C., the oldest son of John Percy Simmons and Ruby O’Dell Simmons. Frank served faithfully in the United States Air Force. He retired as a dispatcher from...

William  W Wall

William W Wall

Apr 8, 2011

William Willson Wall, 63, of Moncks Corner, S.C., entered into eternal rest on April 8, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with ALS. He was a former Export Department Supervisor with International Forwarders, Inc., Charleston; and later an Export Associate with Maersk, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, S.C. William was born September 18, 1947, in Moncks Corner, the youngest child...

Sam Barnett

Sam Barnett

Apr 4, 2011

Sam Barnett, 82, of Moncks Corner, former supervisor at Umphlett Lumber Company and widower of Bertie Fiddie Barnett, died Monday April 4, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Barnett was born on April 20, 1928 in Berkeley County the son of Ernest Russell Barnett and Ruth Hughes Barnett. He was a past Deacon at First Christian Church of Moncks Corner...

Harry  R Thomas

Harry R Thomas

Mar 30, 2011

Harry R. Thomas, 71, of Bethera, U. S. Forestry Service Timber Marketing Supervisor for 30 years, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his home. He was first married to the late Peggy Benton Thomas and is the husband of Bonnie Johnson Thomas. Harry was born May 13, 1939, in Berkeley County, the son of Alfred Lester Thomas and Bertie...

Richard Griffin

Richard Griffin

Mar 30, 2011

Richard Griffin, 55, of Macedonia, packaging plant maintenance superintendent, and husband of Renae Hood Griffin, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in a Charleston hospital. Richard was born May 20, 1955, in Independence, MO, the son of Roy Richard Griffin and Wanda Petree Griffin. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Surviving in addition to his wife of Bonneau, and...